Renewable energy set for boost in Spain as government suspends solar power tax
The recently elected Spanish government is set to suspend the country’s controversial 7% solar power tax, as it seeks to move towards renewables and lower the cost of electricity bills for families with solar panels fitted to their homes
The Flexible Heat and Power (FHP) project: Distribution grid connected power to heat resources
Chris Caerts, Product Manager at VITO, detail the FHP (Flexible Heat and Power) dynamic coalitions of distribution grid connected power to heat resources project and how this could provide local and system level services throughout Europe
Why utility companies need to look at agile mobile applications in order to increase...
The public utility space is a competitive one, and as this competition continues to increase, Power and Utilities providers are increasingly investing sizeable amounts in infrastructure projects designed to expand their offering
New food production systems need sustainable energy worldwide
Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration explain the reasons as to why sustainable energy worldwide is a requirement if we are to continue producing food in the future for an ever-growing population
Advanced power electronics promotes the green transition in the Baltic Sea Region
The Interreg 5B project Power Electronics for Green Energy Efficiency (“Green PE”) helps companies in the BSR to transition towards more efficient products using next-generation power electronics.
From net zero energy buildings to autonomous city districts: A necessary step towards the...
Professor Marc Frère of the University of Mons Research Institute for Energy looks at the arguments for creating low energy demand buildings
Clean energy: The U.S. Energy Department’s priorities for wave, tidal and hydropower resources
The work of the U.S. Energy Department is examined here by the Editor of Open Access Government Jonathan Miles in respect to clean energy and the remarkable potential of wave, tidal and hydropower resources.
Fusion energy: Global procurement to build a star on earth
Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication, ITER provides an overview of fusion energy, focussing on the first industrial-scale fusion reactor
Paris Agreement: How serious are we about it?
Adel El Gammal, Secretary-General of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) details two crucial conditions for achieving the ambitious energy goals set by the world community in 2015
Establishing a European Energy Union
Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President, Energy Union at European Commission speaks to Open Access Government about establishing a European Energy Union and the importance of all Europeans having access to secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy
Electricity is the new oil: Digitalisation and the world’s energy system
Dr Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the World Energy Council discusses the impact of digitalisation on the future of the energy system and argues that electricity is the new oil
Renewable energy promotion: From wind to green gas
The Horizon 2020 project STORE&GO focuses on the remarkable potential of power-to-gas and synthetic methane as forms of renewable energy
The priorities for energy and climate change in Finland and beyond
In this special interview, Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing speaks to Open Access Government about his government’s priorities for energy efficiency and climate change in Finland and beyond
Liverpool Council to tackle illegal gas fitters who are putting lives at risk from...
Liverpool City Council has agreed a ground-breaking initiative to provide life-saving technology that will tackle the dangers of illegal gas fitters and keep tenants safe
Energy technologies and manufacturing: America at the forefront of innovation
When it comes to energy technologies and manufacturing, America aims to be at the forefront of innovation, as Open Access Government finds out.
Norway aims for 1000 hydrogen trucks by 2023
The need for large scale projects to accelerate the transition from fossil to zero emission for heavy duty vehicles is put under the spotlight in this fascinating profile by Vegard Frihammer the visionary leader of Greenstat, a Norwegian company focusing on Green Hydrogen
Gas Safety Week: Recognising the signs of an unsafe gas appliance
A third of UK adults (33%) don’t know the signs of an unsafe gas appliance, according to Gas Safe Register’s research
Wind energy sector growth: UK & beyond
From wind turbines to wave power, renewables is a buoyant market. However, it’s wind power that has made the most significant impact on how we generate and use energy — and we’re becoming increasingly reliant on it as an energy source
How climate change impacts the energy sector in Europe
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) explores the degree to which climate change impacts the energy sector in Europe
Energy in Europe: A SmartNet to boost the green revolution
The EU-funded SmartNet energy project provides a vision on future ancillary services from distribution grids in Europe, as Gianluigi Migliavacca, Project Manager at Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico explains
