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- France's oldest nuclear reactor to finally shut down Sun, 28 Jun 20, 4:34pmEnvironmentalists have welcomed news that the 43-year-old Fessenheim reactor will close, nine years after it was first planned
- European VC firm Pale Blue Dot plans to fund 40 ‘planet-positive’ startups Wed, 17 Jun 20, 3:21amPale Blue Dot, a newly outed European venture capital firm focused on climate tech, announced this week the first closing of its debut fund at €53 million...
- Swappie bags $40.6M to sell more secondhand iPhones across Europe Tue, 16 Jun 20, 5:00pmFinland-based Swappie has closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. The ecommerce business refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process from testing and repairing...
- Volkswagen launches home EV charging system sales ahead of ID.3 vehicle deliveries Sat, 13 Jun 20, 4:35amVolkswagen has started to sell a home-charging device as the automaker prepares to bring its new ID family of electric vehicles to market. The ID.3 is the first electric vehicle under the ID label and will only be sold in...
- Backlash grows over Greek energy deregulation law Thu, 11 Jun 20, 5:00pmCampaigners fear damage to protected regions by companies exploiting their resources
- Russia to use anti-tank shells in attempt to put out oilfield fire Sat, 6 Jun 20, 3:35amMilitary called in to fire artillery rounds at wellhead in Siberia that has been ablaze for nearly a week
- Air pollution climbing back to pre-pandemic levels Sat, 6 Jun 20, 1:30amLast month, news media around the world heralded cleaner skies as a byproduct of the pandemic-induced quarantines. Alas, as lockdowns are lifted, air pollution is climbing back to pre-COVID levels in China. Several European...
- ‘For climate protesters, we are like filth’: the German village where coal is still king Mon, 1 Jun 20, 4:00pmEurope is going coal-free, but a vast lignite mine is expanding in eastern Germany and coronavirus has delayed new climate laws
- EU's greenhouse gas emissions continue to fall as coal ditched Sat, 30 May 20, 12:30amNewly released figures for 2018 show 2.1% drop on previous year in switch to renewables
- Greyparrot bags $2.2M seed to scale its AI for waste management Thu, 28 May 20, 7:25pmLondon-based Greyparrot, which uses computer vision AI to scale efficient processing of recycling, has bagged £1.825 million (~$2.2M) in seed funding, topping up the $1.2M in pre-seed funding it had raised previously. The...
- 5G, AI, cybersecurity and renewable energy set for investment boost under EU coronavirus recovery plan Thu, 28 May 20, 2:21amThe European Commission is proposing to direct billions of euros of financial relief into high tech and green investments to help the bloc recover from the coronavirus crisis...
- Oxwash bags $1.7M for a cleaner spin on laundry Mon, 4 May 20, 6:00pmOxwash, a UK-based laundry startup that’s aiming to disrupt traditional but environmentally costly washing and dry-cleaning processes by using ozone to sterilize fabrics at lower temperatures, along with electric cargo...
- BlackRock to advise EU on environmental rules for banks Sun, 12 Apr 20, 11:50pmCampaigners raise concerns over investor’s financial interests in fossil fuel companies
- Utrecht rooftops to be ‘greened’ with plants and mosses in new plan Sat, 28 Mar 20, 1:02am‘Vertical forest’ tower will have 10,000 plants on its facade in bid to reinvigorate biodiversity
- Energy storage boom stalls in Europe Mon, 23 Mar 20, 5:01pmSlowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support