2023-12-21 Innovation Climate protection Sector coupling Energy efficiency series: can aviation and maritime transport be electrified? Hydrogen comes up trumps for weight savings Read more
2023-11-06 Energy storage Energy transition Sector coupling Critical minerals: energy transition drives demand IEA analysis: Dynamic critical mineral market must become more diversified and sustainable Read more
2023-11-02 Climate protection Research and Development Innovation WINSENT conducts wind energy research at lofty heights Unique open-air laboratory in the Swabian Jura: scientists subject wind turbines to field trials on mountainous terrain Read more
2023-08-15 Energy transition Energy industry Why the chemical sector needs so much hydrogen Hydrogen Compass: industry requires a lot of energy, but also manufactures products from the same fossil fuels Read more
2023-07-21 Innovation Research and Development Power generation N-type solar cells promise greater efficiency Efficiency of 26 percent: experts forecast breakthrough of n-type solar cells in the next few years Read more
2023-07-12 Energy transition Innovation Research and Development Climate protection Wind energy for sustainable data centres WestfalenWIND project provides solutions by integrating data centres in wind turbines Read more
2023-06-29 Climate protection Energy transition Innovation Research and Development Sector coupling Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it was built with green cement Innovators are using solar power to decarbonise cement production as the world’s urban population grows Read more
2023-06-14 Energy policy Energy transition For every $1 spent on fossil fuels, $1.7 is spent on clean energy Clean energy investment is rising, but not fast enough to achieve a net zero by 2050 pathway, according to the IEA Read more
2023-05-31 Energy trade Energy transition Innovation Power generation Security of supply The networked future of offshore wind An international offshore grid in the North Sea – the ticket to increased security of supply Read more
2023-05-25 Energy trade Innovation E-World outlook on future energy systems Trade show in Essen, Germany, with outlook on digitised, distributed and decarbonised energy systems Read more
2023-05-19 Energy transition Climate protection Research and Development Green hydrogen for commercial vehicles RWE and Westfalen Group set up hydrogen fuel station in Lingen – go-ahead for national fuel station network Read more
2023-05-11 Energy transition Security of supply The electricity grid of the future BloombergNEF study pegs global need for investment at over 21 trillion dollars Read more
2023-05-02 Energy policy Energy transition Security of supply Wind power needs massive supply chain investment GWEC: Bottlenecks are likely by 2026 unless the wind sector receives support to expand its industrial capacities Read more
2023-04-28 Energy policy Energy transition Power generation Scotland banks on wind Scotland’s draft energy strategy underlines wind’s core role in meeting the country’s 2045 net zero carbon target Read more
2023-03-28 Energy transition Research and Development Innovation Climate protection Producing hydrogen from urban waste Sustainable sources are key to building a hydrogen economy. Hydrogen from waste could be used to meet some of the demand Read more
2023-03-16 Energy policy Energy transition Power generation Climate protection France passes Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill New measures will speed up permitting processes for renewable energy projects, and, in particular, offshore wind Read more
2023-01-12 Energy storage Energy transition Innovation Electric bus batteries are given a second life as energy stores Bus manufacturer VDL and RWE build innovative storage system from decommissioned traction batteries Read more
2022-12-21 Energy transition Energy industry Power generation Security of supply Big plans for offshore wind expansion Global Offshore Wind Alliance seeks to spur wind energy usage at sea Read more
2022-12-15 Energy transition Climate protection Power generation UK leads growing global enthusiasm for floating wind With barely 200 MW in the water, the floating offshore wind pipeline has ballooned to a staggering 185 GW Read more