Hungary

Hungary's photovoltaic sector wracked with uncertainty

Why are contractors installing photovoltaic panels facing liquidity problems?

24/01/2024

Ecotech

Power your devices using indoor light with these high-tech cells

Can solar cells work indoors? This tech turns any light into power eliminating need for batteries.

10/01/2024

Earth News

Germany’s emissions fall to 70-year low as it moves away from coal

Germany’s emissions fell by 11% in 2023 compared with 2022. Here’s why it’s not all good news.

05/01/2024

Earth News

Heat pumps, solar canals and El Niño: 2023’s most popular stories

These are Euronews Green's top 10 most-read stories of the year.

31/12/2023

Ecotech

World’s tallest wooden wind tower goes into operation in Sweden

This Swedish start-up is making wind towers from wood and slashing CO2 emissions.

29/12/2023

Ecotech

Solar panel prices fell by over 50% in 2023

This year saw record-breaking solar output and a 'momentous shift’ in battery production.

29/12/2023

Climate

Feel hopeless about the climate? This study shows how far we’ve come

From solar power to electric mobility, this study offers five reasons to be hopeful about the climate.

26/12/2023

Earth News

Can Ukraine meet the EU’s environmental demands?

In 2020, only 4% of Ukraine's waste was recycled - the lowest rate in Europe.

17/12/2023

Ecotech

India builds huge renewable energy park in earthquake-prone marshland

India is building the world's largest renewable energy park. Why are environmentalists concerned?

05/12/2023

Ecotech

Floating solar panels could help the world transition to renewables

Covering reservoirs with floating solar could produce three times as much energy as the EU
currently does, a study has found.

13/11/2023

Ecotech

These tree-like turbines make home wind power possible

This nature-inspired ‘wind tree’ can produce renewable energy in urban environments.

12/11/2023

Ecotech

What is ‘white hydrogen’ and could it be a fuel of the future?

Could this natural fuel be a solution to Europe’s energy crisis?

05/11/2023

Earth News

Floating wind farms are coming to Greek waters for the first time

The turbines could power 1.5 million Greek homes by 2030, under plans for the Aegean, Ionian and Mediterranean seas.

01/11/2023

Ecotech

These flooded coal mines are being used to heat hundreds of homes

Abandoned coal mines are providing a surprisingly potent source of zero-carbon energy in Europe.

14/10/2023

Earth News

Day after Sweden oil protest fine, Greta joins Norway wind farm fight

The activists say a transition to green energy shouldn’t come at the expense of the rights of Indigenous people.

12/10/2023

Ecotech

‘World’s largest offshore wind farm’ produces power for the first time

A single rotation of this wind turbine - twice as tall as the London Eye - can power a home for two days.

10/10/2023

Earth News

Coal worker ‘strife’ not inevitable, as millions of green jobs created

Coal’s days are numbered, but governments must make plans to ensure workers do not suffer from the energy transition.

10/10/2023

Earth News

World at risk of becoming 'hostage to CO2 capture': IEA

The world needs to speed up the energy transition and not slow down the process, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency.

26/09/2023

Earth News

Upgrade electricity grids or miss 2030 green goals, industry warns EU

Electric cars and heat pumps require ‘loads’ new capacity. So why are Europe’s grids lagging behind, and who will foot the bill?

21/09/2023

Earth News

World's 'northernmost' solar panels to help Arctic community go green

Norway has installed the world’s northernmost ground solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, despite the region being plunged into darkness from early October until mid-February every year.

19/09/2023