More colours in car adverts?
On the streets just outside the European Parliament in Brussels we’ve asked people about the information in car adverts, showing two versions of our imaginary MOTOKA car advert. In the first advert...
View Article‘The Smart World’ – Electra II Report Solutions proposed by Europe’s...
On the 24th April in Hannover, the follow-up to the Electra report – launched in June 2008 – will presented to Commission Vice-President Tajani. In ‘The Smart World’, the electrical engineering and...
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Net Zero energy homes and Zero energy buildings
The definition of zero-energy-home or zero energy building is often misunderstood as a building having zero energy consumption. A zero energy building simply refers to a building producing the same (or...
View ArticleEuropean manufacturing offers way out of austerity – ‘Manufacturing a...
Orgalime and CEEMET have responded to the Commission’s recent Communication ‘A stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery’ with their joint manifesto ‘Manufacturing a Stronger and...
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Rising energy dependency endangers Europe’s economy
By Zoë Casey The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that...
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No link between wind turbines and adverse health effects
By Zoë Casey Belgium’s supreme health council (Conseil Supérieur de la Santé, CSS) – a scientific body which advises the government – has called for a “reflection” on the development of wind energy...
View ArticleEnergy saving in municipal buildings, ENSAMB : An innovative approach to...
The Energy saving in municipal building (ENSAMB) project was launched in 2012; it aims to achieve at least 25% energy savings in 120 municipal buildings—representing 11 GWh/year and an estimated...
View ArticleELENA facility finances energy performance contracting in Italy
ManagEnergy caught up with Claudia Carani of the Modena Energy Agency (AESS) at its recent capacity building workshop in Sardinia where she described recent developments in the municipality’s €54...
View ArticleMorocco: a Champion for advanced Energy and Climate Policy
In the Arab world Morocco is one the very few countries without oil or gas resources. To cover its fast rising energy consumption it has been totally dependent on imports. Fortunately it possesses a...
View ArticleWill energy efficiency be sidelined in the Energy Union’s implementation?
EU energy ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss the implementation of the Energy Union. Looking at what has been discussed so far, the strategy may not prioritise energy efficiency enough...
View ArticleEnergy Union benefits are full of paradoxes in the land of Kafka
More clarity is needed regarding the Energy Union’s priorities for the Czech Republic. by Ondrej Pasek, cross-posted from the Bankwatch blog. (Image by epp group – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). The European...
View ArticleHungary and the Energy Union: The devil is in the details
Hungary needs to transform its energy sector. But can the Energy Union kickstart such change? The vision presented by the European Commission’s Vice President Maroš Šefčovič includes a few promising...
View ArticleLatvia and the Energy Union: biomass is a blind spot
To make sure Latvia’s energy path does not lead into a dead end for sustainability, the Energy Union should facilitate alternatives to unsustainable fuelwood. by Juris Dilba, cross-posted from the...
View ArticleCroatia and the Energy Union: the European Commission’s unwarranted obsession...
Building the Energy Union, the European Commission pretends that all is well for renewables in Croatia and unnecessarily fixates on diversifying gas supply instead of managing demand. by Toni Vidan,...
View ArticleTo mobilise investments for energy efficiency, Commission needs to put money...
Clear guidance is needed more than public assurances to make the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) be indeed a vehicle for energy efficiency. Counter to public statements, the current...
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