Tag: Renewables

Interview & Opinion

Will we make the energy transition happen?

Opinion: Michael Ornetzeder

Austria intends to become climate neutral by 2040. The scale of transformation is momentous and requires multi-layered and complex changes, involving not only new technologies and infrastructures, but also changing mindsets, social practices and new forms of economic activity. Coping with such change necessitates a broad discussion, which has been lacking so far, and attendant […] Continue reading “Will we make the energy transition happen?”

On the road

Learning from crises – doing research in a year like no other

By Javier López Prol

Research thrives on international exchanges and young researchers, in particular, benefit from stays abroad. Javier López Prol completed his Schrödinger Fellowship in Berlin, until the coronavirus came onto the scene. For scilog, this economist reports on how he was able to make a contribution to society in the pandemic as a researcher and how this […] Continue reading “Learning from crises – doing research in a year like no other”