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The trend report "Hydrogen Patents for a Clean Energy Future" emphasizes hydrogen's increasing role in achieving a sustainable energy future. Recognized as the 'fuel of the future,' hydrogen offers potential in reducing the carbon footprint across industries. Spain's exploration of renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic energy and wind power for retrofitting, exemplifies this shift. From 2011 to 2020, there was a notable rise in hydrogen-related patent activities, with significant contributions from top international applicants. The report details patent trends in hydrogen production, highlighting advancements in electrolysers and low-carbon technologies. Efficient storage and distribution are vital for hydrogen's broader acceptance, and the report presents trends in these areas. Hydrogen's end-use applications extend to sectors like methanol production and transport. The document concludes by reinforcing hydrogen's growing importance in the global energy transition towards a more sustainable future.
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Stimulating Consumer Demand for Energy Efficiency Investments
The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) will soon publish its final report from an expert working group on accelerating consumer demand.
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An Uber for heat: How a new platform can help industries reuse excess heat and meet decarbonisation goals
Mafalda Silva is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. She has participated and managed multiple projects concerning energy planning and sustainability. Silva has developed a heat and cold matching platform that determines the costs and benefits related to excess heat utilization routes for the industry and end users.
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Research and Development Funding: IT services to help municipalities transition towards Circular Economy
European cities, regional and national organisations have to transition towards Circular Economy. Only 10% of the cities have advanced on circular transition, as it is particularly complex. Municipalities and local businesses across Europe are facing four interlinked challenges.
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Race to Renewables: Win Prizes in Our Fast-Paced RE4Industry Quiz Challenge!
Next week sees the start of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2023 in Brussels. The RE4Industry project uses this flagship event to showcase its amazing results and has developed a fun-learn mobile quiz: 5 questions, 45 seconds, fastest 25 daily winner get a nice price.
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Transforming Europe’s Social Housing: Survey on Energy Efficient Refurbishment Strategies
SUPER-i survey is an online survey aimed at collecting insights on the current state of the energy-efficient refurbishment of social housing stocks in Europe. Results will identify areas for improvement, enable benchmarking of energy efficiency performance, and inform decision-making processes at various levels.
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On the road towards a European Common Energy Data Space
OneNet project delivered a report on Cross stakeholder Data Governance for Energy Data Exchange. It was concluded that the majority of the recommendations are yet to be addressed. The deliverable analyses the OneNet system architecture and functional approach from.
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‘Uber’-like platform to match heat supply and demand released
Until now, there was no efficient way for industries generating excess heat to provide it to nearby users who need it. Now the EMB3Rs platform, a tool that matches thermal energy sources with potential demand, offers an effective way for these heat sources and sinks to find each other.
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Riding the Green Wave: The Meteoric Rise of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
The market for sustainability-linked bonds hit the $100 billion mark in 2021. This growth rate is significantly faster than that of green bonds, which took almost six years to reach the same market size.
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Video relased: A platform to calculate energy recovery options
The final video about EMB3Rs heat and cold matching platform has been released. It features the different application options for the platform. Discover four case studies in Portugal and Greece, take a visit at the platform developers office and listen to what the coordinator.
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