Why do so many energy efficiency projects struggle to gain traction—even when the math says they should pay off? The answer, according to the M-Benefits project and leading European researchers, is…

Authors: Ali Hasanbeigi, Navdeep Bhadbhade With over 7% of global CO2 emissions, decarbonization of the cement industry will play a key role in achieving the Paris Climate Agreement targets. The deep…

Reducing CO2 emissions to zero in 30 years - utopian? The conversion of Germany's energy supply to green and renewable is a done deal. In 30 years, the country is to meet its energy needs from…

A novel platform, to be developed within the project EMB3Rs, will allow everyone in an energy community to explore ways of reusing excess thermal energy on site. Data from a living lab’s cutting-edge…

Battery energy storage plays an essential role in today’s energy mix. As well as commercial and industrial applications battery energy storage enables electric grids to become more flexible and…

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…

The global electric vehicle (EV) landscape has transformed dramatically, with 2024 marking a watershed moment as EV sales exceeded 17 million worldwide—representing over 20% of all new cars sold. This…

Decarbonising industry means the decarbonisation of electricity and heat. In principle, industry can rather easily decarbonize their electricity consumption, just buy green electricity. Heat is the…

On the 30 th September I moderated a webinar on energy efficiency, Powering an Energy Efficient Future , for the IPFA as part of their energy transition series. We had three great panelists who are…

Headlines Fossil fuel combustion to meet heating needs accounts for 35% of cement’s CO2 emissions. The remaining 65% are due to direct process emissions, which must also be addressed. The biomass use…