Clean heat up high: the apartment residents thriving with heat pumps
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Across Europe, in apartment buildings big and small, new and old, people are enjoying the benefits of heat pumps, a new report coordinated by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) shows. …
Active buildings: game-changing energy consumers
The Active buildings: game-changing energy consumers campaign is a new smartEn communication campaign aiming to showcase how buildings can reduce their carbon footprint and become zero-emission through a flexible use of clean energy …
Ukraine war, more than one year on: Solar Supports Ukraine
On 22 December of last year, Electrification Alliance Member SolarPower Europe, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW), and the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU), launched a widespread donation campaign, ‘Solar Supports Ukraine,’ to collect €300,000 and finance the installation of solar on schools and hospitals, …
BOLIDEN Electrifies The Trolley Lines of Two of Its Mines
Boliden is investing SEK 300 million in the expansion of electrified transport at the two open-pit mines of Aitik and Kevitsa, both producing copper concentrates. Electric trolley lines have been piloted at both sites and will be gradually extended. At Aitik and Kevitsa, 14 and …
Joint Statement on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD)
Brussels, March 24, 2023 To: [attaché name]Permanent Representation of [Member State] to the European Union The Electrification Alliance is heartened to see the progress made by the Czech Presidency in reaching a first compromise text on the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD), which clarifies the tax …
Public transport is going electric in Brussels!
Public transport is going electric in Brussels! "There are barriers but no reluctance from public transport operators to introduce renewable energy". UITP Secretary General Mohamed Mezghani and WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson sat in one of STIB-MIVB's new fully-electric busses. …
The Electrification of Europe – Where Do We Stand Today?
The electrification of Europe is indispensable to achieve the EU’s 2050 climate goals of complete decarbonisation and a once-in-a-century opportunity to improve our lives. With electrification, we can count on clean energy sources enabling heating and transport technologies that don’t pollute our environment. We will …
Electrification, the Net-Zero pathway away from fossil fuels
Source: POLITICO ARTICLE Politico Studio discussed with Jean-Bernard Lévy, chairman and CEO of EDF, Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel, & Ignacio Galán, chairman and CEO of Iberdrola. Electrification based on zero-carbon technologies and renewables is the solution for the total decarbonization of the European economy. …
‘Fit for 55’ must deliver a radical transformation to the way that Europe produces, consumes, transmits and distributes energy
by the Electrification Alliance The ‘Fit for 55’ package represents Europe’s opportunity to deliver the radical transformation needed in the way we produce, consume and distribute energy. It sends a positive signal towards the decarbonisation of the energy system with clear climate and energy targets …
Electrification is the core of any sustainable decarbonisation strategy
By Kristian Ruby, Secretary General, Eurelectric Climate change has set a hard deadline for transforming the way we produce and use energy. And the IPCC headline “Code red for humanity” highlighted the urgency to act. From the Paris Agreement to Glasgow’s COP26 the calls to …
