An old saying in Ireland goes: ‘there is no strength without unity’. When it comes to distributed energy resources (DER ), it couldn’t be more true. DER, acting individually, has a very limited…

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…

The European Union (EU) is considering a new legal framework that aims to significantly bolster regulations on the development and use of artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation, the…

The Investor Confidence Project: The importance of technical integrity The Investor Confidence Project , funded by the European Commission, was brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence…

The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) co-convened by the European Commission’s DG Energy and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has been working…

Heat pumps are considered large if they exceed capacities of 100kW. They can easily reach the one to several megawatt range with the largest units providing 35MW in a single machine. Currently…

Getting to a net-zero-carbon energy system is essential . It will be a major effort, one that requires significant investment in new low-carbon infrastructure, from renewable power plants to electric…

Electric motors can be found in everything from cars to toothbrushes. Electric motors-and the systems they use- account for more than 40% of global electricity consumption, according to the…

Author: European Environment Agency In 2019, EU Member States reported that they had already adopted or were planning to adopt 1925 national policies and corresponding measures to reduce greenhouse…

This publication focuses on these regulatory barriers. Over the months of April to November 2021, the Global ESCO Network has conducted a series of interviews with representatives of partner…