As part of its efforts to boost EU competitiveness, the European Commission is poised to publish its first Omnibus regulation — officially kicking off the EU simplification agenda. This initial package will tackle corporate sustainability reporting and accountability — the core of the EU’s current sustainable finance framework. Concerning rumors … [continued]
Solar energy stakeholders in the US are looking at another record-breaking year in 2025, according to a new report from the US Energy Information Administration.
Growth in data centers has reached a fever pitch in many parts of America and is threatening to increase carbon emissions.
Recently the long term leader of the USA’s Distributed Wind Energy Association, Mike Bergey of Bergey Windpower and a long term acquaintance, reached out to ask me to keynote the annual conference in Washington. Putting together my material led me to consider the strategic drives and how they would be … [continued]
It’s been quite a month for unions — they’ve been rallying existing members and signing up new ones. They’ve been in the courts, refusing to accept the Trump administration’s attempts to decimate contractually-guaranteed protections. Labor unions have sued to try to stop the mass firings, under which tens of thousands … [continued]
For years, major organizations like the IEA, IRENA, BNEF, the Hydrogen Council and CSIRO have been projecting future costs for hydrogen electrolysis systems and the future cost of green hydrogen that don’t stand up to scrutiny. As a result, their projections of future costs increase every year, yet real-world data … [continued]
The solar energy is still alive and kicking in Texas, although two anti-renewables bills will go into effect on September 1 if state legislators pass them into law.
The US startup UbiQD aims to expand its quantum dot activity with perovskite solar technology that boosts silicon solar panel efficiency by 16%.
The conversion to renewable energy-powered production has been remarkable over the last few years. At least 160 clean energy manufacturing facilities or expansions have been announced since August 2022, driven by tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, with 47 declared in 2024 alone. Collectively, these facilities are expected to … [continued]
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is a storied organization. Literally storied, as it’s integral to the setting, characters and plot points of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capital trilogy, one of his many works of climate fiction. Instead of the triumph of science and peace he envisaged in … [continued]
