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Rinnovabili • spain blackout reveals risks in renewable grid
Utilities
Spain blackout, a warning sign for Europe’s renewable-powered grid

Rinnovabili publishes the exclusive first release of the analysis by Berizzi and Delfanti from the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano on the Spain blackout. This…

Rinnovabili • Extreme weather events worsen global food crisis in 2024
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Extreme weather events drive global food…

Phenomena such as El Niño, floods, and droughts have particularly affected Southern…

Rinnovabili • green iron production: how competitive is the electrochemical route?
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Electrochemical iron production: how competitive is…

Green iron production via electrochemistry cuts emissions and costs. Porosity is key…


Rinnovabili • UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less severe than expected
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UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less severe than expected

UV degradation in TOPCon modules may be overstated, says Fraunhofer ISE, urging new testing standards to…

Rinnovabili • Lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells set new efficiency record
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Lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells set new efficiency record

Korean scientists set new 23.6% efficiency record for lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells, opening doors for aerospace…

Rinnovabili • Robot batteries: Hyundai, Kia, and Samsung join forces
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South Korea’s giants team up to build better robot batteries

Hyundai, Kia, and Samsung SDI join forces to develop high-performance robot batteries, aiming to boost efficiency,…

Rinnovabili • Decarbonizing Hard-to-Abate Sectors: The Economic Challenges of Cement
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Decarbonizing Cement: CCS essential but economically unfeasible

A study by the Energy & Strategy Group at the Politecnico di Milano’s School of Management…

Rinnovabili • Tandem Photovoltaic Module Costs: Efficiency Drives Competitiveness
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Cost Analysis of Tandem Photovoltaic Modules: A Technical and Economic Perspective

A new study analyzed various methods for manufacturing a tandem solar module, comparing the sensitivity of…

Rinnovabili • Solar Radiation Modification: The EU must reject geoengineering
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The EU must say no to geoengineering (but yes to research)

The opinion of the scientific advisors to the EU Commission has been published on solar radiation…

Rinnovabili • Europe's Energy Transition: Wind Power, EVs, and CCS
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Wind power, electric cars, and CCS are slowing down Europe’s energy transition

Europe has reduced emissions by 30% since 1990, but without further action, it risks missing its…

Rinnovabili • EU Renewable Hydrogen Market: We Will Miss the 2030 Targets
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Europe will miss its 2030 renewable hydrogen targets

The monitoring report from Acer, the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, acknowledges the…

Rinnovabili • Clean Technology Market: IEA's 2024 Outlook
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IEA, Clean Technology Market: It Will Reach the Value of Oil

nergy Technology Perspectives 2024 Published. Based on current policy settings, the global clean energy technology market…

Rinnovabili • Microplastics in corals could explain the
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Microplastics in corals could explain the “missing plastic problem”

Discovered by an international team, microplastics in corals remain trapped for a long time, disappearing from…

Rinnovabili • Global Electricity Demand
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Global Electricity Demand Surges by a Record 4%, Renewables Keep Coal in…

For both 2024 and 2025, the International Energy Agency forecasts an increase not seen since 2007.…

Rinnovabili • Air Conditioning: More Emissions, More Inequality
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Air Conditioning: More Emissions, More Inequality

A CMCC study maps the growing inequalities driven by the increased use of air conditioning due…