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Romanian environmental economist, Dr Monica Ardeleanu, is on a mission to make the world’s housing and living solutions greener, with the help of EU funding and 17 partner organisations from all over…
Growing fruit and vegetables in greenhouses could soon become more eco-friendly thanks to EU-funded research. © Lukasz Szwaj, Shutterstock.com
Commercial greenhouses in Europe are testing new energy and water efficiency technologies in support of the…
The combined power of AI, machine learning and satellite data can improve oversight of Europe’s vital renewable energy infrastructure. © Igor Kovalenko, Shutterstock.com
EU-funded researchers are using AI and satellite technologies to make the continent’s renewable energy…
Europe is striving to cut the costs of operating wind turbines on water.
As Europe strives to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, Turku and Dijon are among a group of cities seeking to reach this goal two decades earlier.
Five experts who appeared in Horizon Magazine in 2022 outline how their areas of activity will evolve in the coming year and more.
As it confronts environmental, geopolitical and economic shocks, Europe is in a position to show the way to climate neutrality and social equality, top advisor says.
European research is expanding clean-energy options, bolstering the EU’s goal to become climate-neutral by 2050.
Greenhouse gas emissions have been declining steadily in the EU in recent years, dropping by over a quarter between 1990 and 2019. However, transport is one sector that has bucked the trend, despite…
Enough sunlight hits the earth to meet its entire energy needs, offering the promise of cheap fuel to power vehicles, machines and heavy industries.
Recycling silicon from solar panels advances Europe’s green goals as well as creating jobs and harnessing scarce resources.
European cities have joined forces to find quicker ways of promoting clean energy and curbing fossil fuels, advancing climate goals made more urgent by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
It’s full steam ahead for the European shipping industry as a new wave of clean-energy tech is set to throw greenhouse-gas emissions overboard.