This is the era of the fourth industrial revolution. An era of change towards digital solutions for the simple and efficient management of processes and plants which, like any previous industrial revolution, brings with it a colossal transformation.…

Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity mechanisms”: “Buildings refurbishment benefits both the people and the…

ISO 50001: easier Article 8 compliance, plus energy cost savings Right across Europe, Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU (also known as ‘Article 8?) now applies. Simply put,…

Last week I took a three-hour training course. The subject wasn’t important for what I want to say, but I will mention it later. In mid July, the Investor Confidence Project Europe will be holding its…

The report entitled “Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock -Unleashing the 4thIndustrial Revolution in Europe” estimates the EU energy renovation market at EUR 109 billion in 2015 and 882,900…

The end of the year normally makes us reflect on where we are and how we got there. In the past couple of months, we have been shocked by a special report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate…

Welcome to the World’s Leading Trade Fair The international trade fair Motek, which takes place in Stuttgart from 09.10.2017 – 12.10.2017 , is the world’s leading event in the fields of production and assembly automation, feed technology and material…

Does the classical business model of utilities have a future in Europe given the transition towards a decentralized energy system? This was the key question discussed by different economists at the…