Long-distance transport of green power: First successful testing of a 20 kA...
The growing deployment of renewable energy sources (RES) will have to be accompanied by a significant expansion of the electricity grids. The places where the generation of energy from wind, solar or...
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What are realistic pathways to curbing GHG emissions from the energy sector? Nobel Laureate and IASS Scientific Director Prof. Carlo Rubbia presented his views on “The Future of Energy” during a guest...
View ArticleShale Gas in Europe: potential benefits or unpredictable risks?
In recent years, the energy potential of unconventional gas reservoirs and especially shale gas has prompted strong interest from governments, business, and research sectors, leading to growing...
View ArticleDifferent Routes to the Energy Transition: IASS Senior Fellow Ching Chuen...
Long-term scenarios are an important part of the debate around the energy transition and are often seen as a useful tool for planning and decision-making. At the same time, they are sometimes unable to...
View ArticleScience for Peace: IASS Scientific Director Carlo Rubbia Joins Celebrations...
What role can science and scientific organisations play in bringing people and cultures together? Can the values promoted by science – neutrality, inclusion, cooperation – help to further the cause of...
View Article‘Best paths’ for Superconducting Electric Lines – IASS Joins EU Project to...
The development of high-capacity transmission networks that can efficiently integrate rising shares of renewable energy is a key challenge for achieving Europe’s long-term energy and sustainability...
View ArticleCharacteristics and Risks of Unconventional Natural Gas - IASS Publishes New...
With the development of extraction technologies such as hydraulic fracturing, the vast unconventional natural gas reservoirs have now become accessible and are sought after as a potential new energy...
View ArticleThe Future of Shale Gas in Europe: New IASS Fact Sheet Provides a...
Positive and negative experiences of exploiting shale gas in the USA over the past decade have put the spotlight on this gas as a potentially significant fossil resource across the globe. In Europe,...
View ArticleThe Future European Grid in the Context of the Energy Transition:...
Across Europe, the modernisation and expansion of the electric grid has become an increasingly urgent objective. Many factors, such as growing power demand, are making new power lines necessary. Above...
View ArticleReducing Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Industry: Researchers Discuss...
In recent years, numerous air measurement campaigns in shale gas fields in the United States have shone the spotlight on a hitherto little known environmental issue: the emission of methane and other...
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