Renewable energy can seem like a peaceful landscape of sun and wind.

But to researcher Joern Hoppmann (ETH Zurich), the renewable energy market is a chess match, where different technologies duel for supremacy. Hoppman and his colleagues were recently selected as runners-up for the Research Impact on Practice Award for their research on how government policy affects technologies. 

Measuring benefits is the top sustainability challenge facing SMEs, according to a new report.In June 2013, NBS's SME Council met to discuss and prioritize the top sustainability issues facing their organizations. This resulting report reveals the top eight sustainability challenges facing SMEs including: "Where can SMEs find the required expertise when starting a sustainability process?"