In a recent survey by the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group ( EEFIG ) of the members of its working group on industry, one respondent said that, more relevant than access to funding is…

In its Circular Economy Action Plan and Waste Framework Directive, the European Union has assigned a prominent role for industrial symbiosis (IS). This concept describes ‘the use by one company or…

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…

What has been apparent for a long time to all of us involved in energy efficiency at business and industry is that the communication layer is the foundation of nascent energy system. It will radically…

It is now becoming widely accepted that increasing the flow of investment into energy efficiency is essential for hitting climate targets, as well as addressing issues including fuel poverty and…

A novel platform, to be developed within the project EMB3Rs, will allow everyone in an energy community to explore ways of reusing excess thermal energy on site. Data from a living lab’s cutting-edge…

First published here . What does it mean for the renewable industry in Ireland? On Tuesday 24th July, the Government of the Republic of Ireland approved the design of the new Renewable Electricity…

4 reasons why Cleantech startups failed in the past Starting a new company in the energy sector, especially in the clean tech branch, is risky and every so often not successful. Still, in the period…

Meeting the EU’s climate ambitions outlined in the EU Green Deal will be, by design, a transformative process for our economies and societies. Delivering on promises of sizable emission reduction…

The Energy Efficiency Award: an international competition Visionary entrepreneurs and pragmatic technicians are the focus of the Energy Efficiency Award. Since 2007, the German Energy Agency (dena)…