China Shifts to “High-Quality” Renewable Energy Growth: Less Subsidy, More Market
China installed a record 264 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity in the first half of 2025—twice as much as in the same period last year. The surge was driven by investors rushing to complete projects before the country’s…
New Data Reveal the Extent of Europe’s E-Waste Crisis, NGOs Call for Urgent Action
New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste. Environmental NGOs are urging the European Commission to take decisive action in the upcoming revision of the Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation. Notably, they call for…
Ports Are the Backbone of Europe’s Wind Energy
This week, the WindEurope Ports Platform meeting in Ireland puts the spotlight on a simple truth: there is no wind without port investments. Ports are stepping up. The meeting comes as Europe prepares two major strategies for 2026: the EU…
Low Auction Budget Puts UK Offshore Wind at Risk
The UK Government has announced an initial budget for the next offshore wind auction round (Allocation Round 7, or AR7). The initial proposed budget is 900 million pounds for conventional bottom-fixed offshore wind and 180 million pounds for floating wind. This would “buy”…
Trgovska gora – A Quarter Century of Resistance to Nuclear Waste
Trgovska Gora is a hilly-mountainous area on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, which has come into the public spotlight due to Croatia’s plans to establish longterm storage facilities for radioactive waste from the Krško nuclear power plant…
Innovative Materials: More Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen From Sunlight
Hydrogen is increasingly described as the fuel of the future and one of the best solutions for decarbonizing heavy machinery, such as airplanes and ships, where electrification is not easily feasible. However, a degree of caution is needed in this…
SolarPower Europe launches Agrisolar Policy Map to guide EU strategy
SolarPower Europe has unveiled its new Agrisolar Policy Map, a comprehensive policy tool designed to benchmark agrisolar regulations across 18 EU Member States. The Map highlights best practices and regulatory gaps, aiming to accelerate the deployment of agrisolar solutions that…