Policy and Affairs
Italy, France, and Slovakia push to rewrite EU carbon border tax rules
Carbon border tax under pressure: Italy, France, and Slovakia call for fewer burdens and stronger protections for EU industry in CBAM revision plan
Editorial Team•1 April 2025
ESG
Despite global headwinds, corporate ESG commitments…
Corporate ESG commitments grow: only 16% scale back. Small firms and Scope…
Editorial Team•1 April 2025
Energy
Photovoltaic 2030: global solar capacity may…
Photovoltaic 2030 growth may exceed 1,000 GW annually by decade’s end, driven…
Editorial Team•1 April 2025
Utilities
Global electricity consumption hits record high in 2024: climate, AI, and EVs…
Renewables and nuclear covered 80% of the global increase in electricity demand. Fossil fuels lag behind,…
Editorial Team•24 March 2025
Pollution
Europe’s Transport Emissions Finally See a “Structural” Decline
Between 2019 and 2024, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, ships, and planes dropped by 5%, largely…
Editorial Team•21 March 2025
Interviews
Smart building technology: Loytec’s vision for the future of intelligent buildings
Building automation control systems (BACS) play a crucial role in modern building management, from predictive maintenance…
Editorial Team•21 March 2025
Energy
Wind turbine manufacturers: China takes the top three spots
wind turbine manufacturers are seeing a market shift in 2024. Chinese OEMs Goldwind, Envision, and MingYang…
Editorial Team•20 March 2025
Environmental policies
How to decarbonize steel in Europe
The steel industry accounts for over 25% of the EU’s industrial emissions and 50% of its…
Editorial Team•20 March 2025
Energy
European power mix: renewables supplied nearly half of the EU’s electricity in…
Italy slightly above the continental average, nearing 50%. Denmark and Portugal lead the ranking.
Editorial Team•20 March 2025
Interviews
Schneider Electric: the essential role of building automation
Building automation has always managed machine loads and utilities by integrating them, but until about a…
Editorial Team•18 March 2025
Utilities
China’s energy transition requires 10,000 GW of renewables in 35 years
$22 trillion in investments, with 10,500 to 11,800 GW from wind and solar, half of which…
Editorial Team•18 March 2025
Energy
P-n junction vs. bulk photovoltaic effect: narrowing the gap
Manipulating ferroelectric domains in perovskite crystals boosts bulk photovoltaic effect efficiency by 35%
Editorial Team•18 March 2025
Mobility & Transportation
Will Europe Be Self-Sufficient in EV Batteries by 2030?
Can Europe produce 90% of the EV batteries it needs by the end of the decade?…
Editorial Team•15 March 2025
Energy
The new era of the battery industry: globalization and standardization
China currently produces over three-quarters of the world’s batteries at prices up to 30% lower than…
Editorial Team•14 March 2025
Utilities
EU Power Grid Investments Could Cut Electricity Bills by 30%
Investing €90 billion annually in the EU power grid could cut electricity prices by 11% by…