
Driverless and electric, or car-free? The cities cutting out cars, and why
Author: Vanessa Bates It’s common consensus in the tech industry that the days of cars as we know them—powered by gas, driven by humans, and individually owned by all who want and can afford one—are…
Read Full articleFive Big Steps for a Smarter, Greener Europe: Rethinking National Energy Schemes
Picture a small company in Germany: the managing director juggles regulatory paperwork, rising energy bills, and the daily struggle of keeping staff motivated. She’s heard about energy efficiency, but…
Read Full articleWomen as leaders of renewable energy shift in heating and cooling
Meeting the EU’s climate ambitions outlined in the EU Green Deal will be, by design, a transformative process for our economies and societies. Delivering on promises of sizable emission reduction…
Read Full articleRiding the Green Wave: The Meteoric Rise of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Financing the energy transition remains a challenge. However, new financing mechanism have entered the world of finance during recent years. While green bonds seem to be already part of the finance…
Read Full articleHaving ‘Impossible’ conversations about energy
In my recent blogs on the future of energy I have had some really interesting debate on what will and won’t work… I’ve been challenged to consider Ammonia for air travel, a full Hydrogen switch over…
Read Full articleIn and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle recharge
Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug their car in, go to the restroom, get a cup of coffee and in 10 minutes, drive out with a fully charged battery, according…
Read Full articleHow waste heat recovery will change the landscapes
Each year industries across Europe allow a valuable source of heat energy to simply escape out their chimneys. An EU-funded project called ETEKINA has reimagined a decades-old technology called heat…
Read Full articleConnecting the dots of Energy Efficiency Directive with sustainable finance reporting. The full potential unlocked.
During this summer, the European Commission published in the OJ (Official Journal) a series of Recommendations and guidelines, addressed to member states, for the transposition of the Energy…
Read Full articleJoint Declaration on the European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition - Signed by Commission and all Member States
A Joint Declaration on energy efficiency financing and the European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition (Coalition) has been signed today by the Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and the Energy…
Read Full articleGreen groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
As Europe prepares to embrace a new industrial revolution in the aftermath of the covid-19 crisis, green groups have outlined their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader. A clean and…
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