What we learned this week

I’m a fan of agrovoltaics – combining solar panels with farming – and it has a new high profile project. The Vatican’s agrovoltaic project was commissioned by Pope Francis to meet the Vatican’s energy needs. It is now complete, adding the city state to the short list of countries entirely powered by renewable energy.

Meanwhile, the UK government has announced that the long awaited Future Homes Standards will be arriving in the autumn, and are expected to include rules that all new houses wil...