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Electrification

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20/4/2026 Comment / Maxine Ghavi

Modern grids will be the foundation for future growth in Europe

Europe stands at a defining moment in its economic and energy transition. Electrification is no longer simply an environmental ambition: it is rapidly building the foundation of economic competitiveness, industrial resilience, national security and long-term prosperity with grids becoming the bottleneck. As Europe seeks to strengthen energy security, stimulate sustainable growth and affordability, and reduce emissions, accelerating electrification and investing in modern grid infrastructure must become urgent priorities, writes Maxine Ghavi, Executive Vice President and Head of Europe at Hitachi Energy.

Decarbonisation

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9/4/2025 Comment / Derk Swider,Eike Blume-Werry

Ensuring an affordable and effective energy transition in Europe

How much will Europe’s energy transition cost? Here, Derk Swider, Chief Economist, and Eike Blume-Werry, Manager of Energy Policy Analysis, both at E.ON, look at cost optimisation across supply and demand, and stress that early action will pay dividends.

Road transport

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11/3/2026 Comment / Stephannie Dittmar Lins

Efficiency could steer the future of road transport

Meeting expected growth in road transport could require vast additional volumes of fuel – or it could be delivered through a dramatic step change in energy efficiency, writes Stephannie Dittmar Lins, Analytical Lead for Energy Productivity at the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).

Decarbonisation

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26/3/2025 Comment / Florence Carlot

How energy companies can combat the threat of European deindustrialisation

Europe’s industrial competitiveness is under increasing pressure from high energy costs and growing competition from the US and Asia, which could shift manufacturing activity away from the continent. The situation presents both challenges and opportunities for the energy sector, which could become a cornerstone of efforts to retain energy-intensive industries in Europe, writes Florence Carlot, Partner with Arthur D Little.

Energy infrastructure

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25/10/2023 News

Pressing need to modernise UK infrastructure

Improved infrastructure to boost economic growth across the UK and meet climate goals is both ‘achievable and affordable’ if the right policy steps are taken now, according to the latest long-term review from UK government’s independent advisers on infrastructure strategy.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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6/11/2024 Comment / Cillian O’Donoghue

Electrifying Europe: Zeroing in on challenges and opportunities

Europe’s power sector is going through an evolution unlike ever before. With the opportunities and challenges that come from such evolution, however, the current picture is mixed, writes Cillian O’Donoghue – Policy Director at Eurelectric.

Energy policy

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5/3/2025 News

Clean Industrial Deal: EU unveils plan to drive competitiveness and decarbonisation

The European Commission (EC) has launched the Clean Industrial Deal, a strategy to enhance industrial competitiveness while accelerating decarbonisation. Amid high energy costs and intensifying global competition, the initiative aims to position the green transition as a catalyst for economic resilience. However, while industry groups welcomed the measures, some environmental organisations have warned of gaps in implementation.

International Energy Week

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12/3/2025 Comment / Steve Hodgson

Looking forward to 2040 and an end for new UK oil and gas projects

While plans for the how the UK can transition to not-far-from-zero by 2040 are published, shorter-term priorities of the oil and gas industry intrude. Steve Hodgson FEI, Editor-at-Large at New Energy World, spent a day at International Energy Week.

Energy efficiency

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14/5/2025 Comment / Erich Labuda

Unlocking Europe’s energy future – energy efficiency can’t wait

Alongside the use of renewables, the potential contribution of improving energy efficiency – an established and well-proven practice – is still under-appreciated. Particularly for Europe’s industrial sites, the scope for cutting emissions is enormous, writes Erich Labuda, Division President with ABB Motion Services.

Energy efficiency / management

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EI Member only

19/4/2023 Feature / Chris Poynter

Decarbonisation throughout the value chain

Only a combination of decarbonisation approaches applied across the value chain will help industries and countries reach ambitious net zero targets, writes Chris Poynter, President at ABB System Drives. Electrification and improved energy efficiency will be the key approaches.

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