Brake and Accelerator
Today, journalists' digital desks are overflowing with press releases on research and analysis of economic scenarios. We no longer even notice the scale of certain phenomena. Yet, when claims are ma...
The United States halted the adoption of the Net Zero Framework
The Net Zero Framework (NZF) is the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) plan for decarbonising the maritime transport sector, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020 and...
Maire to Build UK Plant Producing 30 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Maire has taken a significant step in the global energy transition through its subsidiary NextChem. The company, via its business unit MyRechemical, has been awarded a contract by Altalto Ltd. to de...
Cyclus: A Circular Economy Network for the Automotive Sector
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano According to Eurostat, 6 million end-of-life vehicles are generated annually in the European Union...
Vehicle-to-Home, low-cost charging stations are coming soon
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There is finally some good news for those who have been waiting for a low-cost wallbox for electri...
Smart Mountains by Design: The Example of Madonna di Campiglio
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano One of the most significant challenges for tourism in Alpine ski resorts is mobility. By definitio...
Working Towards Decarbonising the Aviation Sector with SAF
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Based on the forecasts of aeroplane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, passenger air traffic in Euro...
China boosts investment in Europe, led by electric vehicles
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano China is close, wallet in hand. After seven years of steady contraction, Chinese investment in Eur...
Startup, Meight: Data and AI to Optimise Freight Logistics
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Meight is a startup that originated as a spin-off from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is based in...
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...
EU pellet regulation: environment and health sacrificed in the name of simplification
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Started in October 2023 as part of the Zero Pollution Action Plan promoted by the former European ...
Smart parking policies improve city dwellers’ lives
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano When the makeover of Piazza del Popol Giost was completed at the beginning of March, residents of ...
The future of mobility: interviews from RM55
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Think Tank section of issue 55 of Renewable Matter, focused on transport and sustainable mobil...
The Future is Public Transport
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano I am often asked: what does the city of the future look like? If we succeed in overcoming the clim...
Gate 15
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ever since the beginning of time, humans have travelled, harnessing animals and carving logs, buil...
Smart City Expo 2024: Building Tomorrow’s Cities Today
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano By 2050, the global population will reach 10 billion, with nearly 70% living in urban areas. Citie...
Startup, Bike Club: bicycles for children that change as they grow
Bike Club is revolutionizing the children's (but also adults') bicycle industry by providing families with the opportunity to subscribe online to new or refurbished bicycles and scooters and to...
Will battery swapping be the next revolution in the electrical vehicle scene?
One of the biggest challenges to electrifying a fleet of vehicles — aside from adjusting to the range and limitations of the vehicles themselves — is building up the expensive charging infrastru...
Covestro open a new area of application for CO2 in plastics production: the automotive industry
In addition to mattresses, sports floors and textile fibres, Covestro has opened up a further area of application for the use of CO2 in plastics production: now foams for the automotive industry can...
Digital Tech & Sustainability Combine for Harmonious Territorial Development
Data collection, coordination between different urban infrastructures, support to decision-making processes: these are the sectors in which digital and sustainability technologies can provide crucia...