At first glance, it sounds strange when cold local heating is to take over the heat supply. Is that a contradiction? No, cold heat really does exist. It is a heat supply with relatively low…

On 14 July 2021, the European Commission circulated a new set of proposals called ‘ Fit for 55 package ’ delivering the 2030 climate change targets and coping with the highly popular EU Green Deal.…

Although demand for data has increased rapidly, massive efficiency gains by data centers have kept their energy use roughly flat over the past decade, researchers report. The researchers caution,…

China’s 13th Five-Year Plan for energy (Energy 13FYP) might be one of the most anticipated official documents in the world and is one that will have far-reaching impacts on the carbon trajectory of…

Heat is a form of energy that is all around us. There’s heat from the sun (solar thermal), and from the earth (geothermal), but for this post, I want to talk about industrial heat - heat that is a…

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…

On the 30 th September I moderated a webinar on energy efficiency, Powering an Energy Efficient Future , for the IPFA as part of their energy transition series. We had three great panelists who are…

Turkey is creating the foundation for an effective industrial energy efficiency strategy Energy efficiency is a stated priority for both its energy and climate change policies in Turkey. Being a…

Energy efficiency policy certainly follows an interesting path, perhaps more so for the industrial sector. Europe has been experimenting with how to unlock the potential of industry so that all…

Here’s How European Energy Companies See The (Near) Future Two days at Europe’s premier energy conference, eurelectric 2017, reveal how utilities are rapidly adjusting — and looking forward- to a new…