The Austrian Institute of Technology has teamed up with several other organisations to publish a White Paper on industrial heat pumps. It is described in an article on the AIT website. AIT Center for Energy: Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps AIT Center for Energy has contributed to the Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps, which … Continue reading New report on industrial heat pumps
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Four main ways that “greening” can benefit businesses
Everyone is looking at how the recovery from the current pandemic should take place and what should be included. Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Associate Professor in Strategy and Innovation, at the University of Southampton and Mili Shrivastava, Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Bournemouth University write on The Conversation website argue that going green should be central … Continue reading Four main ways that “greening” can benefit businesses
Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
In January 2020, the European Commission presented its European Green Deal investment Plan to mobilise EU funding and create an enabling framework to facilitate and stimulate the public and private investments needed for the transition to a climate-neutral, green, competitive and inclusive economy. The plan expects to mobilise at least €1 trillion of sustainable investments … Continue reading Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
Green groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
As Europe prepares to embrace a new industrial revolution in the aftermath of the covid-19 crisis, green groups have outlined their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader. A clean and responsible industry must be Europe’s answer to the covid-19 crisis, a group of NGOs said in a report published this week. Transform … Continue reading Green groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
Large enterprises required to have regular mandatory audits but that policy is still not a game changer
For many organisations it was merely a box-ticking exercise required under the 2012 EU Energy Efficiency Directive. In Britain it was called the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme and there were hopes it would really make a difference and drive energy efficiency investments. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a friend of … Continue reading Large enterprises required to have regular mandatory audits but that policy is still not a game changer
European companies are leading the world in climate action
Encouragingly more than a third of the largest EU companies have targets to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement. Now to get the rest to do so. Madeleine Cuff explains in an article on the inews website. As we talk about the industrial sector, it is unfortunate that the corona virus crisis has forced … Continue reading European companies are leading the world in climate action
German-listed companies invested 11 times more in low-carbon investments than British companies
A report has revealed that German-listed companies invested 11 times more in low-carbon investments such as electric vehicles, renewable energy and smart energy grids than UK firms. Germany, Spain and Italy topped the company league table for low-carbon investment last year while the UK finished sixth, below France and Denmark. Jillian Ambrose discusses the results … Continue reading German-listed companies invested 11 times more in low-carbon investments than British companies
At Siemens’ recent annual shareholder meeting in Munich, climate change took center stage
If you have ever been to the Hannover Messe in Germany, you will realise what Siemens means to technologies for the industrial sector. So many of the technologies, if not all, extol their energy-efficient features as a major selling point. Last week, Siemens held its annual shareholder meeting. Steven Beardsley explains in an article on … Continue reading At Siemens’ recent annual shareholder meeting in Munich, climate change took center stage
Restoring Scotland’s peatland in drive to reduce GHG emissions could lead to problems for its Scotch whisky industry
While very little of the peat extracted annually is for whisky, the industry is caught up in the government’s efforts to restore Scotland’s peatlands. Charlie Parker explains latest developments in an article on The Times website. Green plans for saving peat are risky to whisky The Scottish whisky industry faces a critical shortage of … Continue reading Restoring Scotland’s peatland in drive to reduce GHG emissions could lead to problems for its Scotch whisky industry
Impact of climate change on the wine industry
It is important to understand what climate change will do to various industries. Laura Reiley writes on the Washington Post website about the impact on the wine industry. Goodbye cabernet sauvignon. How climate change will end wine as we know it. The prospect of hotter summers, warmer winters, drought and violent weather events have … Continue reading Impact of climate change on the wine industry
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