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Why grassroots energy partnerships are essential for a net zero future

The public sector must collaborate with the private sector to achieve net zero goals. It’s crucial for the public sector to confidently embrace working with players like SSE Energy Solutions, Neil Kirkby, Managing Director of Enterprise, writes.
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GERICS supporting climate-resilient wind energy sites

Dr. Irem Isik Cetin and Dr Elke Keup-Thiel offer expert insights on how GERICS supports the climate-resilient development of wind energy sites.
Navajo Technical University leaders at the Workshop on Convergent Clean Energy Research. Right to left, Dr. Peter Romine, NTU Electrical Engineering, Dr. Elmer Guy, President NTU, Darrick Lee, NTU Energy Systems. Dr. Wafa Hozien, former NTU Graduate Dean.

Promoting clean energy in the Navajo nation

University President Elmer Guy examines the vital role of educational institutions like Navajo Technical University in empowering communities and supporting their efforts to achieve...
The following photograph shows the Chalmers campus with the power plant, which includes the CFB boiler with the integrated gasifier

Joint research for tomorrow’s circular plastic systems

Filip Johnsson and Henrik Thunman from Chalmers University of Technology perform collaborative research for developing circular plastics systems that can contribute to long-term sustainable use of plastics, while simultaneously reduce the presence of plastics in nature.

Towards digitalisation with zero-energy consumption sensor system

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, a leading research and innovation partner, describes its journey toward digitalisation with a zero-energy consumption sensor system.
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5GSOLAR: On track for effective project commercialisation

Maciej Sibiński, Research Professor from Tallinn University of Technology, highlights the 5GSOLAR project, which is on track to commercialise solar cells.

Energy harvesting for unlimited lifetime systems

The Internet of Things (IoT) and services, wireless sensor networks (WSNs), trillions of sensors, Industry 4.0, and digitalisation – all these are hungry for data, and their common challenge is energy.

Governing a fair energy transition in coal-dependant areas

Prof Yiannis Bakouros, provides a comprehensive exploration of promoting inclusive regional governance for a fair energy transition in coal-dependent areas.

Unlocking the power of energy efficiency: A multi-benefit approach with the referee tool

Energy efficiency is a cornerstone of the European Green Deal and the European Union’s (EU) pathway toward carbon neutrality. With implementation efforts underway across the Continent, the Referee tool stands ready to support decision-makers and stakeholders in their energy efficiency planning, embracing a multi-benefits approach.

Role and value of space-based solar power technology in the UK’s transition to net...

Prof Goran Strbac, Prof Paul Mitcheson, Prof Eric Yeatman, Dr Danny Pudjianto and Dr Nunzio Pucci.

Smarter energy for a green and sustainable energy transition

Tietoevry, a leading technology company with a strong Nordic heritage and global capabilities, spearheads the implementation of innovative solutions for a sustainable energy transition.
The welder is welding steel plates

Decarbonising the steel industry: Reasons to be cheerful

Filip Johnsson, Lisa Göransson and Alla Toktarova, explain why decarbonising the steel industry gives us reasons to be cheerful.
Local workshop in Vitoria-Gasteiz with city officials, energy experts, and other stakeholders.

Multiple impacts of energy efficiency

Multiple impacts of energy efficiency are at everyone’s fingertips with the MICATool, Frederic Berger, Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, explains.
Offshore wind power and energy farm with many wind turbines on the ocean. Sustainable electricity production

Minimal chemical pollution, increased offshore wind farms and energy production sustainability

Coordinator of the Anemoi project, Bavo De Witte (ILVO), discusses the path to minimal chemical pollution and increasing the sustainability of offshore wind energy.

Energy transition plans: How municipalities face the energy transition

Municipalities need tools to manage and achieve the local energy transition, according to Gerard Laguna Benet, Researcher at BEE Group – CIMNE.
Wind power stations in a winter landscape in the Lapland province in north of Sweden above the polar circle.

Research to reduce polarisation in the swedish energy policy debate

Filip Johnsson, Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, argues that research can help to reduce polarisation in the Swedish energy policy debate.
Windmill, clean energy transition

The role of hydrogen in the energy transition

Professor Sara Walker, Professor of Energy at Newcastle University, is Director of the Hub on Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions HI-ACT, and here, she explores the role of hydrogen in the energy transition.
Figure: A Sb2S3 solar cell device fabricated by chemical spray pyrolysis with a future potential to be used in a semi-transparent PV application. photovoltaic

5GSOLAR: The next generation of photovoltaics

Emerging thin film photovoltaic technologies, currently being developed in research laboratories, are the EU’s key to unlocking its photovoltaic industry and ensuring the growth of a sustainable and green electricity market.
Female cook preparing pasta dish with vegetables on stove

Out of the frying pan and into the fire: The gas stove toxicity debate

Jeremy MacMahon, Chelsea Unkel and Pamela J. Lein from the University of California, Davis, unpack household air pollution, focusing on the gas stove toxicity debate.
Dam of a small-scale hydropower station of 7MW in the South of Greenland, credit: Claus Andersen-Aagaard.

The secrets of hydropower and PTX in Greenland

Greenland is a prime location for large-scale hydropower projects. Renewable energy investment possibilities are, therefore, abundant, writes Claus Andersen-Aagaard, Chief Executive Officer of GreenLead.

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