Energy

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With fast rising gas prices, it’s time to rid ground transportation out of oil

With four to five billion USD spent per day on oil for road transportation globally, transforming the ways we move around to use no more oil is a key issue that will have multiple effects on our societies.

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The European Union has slashed its greenhouse gases emissions by 40% since 1990

Some positive news for a change : it has been officialized last week that the European Union has cut its emissions by 40 percent between 1990 and 2024. Renewables and energy efficiency played major roles.

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Série sur la pollution lumineuse – enjeux technologiques au niveau municipal

Pour cette troisième partie de la série sur la pollution lumineuse, nous allons parler technologies à la disposition des communes et collectivités. De nombreuses solutions sont disponibles pour répondre aux divers enjeux qui s’imposent en termes d’éclairage public.

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Why I look forward to a post fossil fuels world

With yet another war in the Middle East taking place, I am increasingly looking forward to a world where most if not all of our energy will come from renewables. Let us have a look at all of the implications this would have.

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Retour sur les Troisièmes Rencontres Solaires de l ‘Est

Retour personnel sur les troisièmes rencontres solaires de l’Est qui se sont tenues cette année à Mutzig, en Alsace. On y a parlé autoconsommation collective, stockage et nouveaux modèles économiques.

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Video : electric cars are a lot cheaper to run than gas ones

Going from a regular petrol or diesel car to an electric one might be one of the best ways to save a lot of money. A Youtube content creator analyses his savings and the results are astounding.

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Renewables have beaten coal for global electricity generation

This is it ! Renewables have beaten coal as the first electricity source globally in the first half of 2025. Solar, wind, hydro and other renewables accounted for 34.3% of global electricity consumed during the first semester of 2025.

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Electric vehicles emits 4 times less CO2 than internal combustion engines ones

For this week’s post I am writing about transportation and a very interesting study on the Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the European Union published by  International Council on Clean Transportation.

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More and more money is invested in the energy transition

The energy transition is seeing more and more money being invested globally. According to the IEA, cleantech investments increased by 75.6% since 2015.

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