Spotlight on Innovation: Water Horizon taps into waste heat to deliver Heat and Cooling-as-a-Service
Salt, waste heat, and a sports centre in Toulouse, that is the combination that enabled Water Horizon and its Move Heat To Cold (MH2C) technology to win the second SET Alliance Efficiency-as-a-Service Innovation Showcase Awards. Somewhere between an incinerator and an ice rink, separated by 15 kilometres and the width of the Garonne River, quietly […]
Procurement’s blind spot: Why scaling sustainable construction is a systems problem
Key takeaways from the Green Procurement Workshop at the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit, Lausanne, April 2026 Buildings and construction account for more than a third of global energy-related carbon emissions. Most governments have responded with the right policy signals: net-zero commitments, embodied carbon targets, green building codes, ESG disclosure rules. Yet when public buyers […]
Key insights from the 2026 Spring Servitisation Conference
Servitisation, the transformation from selling products to delivering integrated services, continues to attract growing attention across research and industry. One of the leading platforms for this conversation is the annual Spring Servitisation Conference, organised by the Advanced Services Group at Aston Business School. This year’s edition was held in Bochum, Germany, hosted by ZESS at […]
BASE Foundation wins 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize for Cooling-as-a-Service
BASE Foundation has been awarded the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Energy category, one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability awards, in recognition of its pioneering work on the Cooling-as-a-Service model. Selected from a pool of more than 7,000 applicants worldwide, BASE was recognised for the scalability, real-world impact and market-transforming potential of the […]
SET’s partners Danfoss and ANEO Retail Refrigeration-as-a-Service project wins Solar Impulse Pioneer Award!
The Solar Impulse Foundation’s annual Pioneer Awards,which celebrates organisations implementing ‘Efficient Solutions’ across sectors, honoured the collaboration between BASE Foundation, Danfoss and Aneo Retail in the Building & Construction category, for their flagship Refrigeration-as-a-Service project implemented in different Coop Innlandet shop locations. Coop Innlandet, one of Norway’s leading food retailers, partnered with ANEO Retail and […]
Cooling-as-a-Service in Africa: the latest cold chain innovations
Effective, reliable cold chains are foundational to resilient African food systems. By keeping produce fresh from farm to market, cooling reduces post-harvest losses, stabilises incomes, and unlocks access to higher-value buyers. Yet across much of the continent, the high upfront cost of equipment, compounded by volatile energy prices and limited technical capacity, keeps essential infrastructure […]
Spotlight on Innovation: Oorja Irrigation-as-a-Service model enables water access to Indian farmers.
In 2024, the SET Alliance launched the first-ever Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) Innovation Showcase Award, inviting global innovators to share impactful ‘as-a-service’ business models that drive energy efficiency, decarbonisation, and social value. The competition attracted outstanding submissions from around the world, each demonstrating how service-based energy models can accelerate the transition to cleaner, more inclusive energy systems. […]
Spotlight on Innovation: Zuwa Energy’s Solar-as-a-Service Model Powers Healthcare in Rural Malawi
In 2024, the SET Alliance launched the first-ever Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) Innovation Showcase Award, inviting global innovators to share impactful ‘as-a-service’ business models that drive energy efficiency, decarbonisation, and social value. The competition attracted outstanding submissions from around the world, each demonstrating how service-based energy models can accelerate the transition to cleaner, more inclusive energy systems. […]
Innovative Solar-as-a-Service Initiatives in Switzerland and How to Finance Servitisation
The shift towards as-a-service business models is accelerating Switzerland’s transition to sustainable energy. A new article published under BASE’s Servetia initiative explores why Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) is gaining momentum — and how it is helping overcome key barriers to clean energy adoption. As-a-service models eliminate large upfront costs for businesses by replacing capital expenditure (CapEx) with manageable operational expenses (OpEx). […]
The 2024 Winners of the Efficiency-as-a-Service Innovation Showcase Award
This year, the SET Alliance introduced the Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) Innovation Showcase Award, inviting manufacturers, suppliers, and installers to submit their most innovative and impactful ‘as-a-service’ projects. This global competition is designed to celebrate cutting-edge solutions that demonstrate energy efficiency, decarbonisation, reduced environmental impact, and broader social benefits. After reviewing outstanding entries from around the world, […]