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🌍 Excited to join tomorrow's webinar for local governments, where I'll delve into the current state of waste incineration in Europe! 🗣️ It's perfect timing as there's a flurry of developments. For instance, just last Friday, DEFRA announced a temporary moratorium on new incinerators in England. 🚫 Additionally, there are plans underway to incorporate incinerators into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), along with the imminent enforcement of new monitoring rules for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). 📈 🌱 #WasteManagement #Sustainability #EuropeanPolicy

How to power up Europe's industrial decarbonisation: Closing the spark spread would be a good start Direct electrification of process heat is a potential pathway to industrial decarbonisation, and one that has largely been neglected by policymakers in the headlong rush into supporting green H2. Process heat refers to the application of heat during an industrial processes. For example, cooking, pasteurising and drying food, melting glass and steel, or firing ceramics. It is the single largest energy use in Europe’s industrial sector, accounting for almost half (47%) of industrial energy demand and three-quarters of industrial CO2 emissions. While a significant amount of process heat in Europe could in theory be electrified, one of the main barriers to implementation is the high spark spread - the price differential between gas and electricity. https://lnkd.in/e6ixdMkc

The road to lubricant decarbonization is paved with energy efficiency. Here's how: https://lnkd.in/gaajfQ6h Extend your oil drain intervals and cut CO2 emissions—small changes can make a big difference. Greg L. with Fluitec explains in this insightful article.

I will be facilitating a session organized by the Smartnergy team on the subject of "Converting Household Waste into Energy." Link up to the meeting: https://lnkd.in/dCWZ5JbM

Global energy conference pushes for universal access to clean cooking: Cleaner alternatives include electric and ethanol cookers that emit fewer pollutants. Participants at a global conference on how to reduce the world’s energy use are calling for universal access to clean cooking through government incentives and subsidies to unlock more private sector funds. http://dlvr.it/T7G0qG

I recommend that paper STRATEGIES FOR AFFORDABLE AND FAIR CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS https://lnkd.in/eaXuCfMP

The European Commission has adopted an Industrial Carbon Management Communication outlining a strategy to boost the deployment of technologies in the EU that can capture, store, transport, and use CO2 emissions from industrial facilities. It remains to be seen how EU legislators will address key questions that have thus far impeded the large-scale deployment of these technologies. Read Jones Day's Commentary for an analysis of the Communication and its implications. https://ow.ly/JJjt50RoJgT #energy #netzero #CCUS

Game changing innovations in energy and carbon efficiency receive top spots at industry Cooling Awards https://lnkd.in/e_2kEkiK #marketanalysis #marketresearch #marketresearchreports #businessintelligence

If the global recovery waste heat potential is so huge – why does it remain largely unused? 🤔 Here’s a first reason: In the past, incentives to utilize waste heat were not as compelling as they are today. 👉 Over the past decade, very low prices of gas, electricity, and CO2 reduced the incentive to seek out greener and more cost-effective electricity options. 👉 Immediate pressure to act on decarbonization targets was lacking, causing companies to deprioritize energy efficiency in favor of projects directly related to their core processes. Times have changed! 💰 Heat has become expensive for much of the world 📈 Today, incentives are higher, and technological advancements have made waste heat recovery more attractive than ever. ☝️ Political pressure has also increased. For example, in Germany, the Energy Efficiency Act obliges industrial companies to use waste heat. For data centers, a quota of at least 10% waste heat recovery is mandatory from 2026 and 20% from 2028. Now is the time for industrial companies to capture the potential of waste heat recovery, save enormous amounts of energy, reduce scope 2 emissions by generating carbon-free electricity and costs and stay competitive. With our technology at Orcan we offer a solution to achieve this! #WasteHeat #WasteHeatRecovery #EnergyEfficiency #CO2reduction