The heat is on to make German buildings ‘nearly’ climate-neutral
A mainly fossil energy guzzler, heating in Germany has taken a back seat to the Energiewende’s poster child, the power sector. But the “Wärmewende”, or…
Renewable or ‘low-carbon’? EU countries face off over hydrogen
EU member states are fighting over which type of hydrogen to support, with two opposing camps facing off: those backing green hydrogen produced exclusively from…
Hydrogen is an Essential Component of the Energy Transition
Forschungszentrum Jülich’s contribution to the Federal Government’s hydrogen strategy The energy transition is one of the great challenges to society of our time. Germany and…
‘Smart bricks’ could work to store energy in buildings
Making a run to the home improvement store for your next project? That’s what scientists in the United States did when they needed red bricks…
Siemens and Uniper join forces to decarbonize power generation
April 8, 2020 – Uniper and Siemens Gas and Power signed a cooperation agreement for the development of projects on the decarbonization of power generation and…
More and more homeowners are renovating existing homes to make them “net zero” energy consumers. Here’s how.
Energy-conscious retrofits can dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of housing without the need to start from scratch January 7, 2020 — With the world in…
Greening China’s overseas energy projects
New database from Boston University’s Global Policy Center shows the biggest share of Chinese global power investment going into coal but renewables projects on the…
In a Fight Over a Colombian Coal Mine, Covid-19 Raises the Stakes
The Indigenous Wayuu people have long battled the Cerrejón coal mine. Amid Covid-19, they’re now appealing to the U.N. Luz Ángela Uriana’s voice trembled as she…
This is how coronavirus could reshape our cities forever
In the once-bustling Eixample district, birdsong and the occasional whir of a food delivery cyclist have replaced the continuous din of passing traffic – making…
Successful demonstration of conversion of wind power to methanol
Plant operation launched in Stralsund (Germany) for converting renewable electricity into bio methanol. The plant will be operated in a long-term test over one year…
Is 2020 the Opening for a Just Transition?
As the U.S. considers how to reopen, stimulate, and recover its economy post-pandemic, how radically could it be reimagined? As an archipelago, Hawai‘i was necessarily self-reliant…
Power-to-X: Germany’s search for green fuels
Germany wants to take a leading role worldwide in the production, transport and use of green hydrogen as an energy source, also known as Power-to-X…
Without sustainable cities, global development goals will fail
Cities have been the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, with little discrimination between more and less developed urban environments. More than 95 per cent of…