Energy Industry
The energy sector underpins industrial production, mobility, buildings and digital infrastructure, while remaining central to climate mitigation because energy production and consumption account for a major share of greenhouse gas emissions.
Talk to an Advisor01 / Sector Context
Energy and the Sustainability Transition
The energy sector underpins industrial production, mobility, buildings and digital infrastructure, while remaining central to climate mitigation because energy production and consumption account for a major share of greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainability priorities differ by asset class - electricity generation, networks, fuels, storage and energy services each have distinct material, land, water, biodiversity and emissions profiles. The transition is therefore not limited to replacing fossil generation with renewables. It also requires energy efficiency, grid flexibility, storage, responsible infrastructure development, life-cycle assessment of technologies and credible management of transition risks across existing assets and new investments.
02 / Sustainability Priorities & Regulation
Sustainability Priorities and Regulatory Landscape
EU climate and energy legislation is accelerating this transition. The revised Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2023/2413 sets a binding EU-level renewable-energy target of at least 42.5% by 2030, while the recast Energy Efficiency Directive (EU) 2023/1791 establishes an EU target to reduce final energy consumption by 11.7% relative to 2020 projections. EU ETS requirements continue to shape carbon-intensive generation and industrial energy use, while renewable-hydrogen and fuel requirements increasingly influence industrial and transport demand.
Generation decarbonisation
Transition of the generation mix through renewables, lower-carbon fuels and asset pathways.
Energy efficiency
Investment in operational and demand-side efficiency across assets and services.
Technology life cycles
Life-cycle assessment of solar, wind, storage, hydrogen and fuel pathways.
Scope 3 emissions
Measurement and engagement across equipment, fuels, construction and purchased services.
Water & biodiversity
Management of water, land and biodiversity impacts associated with energy infrastructure.
Climate resilience
Assessment of physical risks and resilience needs for long-lived infrastructure.
For energy companies, sustainability work should integrate operational emissions, life-cycle impacts and physical asset risks. Key priorities include generation-mix decarbonisation, energy-efficiency investment, renewable project assessment, Scope 3 emissions, lifecycle impacts of solar, wind, storage and fuel pathways, water and biodiversity considerations, and climate resilience of infrastructure. Project developers and investors increasingly need consistent environmental data to support permitting, financing, taxonomy screening, procurement and customer reporting. Comparisons between technologies should account for equipment production, construction, operation, replacement and end-of-life rather than relying solely on operational emissions.
03 / Metsims Support
How Metsims Can Support the Energy Sector
Metsims can support energy companies, project developers and investors with corporate carbon accounting, Scope 3 analysis, renewable-energy and transition scenarios, LCA of generation and storage technologies, water footprinting, climate-risk analysis and sustainability strategy. Life-cycle modelling can compare alternative technologies and supply chains, while carbon and energy scenarios can quantify the impact of efficiency measures, renewable procurement and asset-transition options.
For investment and financing decisions, Metsims can also support EU Taxonomy screening, sustainability criteria and sustainable-finance frameworks where relevant. Data gathered at project and asset level can be structured for corporate reporting and decarbonisation planning, allowing organisations to connect regulatory compliance, environmental performance and capital allocation through measurable indicators.
04 / Related Services
Related Services
Selected from Metsims’ service portfolio according to the principal sustainability and regulatory needs of the energy sector.
- Corporate greenhouse-gas inventory and carbon accounting
- Scope 3 accounting, management framework and supplier engagement
- Corporate water footprint and water-risk analysis
- Climate risk, opportunity and scenario analysis
- Delivering decarbonization and net-zero transition roadmaps
- Setting Science-based targets and supporting SBTi validation
- Emissions-reduction scenarios, marginal abatement analysis and investment priorities
- Energy-efficiency, renewable-energy and hydrogen technology strategies
- EU Taxonomy eligibility and alignment analysis
- GRI, CSRD, TSRS and integrated reporting
05 / Energy Industry Advisors
Meet Our Energy Industry Advisors
Industrial understanding and multidisciplinary depth. Select an advisor to open their dedicated Metsims profile.
Bengü Doğruel
ESG Consultant
Gizem Yumru Alanat
Senior Sustainability Consultant
Hüdai Kara
Founder, CEO
Necati Görkem Aydoğan
Sustainability Consultant
Orhan Atacan
Sustainability Manager
Yıldıray Yılmaz
Senior Sustainability Consultant