As part of the Paris Climate Agreement, Europe has committed to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, if possible. To achieve this goal, industry must also make a substantial contribution to reducing emissions. In recent years, the focus has been on improving energy efficiency: according to Eurostat, industry was able to reduce energy consumption by 12.4% between 2007 and 2021. In the meantime, however, such a high level has been reached that in many areas a further increase in energy efficiency is only possible at disproportionately high costs. Moreover, the development is also reaching physical limits. In addition, there is currently the question of the secure availability of energy.
In this episode we are talking to Dr. Christian Thiel, CEO at EnergyNest, a global thermal energy storage company, and Andrej Orel, Director Segment City and Infrastructure at EBV Elektronik, about the current challenges within the energy market for the industry and possible solutions.
This episode is part of our factory automation series. For more information around the factory automation of the future visit: http://ebv.com/factory-automation