Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum
Accelerating investments into sustainable energy and climate adaptation are important to ensure a climate-neutral Europe in the long-term and prepare our cities and regions for the threats and risks of climate change already known today. Europe’s…
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Renewable energy is increasingly a challenge to maintain grid stability. Therefore power stations are often required to provide adaptable grid-supporting functions in the form of so-called “grid codes” or feed-in regulations. This case study describes the situation in Portugal, the need to adapt to Portaria 596 grid code and how the reactive current converters of Knorr-Bremse PowerTech deliver…
Read Full Business Practice5 Strategies that achieve climate mitigation and adaptation simultaneously
Climate actions have often fallen into one of two strategies: mitigation efforts to lower or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, and adaptation efforts to adjust systems and societies…
Read Full articleInnovative Energy Efficiency in the European Food and Beverage Industry: A Holistic Human-Centered Approach
Introduction to the INDUCE Project The INDUCE project, a significant initiative under the Horizon 2020 framework, aims to foster energy efficiency within the food and beverage sector across Europe. It…
Read Full articleCovenant of Mayors training on project financing
Invitation only Together with Climate KIC, South Pole and the Investor Confidence Project, represented by EEIP Business Director Juergen Ritzek, this training session aims at providing assistance for local authorities interested in seeking financing…
DetailsClimate Chain Coalition
The Climate Chain Coalition (CCC) is an open global initiative to support collaboration among members and stakeholders to advance blockchain (distributed ledger technology) and related digital solutions (e.g. IoT, big data) to help mobilize climate finance and enhance MRV (measurement, reporting and verification) to scale…
Start-up BATINEW: ethics charter for implementation of actions
Implementation charter on how to balance universal challenges and its adaptation in energy and construction. Batinew desires all stakeholders in a project or action of which it is the manager to contribute to raising people’s awareness through a common feeling for social justice, universal collaboration, economic and energy efficiency. Find out more about their innovative upcoming projects in the…
Read Full Business PracticeAC electrical connections: Clarity on Electrical Interface Types, Standards and Trends
Many confusions exists regarding wiring devices. This paper brings clarity by examining Electrical Interface Types, Electrical Interface Standards,Industry trends and Cords and Plug Adapters. Moreover, it gives several parameters that determine interoperability between a power source interface and a device interface. Find out more about their solution offering in the world’s leading trade fair…
Read Full Business Practice6 principles for a market design that enables the energy transition
Does the classical business model of utilities have a future in Europe given the transition towards a decentralized energy system? This was the key question discussed by different economists at the…
Read Full articleStayOnline
Stay Online focuses on products for data and power infrastructure. They offer technical products that are typically hard-to-find elsewhere. Stay Online manufactures Power Cords and Adapters, Wiring Harnesses, and PDU Whips. Their Underwriter Laboratories (UL) files are E250704, E334382, and E338977. They mold and mechanically…