As energy storage becomes an increasingly critical element of the modern grid, a wide range of business models are available on the market. Energy storage as a service (ESaaS), in particular, is gaining traction among service providers.

German manufacturing giant Thyssenkrupp has completed a successful, first-of-its-kind demonstration of running a steel furnace completely on hydrogen, a development that is likely to further dent the future prospects for the global coal industry.

Solar panels might seem like they're in direct competition with plants. One is catching sunlight to do photosynthesis, the other wants to take it to push electrons. Surely Highlander rules apply, and there can be only one on a plot of land, right? In reality, it's not a zero-sum game.

An estimated €231 billion is spent annually on energy efficiency (EE) investments - but tapping the full potential of EE will require at least four times as much investment. This finance gap is slowing down the energy transition we need.