Sponge Cities – The Future of Urban Life in a World of Extreme Change
How often throughout the year do you notice sudden weather changes in the city where you live—or in more urban places you visit—that clearly affect your mood? At times, it seems as though we don’t even know what we want:…
Germany Introduces a New Incentive Program for Electric Vehicles
The German federal government has presented a new incentive program for electric vehicles (EVs), which entered into force on January 1, 2026, with the aim of re-stimulating the transition to climate-friendly mobility while simultaneously supporting households with low and middle…
Key 2026 Leads The Global Energy Transition.
The leading event in Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean basin on energy transition is held in Italy. From 4 to 6 March, KEY – The Energy Transition Expo, the event organized by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), will take place at…
ABB Celebrates 50 Years of Variable Speed Drives – Technology, people, and vision shaping the energy future
This year, ABB marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of its first low-voltage variable speed drive (VSD), an invention that fundamentally changed the way industry uses electrical energy. Although it remains largely unnoticed by the general public, this device…
MT-KOMEX 2025: A Year of Technological Breakthroughs and Regional Expansion
Numerous completed projects, technological breakthroughs, a substantial shift toward battery energy storage systems and tracker technologies, and expansion into regional markets marked 2025 as a turning point in the development of MT-KOMEX. Deputy Director Nikola Grubor speaks about the company’s…
Talks on the acquisition of NIS under way, agreement expected by the end of the week
Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Đedović Handanović, said that talks are currently under way between the Russian shareholders of Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS), Hungary’s MOL, and other potential buyers, adding that a binding agreement on the purchase of…
New York on the brink of a law on fully electric buildings?
It has long been known that buildings are among the largest polluters—not only globally, but also in the state of New York. According to currently available data, buildings are responsible for nearly 40 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in…