Decarbonisation of industrial heat: The iron and steel sector
Headlines Current primary steel production is highly integrated; incremental efficiency improvements can only further reduce emissions by about 10%. The analysis of scenarios published recently by…
Read Full articleHeatpumps: vision vs. reality
Vision vs. reality – why political intervention is essential to unleash heat pumps energy savings potential in industrial and commercial applications. Buildings need a comfortable indoor temperature…
Read Full articlePlans are nothing, planning is everything
In an earlier blog I referred to leadership as the missing element in the drive towards net zero. Now we are seeing leadership on the issue emerging, both nationally – in some countries a lot more…
Read Full articleFarewell to Traditional Compressor-Based Refrigeration?
From Ozgun Danaci, DNV GL Until recently, the healthcare industry relied on ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers with compressor-based cascade refrigeration systems. Cascade systems are simply two…
Read Full articleAre ZNE-ready manufactured homes on the horizon
First published here . Earlier this year, we looked at how zero net energy can make life more comfortable as the weather gets weirder , and how utilities can strategically use ZNE to address the…
Read Full articleRaising the priority for industrial energy efficiency
Energy efficiency policy certainly follows an interesting path, perhaps more so for the industrial sector. Europe has been experimenting with how to unlock the potential of industry so that all…
Read Full articleIndustry at crossroads - reflections from EEFIG industry event
Industry at a crossroads A vibrant and highly competitive EU manufacturing sector can provide the resources and many of the solutions for the societal challenges facing the EU, such as climate change,…
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 articleWill South Korea’s energy transition include nuclear?
Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant won’t be closing any time soon, although President Moon had hoped to reduce the share of nuclear in Korea (Photo by IAEA , edited, CC BY-SA 2.0 ) From Yi hyun kang, Energy…
Read Full articleICP – the way financial institutions can make fighting climate change a business case
On September 12-14, 2018, San Francisco hosted the Global Climate Action Summit. The operative word is on “action.” At the summit, the Joint Statement of the Supporting Institutions of the Climate…
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