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The Innovation Engine for Sustainable Energy across Europe

The challenge is big, but our goal is simple: to achieve a sustainable energy future for Europe. Innovation is the answer. New ideas, products and solutions that make a real difference, new businesses...

Self-consumption of electricity from renewable sources

by Insight-E .  If the cost of energy production from renewable energy sources (RES) reduces below the level of electricity retail prices, self-consumption (SC) can contribute to market integr...

“Towards an Integrated Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan: Accelerating the European Energy System Transformation

This Communication takes stock of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan and outlines areas for future consultation and work. Since 2007, the SET Plan has been at the forefront of European energy techno...

Now is the time to review smart meter/smart grid strategies

A slow but steady development is taking place in the smart grid arena. The story starts in 2006/2007 when utilities (often supported by government policies) launched  smart meter projects, som...

Bridging the gaps on prepaid utility service

The US Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has released a report entitled “Bridging the Gaps on Prepaid Utility Service” that examines utilities’ and consumers&rsqu...