Volvo is leaving cars as you know them behind
The clean energy future looks unstoppable — at least in some parts of the world. Swedish auto company Volvo announced Wednesday that all of the new cars it…
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Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt
James Dyke, University of Southampton By continuing to delay significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, we risk handing young people alive today a bill of…
Chemistry research breakthrough that could improve nuclear waste recycling technologies
Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of…
Why is Robotics important?
Robotics technology influences every aspect of work and home. Robotics has the potential to positively transform lives and work practices, raise efficiency and safety levels…
Vertical green
Have you ever thought of building a green roof or a vertical garden for your house? After this article, you will start thinking about it,…
Robots leaving the cage
Robots. Not a Blade Runner or super-evolved apes– they weren’t movies, they were documentaries from the future. Humanity could face the apocalyptic scenario where robots…
Indoor air quality sneaks into EU buildings law review
A last-minute push by energy activists has convinced the European Commission to include indoor air quality considerations into the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive…
UCI scientists identify a new approach to recycle greenhouse gas
Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of molecular biology & biochemistry at the Ayala School of Biological Sciences, the researchers found that they could…
New Set-Plan transforms the EU Energy System through INNOVATION
“We need a direction and Set-plan is all directions”. It ‘s time to act!. Things are crossing the borders. And it’s necessary the technical and…
NER 300 at the SET-Plan Conference 2016
DG JRC and DG CLIMA have co-organised a side event on the NER 300 programme during the SET Plan – Central European Energy Conference X…
Putting energy efficiency first: consuming better, getting cleaner
European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and EU Commissioner in charge of climate and energy, Spanish, Miguel Arias Canete (R) give a press…
The race to make Formula One greener
Toby Miller, Loughborough University Formula One racing has been the subject of a massive takeover by US cable tycoon John Malone, driven by the desire…
Broad coalition sign agreement to push back CO2 emissions by means of reuse
Goal: reusing eight million tonnes of CO2 within fifteen years Rotterdam, October 26, 2016 – At the National Climate Summit held in Rotterdam today, a…
Hydrogen Could Become the New Fuel for Cooking – Here’s How
“Too much dirt,” says Justine about the difficulties of cooking with charcoal for her household of five. She’s a mother and market trader in the…
LEDs, Not Solar, Have Transformed Their Industry
For all of the talk about the disruptive nature of wind and solar on the utility sector, there is another clean energy technology that has…