Here is the question: what are the main topics of the AI Act, just published in the Official Journal and thus will apply on 1st of August? And what are top-line implications on energy sectors, both…

As district heating companies search for new sources of low-carbon energy to distribute to customers, they find themselves serving both energy supplier and end-user. What challenges does their…

Electric motors are implicated in two major decarbonisation options involving electrification: electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps. This will lead to a significant market growth, as well as growing…

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…

First published here Are distribution network operators in Europe threatened by a potential application of blockchain technology in the energy sector? This seems to be the pressing question that was…

The European Union has taken a major step forward in its efforts to combat climate change and reduce energy consumption with the adoption of a Energy Efficiency Directive . This landmark legislation…

In 2006, the notorious Stern Report asserted that climate change poses the biggest challenge to the discipline of economics. Markets, it argued, cannot properly account for climate change and its…

With the rising temperatures and more frequent natural disasters caused by extreme weather, the debates about lowering or even eliminating CO2 and greenhouse gasses are getting more intense.…

The European Union's food sector is a significant energy consumer, responsible for 17% of the EU's gross energy consumption and 26% of its final energy usage in 2013. The agricultural phase, including…

Good morning, today I am going to talk about three important words for the energy efficiency finance market, standardisation, data and risk. I am going to start off talking about the so-called…