<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Traditional Energy - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Traditional Energy news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[When public solar roofs turn into a flexible and collective regional resource]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many towns, installing solar panels is no longer the hard part. The harder question comes afterwards: how can locally generated electricity be used where and when it brings the greatest value? A school may export surplus power during the holidays while a nearby swimming pool or pumping station still buys electricity from the market.The eleven municipalities of Salzburger Seenland, a region of 44,000 people in Austria&rsquo;s Salzburg Lake District, decided that municipal boundaries should no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/when-public-solar-roofs-turn-into-a-flexible-and-collective-regional-resource/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/when-public-solar-roofs-turn-into-a-flexible-and-collective-regional-resource/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turning separate solar installations into a flexible regional resource]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many towns, installing solar panels is no longer the hard part. The harder question comes afterwards: how can locally generated electricity be used where and when it brings the greatest value? A school may export surplus power during the holidays while a nearby swimming pool or pumping station still buys electricity from the market.The eleven municipalities of Salzburger Seenland, a region of 44,000 people in Austria&rsquo;s Salzburg Lake District, decided that municipal boundaries should no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/turning-separate-solar-installations-into-a-flexible-regional-resource/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/turning-separate-solar-installations-into-a-flexible-regional-resource/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn from the SPARKLE cities’ stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there anything more powerful than learning together?The five SPARKLE Schools gathered almost 200 participants and granted scholarships to 66 local and regional authorities from all over Europe.Learning communities around topics such as community energy, local governance, circular economy, food systems and land use, and fossil-free neighbourhoods have been set up to keep exchanging on both challenges and best practices, and to work together &ndash; thus fulfilling the SPARKLE mission.As inspir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/learn-from-the-sparkle-cities-stories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/learn-from-the-sparkle-cities-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electrification = Energy sovereignty or simply an industrial competitiveness policy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 17 July, the European Commission adopted its proposed Electrification Action Plan. At its core is a new target of 46% electrification by 2040, meaning electricity would account for twice its current share of the EU&rsquo;s energy mix. This appears realistic, but will require new measures, as current policies would raise electrification to only 31%, according to Strategic perspectives. The aim is to send a clear signal to all stakeholders and show the way forward. This new target is expected t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/electrification-energy-sovereignty-or-simply-an-industrial-competitiveness-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/electrification-energy-sovereignty-or-simply-an-industrial-competitiveness-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heating Besançon beyond gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Europe, cities are rethinking the way they heat homes and buildings to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, strengthen energy resilience, and provide more sustainable solutions for residents. In France, Besan&ccedil;on is taking action to accelerate the transition towards a cleaner and more local energy system.Heating is one of the main sources of CO&#8322; emissions across the territory, which is why the metropolitan area has placed heat decarbonisation at the heart of its climate stra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/heating-besanon-beyond-gas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/heating-besanon-beyond-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not built for this: Heatwaves are exposing the limits of Europe’s preparedness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer 2026 has already been marked with one of Europe&rsquo;s most&nbsp;severe&nbsp;heatwaves.&nbsp;The European summer, once associated with&nbsp;breezy&nbsp;vacations&nbsp;and&nbsp;lively&nbsp;festivals, is increasingly defined by&nbsp;the oppressiveness of&nbsp;extreme heat.&nbsp;The human toll of the most recent heatwaves has been devastating.&nbsp;People sweltered in apartments never designed to cope with extreme heat, struggling to find fresh air or any respite from suffocating temperatur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/not-built-for-this-heatwaves-are-exposing-the-limits-of-europes-preparedness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/not-built-for-this-heatwaves-are-exposing-the-limits-of-europes-preparedness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering sustainable, local food strategies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nestled within the Alps, Albertville (France) hosted the fifth and last SPARKLE Summer School Eat Better, Waste Less, Produce Locally: Developing Sustainable Food Systems for Resilient Cities, which gathered European local authorities interested in learning how to foster sustainable food production for their citizens.This two-day event focused on three main topics: the role of different