6 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 articleEurope must choose a green future
First published here . A group of experts has published their suggestions for Europe's energy future in the European Energy Atlas 2018. In this excerpt, European Parliment member Claude Turmes points…
Read Full articleAccelerating the Clean Energy Transition: An Updated Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions
The global energy landscape has undergone significant shifts since the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its landmark Net Zero by 2050 report in 2021. While energy-related CO2 emissions…
Read Full articleMotek: International trade fair for automation in production and assembly
Welcome to the World’s Leading Trade Fair The international trade fair Motek, which takes place in Stuttgart from 09.10.2017 – 12.10.2017 , is the world’s leading event in the fields of production and assembly automation, feed technology and material…
DetailsWaste Heat Recovery - first European industry project certified by the Investor Confidence Project
VIENNA/LONDON, January 2019. The Investor Confidence Project's innovative Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ Certification has been awarded to a waste heat utilisation project at GMS GOURMET GmbH. The…
Read Full articleSPS Drives 2017
SPS IPC Drives is Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation Meet EEIP, the biggest global industry network for industrial energy effriciency, at the SPS Drives 2017 What the SPS is about? Show your products and innovations from 28 - 30…
DetailsThe 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 articleDigital platforms in the energy sector – definition & first applications
Integrating renewables into the electricity system is a challenging task. Currently, different concepts of how to do this are being discussed. In our last two posts we focussed on different concepts…
Read Full articleNew decade opens with cascade of US coal plant closures
The new decade is opening with a mounting cascade of plant closures in the United States coal industry, with investors abandoning ship, revenue being driven down by record-low gas and renewable energy…
Read Full articleIndustrial Demand Response - too complex?
Demand Response - the next gold rush for industry? It is often said the energy efficiency is a key (or even THE) driver for Demand Response. Well, for utilities and grid operators it is clearly a…
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