This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Intesa Sanpaolo, through the IMI Corporate and Investment Banking Division, have signed two financial operations for a total value of €750 million to support the development of renewable energy and the related supply chain. It is estimated that the two […]Portugal financing from EIB Group surpasses €2 billion in 2024 with record investment in green financing and sustainable energy
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France: BNP Paribas signs an agreement with the EIB to generate up to €8 billion in wind energy investments
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This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will stimulate up to €8 billion of funding for wind energy projects across the European Union. This initiative will unlock key investments to support new wind farm projects, supply chain efficiency and improved […]How de-risking renewable investments can bridge the $1.2 trillion gap in developing countries
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gareth Francis, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The adoption of renewable energy (RE) technology in developing countries is significantly less than desired. We need to invest $1.7 trillion every year in developing countries — in 2022, we hit $544 billion. To close that $1.2 trillion […]The wind power industry is facing major cost headwinds. What’s going on (and what can be done)?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda Soaring costs are forcing some wind power developers to delay or halt new projects.This comes at a time when wind power capacity needs to rise swiftly to help clean up the energy system.Government […]Why airborne wind energy can be a smart investment for net-zero
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ekaterina Bessonova, Communications Specialist, MegaAWE To achieve net-zero, we must develop and massively scale up a broad variety of renewable energy technologies.Airborne wind energy is a relatively unknown clean energy solution that warrants attention because of its exceptional […]4 ways to store renewable energy that don’t involve batteries
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ian Shine, Senior Writer, Formative Content Giant bricks are not what most people think of when they hear the words “energy storage”, but they are a key element of a gravity-based system that could help the world manage an […]The renewable energy transition is creating a green jobs boom
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stefan Ellerbeck, Senior Writer, Formative Content The energy crisis is impacting billions of people around the world, as soaring prices have made it more expensive to power homes and businesses. However, the current crisis has also accelerated the rush […]These 3 countries are global offshore wind powerhouses
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Offshore wind energy is one of the world’s most underused resources, with less than one-tenth of wind power based offshore. But the Global Wind Energy Council projects that by 2023 it will account for […]Wind farms now provide 14% of EU power – these countries are leading the way
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content The winds of change continue to blow through the European energy sector. Renewables – in particular wind power – continue to grow in overall importance, even though their rate of adoption slowed over […]Superconductors: the miracle materials powering an energy revolution
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This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Suchitra Sebastian, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge Imagine a world where ultra-fast levitating trains zip between destinations, where wind energy from the North Sea and solar energy from the Sahara power the electric […]


