levels of government in local food policies, support for local and sustainable food production, and the promot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/fostering-sustainable-local-food-strategies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/fostering-sustainable-local-food-strategies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When prices rise, the lights stay steady thanks to solar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe&rsquo;s energy debate has shifted once again. As geopolitical tensions continue to expose the risks of relying on imported energy, cities are increasingly asking a practical question: how much energy can we produce ourselves? Mediterranean cities are more and more using their solar exposure as a strategic advantage.The municipality of Aradippou (23,000 inhabitants), a pioneer in Cyprus, knows how to make most of the abundant sun. A year ago, we shared how the municipality became the count]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/when-prices-rise-the-lights-stay-steady-thanks-to-solar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/when-prices-rise-the-lights-stay-steady-thanks-to-solar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bristol City Leap is using private finance to empower citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Europe swelters through another record-breaking heatwave, cities are once again under pressure to keep people safe, energy affordable and essential services running. While the headlines focus on strained power grids and soaring demand for electricity, some municipalities have been quietly building local solutions for years. Bristol is one of them. Through its Community Energy Fund, the city has channeled private investment into neighbourhood-led projects.A public-private partnership contribut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/how-bristol-city-leap-is-using-private-finance-to-empower-citizens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/how-bristol-city-leap-is-using-private-finance-to-empower-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heating Brussels Capital Region beyond gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across Europe, cities are working to replace fossil gas with cleaner heating systems. This shift makes our heating independent from external markets and less vulnerable to price shocks.&nbsp;In the Brussels-Capital Region, this transition is being driven by a long-term vision to&nbsp;decarbonise&nbsp;heating and cooling while ensuring that no one is left behind.&nbsp;One of the flagship projects helping to turn that vision into reality is&nbsp;the&nbsp;Be.SHARE&nbsp;Project, an innovative distri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/heating-brussels-capital-region-beyond-gas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/heating-brussels-capital-region-beyond-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Golden Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an unexpected turn of events &ndash; the sort that makes politics so fascinating, precisely because it is so chaotic &ndash; the European Commission has proposed a &laquo;&nbsp;green golden rule&nbsp;&raquo;. This rule means that public investment in the energy transition, namely all investment that will make us less dependent on external energy suppliers and all investment that will enhance the resilience of our energy systems, may, up to a certain extent, be excluded from the public deficit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/green-golden-rule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/green-golden-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust, behaviour and the hidden drivers of the clean energy transition ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over two intensive days, the SPARKLE Vilnius School &ndash;&nbsp;Decarbonising buildings and energy districts for the benefit of all: how cities can drive the change &ndash;&nbsp;shifted attention away from technical solutions alone, towards the human, organisational and systemic factors that determine whether the energy transition actually happens on the ground.&nbsp;Held on 27-28 May&nbsp;2026,&nbsp;the&nbsp;School&nbsp;brought&nbsp;together 30 participants from across Europe.&nbsp;Municipal r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/trust-behaviour-and-the-hidden-drivers-of-the-clean-energy-transition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/trust-behaviour-and-the-hidden-drivers-of-the-clean-energy-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy as a common good: the Danish model]]></title><description><![CDATA[Denmark is frequently recognised as a pioneer in sustainability. The country is internationally known for its forward-thinking innovative architecture and urban planning, and its widespread cooperative approach to energy production and management. This reputation is reflected in concrete results. Throughout 2025, Danish energy communities shared a total of 200 MWh of renewable electricity among their members, according to the Danish organisation Energif&aelig;llesskaber. In 2026, nearly 70% of D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/energy-as-a-common-good-the-danish-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/energy-as-a-common-good-the-danish-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Renewable Energy Set for Huge Growth Over Next Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[New report analyses data from more than 300 sources to identify key challenges and insights. BRACKNELL, UK. 20th March 2023 &ndash; Europe will see tremendous change to its renewable energy landscape over the next decade and beyond, according to a new report by specialist consultants White Space Strategy that analysed more than 300 different data sources and was commissioned by Panasonic TOUGHBOOK. The main changes predicted include: Almost 84% of energy generated in Europe will...Source: