Issue #50

RENEWABLE MATTER

2024 Energy

Tripling global renewable capacity by 2030, as agreed and endorsed by 196 nations at COP28 in Dubai: issue 50 of RM is focused upon this ambitious goal. An overview of the state of the energy transition, from old hydropower to new technologies for solar and wind, from ocean energy to cutting-edge research on nuclear fusion.

 

Summary

 

EDITORIALS

Electro! Shock!
by Emanuele Bompan

New Economy Turns 50
by Marco Moro


READING MATTER

Energy Between the Pages
Reading tips from the Editorial Staff

THINK TANK

Energise Europe
Interview with Kadri Simson
by Simone Fant

The Holy Grail of Energy
Interview with Pietro Barabaschi
by Giorgia Marino

A High-Voltage Future
Interview with James Robb
by Giorgio Kaldor

Securing Raw Materials for the Transition
Interview with Francesco la Camera
by Roberto Giovannini

 

DOSSIER: AROUND THE WORLD IN RENEWABLES

The Global Renewable Electricity Map
by Riccardo Pravettoni

North America. The Endless Consumption of the US
by Emanuele Bompan

Europe. The Old Continent’s Tentative Approach
by Sergio Ferraris

Asia. The Dragon’s Predominance
by Giorgia Marino

Africa. Great Potential at a Crossroad
by Roberto Giovannini


INSIGHT

More Necessary Than the Sun
Photoreportage
by Matteo Trevisan

Every Drop of Water
by Lorenzo Tecleme

Solar and Wind Power: Technologies on the Horizon
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Renewable Sisters at the Circularity Test
by Simone Fant, Antonella Ilaria Totaro

An Ocean of Energy
by Lucrezia Lenardon


CASE STUDIES

A Roadmap for the Netherlands, Solar Leaders in Europe
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Used Mineral Oils: How to Save Energy Thanks to Regeneration
by Giorgio Kaldor

Innovatec, a Single Player for Different Transition Challenges
by Sara Perinetto

The Evolving World of Energy Storage Systems
by Valeria Pagani

Hera Group’s Solutions for a Green Transition
by Simone Fant

Renewable, Circular Energy Thanks to Biomethane from Landfills
by Emanuele Bompan

Gruppo CAP: Decarbonising the Water Sector
by Giorgio Kaldor

E.ON: How Energy Service Companies Can Become Community Organisers
by Emanuel Bompan


STARTUPS
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Affordable, Modular Electrolysers for Green Hydrogen with Enapter
Reliable Data on Renewable Energy and Associated Emissions with FlexiDAO
Construction, Cinema, and Events Powered by Moxion’s Mobile Batteries
Smalt, Certified Digital Training for Renewables Installers

 

OUROBOROS
The Energy Transition Won’t Be Sustainable if It’s not also Circular
by Ana Birliga Sutherland

 

CIRCULAR BY LAW
We Need to Rush into Developing Renewable Resources
by Francesco Petrucci