A decade of hydropower in the Balkans
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There are currently 3,188 planned hydropower projects across the Balkans, with around a hundred un...
Startup, It’s electric: Recharging EVs with Excess Energy from Buildings
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2022 by Tiya Gordon and Nathan King, it's electric is a startup that aims to make elect...
Latin America’s largest solar power plant with battery storage inaugurated in Chile
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There is a place in Chile’s Atacama Desert where the power of the sun never seems to set. It...
The shifting landscape of hydrogen: a reality check and the need for a coherent strategy
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, hydrogen has captivated the imagination of the energy sector, garnering significa...
ChangeNOW 2025: Celebrating Ten Years of the Paris Agreement
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The year 2025 marks a crucial moment in the ecological transition, which has now entered a mature ...
Corporate decarbonisation: A strategic imperative for a sustainable future
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Throughout my career in sustainability, I have witnessed how corporate decarbonisation transforms ...
What is the ‘empty forest syndrome’ and why it should concern us
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese The loss of wildlife diversity and ecosystem fragmentation have triggered the phenomenon known as t...
Corporate renewable procurement: greenwashing or key driver of the EU’s clean industrial deal?
In 2023, the amount of renewable energy purchased by businesses and corporations in Europe grew by over 52%, reaching 20 GWs. However, several academic papers like Bjorn, A. et al. (2022) have ...
Decarbonization is not enough: energy efficiency is the key to true progress
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Decarbonising our energy supply through renewable sources of energy is absolutely key. But if the ...
The innovations set to reshape life in 2025
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whoever thinks research is not exciting might be in for a surprise. In 2025, we could witness gene...
The Trump avalanche on the economy, energy, and climate: what will change and what will remain
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A flurry of measures and proclamations marked Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President of...
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2025: a fair and competitive green transition
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the biggest event dedicated to renewables and effici...
Journey through the material world: RM54 interviews
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Think Tank section of issue 54 of Renewable Matter offers an in-depth exploration of the ...
Uranium: Kazakhstan-Russia Axis Holds Europe in Check
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whether one likes it or not, nuclear fission power plays a central role in the global decarboniSat...
Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A few years ago, I remember reading about houses on a Danish island thatched with thick layers of ...
Startup, Keep IT Cool: Solar-Powered Refrigeration Tackling Food Waste
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Nigerian startup Keep IT Cool (KIC) delivers sustainable refrigeration and smart distribution solu...
2025: The Transition Continues
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Trade wars with China, an assault on the European Green Deal, the future of UN Earth negotiations,...
Biomethane, energy from circularity
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, driven by the decarbonization goals of the Fit for 55 package and the energy cris...
Henkel: Accelerating the Energy Transition
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano To become climate-positive by 2030 means to go beyond carbon neutrality and generate more clean en...
The Labour Party’s Key Climate and Environmental Policies
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The climate crisis is worsening week by week, yet the measures countries around the world are taki...