Energy efficiency is becoming an increasingly important consideration across industries.
Global energy demand continues to grow, increasing by 1.3% in 2025. At the same time, global energy intensity improved by nearly 2%. With global targets calling for the rate of energy-efficiency improvement to double by 2030, the need to make better use of it is increasing.
As customers face rising pressure to balance energy consumption, operating costs, and system performance, the focus is shifting from simply using less energy to finding smarter ways to optimise energy consumption.
This is creating new engineering challenges and opportunities. From processes that generate valuable energy as a by-product, to buildings where heating represents a significant share of energy use - improving efficiency increasingly depends on how effectively energy is controlled, managed, and captured.
Turning waste into warmth
Green hydrogen is a key route to decarbonising energy systems.
In conventional electrolysis, heat generated during hydrogen production can be treated as a by-product rather than a resource. Where this energy is not recovered, valuable thermal energy is effectively lost.
Through a collaboration with a leading European energy research organisation, we are helping to change this.
Using our VIVO PEM electrolyser, the project captures waste heat from hydrogen production and upgrades it for use in local district heating networks. By recovering energy that would otherwise be lost, the solution improves overall efficiency and supports more circular, sustainable energy systems.
Making heating work more efficiently
Buildings present a different energy-efficiency challenge. Heating is a major source of household energy use, while buildings as a whole account for around 30% of global energy demand.
This creates a significant opportunity to reduce energy consumption while maintaining the comfort levels people expect.
Digital heating controls can help, but complexity can limit adoption. If technology is difficult to install or unreliable in everyday use, its potential to improve efficiency is reduced.
Neo-K was developed to address this challenge. Its hybrid technology combines smart, app-based control with proven analogue temperature regulation, balancing power demand of radiators while maintaining consistent indoor comfort. Designed for easy installation and dependable operation.
Here, improving efficiency is not simply about introducing more technology. It is about making that technology practical, reliable and easy to use.
Turning efficiency challenges into innovation opportunities
As energy efficiency becomes a more important consideration for customers, the opportunity extends beyond simply developing technologies that consume less energy.
It is about helping customers make better use of the energy they already have, recovering what would otherwise be lost, improving how energy is controlled, and delivering greater efficiency without compromising performance.
The opportunity is not simply to use less energy, but to make every unit of energy work harder.
