President Donald J. Trump has announced the single largest deregulatory action in American history: the full revocation of the Obama-era “Endangerment Finding” and the consumer mandates that depend on it. The move could  dismantle the legal justification for federal solar incentives and emissions standards.

President Donald J. Trump has announced the single largest deregulatory action in American history: the full revocation of the Obama-era “Endangerment Finding” and the consumer mandates that depend on it. The move could  dismantle the legal justification for federal solar incentives and emissions standards.

High level representatives of trade association Solar Heat Europe met last week (11th February), ahead of the informal European Council meeting in Alden Biesen on 12th February, aiming to share a strong plea to deliver emergency measures in the form of ready-to-deploy solar heat technology, manufactured in the EU, with adequate allocation of political and financial support.

The European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition, comprising the Commission, EU countries and stakeholders from the private sector and financing bodies, met recently to discuss future priorities and a longer-term financial injection to advance on energy efficiency. Participants called for coordinated support and energy efficiency solutions across the industry.

The UK Government finally announced the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan late last month, aiming to provide funding for solar, heat pumps and home batteries. This has generated fresh attention with regard to whether this investment will genuinely bring down energy bills or merely risk adding to system costs without the right coordination.

Chris Bernkopf, CEO of Austrian software company Podero, believes that without the use of home energy devices, consumers will continue to foot the bill for expensive grid upgrades, even as the adoption of low-carbon tech accelerates.

REM talked to Chris about how homes can actively support the energy system, easing pressure on the grid, reducing infrastructure costs and helping households to achieve faster and more meaningful savings.

Setenta y dos viviendas terminadas desde mayo de 2025 permanecen cerradas en pleno centro de Estepona porque el sector urbanístico donde se ubican no dispone de la potencia eléctrica necesaria para su suministro. Las familias compradoras, que ya han abonado gran parte del precio de sus casas, no pueden escriturar ni ocuparlas al no contar con licencia de primera ocupación, en un conflicto que enfrenta a promotora, administración y distribuidora eléctrica y que mantiene en el aire la entrega de los inmuebles.

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).