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Energy Pathway to Net Zero by 2050
The world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero emissions in 2050, but it is narrow and requires an unprecedented transformation of how energy is produced, transported and used globally, the International Energy Agency said…
Europe Needs Over 30 Battery Gigafactories By 2025
For ease of thinking, I use 1 BGF (battery gigafactory) as unit of production capacity. This refers to the original planned size of the first Tesla battery gigafactory in Nevada. Plans change and factory sizes change and our realization of what is…
Eviation Is Closer To Launching Commercial Electric Airplane Service — Alice Gets An EPU
Eviation Aircraft, which is developing and manufacturing efficient electric aircraft with the goal of making electric aviation a competitive and sustainable alternative to the current aircraft we have today, is one step closer to launching commercial electric flights. I has…
5 Things to Know About the Future of Electric Vehicles
While global car sales took a pandemic-related hit last year, electric vehicles (EVs) bucked the trend. The number of EVs registered across the globe expanded massively in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA) – and this is set…
Taking the Pressure off the Water Industry with Digitalization
Traditional water and wastewater utility systems weren’t built for the dramatically changing stresses of climate change and rapid urbanization. Therefore, the risk that ageing infrastructure brings – both in terms of potential failure and poor environmental compliance – is a…
Renewables are Stronger than Ever as They Power Through the Pandemic
Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than prior to the pandemic, according to a…
Global Electric Car Sales Set for Further Strong Growth After 40 percent Rise in 2020
New IEA report sees major expansion in electric vehicle adoption this decade, which could accelerate further if governments implement policies aimed at reaching net zero goals. The global auto industry suffered a punishing year in 2020 because of the major…