clean energy

7 min.
New Mexico’s ways of managing a just transition for the climate and workers is being watched closely across the US03/June/2019

How a just transition for US coal workers is becoming reality
6 min.
Danfoss has a shortlist of energy efficiency measures that all sites can implement22/May/2019

Payback on reusing waste heat took less than three years
9 min.
07/May/2019

Technology at scale is key to decarbonised heating and cooling
5 min.
A combination of low-carbon heating technologies and energy efficiency improvements is the obvious answer to decarbonise heating, says Jan Rosenow, Director of European programmes with the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)15/April/2019

Don’t throw money for heat decarbonisation out of the window
4 min.
The influence of younger generations on the boards of well known brands such as packaging company Tetra Pak is ensuring that climate action and the energy transition are at the heart of business strategies, says Jo Sullivan, founder and CEO of Conscience Consulting, a Brussels-based boutique sustainability communication agency01/April/2019

Sustainability trailblazers
8 min.
European policymakers are convinced, the energy transition cannot rely on electrification alone. “Molecules” will be needed, but the new molecules will not be based on natural gas, and there will be a lot less of them11/March/2019

Will Nord Stream 2 be the last great European gas pipeline?
5 min.
As the European Investment Bank launches a public consultation on future energy lending, Vice President Andrew McDowell argues for a doubling in energy investments in the next ten years20/February/2019

An invitation to the energy transformation
4 min.
FORESIGHT Editor in Chief Philippa Nuttall Jones speaks to Matilda Axelson about how policy makers in Europe can create an industrial strategy that supports heavy industry’s clean energy transition and ensures it remains competitive globally18/February/2019

Good policies will allow heavy industry to drive a European clean energy economy
5 min.
Spanish utility Iberdrola is testing the use of blockchain to show customers exactly where their wind energy is produced. Francisco Hernanz, Head of Renewable Energy Management at the company, highlights the importance of innovation11/February/2019

Blockchain in energy
14 min.
07/February/2019

The Dutch Energiewende: Goodbye to natural gas
5-6 min.
Understanding what disruption means in relation to the energy transition is important for all current and potential energy industry players, says Albert Cheung, Head of Global Analysis at BloombergNEF07/January/2019

Disruptive definitions
4-5 min.
With outside help, developing countries can move directly from no electricity to clean, affordable electricity, says Janu Ramchandani of Kinect Energy Group04/January/2019

Multiple benefits
3-4 min.
Businesses, individuals and not-for-profit foundations are leading a clean and affordable energy transition in developing countries, says Rachel Mountain from Energise Africa02/January/2019

Mobilising money
6-7 min.
There is no absolutely excuse to delay investing increasing amounts of carbon revenues in energy efficiency, say Richard Cowart and Catharina Wiese from the Regulatory Assistance Project19/December/2018

A perfect match: Using carbon revenues to finance energy efficiency
4-5 min.
Working together for economic and climate goals17/December/2018

Working together for economic and climate goals
12-13 min.
Building solar and wind projects without subsidies is seen by many as the solution to the energy transition. But falling costs can create their own problems, especially without the right regulation and continuing financial support for fossil fuels08/June/2018

Why saying goodbye to subsidies is hard to do
9-10 min.
Australia, New Zealand explore low-carbon solutions04/June/2018

Australia, New Zealand explore low-carbon solutions
2-3 min.
Ole Bigum on electrification over interconnectors21/March/2018

Electrification instead of interconnectors
6-7 min.
14/November/2017

Grid scale storage not essential but nice to have