OILFIREDUP writes about a recent business survey that shows the difficulties that companies are having in accessing financing to invest in green technologies. It would be good to know if there are similar surveys or similar problems in other European countries. British Business Struggling To Access Green Finance A survey undertaken recently by the … Continue reading Green financing for industry still a problem in the UK
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Concerns about Europe’s competitiveness
Joshua Chaffin writes in the Financial Times about the warnings from the head of Germany’s largest utility about the advantage that the US has in energy costs. It does not mention that the US has always had some advantage because taxes and other forms of duties have always been higher in Europe. But the article … Continue reading Concerns about Europe’s competitiveness
Mining industry moves towards using renewables
Henry Lazenby writes in Mining Weekly about the shift in approach for energy supply taken by many mining companies. As the article states, there is a shift from outdated perceptions to a new generation of miners. This is definitely a welcome development. Renewable energy's evolution to change mining economics Until quite recently, miners generally … Continue reading Mining industry moves towards using renewables
Business and sustainable development
With the next eceee industrial summer study less than a year away, analysing how business considers the various aspects of sustainability is very important. John Drummond, chairman of sustainable behaviour change at Corporate Culture, wrote recently in the Guardian about a new survey that shows that the majority of businesses are taking behaviour change seriously … Continue reading Business and sustainable development
Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe
Heat Recovery in Energy Intensive Industries (H-REII) is a project supported by the EU LIFE Programme. Energy intensive industrial processes (iron, steel and cement production, glass making, etc.) emit heat and carbon dioxide (CO2) into the environment. Technological and non-technological barriers have negatively influenced the introduction of more energy efficient systems that are able to … Continue reading Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe
Energy savings by industry can be significant
Daniel Hunter writes in Freshbusinessthinking.com about the significant savings that industry could have by improving their use of energy efficiency. Now that industrial energy efficiency is included in the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive, this should be a wake up call to the benefits all through Europe. Energy efficiency measures for larger firms could save … Continue reading Energy savings by industry can be significant
Linking energy efficiency and climate change
Peter Hannam writes in the Southern Weekly from New South Wales about how important it is to keep up the effort on energy efficiency, even if there is a shift on carbon pricing. Carbon change 'must not halt energy efficiency' Australia's businesses would be wrong to think an earlier-than-planned shift to a floating price … Continue reading Linking energy efficiency and climate change
Energy efficiency investments to boost competitiveness of major Croatian company
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting investments in improving the energy efficiency of Podravka d.d. – one of the largest food producers in Croatia – with a €9.9 million loan. The loan will finance investments focused on improvements in various factories and the company’s headquarters building. The improvements are expected to … Continue reading Energy efficiency investments to boost competitiveness of major Croatian company
Champagne’s energy efficiency moment
Camille Chandès writes in L’Usine Nouvelle about the efforts of Moët-Hennessy Champagne to improve its energy efficiency. The company felt it was quite a challenge because of the age-old techniques they have used to produce one of the world’s most famous champagnes. What is good to see is that all new investments now require an … Continue reading Champagne’s energy efficiency moment
Ukraine’s steel industry forced to change
Roman Olearchyk writes in the Financial Times about the changes underway in Ukraine’s large steel industry as a result of the economic crisis and increasing fuel prices. The steel industry globally has been having problems and it is important to see how the Ukraine is dealing with the dynamics of the market. Ukraine steel … Continue reading Ukraine’s steel industry forced to change
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