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Happy new year 2026 !

For season 20 of this blog – started in January 2007, time flies – I would like to wish you and yours a healthy and happy 2026. One can say that if 2025 was rocky to say the least it looks like 2026 will be on par or maybe even worse. A quote is making […]

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New scientific report shows that 7 of 9 planetary boundaries are now breached

A new scientific study shows that 7 out of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached and both our societies and our ecosystems are in a dire need of a systemic turnaround.

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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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Climate change is costing us all a fortune… and it might be just the beginning

Two recent studies on the impacts of climate change and its effects show the enormous toll we already are paying financially and socially. This reinforces the case for drastic action.

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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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Video : What are grid forming inverters and how they can help power our world

Solar and wind are great, cheap, clean energy sources and they just don’t provide grid stability and inertia like hydro, nuclear or fossil fuels. That’s why grid forming inverters are needed. More on this in today’s article.

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Heat pumps are an incredible energy transition solution

One of the main tools to slash our global dependence to fossil fuels for heating and cooling is the mighty heat pump.Let’s see in this post the why and how.

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The European Energy Transition is well underway and accelerating

Despite what nay-sayers think and write all around, the energy transition in the European Union is well underway and it’s accelerating faster and faster.

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European Union to double cycling by 2030

Some European countries are some of the best in the world when it comes to cycling. The European Union wants to double the distance travelled by bike by the end of the decade.

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Renewable energy generation to surpass coal next year

Things are accelerating on one front and it’s good news : the energy transition of electricity generation is becoming more tangible a reality every day.

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