Is the loss of the banking “passport” the biggest risk posed by Brexit to financial companies in the UK? Not according to Paolo Galvani, founder and CEO of fintech startup MoneyFarm. Continue Reading
Over the past three years, more than 2,500 patents have been filed and US$ 1.4 billion in venture capital investments have been made in this technology, according to a report published by the World Economic Forum. Continue Reading
Apple and Microsoft, Google and Facebook, Walmart and Amazon. These corporate giants are not always friendly to each other, but in one area at least they are prepared to cooperate: renewable energy. Continue Reading
For entrepreneurs, start-ups are often synonymous of cutting-edge technology, disruption of markets and aspiration to do good. For investors, they mean risking on new ventures in the hope to find the unicorn, the label given to companies valued more than US$ 1 billion. There hasn’t just one in the renewable energy sector yet. Continue Reading
At present, solar panels can provide less than half of households’ electricity needs because the energy is produced during daytime and it has to be consumed immediately. If the energy is stored, however, a much larger portion can be covered. Continue Reading
What is the position of European renewable energy companies and what to expect from the EU next year? Interview with Dominique Ristori, Director General for Energy at the European Commission. Continue Reading