Stepping up in renewables towards energy stability
Alessandro Bragonzi, Head of Regional Hub for the Western Balkans, one of the participants in the OIE Serbia 2023 conference, organized by the Association of Renewable Energy Sources of Serbia, wrote for OIE Serbia about renewable sources, the increase of…
Lagging policy support and rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk
Momentum behind low-emissions hydrogen continues to grow despite the slow roll-out of financial incentives and stubborn cost pressures that threaten to delay projects, a new IEA report says today. But production levels can still increase substantially by 2030 if all…
INVESTING IN RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER PLANTS
In this article, I will focus only on those electricity sources that use renewable energy, which I know relatively well. These are small hydroelectric power plants, wind farms, solar power plants and power plants that use biomass that they burn…
Saudi Arabia to host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Saudi Arabia announced today. World Environment Day, marked annually on 5 June, was established by…
ABB to invest 280 million dollars in its European Robotics hub in Sweden
ABB announced an investment of 280 million dollars to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and build a new state-of-the-art ABB Robotics European Campus in Västerås, Sweden. The Campus will serve as the hub for ABB Robotics’ offering in Europe,…
EU continues phasing out use of chemicals that harm the ozone layer
EEA’s indicator on the consumption of ozone-depleting substances shows that the EU continues to actively phase out the use of these chemicals, in line with its commitment under the Montreal Protocol. Ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are widely used in refrigerants, polymers,…
WHY SHOULD WE ALL USE SOLAR ENERGY
We are all witnesses that the climate is changing faster and that global warming threatens the very survival of the planet and all its inhabitants. Research confirms that humans are to blame for all of this. If we cause the…