The starting gun on the global clean energy race has long been fired — now Europe is finally getting out of the stalls. Two new proposals, unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday, are meant to…

Francesco Suman explains how Alufluor found novel ways to recover resources by partnering with an EU-funded project. Over the past years, EU industries and academics have increasingly collaborated to…

Reducing CO2 emissions to zero in 30 years - utopian? The conversion of Germany's energy supply to green and renewable is a done deal. In 30 years, the country is to meet its energy needs from…

Turkey is creating the foundation for an effective industrial energy efficiency strategy Energy efficiency is a stated priority for both its energy and climate change policies in Turkey. Being a…

The latest records are mind-blowing: up to 50% energy savings and possibly even more. During the last 4,5 years new heat pipe heat exchangers were implemented at three industrial demo-sites: an…

First published here Chile’s share of renewable energy has tripled in the past five years. Maximiliano Proaño takes a look at the policy behind this massive growth, and the road ahead. In May, Chile’s…

4 reasons why Cleantech startups failed in the past Starting a new company in the energy sector, especially in the clean tech branch, is risky and every so often not successful. Still, in the period…

Davion Hill, first published here. We’ve talked a lot about falling energy storage costs, and you’ve heard me say cost reductions of 8-15% per year have been the historical norm, at least for the last…

Why do so many energy efficiency projects struggle to gain traction—even when the math says they should pay off? The answer, according to the M-Benefits project and leading European researchers, is…

Up until now, ceramic production has had a pretty bad reputation when it comes to environmental issues. But that’s starting to change. Gabriele Frignani is responsible for applied research at SACMI…