- Environment
Europe Closer to a Green Flight: Sustainable Fuels
In July, the European Parliament adopted its position on new draft EU rules to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels…
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Europe’s Gas Storage: What’s in Store for Winter?
Gas storage in the EU, in particular Underground Gas Storage (UGS), is crucial to guarantee security of supply. Typically, storage…
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Powering the World with Magnets
One of the most amazing phenomena of nature is the manifestation of magnetism in some materials. Permanent magnets are known…
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Paint Market Crisis: Oil Derivatives Affected by the Oil Price
Paint producers are facing an unprecedented crisis. For almost two years, the repeated lack of raw materials disrupts the production…
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An Essentially Rare and Vital Resource: Water
The risk of running out of water already exists in many countries of the world. About one million people die,…
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Coal Production in 2022: Boom or Bust?
Global Energy Monitor’s ‘Boom and Bust Coal 2022’ report finds that after rising in 2020 for the first time since…
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Rare Earth Recycling
Rare earth recycling is in progress. Due to their chemical or physical properties, these metals are necessary for many industries.…
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Supreme Semiconductor: Industrial Diamond
Industrial diamond is considered the supreme semiconductor for cutting losses during power transmission over long distances. While silicon is today…
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Investing During the Crisis: Palladium
Although palladium is the most notorious in the automotive, chemical, or dental industries, in the eyes of the general public…
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World Markets: Commodity Prices Going Crazy
Since Ukraine’s invasion by Russia, on February 24, the commodity prices have increased at record speeds. The shock is felt…
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Submarine Cables: Risks and Security Threats
99% of the internet network runs through submarine cables. It is estimated that over USD 10,000 billion in financial transactions…
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To Continue or Not Wind Power Generation in Europe?
Over 250,000 large wind turbines are operational around the world, but their development is debated by experts. Should the development…
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Strategic Materials and Energy Transition: Copper
Copper gains increasingly more attention as an essential material in energy transition. Should we worry about copper, in the energy…
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European Plan Worth EUR 42bn for Semiconductors
The European Commission has proposed a plan to reduce the dependence of EU Member States on Asia or the United…
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Could Europe Survive Without Russian Gas?
If Russia were to fully cut supplies to Europe, the gas quantity stored in the European Union (EU) countries would…
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Future Urban Mobility: eVTOL, an Economic Reality?
The idea of eVTOL seems to be torn from SF movies. But today, in this major urban agglomeration, flying cars…
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Europe’s Bet on Renewable Energy
The European Union (EU) has reached a renewable energy share in final energy consumption of 22.1% in 2020, exceeding the…
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Increase in Global Iron Production to Slow Down in the Next Decade
Iron, after a plunge to USD 100/ton in early November 2021, is trading at almost USD 130 at the beginning…
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Environmental Impact of Aviation Worse than Expected
The volume of greenhouse gases produced by aircraft is estimated at 1 gigaton (Gt) each year, out of a total…
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Motorway Network in Line with a Green Europe
The European motorway network represents 80,000 kilometres. Although motorways account for only a small part of the entire road network,…
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