By: Diego Pavia, CEO EIT InnoEnergy   Since July 2019, the ambition of President von der Leyen has been crystal clear: make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. This echoes a rising movement led by society to push global leaders to listen to the scientific community alerting us…

When you think about the energy transition, what words jump to your mind? For most people it’s anything to do with new technologies, regulations, policies, new business models and other tangible things. Of course, those aspects are an important part of the energy transition, but that’s not the whole…

Each year, The Business Booster, the only event that brings together sustainable energy innovators, established industry players, investors and public sector institutions, is reinvented. The sixth edition which took place on 17-18 October in Copenhagen, was the biggest and most interactive one yet, providing all 800 attendees from 40…

Wind energy has become the second largest provider of power generation capacity in Europe. Forecasts by Wind Europe predict that by 2030 about €239 billion will be invested into this industry which will also provide employment to approximately 569,000 people. Interestingly, all of this was kick-started by small start-ups…

A third of Europe’s energy demand over the past ten years has been attributed to the transport sector. However, this could be drastically improved due to the fact that 72.3% of the sector could be directly electrified by the sustainable energy technologies existing today. Many companies are making this…

Bloomberg New Energy Finance predict that “The global energy storage market will double six times between 2016 and 2030, rising to a total of 125 gigawatts/305 gigawatt-hours.” And, as found by the EU, “The European battery market is projected to increase by a factor of 4 to 10 by…

Energy consumption in cities accounts for ¾ of all energy used. With urbanisation continuing to grow, from just over 50% now, to an expected 60% by 2030, it is becoming imperative for cities to become ‘smart’. However, most cities don’t achieve the goal of becoming smart. There could be…

Since 2014, the world has seen a 25% boost in sustainable energy investment. By 2040, it is expected that 74% of the 8.6 trillion euros invested in power generation will go to renewables. Meanwhile, investment in oil and gas has fallen sharply. Within Europe, we have committed to cut…

Scalable and cost-effective offshore wind. X1 Wind is a disruptive floating system for off-shore wind, with significantly lower weight and easier to install than other existing floating solutions, which allows to achieve a competitive overall cost. Read More