It is now becoming widely accepted that increasing the flow of investment into energy efficiency is essential for hitting climate targets, as well as addressing issues including fuel poverty and…

The trend report discusses the concept of a circular economy, where waste is turned into resources and products are reused and repaired. StartUs Insights uses their Big Data and AI-powered Discovery…

Mafalda Silva is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ( INEGI ) at the University of Porto. She has a PhD in Sustainable Energy…

O nível de investimento em eficiência energética necessário para cumprir as metas climáticas e de segurança energética é significativamente superior tanto aos níveis actuais, como aos níveis que podem…

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…

A Comissão Europeia revelou uma estratégia ambiciosa para 2024-2029, com o objetivo de rejuvenescer o sector industrial da Europa, aumentar a competitividade e afirmar o papel da UE na cena mundial.…

A indústria da pasta e do papel foi responsável por aproximadamente 5% do consumo final total de energia industrial e 2% das emissões directas de dióxido de carbono (CO2) do sector industrial a nível…

Although the world’s industries have tried to transition to more sustainable methods, the annual global extraction of materials has tripled over the last 50 years. In Europe’s ceramics industry has…

A crise energética de Fevereiro de 2021 no Texas foi mais uma forte recordação de quão quebrada está a nossa rede eléctrica nacional e de quão difícil será a transição energética. A mudança para as…

The transport sector still accounts for a quarter of EU carbon emissions, mainly coming from road transport. Direct electrification is playing a leading role in decarbonising the sector with electric…