What is green hydrogen?
Hydrogen is currently on everyone's lips: scientists, politicians, investors - even oil companies. what's it all about and why is it important? To combat the climate catastrophe, we need to stop…
Read Full articleSome like it hot – Is Hydrogen the answer to those needing it a little warmer?
In my recent predictions for energy over the next ten years there was one prediction I felt I could have explained a bit more. I predicted that Hydrogen would develop in pockets but I didn’t go into…
Read Full articleThe clean energy race - EU fights back with new green industry and critical raw materials legislation
The starting gun on the global clean energy race has long been fired — now Europe is finally getting out of the stalls. Two new proposals, unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday, are meant to…
Read Full articleAnalysis of the Front National 2024 Program and Its Potential Impact on Financing the Energy Transition
Overview of Front National 2024 Program The Front National (now known as Rassemblement National, RN) 2024 program emphasizes national sovereignty, economic protectionism, and a cautious stance towards…
Read Full articleChina is investing $13 trillion in construction. Will it pursue zero carbon buildings?
China is in the midst of a construction mega-boom. The country has the largest buildings market in the world , making up 20% of all construction investment globally. And it’s only set to grow: China…
Read Full articleIs REPowerEU able to accelerate transition to renewable energies and improve energy security?
The European Commission continues releasing extensive legislative and strategic packages one after the other: Fit for 55, Hydrogen and Gas Package, REPowerEU. The REPowerEU package was a quick…
Read Full articleMoving hydrogen from hype to hope
“ I see a pivotal role for hydrogen ,” in Europe’s efforts to achieve its climate goals, said Frans Timmermans. And up jumped the crowd in a rare standing ovation for a climate commissioner. Hydrogen…
Read Full articleReflections on the recent 2020 EEFIG plenary
On February 18th, the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) held its annual plenary session in Brussels .EEFIG was established in 2013 by the European Commission Directorate-General…
Read Full articleSustainable finance: Simplicity liberates action!
For nearly ten years Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP) has been working on the policies and tools enabling financing of energy efficiency in industry. Complexity of investing in energy…
Read Full articleTOP 3 articles in Energy Efficiency fom the 2nd quarter of 2018
1 - What's next for industrial energy efficiency? By Paul Noble Why don't companies do more? This is the question to understand why organizations don't engage a holistic energy efficiency approach…
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