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 Hartwig Stammberger, Manager Technical Platform Breaking & Switching, Eaton Electrical Sector/EMEA .
DC grids

Direct current with great potential for energy-efficient production

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High electricity costs pose major challenges for local industry Hartwig Stammberger, Manager Technical Platform Breaking & Switching, Eaton Electrical Sector/EMEA, sees DC grids as a great opportunity to reduce energy consumption in industry and achieve sustainability goals.

 Researchers are calling for climate protection to focus more on lifestyle and lower energy and resource consumption.
Sustainability

Less energy is more

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Switching the focus from how energy is supplied to how energy is consumed can be a more effective approach to reducing carbon emissions with the added benefit of improving wellbeing for all.

SMA employees and visitors can charge their electric vehicles at a total of 103 charging stations.
Energy efficiency

SMA reduces energy consumption and installs new charging stations for electric vehicles

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SMA will reduce its energy consumption by 24 per cent by 2024 with heat pumps, LEDs and other measures. In addition, SMA employees and visitors will have more charging options on site.

New solar park in Germany.
DNV Energy Transition Outlook

Growing decarbonization difference between Europe and rest of the world

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The heightened focus on energy security and the rising cost of energy is reinforcing the difference in decarbonization speed between Europe and the rest of the world – according to the sixth edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook.

The new EU Buildings Climate Tracker.
EU buildings stock

New EU Building Climate Tracker

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The EU Member States and the EU Parliament should aim at transformational EPBD revision (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) , the EU Buildings Climate Tracker of BPIE shows.

Energy efficiency alone does not determine the sustainability of a building,
Real estate

What does sustainability mean for real estate?

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Green food, green energy and now green real estate? The trend toward greater sustainability is not stopping at the building sector.

Coventional versus data center energy storage economics.
IT

Data centers can do more than digitization

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Data centers are often perceived as power guzzlers. However, beyond digitization, they can generate further added value for the environment and society.

Fred Plais, founder and CEO of the cloud hosting provider Platform.sh, with head office in Paris/France.
Interview Platform.sh

Energy consumption in IT - on the way to net zero

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Reducing CO2 emissions and cutting energy costs at the same time: this is also increasingly coming into focus for operators of websites and web applications. Fred Plais, founder and CEO of the cloud hosting provider Platform.sh, talks about the possibilities and potential in an interview.

Gioia 22 skyscraper, in Milan. Photovoltaic integration in façade.
Onyx Solar:

Outstanding BIPV solution for skyscraper in Milan

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Gioia 22 skyscraper in Milan, which has 6,500 m2 of photovoltaic glass from the Spanish company Onyx Solar, has been awarded as a finalist at the MIPIM Awards 2022, in the category of 'Best Office & Business Development'.

Hans-Christoph Neidlein, Senior Editor of pv Europe , comments the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Stand with Ukraine:

No more oil, gas and coal from Russia!

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The impossible has happened. The imperial aggressor Putin invaded Ukraine and is dreaming of a re-established Great Russian Tsarist Empire, without regard for human lives, the rights of sovereign, democratic states and international rules.

Northvolt realises a new Li-Ion battery manufacturing plant in North Sweden.
Mercom Capital:

Record corporate funding for battery storage companies

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Mercom Capital Group reports a $13.5 billion in corporate funding raised by battery storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies in 9M 2021.

First Solar aims to achieve its science-based targets through increased energy efficiency, going 100% renewable across its US operations by 2026 and globally by 2028.
Zero emissions:

First Solar commits to science-based emissions targets

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First Solar announced its commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2028, relative to its emissions in 2020. It has also committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

The Smappee EV Base and the other variant EV Wall provide a solution tailored both to companies and for home charging.
EV charging:

New charging station brings smart solar charging to Irish market

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The Belgian clean-tech company Smappee recently launched its EV Line in Ireland. EV Line is a series of smart and future-proof charging stations. A key feature is their integrated energy management technology.

Fabrizio Limani is Senior Manager of the Solar Division of Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG in Ottobrunn.
My vision:

Fabrizio Limani from Panasonic: Independence through photovoltaics.

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The greatest possible independence through decentralised energy production and a green footprint through the use of renewable energies. Photovoltaics are an excellent way to become more independent in terms of energy supply.

Saloni Walimbe is research content writer at Global Market Insights.
Energy transition:

The potential of solar district heating

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With the requirement of smart energy systems on the rise and energy optimization being the buzzword of the day, solar district heating has been gaining more prominence than ever. Our guest author Saloni Walimbe from Global Market Insights tells you more.