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AI and power grids: Europe in search of a balance between demand and infrastructure

AI and power grids: Europe in search of a balance between demand and infrastructure

Helsinki – Electrification is an existing competitive advantage for Europe, yet without integrated models for investment, grid development and industrial policy, it is at risk of slowing down ...

The future of grid intelligence

The future of grid intelligence

Helsinki – European utilities are facing a historic turning point: increasingly complex grids, extreme weather events and customers demanding reliable and sustainable electricity are exerting ...

Startup, Liquid Sun: Turning CO₂ into Clean Aviation Fuel

Startup, Liquid Sun: Turning CO₂ into Clean Aviation Fuel

“We are a carbon recoding company.” This is the motto of Liquid Sun, a startup based in Tampere, Finland, which has developed an innovative low-temperature electrolysis technology capabl...

Serfs: the hidden cost of food in global supply chains

Serfs: the hidden cost of food in global supply chains

In the European Middle Ages, the term “serfdom” referred to a legally defined status that fell somewhere between slavery (servus) and free man, in that the individual was not considered ...

From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime

From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime

From Mexico to Argentina, through Central America and Brazil, wildlife trafficking has evolved from a marginal crime into a key component of transnational organized crime, closely linked to drug tra...

Recycling: an app called Junker reveals italians’ shortcomings

Recycling: an app called Junker reveals italians’ shortcomings

What are the most common doubts Italians face when standing in front of recycling bins? And how well do they understand the correct disposal methods for waste streams such as textiles and WEEE, whic...

Giorgos Kallis: post-growth economy as a new economics paradigm

Giorgos Kallis: post-growth economy as a new economics paradigm

Giorgos Kallis is one of the leading voices in the international degrowth movement within the academic world. He is one of the leaders behind a pioneering European research project on the post-growt...

Sunscreens: striking a balance between skin protection and environmental impact

Sunscreens: striking a balance between skin protection and environmental impact

This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here With summer approaching, we see the return of ad campaigns, social media tips and warnings on sunscreen. Dermatologis...

Michele Merola: “Sustainability in cosmetics is not just for show”

Michele Merola: “Sustainability in cosmetics is not just for show”

This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here A varnished wooden cap with an aluminium screw – not FSC-certified, non-separable at the end of its life, and imposs...

Beesline, a beauty brand committed to saving the bees

Beesline, a beauty brand committed to saving the bees

This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here Combining the use of ingredients derived from bees with a focus on protecting biodiversity and conserving pollinators: thi...

The new era of beauty: from volume to (sustainable) value

The new era of beauty: from volume to (sustainable) value

This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here After a period of intense dynamism, momentum in the beauty sector is beginning to slow, prompting brands to seek new growt...

Organic ingredients, green chemistry, transparency: the future of cosmetics for COSMOS

Organic ingredients, green chemistry, transparency: the future of cosmetics for COSMOS

This article is part of our Beauty and Cosmetics feature: discover it here The beauty industry results in a significant environmental footprint: it accounts for 2.2% of global industrial carbon emi...

The New Italy-China Circular Economy Forum Accelerates Cooperation

The New Italy-China Circular Economy Forum Accelerates Cooperation

There is one thing that every European company today seems to prioritise: establishing new ties with the Chinese superpower. At the start of 2026, President Xi Jinping reached a series of important ...

Gruppo CAP boosts green infrastructure investments through 2037

Gruppo CAP boosts green infrastructure investments through 2037

Water infrastructure, renewable energy and circular economy projects are becoming increasingly central to the long-term strategies of Italian public utilities. Against this backdrop, Gruppo CAP has ...

A farewell to Carlo Petrini, the visionary who brought political dignity to food

A farewell to Carlo Petrini, the visionary who brought political dignity to food

“Those who sow utopia reap reality”: this is the phrase that Carlo Petrini often repeated, and it perhaps sums up his life spent turning ideas once considered on the fringes into global ...

Biodiversity Day 2026, acting locally for global impact

Biodiversity Day 2026, acting locally for global impact

Biodiversity is increasingly recognised as one of the most strategic resources for the stability of ecosystems, economies and public health systems worldwide. Yet global biodiversity loss continues ...

Italy’s Solar Power Surge Reshapes the National Energy Mix

Italy’s Solar Power Surge Reshapes the National Energy Mix

Italy’s electricity demand continued its upward trend in April 2026, reaching 23.9 billion kWh, a 1.9% increase compared with the same month in 2025. According to data published by Terna, the ...

Putin in China: the friendship is solid, but the pipeline remains on hold

Putin in China: the friendship is solid, but the pipeline remains on hold

The timing couldn’t have been better. Although Vladimir Putin’s visit to China had been planned for some time, the fact that it took place on May 20, just six days after Donald Trum...

Startup: NitroCapt develops sustainable nitrogen fertilisers

Startup: NitroCapt develops sustainable nitrogen fertilisers

NitroCapt, a Swedish agri-tech company, aims to transform one of the most polluting sectors of agriculture: the production of nitrogen fertilisers. Winner of the prestigious $2 million Food Planet P...

Understanding contemporary China: the interviews of RM62

Understanding contemporary China: the interviews of RM62

In the 62nd issue of Renewable Matter, we invited three experts to the Think Tank roundtable discussion to offer us an in-depth perspective on some of the key issues facing present-day China, s...