Why AI and energy are the new power couple
Power systems are becoming vastly more complex as demand for electricity grows and decarbonisation efforts ramp up. In the past, grids directed energy from centralised power stations. Now, power systems increasingly need to support multi-directional flows of electricity between distributed…
DEVELOPING ELECTROMOBILITY AS VOLVO’S PRIORITY
Modern society is completely reliant on transport modes that cover long distances in a short time. Considering that traffic represents one of the most important sources of environmental pollution, it is not surprising that around 60 per cent of all…
Removing Barriers for Green Hydrogen Deployment
According to IRENA’s World Energy Transition Outlook, hydrogen and its derivates are projected to make up 14 percent of global total final energy consumption by 2050 in a world aiming to stay under a 1.5-degree temperature increase. The eighth meeting…
Sustainable business for reducing the environmental footprint
The Alumil Company is a leader in the production of aluminium profiles, while using state-of-the-art technology and operating in line with the circular economy model, they fulfil their mission of sustainability. We spoke with Ivana Petronijević, an architectural engineer in…
EU food prices: olive oil up 75 percent since January 2021
After substantial increases in 2022, food prices in the EU continued to rise also in 2023. Data for the second and third quarters of this year show that the prices of some items registered a slower increase. In September 2023, prices of…
A STORY INSPIRED BY THE LOVE AND CARE OF CHILDREN
The Alkaloid pharmaceutical company recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of one of its most recognizable brands – Becutan, a collection of skincare products for babies and children. The story of Becutan is firmly rooted in love and care for children.…
How can sustainable debt support China’s energy transition?
Sustainable debt has become a popular tool to fund green and sustainability-linked activities since it first emerged in the mid-2010s, providing a tailwind to clean energy investment. Global sustainable debt issuances have risen nearly tenfold since 2016, peaking at over…