Utilities large missed opportunity: Demand Response in manufacturing
Demand Response (DR) helps utilities to manage the peak electricity demand by temporarily shifting the demand on the consumer side instead of building new power plants to meet the short-time peak…
Read Full articleAustralian startup develops AI model to forecast solar ouput based on satellite data
With solar eclipsing coal as the lead source of electricity generation in Australia these last days , the question of how to manage this powerful but unpredictable fleet is already a pressing issue.…
Read Full articleNiels Bakker
Niels Bakker is the decentralized marketplace lead with Tymlez. After validating the business concept of peer-to-peer energy trading on Blockchain, he helped set up a working demo of this concept. Niels holds a Masters Degree in Information Science…
Author detailsAnnual Tw4SE lecture
Tw4SE was started in 2016 as a community of active twitter users working for a sustainable energy transition in Europe. During the past two years, over 200 users have been active in the community tweeting hourly for sustainable energy on average . In…
DetailsEnergy Track & Trace using Blockchain
Today, there is no immediate link between production and use of electricity. There is no true way to directly prove if renewable energy bought by a consumer is indeed from a specific renewable source.…
Read Full articleHow cheap must batteries get for renewables to compete with fossil fuels?
Author: Edd Gent While solar and wind power are rapidly becoming cost-competitive with fossil fuels in areas with lots of sun and wind , they still can’t provide the 24/7 power we’ve become used to.…
Read Full articleManagEnergy MasterClasses
The Master Classes are a new and innovative way to increase the capacity of energy agencies to place themselves at the forefront of energy investments across Europe. Consisting of 16 hours of interactive tuition and training , the classes focus on…
DetailsUS: Energy efficiency gets a boost under Obama
Good news for energy efficiency market continues. Since 2009, Obama administration has created nearly 50 rules amd regulations that will deliver the biggest energy savings of any president in history,…
Read Full articleIs an energy revolution underway in Chile?
First published here Chile’s share of renewable energy has tripled in the past five years. Maximiliano Proaño takes a look at the policy behind this massive growth, and the road ahead. In May, Chile’s…
Read Full articleWhen Are Energy Audits a Waste of Money?
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Curt Monhart was sitting across the desk from an organization’s facility manager discussing a…
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