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How will energy look in 2030? My 10 predictions for the next 10 years!
Ten years ago Matt Cardle was Christmas number one (anyone remember Mr Cardle?) and David Cameron had just started his 6 years in office. The UK Government predicted in its base case energy scenario that in 2020 electricity generation would be delivered with 75TWHr from Coal. But the reality today is more like one TWHr. And I suspect this may open up to a significant amount of debate and challenge. I would predict that by 2030 at least one third of houses in the UK will be heated by heat pumps. This will be driven by regulatory intervention as well as changing consumer perception of methane Methane gas as an environmentally damaging option over electricity. ‘Zombie Gas Grids' will increase - pushing costs on those unable to switch away. ‘Brown Hydrogen will become a political issue - with higher electricity costs, using green electricity to make hydrogen will become challenging. to make hydrogen made from cracking methane with steam reformation (a not so carbon friendly process.
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Barriers to Data Collection in Industrial Energy Audits
The SO WHAT project aims to identify the core data needed for an industrial energy audit. The main barriers to data collection identified are hereby presented and briefly discussed. This article focuses on the barriers typically encountered in the data collection phase of an industrial audit.
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Investing in improving energy efficiency is industry's chance to be part of the post-pandemic economic recovery
The European Commission presented its European Green Deal investment Plan. The plan is to mobilise at least €1 trillion of sustainable investments over the next decade. In March 2020, the Commission also published its industrial strategy. It aims to reduce red tape .
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Ceramics industry and the transition to a Circular Economy
The EU ceramic industry represents an annual production value of around €30 billion. The EU Emissions Trading System covers over 1200 ceramic installations. Ceramic products can be reused, recycled or recovered after their end-of-life.
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EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM: sustainable industrial recovery plan
2019 data show primary production in Europe is flat, despite a growing demand for aluminium products. This is due to tensions on the aluminium supply chain caused by trade issues at global level and high energy prices. There are 15 smelters in the EU,.
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CEMBUREAU’s roadmap towards #Cement2050 – a Carbon Neutrality Roadmap
The European Cement Association published its Carbon Neutrality Roadmap. Roadmap sets out the cement industry's ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050. By 2030, CEMBUREAU aspires to be in line with the Paris Agreements two.
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Reducing emission from cement and steel manufacturing
Electricity is versatile in terms of its potential uses, but some industrial processes will be difficult to decarbonise. Cement, steel and plastics manufacturing, in particular, pose major challenges. Emissions from cement manufacture could be reduced by as much as.
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Green groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
Green groups have outlined their priorities to make Europes industry a global leader. A clean and responsible industry must be Europes answer to covid-19 crisis. renewable energy sector alone today employs around 1.2 million people in the EU.
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EEIP is supporting #RenovationFund4All
We are ready to think bolder and bigger
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Reflections on the recent 2020 EEFIG plenary
The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) held its annual plenary session in Brussels. EEFIG was established in 2013 by the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy (DG Energy) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP.
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