
New 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 articleQ&A: Why cement emissions matter for climate change
A builder directs wet concrete from a cement truck into the foundations of a large building. Credit: Peter Righteous/Alamy Stock Photo. First published here . If the cement industry were a country, it…
Read Full articleNew IEA report on energy efficiency published
The International Energy Agency is at the heart of global dialogue on energy, providing authoritative analysis, data, policy recommendations, and real-world solutions to help countries provide secure…
Read Full articleHow data can increase the re-use of waste energy
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…
Read Full articleCharging Ahead: How Electric Vehicles Are Powering a Sustainable Future for the Next Generation of Innovators
The hum of an electric motor, once a novelty, is rapidly becoming the soundtrack of our urban landscapes. Not long ago, the idea of electric vehicles (EVs) dominating our roads felt like a distant…
Read Full articleZero waste system: Rebuilding capital for a circular economy
Innovative zero waste projects in the public and private sectors provide an important opportunity to build local circular economies while avoiding serious environmental harm from plastic pollution and…
Read Full articleBeyond Energy Savings: Unlocking the True Value of Energy Efficiency for Future Leaders
Rethinking the Value of Energy Efficiency in Business Imagine convincing a CEO to greenlight an energy efficiency upgrade. You present the projected energy savings and quick payback. Still, the deal…
Read Full articleThe AI Act: Shaping Europe's Digital Future and Transforming the Energy Sector
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…
Read Full articleHow Global Energy Investment Transformed from 2019 to 2025
In 2019, as delegates at energy summits debated the pace of the clean energy transition, a quiet tension underpinned global investment trends. The world invested over USD 1.8 trillion that year, but…
Read Full articleHow 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…
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