What the energy efficiency community can learn from the Club of Rome
One step at a time We are confronting a lot of doom and gloom. On the one hand, we have the student climate activists and the Extinction Rebellion shaking our complacency to show that globally we are…
Read Full articleEU Fit for 55 package: a good fit for companies performing energy management systems and energy audits?
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission circulated a new set of proposals called ‘ Fit for 55 package ’ delivering the 2030 climate change targets and coping with the highly popular EU Green Deal.…
Read Full articleAluminum Industry: 10 Emerging Technologies for Energy-efficiency and GHG Emissions Reduction
Aluminum production is one of the most energy-intensive industrial processes worldwide. Although about a third of global aluminum production uses electricity from hydropower sources, the increasing…
Read Full articleNew Utility Business Model: leverage customer base
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…
Read Full articleG20 Global Summit on Financing Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Clean Technology
The 2019 General Assembly will offer a unique opportunity for Smart city actors to exchange best practices, present projects, find partners, and stimulate discussions helping the development of innovative ideas. The purpose of the 2019 General…
DetailsAll eyes on China’s 13th Five-Year Plan for energy
China’s 13th Five-Year Plan for energy (Energy 13FYP) might be one of the most anticipated official documents in the world and is one that will have far-reaching impacts on the carbon trajectory of…
Read Full articleEnergy revolution starts with Smart grids
Building safe, secure and efficient energy infrastructure is one of the EU's top goals which is going to be boosted by an investment of almost 1 billion euros. About 84% of this amount should be used…
Read Full articleIndustrial processes going digital
Best practices from EU-funded projects. Learning from the experience of industries in adapting to the digital transition: RETROFEED, SHIP2FAIR, SOWHAT & ECOFACT projects. A recent webinar shows once…
Read Full articleData centers aren't the energy hogs we thought
Although demand for data has increased rapidly, massive efficiency gains by data centers have kept their energy use roughly flat over the past decade, researchers report. The researchers caution,…
Read Full articleHungary, Portugal and Poland sign up to EU quantum communication infrastructure initiative
At the Digital Assembly, 7 Member States agreed to work together to explore how to make available a quantum communication infrastructure (QCI) in Europe, to boost European capabilities in quantum…
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