New Utility Busines Model: leverage customer base The typical utility model of the past is dead. The rise of renewables is often mentioned as one of the key reasons. Giant utilities were and are…

Introduction After intensive three-day negotiations, a historic agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act has been reached between the Council presidency and the European Parliament. This act, a…

The Horizon Europe project eLITHE kicked off at the beginning of January 2024, marking a significant milestone in the quest for sustainable industrial practices. An EU-funded project – eLITHE – has…

Vision vs. reality – why political intervention is essential to unleash heat pumps energy savings potential in industrial and commercial applications. Buildings need a comfortable indoor temperature…

There are concerns in the UK that Tata Steel could close its operations, leading to severe job cuts and economic disruption. Looking at the company from another angle, Arthur Neslen writes in The…

(from Steve Baab, DNV GL) I think everyone will agree that 2016 was a year full of surprises and many people are looking forward to putting it behind us. However, 2016 was a good year for energy…

If an energy efficiency building upgrade doesn’t benefit both the property owner and the tenant – especially with a triple net lease – it’s often easier to simply leave things the way they are even if…

From Paul Noble, DNV GL, first published here . There has been a great deal of thought about how industrial companies can keep delivering improved energy efficiency. And many companies have made great…

Making existing lending processes drive energy efficiency A recent article entitled “ All Lenders must be green lenders ” by friend and EnergyPro collaborator in the US Sean Neil emphasised an…

The following is the text of my presentation made in Cairo on the 18th December 2023 at a UNIDO organised event presenting the results of a project on ESCO contracts completed by a consortium…