Energy Development

World’s Largest Dams: 5 Hydropower Plants Key to Renewable Energy Resources

Discover how major hydroelectric dams have become strategic infrastructure that transforms the power of water into renewable energy, security, and economic development.

Sustainable Smart Cities: 5 Cities That Are Improving Europe

From sustainable transportation to renewable energy sources, discover how major European cities are becoming smart cities, putting city technology and innovation at the service of the environment and ...

Sustainable Development in Big Cities: 5 Cases of Urban Renewal and Green Networks

Large cities are becoming laboratories of innovation where sustainable transportation, urban redevelopment, and green energy come together to aim for a more sustainable future.

From New Global Order to Infrastructure Development: What Challenges Await Europe?

How is the global geo-economic order changing in the post-Trump world, between technology, energy transition, and infrastructure? At the RCS Academy Geoeconomy Talk, Massimo Ferrari, General Manager o...

Why Are Dams Still Crucial for Energy Security and Sustainability?

From Ethiopia to China, dams play a crucial role in promoting energy security, energy independence and sustainability: from the biggest dam in the world (the Three Gorges Dam) to the newest (the Grand...

From Itaipú to Hoover Dam: The Most Impressive Dams in the World

From the Itaipú Dam to the Hoover Dam, these gigantic hydroelectric plants are not only tools for generating hydroelectric power and for water resources management, but also true engineering masterpie...

From Calrton Centre to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 6 Key Architectural Works in Africa

Africa invests in architectural works to promote urban development, the use of hydroelectric power, and contemporary African art. From the Zeitz MOCAA to the Aswan Dam, via the Carlton Center and the ...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Africa’s largest hydroelectric project Comes True

Work has been completed on the mega project, which will change the future of Ethiopia. Discover the infrastructure's figures: from the size of the reservoir to the sustainable energy produced by the F...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: From Nothing to a Whole City in Ethiopia

Schools, hospitals, a large reservoir, and a water treatment plant: around the construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, in a remote Ethiopian region, an entire community has sprung up...