People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognise necessity when a crisis is upon them. -Jean Monnet. French political economist and diplomat who was one of the founding…

New recording of energy performance contracts (EPCs) in government accounts Recently Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published new guidance on recording of energy performance…

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…

Technical Forum meeting to develop Street Lighting Protocol of the Investor Confidence Project. Register for 1h FINAL webinar here Background The ICP project supports growth of investments in street lighting in Europe (next to industry and district…

The Brussels-based European Round Table for Industry this week published two new reports by the Boston Consulting Group that lay out the state of play and articulate the challenges in Europe’s energy…

Good news for energy efficiency market continues. Since 2009, Obama administration has created nearly 50 rules amd regulations that will deliver the biggest energy savings of any president in history,…

North Europe Flexibility Service Market The Open Call for the "Northern Cluster" is specifically aiming to lower the entry barrier for flexibility by simplifying the process for flexibility service…

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…

The most recent EEFIG meeting focused on industry, a sector that is sometimes neglected compared to buildings. I summarised the work on the EEFIG Underwriting Toolkit and took the opportunity to give…

(from Steve Baab, DNV GL) I think everyone will agree that 2016 was a year full of surprises and many people are looking forward to putting it behind us. However, 2016 was a good year for energy…