Maximilian Schwerdtfeger
Max joined The Eco Experts as content manager in February 2024. He has written about sustainability issues across numerous industries, including maritime, supply chain, finance, mining, and retail. He has also written extensively for consumer titles like City AM, The Morning Star, and The Daily Express.
In 2020, he covered in detail the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) legislation on sulphur emissions and its effects on the global container shipping market as online editor of Port Technology International.
He also explored the initiatives major container ports and terminals have launched in order to ship vital goods across the world without polluting the environment.
Since then, he has reported heavily on the impact made by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices on the supply chain of minerals, with a particular focus on rare earth mining in Africa.
As part of this, in 2022 Max visited mines and ports in Angola to hone in on the challenges being faced by one of the world’s biggest producers of rare earth minerals.
His most recent sustainability-related work came much closer to home, as he investigated the eco-challenges faced by independent retailers in the UK, specifically looking at how they can cut emissions and continue to thrive.
Max lives in South London and is an avid reader of books on modern history and ghost stories. He has also recently learned to play the game Mahjong and takes every opportunity to do so. He is also yet to find a sport he doesn’t enjoy watching.
- What are bifacial solar panels? Bifacial solar panels are relatively uncommon in the UK, but they offer significant benefits over conventional PV panels.Christopher McFadden
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme applications increased in April The increase in applications, according to the government, is being driven by offers from energy suppliers.Tamara Birch
- Energy bills unlikely to fall in the medium term, Ofgem warns Energy prices are down by more than 60% since January 2023, which was the peak of the energy crisis, thanks to the cost of living crisisTamara Birch
- Plummeting earthworm population poses threat to environment The UK’s food chain could be harmed if the earthworm population, which has declined by a third in the past 25 years, continues to fallLouise Frohlich
- Ripple Energy to launch UK’s largest consumer-owned wind farm Ripple Energy is set to launch its second major renewable energy project with the Kirk Hill project in Scotland.Maximilian Schwerdtfeger
- The 7 largest wind farms in the world We've ranked the world's largest wind farms, looking at total capacity, power output, and number of turbines.Tamara Birch
- Renewable energy booming in major economies India and Germany's use of renewable energy has increased significantly, taking two of the world's major economies away from fossil fuels.Tamara Birch
- Govt reiterates brownfield site guidance for solar farms Energy Secretary Clare Coutinho's bid to balance "competing priorities" of food production and energy securityMaximilian Schwerdtfeger
- PHEV drivers spending almost double what they should on fuel, analysis shows ECIU says that PHEV drivers could be paying about double the price predicted by manufacturers, as EV charging points increase in the UK.Tamara Birch