Recycling
Europe’s First Precious Metals Recovery Plant Opens in Italy
Discover Iren’s groundbreaking facility in Tuscany, designed to recover gold, silver, palladium, and copper from e-waste. Learn how this innovative process supports the circular economy while reducing…
Editorial Team•24 December 2024
Climate Change
Biodiversity Loss Costs $25 Trillion Annually:…
Biodiversity loss could cost up to $25 trillion yearly, nearly equaling the…
Editorial Team•24 December 2024
Mobility & Transportation
Honda-Nissan Merger: The Birth of the…
Honda and Nissan announce a merger set to finalize by 2026, creating…
Editorial Team•24 December 2024
Energy
A new method for recycling lithium batteries produces hydrogen peroxide
Recycling lithium batteries is not only a source of precious metals but also of important chemical…
Editorial Team•10 October 2024
Water Management
Rivers and glaciers never in such agony: the 2024 data on the…
The annual report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the poor state of global water…
Editorial Team•10 October 2024
Energy
Green hydrogen will never be truly competitive for the hard-to-abate sectors
The storage and distribution costs of the carrier for most end uses in hard-to-decarbonize sectors make…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Climate Change
Vital parameters of the Earth, 25 out of 35 reach extreme records
The “2024 State of the Climate” report highlights a deterioration, with 20 red-alert indicators in 2023.…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Energy
Renewables 2024 Report, the IEA estimates 5500 GW of new renewable energy…
According to the International Energy Agency, new renewable capacity is expected to grow 2.7 times by…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024
Climate Change
The LNG imported from the United States pollutes 30% more than coal
A study by Cornell University calculates the carbon footprint of liquefied natural gas by including all…
Editorial Team•8 October 2024
Mobility & Transportation
The VW ID.7 surpasses the maximum range expected for electric cars in…
The estimated maximum range for electric cars in the ID series was 85 km less than…
Editorial Team•8 October 2024
Markets
USA: tariffs on solar panels imported from Southeast Asia
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced countervailing duties on solar panels imported from companies in…
Editorial Team•8 October 2024
Markets
Sustainable Electrical Distribution: The Role of SF6-Free Medium Voltage Switchgear
Starting from January 1, 2026, the new EU restrictions on the use of fluorinated gases, including…
Editorial Team•7 October 2024
Jobs
Jobs in the Photovoltaic Sector: What Do the Employment Data Say?
The SolarPower Europe association publishes its annual report on photovoltaic employment and warns: the decline in…
Editorial Team•7 October 2024
Environmental policies
Postponement confirmed: The EU deforestation law will come into effect in 2026
The EU Commission has announced a 12-month delay. The EUDR regulation will apply from December 30,…
Editorial Team•4 October 2024
Mobility & Transportation
Tariffs on Chinese electric cars become permanent (and Italy votes in favor)
Italy (and France) is among the 10 countries that voted in favor of imposing additional tariffs…