Russia and European energy independence: the REPower EU Plan
Since its outbreak on February 24, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has altered the political, social, and economic balance of the world and, above all, of Europe. At a […]
Energy
No Easy Path to Economic and Political Stability in Africa
From Decolonization to Neocolonialism in Africa Africa is not a country, it is a continent formed by different countries hence different people who respectively have different histories and through their […]
The Roots of our Petroleum Addiction and the Future Possibilities of a World Detached from Oil
Oil is power, and until we move away from this very notion then we will be addicted to oil for an unseeable future and suffer the great consequences that arise from fossil fuel consumption. Dominion over oil means dominion over democracy. We must find a new dependency in order to prosper. What lurks in the shadows? What is our way out?
“M’illumino di meno” day
Today an article written by our fellow RESD student Ruggiero Rippo! Enjoy it as much as we do! This year on the 19th of February all of us can make a […]
Exotic Renewable Energy Plants: Tidal Energy
Tidal Energy power plants are definitely some kind of an exotic form for energy production. That’s because most tidal power plants are just pilot projects that are only build for […]
The Future of Transportation: The Port of Los Angeles
Right now I am following a very interesting course with the name of transport and regional economics. And the more I think about transportation, the more I realize how important […]
3D-Underwater framing
In resource economics we talk quite a lot of renewable resources and their stock size, and to make it more feasible professors introduce to students this topic by the stock […]
IRENA – The International Renewable Energy Agency
In today’s lecture about renewable energy production, our professor Chalvatzis Konstantinos showed us some very useful sources for data and information on renewable energy stuff that everybody that is into research […]
World Energy Outlook Report 2015
This September the International Energy Agency published a Special Report on Energy and Climate Change. This December a very important meeting, the COP21, will let come together the most important decision […]
Sustainer Homes
As you may noticed, Pushkar and me we are reporting quite often about pilot projects and plans on how to apply new knowledge on sustainability in the real world. Today […]