
Industrial energy efficiency in Germany
Drivers and business opportunities in the German Energy Efficiency market ...and how GTAI (German Trade & Invest) and EEIP can support your market entry (Highllights of Oct2016 webinar) On 12th of…
Read Full articleSMART CITY Expo World Congress with EIP-SCC and ICP
The EIP-SCC Matchmaking initiative Join EIP-SCC and ICP at the Smart City Expo World Congress, in Barcelona. The European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC), promotes social and economic sustainability in cities across…
DetailsHow do we get the renovation wave rolling in Germany?
The European Union announced a major renovation wave last fall. It wants to double the rate of renovation in existing buildings over the next ten years. This is urgently needed, because buildings play…
Read Full articleGetting to grips with the complexities of industrial decarbonisation using soft systems
On the 12th October I moderated a panel on industrial decarbonisation at the Carbon Forward London conference . Not being a carbon markets specialist I was out of my comfort zone – which is always a…
Read Full articleTransforming the Global Food Sector: A Path to Energy-Smart Practices
The FAO 2011 paper titled "Energy-Smart Food for People and Climate" presents a compelling argument for transforming the global food sector to address the challenges of energy use, food security, and…
Read Full articleA systems approach to energy end use
The optimization of energy use in buildings and industry requires a systems approach to harvest its full potential. This idea is winning ground, as it is shown by the proposal of the ITRE committee of…
Read Full articleTraining, development of corporate policies and energy audits, keys to the success of energy efficiency measures in SMEs
Training, development of corporate policies and energy audits, keys to the success of energy efficiency measures in SMEs Mariana Fernández, Director of Communication and Training at Sustainable…
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…
Read Full article5 Strategies that achieve climate mitigation and adaptation simultaneously
Climate actions have often fallen into one of two strategies: mitigation efforts to lower or remove greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, and adaptation efforts to adjust systems and societies…
Read Full article5 steps for a robust energy strategy
According to the recently published article in the Harvard Business Review "Energy Strategy for the C-suite", energy is climbing up the corporate agenda. This is true and based on climate change and…
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