Brussels-backed storage schemes could reduce electricity-price spikes and reliance on gas-fired generation—but may also deepen Europe’s dependence on imported batteries, components and raw materials. By Paolo Licandro – 3-minute read Brussels, 3 August 2026 Europe is directing billions of euros towards electricity-storage projects in an effort to integrate renewable generation, stabilise power grids and reduce […]
On 1st and 2nd November 2023, in a landmark gathering at Bletchley Park, leaders from around the world, spanning nations, businesses, civil society, and AI experts, assembled for the inaugural Global AI Safety Summit. This two-day event provided a crucial platform to explore the global trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) while highlighting the mounting concerns […]
In questo contributo dell’on. Vitaliano Gemelli, si esamina il voto risicato del Parlamento Europeo sulla proposta della Commissione Europea per il “ripristino della natura”. L’agricoltura europea si è opposta a questa nuova doccia fredda, ritenendo alcuni obiettivi irrealizzabili e ideologici. Il giá presidente della Commissione del Parlamento Europeo per le Petizioni evidenzia la necessità di […]
Agreement made between Germany and the Commission on e-fuels. Yesterday, despite a blocking minority who had threatened not to adopt the new rules, the Council of the EU adopted a regulation setting stricter CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans from 2035. The new rules aim to reduce emissions from road transport that has the […]
On 9 September 2022, a new meeting of the Council of Energy Ministers of the EU Council. On the table 3 discussions and possibly decisions: “gas cap”, “state of alert” and “tax on unexpected extra profits on energy”. Member States are divided on these three von der Leyen’s proposals. Gas cap means two things: setting […]
We do not know if the new Coronavirus pandemic will be eradicated quickly. In the meantime it has brought the entire planet to its knees, even with great differences from country to country. Above all, it has annihilated the responsiveness of health systems to all other diseases. Many patients have stayed out of hospitals, clinical […]
