Influencing the European Green Deal and industrial strategy: Leaders and laggards among small EU states
Towards the end of its six-month EU presidency, in late December 2019, Finland offered the same free gift to all EU member states it had already given to folk at home: a basic online course in…
Read Full articleThe AI Act: Shaping Europe's Digital Future and Transforming the Energy Sector
Here is the question: what are the main topics of the AI Act, just published in the Official Journal and thus will apply on 1st of August? And what are top-line implications on energy sectors, both…
Read Full articleHeatpumps: vision vs. reality
Vision vs. reality – why political intervention is essential to unleash heat pumps energy savings potential in industrial and commercial applications. Buildings need a comfortable indoor temperature…
Read Full articleMicrosoft details long-term plan for becoming carbon negative
Microsoft executives announced plans today for the company to become carbon negative by 2030, and then by 2050 to remove all the carbon from the environment that Microsoft has emitted directly or…
Read Full articleIndustry’s role in addressing climate change
The Madrid climate conference last December highlighted the challenges that lie ahead because so little was achieved. And we must achieve. There is so much to do for both mitigation and adaptation.…
Read Full articleSome like it hot – Is Hydrogen the answer to those needing it a little warmer?
In my recent predictions for energy over the next ten years there was one prediction I felt I could have explained a bit more. I predicted that Hydrogen would develop in pockets but I didn’t go into…
Read Full articleDigital Transformation of Energy Utilities – Shifting Gears?
Since 2014, utilities have been increasing their investment in digital infrastructure. This is the key finding of the IEA report “energy and digitalization ” which was published in November 2017. This…
Read Full articleWhat’s next for industrial energy efficiency?
From Paul Noble, DNV GL, first published here . There has been a great deal of thought about how industrial companies can keep delivering improved energy efficiency. And many companies have made great…
Read Full articleEvolution in energy efficiency financing
First published here. On the 9th July I attended the launch of the Mayor of London's Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF), a £500m public-private energy efficiency fund established by the Greater London…
Read Full articleAll you need to know about Financing Energy Efficiency
The Energy Efficiency Financing Map “All you need to know about Financing Energy Efficiency in Europe” is like a map constantly updated by EEIP. It shows and links the different tools, networks and…
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