Europe

Mediterranean Connectivity

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The Mediterranean Sea region plays a key role in global connectivity infrastructure, this is the message of a new report by DC Byte. Indeed, several knowledge intensive hubs of Europe exist in the Mediterranean region, and are increasingly interconnected as subsea cable networks are expanded. The growing IT-infrastructure will further regional integration, including the regions on the Western coast of North Africa.  read more »

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Spain’s Impossible Dream of ‘Green’ Electricity

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Updated Man of La Mancha lyrics could read: “To dream the impossible dream of clean, green, net-zero electricity, to fight the unbeatable foe of manmade climate cataclysms, we must run where the brave dare not go.”  read more »

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Why No Unicorns in Italy?

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I’m on a panel about this tonight.

A unicorn is a privately owned startup company worth more than $1 billion.  read more »

Global Tally Of Alt-Energy Rejections Passes 1,000

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The rejections keep coming. Since the beginning of May, a provincial government in Queensland has rejected an enormous wind project, a county board in Illinois spiked a solar project  read more »

The Shifting Geography of US Deep Tech

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A systematic mapping of where the world’s global leading companies in deep tech are located shows a massive lead for the USA – however the leading edge of particularly Santa Clara Valley shows signs of gradual normalization  read more »

Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2025 Edition Released

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This annual report assesses housing affordability in 95 major markets across eight nations (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the, United States).  read more »

Bad News for American Doomers

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It’s once more springtime for America doomers, those who believe the United States will soon lose its global top-dog status.  read more »

Did Over-Reliance On Solar & Lack Of Grid Inertia Cause Spain’s Blackout?

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Less than two years ago, climate activists in Spain celebrated after a utility announced it would close the country’s largest coal plant, the 1,468-megawatt As Pontes facility.  read more »

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The Sun Belt Will Save Europe

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Florence. No city on earth is a more miraculous testament to what entrepreneurs can do, and how hard work and grit can build beauty that endures.  read more »

Europe is Second Best in Deep Tech and Willing to Trade

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A systematic mapping of where the world’s global leading companies in deep tech are located shows that the US continues to have a significant advantage. However, Europe is catching up  read more »

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