“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Curt Monhart was sitting across the desk from an organization’s facility manager discussing a…

The following is the text of my presentation made in Cairo on the 18th December 2023 at a UNIDO organised event presenting the results of a project on ESCO contracts completed by a consortium…

In an era where climate change looms large, the European Union is taking bold steps to reshape its industrial landscape. The EU's strategy for industrial carbon management, as outlined in a recent…

The digital revolution - 2 page factsheet by the Joint Research Center The digital revolution Digitalisation is the innovative use of information and communications technologies , in particular the…

The Rising Importance of Energy Efficiency in Food Production In an era of climate change and resource scarcity, the food industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental footprint while…

From Davion Hill, first published here . Joint Industry Program: IMPRESS In July 2016, DNV GL proudly announced acquisition of Green Power Monitor , which monitors 2300 facilities in over 51…

After the first oil crisis, to minimise the risk of major shortages, the US federal government required large industry simply measure their energy use to better understand energy flows within their…

As the world grapples with intersecting energy, climate and cost of living crises, energy efficiency has emerged as a crucial solution that can simultaneously address all three challenges. The…

Do you know the environmental impact of the sandwich you had for lunch? Food production requires about 30 percent of the world’s total energy consumption and is still highly reliant on fossil fuels .…

Despite the efforts made over the last 20 years, research suggests that there remains an important potential to reduce energy consumption in energy intensive industry by 15-25%. The same research…