Personal Data - Smart Cities: How Cities Can Utilise Their Citizen’s Personal Data to Help Them Become Climate Neutral

There were 180 million heat pumps operational worldwide in 2020. That number needs to rise to 600 million by 2030 to be on track to meet a goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The EU is a recognised technology leader in heat pumps.

The EMB3Rs platform is set to help companies cost-effectively convert waste heat to a valuable revenue stream. It maps the supply and demand of thermal energy from potential stakeholders and shows how excess heat and cold can be re-used.

The report presents the integrated multiple benefits approach that expands the scope of energy audits and energy management systems beyond the traditional financial and technical concerns.

Electric motors account for more than 40% of global electricity consumption. Without efficiency improvements, global energy consumption from electric motors is expected to rise by 13,360 TWh annually by 2030.

Emerging markets and developing economies (EM&DEs) account for nearly half of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. The volume of capital currently being deployed to transition these countries to lower-carbon sources of energy is insufficient given the size of the climate challenge.

In the U.S. alone, 140 million tons of waste find their way into landfills every year. Energy recovery as a waste treatment process sees Waste-to-Energy technologies convert chemicals in waste residues into practical forms of energy.

For the first time, global demand for each of the fossil fuels shows a peak or plateau across all WEO scenarios. Russian exports in particular falling significantly as the world energy order is reshaped. The biggest tremors have been felt in the markets for natural gas, coal and electricity.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing the manufacturing and automation sectors. In addition to bringing more efficiency and capacity to automated systems, the IIoT is also paving the way for new concepts and business models.

REPowerEU is a plan for saving energy, producing clean energy and diversifying the European energy supplies. It is backed by financial and legal measures to build the new energy infrastructure and system that Europe needs.