Rebecca Bertram
Rebecca Bertram works as a freelancer and consultant on energy and climate issues in Honduras. She used to work for the Heinrich Böll Foundation both as the Director for the Energy and Environment program in the Washington D.C. office and as the…
Author detailsLoad Management of Industrial Systems
If a company wants to reduce its energy costs, its primary focus should be on reducing energy consumption. However, in many cases, companies can also realize significant savings by optimizing 1. Their energy consumption profile and 2. Their energy contract and purchasing strategy. Among other things, this paper will discuss various ways of adjusting consumption supported by practical examples.
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy storage investments - bridging production and consumption
The February 2021 energy crisis in Texas was yet another stark reminder of just how broken our national power grid is and how difficult the energy transition will be. The shift to renewable energy…
Read Full articleHow to enter a 100 billion Euro market? – Industrial Energy Efficiency in Germany [WEBINAR EEIP & GTAI]
How to enter a 100 billion market? - webinar with EEIP & GTAI On Wednesday, the 12th of October 2016 , EEIP and GT&I (German Trade & Invest, agency of German ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) are running 2 joint webinars to showcase business…
DetailsUCC First University to Achieve ISO 50001
University College Cork (UCC) claims to be the first university worldwide and the first public sector body in Ireland to achieve ISO 50001 certification. Aided by ISO 50001 implementation software (Enerit) that covered significant energy users, energy saving opportunities, energy actions and planning, corrective actions and audit management, UCC implemented its energy management programme in just…
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy Efficient Europe
A 1 day event from Cefic and the SPICE3 project on ENERGY EFFICIENT EUROPE, focusing on the chemical industry. The event aims to look at Industrial Energy Efficiency from the perspective of the different stakeholders, namely the EU Parliament EU…
DetailsThinking strategically about industrial energy efficiency
In a recent survey by the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group ( EEFIG ) of the members of its working group on industry, one respondent said that, more relevant than access to funding is…
Read Full articleSummary of the IEA Electricity Market Report 2023
Navigating Turbulence: Global Electricity Demand and Decarbonization Efforts Global Electricity Demand Dynamics in 2022 and Beyond Despite facing headwinds from the energy crisis, global electricity…
Read Full articleGoing DEEP
In addressing our long-term climate and energy goals, we seriously need to upscale investments in energy efficiency, because reducing demand is a major element in reducing GHG emissions. The Energy…
Read Full articleEurope’s energy-intensive industries coping with covid crisis while trying to stay on sustainable path
Europe’s industry has significant challenges today. We are fortunate that the European Union provides a robust policy framework for industry that covers many themes: climate change, energy efficiency,…
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