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Electrochemical iron production: how competitive is the green alternative?
Green iron production via electrochemistry cuts emissions and costs. Porosity is key to scalable, sustainable steel manufacturing
Editorial Team•21 April 2025

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UV degradation in TOPCon modules? Less…
UV degradation in TOPCon modules may be overstated, says Fraunhofer ISE, urging…
Editorial Team•18 April 2025

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Lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells set new…
Korean scientists set new 23.6% efficiency record for lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells,…
Editorial Team•11 April 2025

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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,…
Editorial Team•31 March 2025

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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…
Editorial Team•20 January 2025

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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…
Editorial Team•14 January 2025

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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…
Editorial Team•10 December 2024

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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…
Editorial Team•5 December 2024

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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…
Editorial Team•21 November 2024

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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…
Editorial Team•30 October 2024

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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…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024

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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.…
Editorial Team•18 September 2024

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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…
Editorial Team•18 September 2024

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World Biodiversity Day 2024 celebrated today
UN agencies and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) put at the heart of the World…
22 May 2024

Water Management
More efficient atmospheric water collection with interwoven hydrogels
The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Max Planck Institute have developed a promising atmospheric water…