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Efficient ways of storing instant solar energy available in form of irradiation, wind, waves, tides, etc., are fundamental ingredients for the transition to what is called “renewable energy.$rdquo; Batteries play a major role in energy storage. Battery technology is evolving very fast. The Community of Practice in this VCC is engaged in conceptual developments for the use of batteries in many different applications. The goal is to ensure that batteries meet all requirements of a decentralized societal energy system for energy storage with minimal impact on the environment in a truly circular economy.

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[Apr 25, 2026] Growing fire hazards of lithium-ion batteries: Libby Brooks in her article “Fire experts ‘kept awake’ over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries” published in the Guardian indicates that the ubiquity of batteries in everyday products is outpacing public understanding and safety regulations. She reports on a sharp increase in battery-related fires across Scotland and that firefighters in London attend e-bike or e-scooter fires every other day.

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[Aug 11, 2026] CitizenForum VCC opened: The "Citizen Forum Norfolk and World VCC" has been initialized and is open now.

[Aug 03, 2026] Alliance of World Scientists Declares Planetary Emergency: In the paper “ World scientists’ warning to humanity: a third notice” the Alliance of World Scientists includes the “Declaration of a planetary emergency.” The declaration states: “We, the undersigned, recognize that Earth is now in a state of planetary emergency. Climate change, biodiversity loss, land and freshwater degradation, pollution, and unsustainable production and consumption are destabilizing the Earth system that supports all life.”
You can sign the declaration here ...

[Aug 03, 2026] Hothouse Earth: arriving sooner than you think…: Julian Cribb writes in his latest blog: “Latest measurements, carefully analysed to exclude anomalies such as El Nino, reveal a planet cooking up at a steady 0.48 degrees per decade since 2015, in what is thought to be the most rapid heating event in all its geological history.” We are experiencing the most rapid heating event in Earth's billions of years long history! We have caused this event with a few hundred years of sole focus on unlimited growth using all the ancient solar energy accumulated by Earth's biosphere over more than 250 million years - just because we could! That is something to reflect on!

[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!