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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay A new survey conducted by energy accelerator EIT InnoEnergy has revealed energy players are positive about the adoption of sustainable energy technologies in the next 12 months despite the impact of COVID-19. Amongst the 200 energy players surveyed, 75% are positive about the adoption of sustainable technologies. The majority […]

Picture credit: 123RF Artificial intelligence is not the panacea for all that ails our energy sector. It is not going to solve the decarbonisation problem, it is not going to prevent all cyber-attacks and it is not a guarantee of safer working environments. At the other end of the spectrum, AI is not about to

Image: US DOE An auditing system, clean energy loan fraud and biomass traceability are among the novel blockchain use cases currently emerging. With a majority of energy sector blockchain developments focussed on use cases such as peer-to-peer and renewables trading and electric vehicle operations, here are three emerging outside the mainstream – and each with

Image credit: Lenovo Technology company Lenovo has announced its new 10-year climate action plan. The new aggressive, science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 have been announced together with Lenovo’s new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. Lenovo plans to reduce scope 1 and 2 direct emissions (emissions related to operations including energy purchased

Amazon has announced the first recipients of investments from The Climate Pledge Fund. The recipients are CarbonCure Technologies, Pachama, Redwood Materials, Rivian, and Turntide Technologies. The Climate Pledge Fund is a dedicated $2 billion venture investment programme backing sustainable technologies and services that will help Amazon and other companies to meet The Climate Pledge—a commitment to

Carl Ennis, chief executive of Siemens plc and Siemens Smart Infrastructure in Great Britain and Ireland By Carl Ennis, chief executive of Siemens plc and Siemens Smart Infrastructure in Great Britain and Ireland Since becoming CEO in December, most of my life has been dominated by Covid-19.  But despite causing many difficulties, the pandemic has brought

Image credit: Stock Engineering firm Black & Veatch has released its second annual 2021 Strategic Directions: Megatrends Report analysing survey data from more than 1,000 professionals across the power, water, telecommunications and natural gas sectors and the C&I and manufacturing industries to identify consistent trends.  The immense challenges of 2020 have amplified the need for reliable and

The City Climate Finance Gap Fund (The Gap Fund) has been launched to pave the way for low-carbon, resilient and livable cities in developing and emerging economies by unlocking infrastructure investment at scale.    The Gap Fund has been launched by ministers and directors of the Governments of Germany and Luxembourg together with the World

Image credit: Stock Energy storage joint venture Fluence is acquiring a microgrid software and digital intelligence platform. The acquisition of Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ (AMS) artificial intelligence-driven software and digital platform for renewables and energy storage will extend the company’s product line, Fluence said in a release. “Our century-old power system is stressed. Renewable energy and

Image credit: EIB France Hydrogène, an association for hydrogen and fuel cells, has signed a deal with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support players in the hydrogen sector. Players in the hydrogen sector will benefit from the collaboration through access to EIB’s financing solutions and France Hydrogène’s technical expertise. The EIB will work closely