May 6, 2022 · Microgrids can step in when the main electricity grid fails. And as they can be powered by renewables, they are a sustainable and affordable option, too.

Sep 14, 2018 · Local communities generating their own power could become 90% energy self-sufficient, with potential to be fully self-reliant in the future, according to a Dutch study.

Feb 15, 2023 · Renewables-based microgrids and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading can boost energy security as they are self-sufficient and run independent of large grids.

Sep 13, 2024 · Amid an electricity crisis, many Nigerian small businesses run on petrol generators. This solar-microgrid start-up is working to connect them to clean energy.

May 31, 2024 · Pacific small island states, contributing only 0.03% of global emissions, are leading with ambitious renewable energy projects and net-zero goals by 2050.

Sep 18, 2018 · Dutch cyclists rode down the world's first bike path made entirely of discarded plastic this week, in a move aimed at reducing the millions of tonnes wasted every year.

Mar 3, 2026 · Surging energy demands and prices of buildings are turning leaders to efficiency retrofits to reduce energy costs and improve long-term energy security.

Apr 9, 2026 · Normally, a fifth of global gas and oil trade passes through this chokepoint. That’s 20 million barrels of oil a day. But why are people talking so much about this one small waterway - and …

Jan 7, 2025 · Technological change, geoeconomic fragmentation, economic uncertainty, demographic shifts and the green transition – individually and in combination are among the major drivers …

Jan 23, 2026 · Trade was a major topic of discussion at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Expert participants examined everything from how geopolitical complexity is accelerating trade deals to the …