The winter of Europe’s (energy) discontent

Below average winter temperatures, souring heating costs and questions about secure supplies all add up to a winter of energy discontent in Europe. Alternatives are being investigated and increasingly used, from renewable sun, wind and bio-energy resources to fast-track solutions for stimulating more and better use of distributed energy resources (DER). EU-DEEP, a European Union-funded project, is keen to remove the barriers to deeper and wider application of DER in Europe.