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Reading the transition.

Analysis, field reports and written coverage from across the energy transition — by the TEB team and the publications we trust.

TEB Insights Article N°3 cover — “From gas geopolitics to Green Power” — featuring author Ionela Cuciureanu over a night view of Budapest’s Chain Bridge.

LinkedIn/13 Apr 2026

From Gas Geopolitics to Green Power: How Renewables Are Quietly Reshaping Energy Security in CEE

Energy has never been a neutral commodity. Across modern history it has functioned as one of the silent architectures of power, shaping alliances, rivalries and strategic dependencies often more profoundly than diplomatic treaties themselves. From the oil crises of the 1970s to…

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LinkedIn/8 Apr 2026

Europe’s Energy Paradox: Heat, Power, and the Post-2030 Transition.

Europe has invested three decades and hundreds of billions of euros in the energy transition — wind, solar, grids, and electric mobility. Emissions are falling. Renewables are rising. Yet the fundamental pattern has barely changed. Ninety per cent of all primary energy consumed…

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LinkedIn/26 Mar 2026

The Return of the Old Energy – and the Way Out of Speechlessness

In the grand narrative of energy, as Dan Yergin so masterfully described in The Prize, an ancient pattern repeats itself: scarcity and uncertainty bring the old powers back – not because the new ideas have failed, but because we have not yet found a common language to name what…

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TEB Insights Article N°2 cover — “The Critical Role of Workforce Skills in Central Europe’s Clean Energy Future” — with author Hannah Bercovici.

LinkedIn/16 Mar 2026

Mapping Skills for the Energy Transition: Labour Market Evidence from Job Openings in Austria and Germany (2023–2025)

Europe’s clean energy transition is accelerating, but the workforce to deliver it is not keeping pace. Across Austria and Germany, two countries at the heart of the continent’s Energiewende, employer demand for skilled energy workers has surged even as unfilled vacancies climb t…

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LinkedIn/5 Mar 2026

The Circular Energy Economy Will Not Happen Without AI

Energy is the foundation of progress. Yet its market still reflects linear thinking: extract, consume, discard. We are witnessing a fundamental shift - not just in sources, but in control. Sensors, AI, and digital twins are turning energy into a truly manageable, circular system.

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TEB Insights Article N°2 cover — “The Importance of Dynamic Grid Fees, Dynamic Pricing and Load Management…” — with author Roman Schachenhofer of kW-Solutions.

LinkedIn/8 Jun 2025

The Importance of Dynamic Grid Fees, Dynamic Pricing, and Load Management for the Construction and Real Estate

Starting in early 2025, households and businesses in Austria are facing significantly higher electricity bills. Grid fees are increasing by an average of 23 percent. A household consuming 3,500 kilowatt-hours per year will pay about 70 euros more in grid fees. This increase is d…

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TEB Insights Article N°1 cover — “Opportunities and Challenges of Energy Market Integration in CEE” — with author Matthias Obermair of Austrian Power Grid (APG).

LinkedIn/6 May 2025

Challenges and prospects for energy market integration, shown by the example of the Balkan region

The whole of Europe is under great pressure to achieve major progress on the way to a sustainable future and fulfill set targets for energy independence. Market integration means multiple different political, economic, ecological and of course energy perspectives. The following…

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