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…

How to drive energy efficiency? Make energy efficiency projects bankable Gain client trust by delivering energy savings as promised How that works? During last years, energy efficiency experts in…

Energy efficiency in kilns and other process stages of ceramics production are quite low and pollutants are currently emitted at unsustainable levels. But as costs for fossil fuels rise and…

The transport sector still accounts for a quarter of EU carbon emissions, mainly coming from road transport. Direct electrification is playing a leading role in decarbonising the sector with electric…

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…

A study into 41 EU-funded energy efficiency projects across Europe looked at primary energy savings, greenhouse gas (GHG) savings, investment triggered, market stakeholders with increased skills on…

China is in the midst of a construction mega-boom. The country has the largest buildings market in the world , making up 20% of all construction investment globally. And it’s only set to grow: China…

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…

First published here . Wind farms connected to batteries can help Germany go fossil-free (Photo by Frank Schwichtenberg , CC BY 3. 0) Energy storage is going to be a huge industry in the transition to…

Electric motors can be found in everything from cars to toothbrushes. Electric motors-and the systems they use- account for more than 40% of global electricity consumption, according to the…