2019-11-25 Energy transition Climate protection World Energy Outlook 2019 A huge effort is needed to put the world on a sustainable pathway Read more
2019-11-22 Research and Development Sector coupling Agrivoltaics – solar panels on top, potatoes down below With PV systems above their fields, farmers can reap both what they sow and the benefits Read more
2019-11-18 Energy transition Climate protection Green Gulf States: Sun and wind over oil They owe their fortunes to black gold, but now the oil sheiks are trying their hand at renewables Read more
2019-10-29 Energy trade Power generation IEA ups 5-year forecast for renewables The prospects for renewable energy have brightened owing to cost reductions and improved policies Read more
2019-09-17 Energy policy Climate protection Energy transition Mind the (climate policy) gap! UK Science and Technology Committee advocates more renewable energy support Read more
2019-08-29 Sector coupling Innovation Climate protection A gas with considerable potential Transport, heat, steel production: Hydrogen could soon replace fossil fuels in a number of sectors Read more
2019-07-29 Innovation Energy transition Climate protection on the seven seas – full wind speed ahead? Shipping is one of the largest emitters of CO2. Alternative propulsion methods range from the conventional to the down-right bizarre Read more
2019-07-11 Energy storage Energy transition Tax credits boost US solar-plus-storage build The US is gearing up to construct solar-plus-storage with over 2 GW and 6.7 GWh of battery energy by 2023 Read more
2019-06-19 Climate protection Innovation Empty North Sea gas fields to provide storage for CO2 It is the world’s largest project of its kind. This is how the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Gent intend to lower emissions Read more
2019-06-17 Climate protection Energy industry UK leads the way in GHG emissions reduction International Energy Agency publishes latest review of UK energy policies Read more
2019-06-17 Innovation Sector coupling Competition for forward-looking technologies heats up Everyone wants to be a ‘real-world laboratory of the energy transition’: 88 projects – including 3 from RWE – are in the running Read more
2019-05-29 Climate protection Research and Development Sector coupling How hydrogen could change the steel production In order to reduce its emissions, the steel industry needs technical innovation. Sweden has one possible solution Read more
2019-05-21 Energy trade Energy policy Climate protection European Energy Union: It’s all swings and roundabouts Why the EU will need to continue to integrate its energy markets after the parliamentary elections: four questions, four answers Read more
2019-05-17 Climate protection Energy transition Innovation Power generation Research and Development Generating power with recycled iron Research project: Students at Eindhoven University of Technology are looking into iron powder as a storage medium for renewable energy Read more
2019-04-10 Energy policy Energy storage Sector coupling Europe is to start making batteries Until now, lithium-ion batteries have traditionally been imported from Asia and America. But it won’t be long until these large-scale batteries are also made in Europe. Read more
2019-04-01 Energy transition Research and Development Sector coupling Hydrogen and batteries: Train travel to become greener Numerous train routes could be exclusively run with diesel trains. New drive units to provide relief Read more
2019-03-29 Energy storage Research and Development Innovation Security of supply Climate protection Coal-fired power plant becomes heat storage facility Pilot project in the mining region of North Rhine-Westphalia saves surplus electricity from renewables Read more
2019-02-25 Research and Development Innovation Three newcomers shaking up the energy transition There was no shortage of start-ups at E-world. The en:former team introduces you to three of them. Read more
2019-02-12 Energy industry Energy transition 780 exhibitors from 26 nations attract 23,000 visitors Trends at E-world: Smart cities and e-mobility are becoming ever more important for the energy sector Read more
2019-02-05 Energy industry Innovation E-world 2019: How can cities contribute to energy transition? The European energy sector’s leading trade show will begin on 5 February. This year’s focus: ‘Smart City and Climate Solutions’ Read more