RealWi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/european-renewable-energy-set-for-huge-growth-over-next-decade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/european-renewable-energy-set-for-huge-growth-over-next-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knauf plans an additional production line with state-of-the-art and sustainable electric melting technology at the Novi Marof plant in Croatia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction and insulation Group to invest around EUR 120 million in Croatia Knauf Group, a global building materials and insulation company, is significantly expanding its activities in Eastern Europe. The insulation division Knauf Insulation plans to expand the company&rsquo;s existing plant in Novi Marof in northeastern Croatia by adding a new production line. The investment, worth around EUR 120 million, was announced following a meeting between the Managing Partner Alexander Knauf and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/knauf-plans-an-additional-production-line-with-state-of-the-art-and-sustainable-electric-melting-technology-at-the-novi-marof-plant-in-croatia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/knauf-plans-an-additional-production-line-with-state-of-the-art-and-sustainable-electric-melting-technology-at-the-novi-marof-plant-in-croatia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Cindy Vestergaard is RKVST’s new vice president special projects and external relations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nuclear sector and global security blockchain expert joins leader in trustworthy digital archives and supply chain integrity, transparency and trust SANTA CLARA, Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. &ndash; February 16, 2023 &ndash; RKVST&trade; is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Cindy Vestergaard as vice president special projects and external relations. Cindy&rsquo;s extensive experience with blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) across global supply chains, including reconcili]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/dr-cindy-vestergaard-is-rkvsts-new-vice-president-special-projects-and-external-relations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/dr-cindy-vestergaard-is-rkvsts-new-vice-president-special-projects-and-external-relations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres: UK organisations with the most servers are still unlikely to prioritise energy efficiency – research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies with fewer ICT facilities or younger IT managers are up to twice as likely to prioritise energy efficiency, while less affluent vertical sectors seem unaware of the impact of energy efficiency on Total Cost of Ownership February 7th 2023 &ndash; London, UK &ndash; Despite the consumption by data centres of around 1% of the world&rsquo;s electricity production[1], the dramatic rise in energy prices over the last 12 months and ever-more-frequent warnings from environment agencies,...Sour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/data-centres-uk-organisations-with-the-most-servers-are-still-unlikely-to-prioritise-energy-efficiency-research/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/data-centres-uk-organisations-with-the-most-servers-are-still-unlikely-to-prioritise-energy-efficiency-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auriga Services’ partnership with IOTICS is leading the way in enabling utility companies to ‘truly share data, securely’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the Auriga Priority Services Registration and Essential Sharing Network engine. The current energy and financial crisis, combined with the severe weather conditions at the end of 2022 have been described as the &lsquo;perfect storm&rsquo; of risks for consumers in particularly vulnerable situations. The system used to directly address and importantly help how thousands of UK individuals are prioritised, protect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/auriga-services-partnership-with-iotics-is-leading-the-way-in-enabling-utility-companies-to-truly-share-data-securely/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/auriga-services-partnership-with-iotics-is-leading-the-way-in-enabling-utility-companies-to-truly-share-data-securely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green launches the most energy-efficient high-performance data center]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first of three data centers at the Dielsdorf site is live. Lupfig, January 17, 2023 &ndash; Green is building its major Zurich Metro Campus project on an area of more than 46,000 m2 in Dielsdorf, near Zurich. It consists of three high-performance data centers (M, N and O) for cloud providers and companies, as well as a business park with several office buildings. The first data center was occupied by major customers in December...Source: RealWire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/green-launches-the-most-energy-efficient-high-performance-data-center/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/green-launches-the-most-energy-efficient-high-performance-data-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Gas Networks signs IOTICS to unlock future energy solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the ground-breaking Northern Gas Networks (NGN) Customer Energy Village. Northern Gas Networks has selected technology from IOTICS and unique architecture to enable a multi-party, cross-sector data ecosystem. Northern Gas Networks deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire and the data ecosystem will provide a decentralised digital spine for the rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/northern-gas-networks-signs-iotics-to-unlock-future-energy-solutions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/traditional-energy/northern-gas-networks-signs-iotics-to-unlock-future-energy-solutions/</guid></item></channel></rss>