At the invitation of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Bruegel Deputy Director Simone Tagliapietra spoke at the informal meeting of energy ministers in Dublin on Europe’s electrification and industrial competitiveness. On 29 September, he joined Céline Gauer, Director-General of DG ENER, and Greg Jackson, founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, for … Continue reading Europe’s electrification and industrial competitiveness
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Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
The Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves and pledged to refrain from energy export restrictions after pressure from US President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. As a result, Trump has said that he would now not impose a diesel export ban. … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 4-5, 2026
New report from Bruegel on how climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans
Manufacturing companies in the Western Balkans are beginning to respond to the pressures of the green transition, but progress is uneven. A new Bruegel analysis by Nina Vujanović finds that firms are increasingly taking steps to reduce their environmental impact, driven both by energy and cost considerations and by their close integration into European supply … Continue reading New report from Bruegel on how climate policies can speed up manufacturing decarbonisation in the Western Balkans
Data centre heat is too valuable to waste
Dorota Derlicka and Tomasz Chabrzyk write on the Bird & Bird website that data-centre waste heat is shifting from being an interesting sustainability opportunity to something developers may actually have to plan for and justify under EU law. Poland provides a particularly useful example of what that change could mean in practice. Waste heat … Continue reading Data centre heat is too valuable to waste
Climate change is redrawing the world’s wine map
In an article on The Conversation website, Kathiana Luk, Andrew Dowdy and Hamish Clarke, all from The University of Melbourne, discuss how climate change is beginning to redraw the world’s wine map. Traditional regions are becoming hotter, drier and more fire-prone, while cooler places may become increasingly suitable for varieties previously grown much farther south. … Continue reading Climate change is redrawing the world’s wine map
Blog by Rose Morrison – Europe’s industrial battery compliance countdown: why forklift fleet managers have 6 months to prepare for the battery passport
Image: Unsplash Forklift fleets have helped contribute to the sustainability of building operations ever since battery-powered units became widely adopted. However, incoming updates to Europe’s battery compliance programmes will require a new set of factors to consider. Understanding the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 Industrial batteries are regulated under the EU Regulation 2023/1542 to ensure producer … Continue reading Blog by Rose Morrison – Europe’s industrial battery compliance countdown: why forklift fleet managers have 6 months to prepare for the battery passport
Energy in Demand News, September 6-7, 2026
Maersk, the integrated container logistics company, has signed a deal to install the first wind sail on a container ship, the Financial Times reports, noting that the maritime industry is returning “to an age-old technology to cut fuel consumption and comply with tougher environmental regulations. The sail, a 35m-high rotor sail designed by the British … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 6-7, 2026
Efficiency first: the missing step in industrial decarbonisation
Mitie, one of the UK’s leading technology-driven facilities management, transformation and compliance company, provides an important blog on industrial carbonisation. The challenge for any manufacturer committed to net zero is building a pathway that works commercially, operationally and technically. Why net zero fails in manufacturing – unless you fix this first Summary Manufacturers should … Continue reading Efficiency first: the missing step in industrial decarbonisation
Energy in Demand News, August 23-24, 2026
The Trump administration is doing everything possible to crush California’s environmental policies that have been respected world-wide, New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have blocked California from setting its own limits on automobile pollution, which federal law has permitted since the 1970s. The Energy Department has announced $75 million … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 23-24, 2026
Buy European? voters would rather buy national
In an article on the Politico website, Aude Van Den Hove discusses recent poll findings that challenge the push for a European preference in public procurement in the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Brussels wants ‘Buy European’ but voters lean domestic, poll shows As the EU works on a major industrial policy bill that … Continue reading Buy European? voters would rather buy national
