A new report has concluded that the North Sea should play a crucial role in the energy transition ahead of northwestern Europe, which could result in between €100 billion and €200 billion in economic value for neighboring regions in the transition away from fossil fuels.
Some critics of self-driving vehicle technology have expressed skepticism that it will be possible to truly account for all (or enough) of the novel situations that drivers regularly have to deal with.
Swedish power company and world-leading wind energy developer Vattenfall has announced that it is expanding its renewable energy operations, and will for the first time move into the solar PV + storage market.
The European passenger plug-in market had more than 21,000 registrations last month, up 48% over the same month last year. Year-t0-date, the market is up 27% this year, with the EV share standing at 1.4%.
With quality control issues solved in the second half of the month, the Renault Zoe was once again Master in Command, with the BMW i3 and Outlander PHEV recovering some ground over the ageing Nissan Leaf.
Volvo has received an order for 13 electric buses for the Swedish city of Malmo. It is the largest electric bus order ever received by the company.
Western Europe is looking to invest $133.7 billion in smart grid infrastructure by 2027, as it seeks to update its grid system to 21st century standards while maintaining itself as a top smart grid region on the world stage.
The Swedish state media organization SVT reports in an absurdly incorrect and misleading article “Electric vehicles may be the worst for the climate” that electric vehicles are bad for the environment, especially referring to “severe” issues regarding their lithium-ion batteries.
We’re one week away from our next Cleantech Revolution Tour conference. We have another 5 presenters and panelists to announce, bringing us toward what we expect will be fascinating discussions, presentations, and workshops, as well as fruitful cleantech networking that will bring more business to early cleantech leaders, sprout new cleantech ideas, and stimulate new friendships.
Five of the world’s six largest listed oil companies, including ExxonMobil and Shell, run the risk of wasting more than 30% of potential investment on high-cost upstream projects that are unnecessary and potentially harmful if we are to ensure the world does not warm beyond 2⁰ Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Ala Kazlova is the head of Marketing and IP at Swedish-based InnoVentum, and she’ll be speaking at our Cleantech Revolution event in Berlin. Learn more about this innovative leader in sustainable design.
