
The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will phase out support to energy projects reliant on fossil fuels: oil & gas production, infrastructure primarily dedicated to natural gas, power generation or heat…
Read Full articleIndustrial Symbiosis: A Transformative Approach for Sustainable Industry
The following article is a summary of the report “Analysis for the cross-sectorial replication of IS technologies” delivered by the EU project CORALIS. And it is also a training article for the…
Read Full articleDigital Solutions for Industry
This is the era of the fourth industrial revolution. An era of change towards digital solutions for the simple and efficient management of processes and plants which, like any previous industrial revolution, brings with it a colossal transformation.…
DetailsInnovative financial solutions to fight energy poverty
Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity mechanisms”: “Buildings refurbishment benefits both the people and the…
Read Full articleSmart Metering : Is it really interesting for Industry?
What is Smart Metering ? About the issue of rational use of energy, smart metering turns out to be a real solution to consider. But, what is actually smart metering? The smart metering is literally…
Read Full articleWhat are the main types of Waste-to-Energy technologies on the market today?
By 2025, it’s expected that global waste will reach 6 million tons per day and a lot of that will go straight to landfills. In the U.S. alone, 140 million tons of waste find their way into landfills…
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Lorcan Lyons
Lorcan has extensive experience in energy and environmental policy at EU and international levels. At the European Commission Joint Research Centre he works on heating and cooling, and digitalisation.
Author detailsHow do we get the renovation wave rolling in Germany?
The European Union announced a major renovation wave last fall. It wants to double the rate of renovation in existing buildings over the next ten years. This is urgently needed, because buildings play…
Read Full articleSalzgitter - pumps for district heating
Short description of how Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH saved 53% of energy costs in their district heating operations. This has been achieved by a replacement of pumps with a new demand based pump control system.
Read Full Business PracticeCalorimeters for thermal propagation research on Lithium-ion batteries
Dr. Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT , explains how calorimeters can be applied to improve materials for thermal propagation mitigation in Lithium-ion batteries Established in…
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