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Economy

EU divided over response to soaring, 'unbearable' energy prices

Economic and finance ministers met in Luxembourg, laying bare intra-EU divisions.

04/10/2021

Money

Bitcoin has already used more energy this year than during all of 2020

Bitcoin is set to use 91TWh of energy by the end of 2021, which is as much electricity as Pakistan uses in a year.

15/09/2021

Smart Regions

Discover Italy's greenest campus and how it's saving money and energy

In partnership with the European Commission

The UNICAL in Calabria is the largest university campus in Italy and it is also one of Europe's "greenest". An ambitious energy project has allowed it to go green, lower CO2 emissions and save money.

05/07/2021

Eco-Innovation

Is this the ‘safest, most powerful wind turbine in the world’?

Powerpods are portable wind turbines which claim to be cheaper and more efficient than solar panels.

06/04/2021

Eco-Innovation

5 green tech start-ups out to change the world in 2021

From recycling to ride sharing, these cutting edge companies are working hard to innovate the environmental sector.

09/03/2021

Smart Regions

How a small village became a reference point for energy transition

In partnership with the European Commission

Venizy is a small community of less than a thousand inhabitants, located in the French region of Bourgogne. The mayor has chosen to switch its heating system for public buildings from oil to chipped wood.

15/02/2021

Eco-Innovation

Scientists have created invisible solar panels which look like windows

Could this be the future of renewable energy in domestic settings?

06/01/2021

Green News

The power of energy: How dancing and walking can light up a city

These two men created the first ever sustainable dancefloor.

21/11/2020

Serbia

Serbia villagers rip out hydropower pipes

Villagers in Serbia ripped out hydropower pipes, claiming a new generating plant will wreck the river on which many livelihoods depend.

16/08/2020

Green News

Invisible light can now be harnessed for solar power

Could this reshape the future of green energy?

21/07/2020

Green News

City of Sydney now runs on 100% renewable energy

Local wind and solar farms to power much of Sydney as Australia moves towards total carbon neutrality.

01/07/2020

Poland

Poland's bid for nuclear power

It is known that Poland will not abandon coal completely. It is also known that renewable energy is not able to meet the needs of the Polish economy. So the Polish energy strategy is to provide for the construction of a civil energy nuclear sector.

23/03/2020

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'It's been a blast': Detroit power plant demolished with explosives

It was blown up to make way for a Jeep factory.

14/12/2019

World News

Euroviews. It’s time to revitalise European industry to meet climate challenges ǀ View

The cement industry is fully committed to reducing its carbon emissions. We are proud innovators, and so our commitment to environmental efficiency is already apparent at every step of the cement manufacturing process.

04/12/2019

Partner content

The Global Energy Prize award ceremony live from Moscow

Partner content presented by Global Energy Prize

The Global Energy Prize honoured outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world, which are helping address the energy challenges we are facing.

01/10/2019

Green News

How to make your start-up business sustainable from day one

Starting a business is all about profit, right? But the planet needs to be taken into account, too, especially if you’re selling a sustainable product.

08/09/2019

World News

Euroviews. The long-term strategy to make the EU carbon neutral needs a hard reality check ǀ View

The gap between EU policies and goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly wide and new solutions are urgently needed to close it.

07/08/2019

Living

Is Downtown Doha the most sustainable city district in the world?

This massive project in the centre of the Qatari capital will eventually produce one of the most eco-friendly neighborhood to date.

19/06/2019

Green News

Google’s interactive game WILL make you live more sustainably at home

A new, info-packed game to learn how to reduce waste, save energy and food at home

30/04/2019

Green News

One of Europe's most powerful supercomputers is housed in a church

Dan Brown's Robert Langdon stories, such as Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code seem to come to life in this 19th-century church in Barcelona.

08/01/2019