Demand Response (DR) helps utilities to manage the peak electricity demand by temporarily shifting the demand on the consumer side instead of building new power plants to meet the short-time peak…

The February 2021 energy crisis in Texas was yet another stark reminder of just how broken our national power grid is and how difficult the energy transition will be. The shift to renewable energy…

How the heat pipe heat exchangers designed by ETEKINA partners are shaping the waste heat recovery systems of the future. In early February this year, the cost of carbon reached record highs with…

I’ve previously talked about the challenges of finding an energy source for industries needing a source of concentrated energy such as aviation or even space flight . In my discussion I highlighted…

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…

The European Commission continues releasing extensive legislative and strategic packages one after the other: Fit for 55, Hydrogen and Gas Package, REPowerEU. The REPowerEU package was a quick…

Engineers use the summer break to launch new heat recovery system This summer, when millions of Europeans were departing for their first holidays since the start of the pandemic, also Prof. Hussam…

The EU plans a “massive” increase in solar and wind power, and a short-term boost for coal, to end its reliance on Russian oil and gas as fast as possible. In a plan outlined on Wednesday, the…

Financing is often stated as one of the biggest challenges to implement a smart city strategy . This is not only due to pressure on public budgets but also to inherent complexity of smart city…

Treating wastewater in Australia produces three million tons of sludge which then must be treated and disposed of. The process is responsible for 50% of the total operating costs of wastewater…