All you need to know: The EU's bold Energy Efficiency Directive
The European Union has taken a major step forward in its fight against climate change with the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency. This comprehensive legislation aims to…
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How Energy Efficiency meets the EU Climate and Energy Goals The JRC report (download link above) provides scientific evidence to support the “Efficiency First” principle considered by the Energy Union…
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In their annual report the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA; ger.) published the results of their work in 2015. Known for the „Energiewende“, Germany works with the…
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Unveiling Energy Challenges and Opportunities The food and beverage industry is a critical sector, consuming about 30% of global energy and contributing to 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. With the…
Read Full articleGlass Industry: 16 Emerging Technologies for Energy-efficiency and GHG Emissions Reduction
First published here Glass production is a highly energy-intensive industrial process. The container and flat glass industries (which combined account for 80% of glass production) emit over 60 million…
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Energy efficiency first: Clean. Competitive. Connected. The Clean Energy Package is changing Europe’s energy markets. "Energy efficiency first" is at the core of Europe’s commitment to a clean energy transition. This requires strong policies,…
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Energy and its central role in ferro-alloys production Ferro-alloys and silicon production is highly energy-intensive. Energy cost is one of the main competitive factors for the industry and thus…
Read Full articleEnergy Flexibility Initiative from the University of Stuttgart
At this Autumn’s session of the UNECE group of Experts on Energy Efficiency in Geneva, the groups’ Vice-Chair and Energy Efficiency in Production, University of Stuttgart (EEP) Head of International…
Read Full articleChina faces 4 big risks if it continues building more coal plants
Author: Jennifer Layke From January 2018 to June 2019, China added 43 gigawatts (GW ) of net new coal power capacity to its existing 1,000 GW coal fleet, while the rest of the world collectively…
Read Full articleSome like it hot – Is Hydrogen the answer to those needing it a little warmer?
In my recent predictions for energy over the next ten years there was one prediction I felt I could have explained a bit more. I predicted that Hydrogen would develop in pockets but I didn’t go into…
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