Important upcoming events

EU Sustainable Energy Week will soon be upon us. EiD encourages you to check out all the events that will be occurring between June 19th and 25th. Last week we featured the event on June 20th of the Energy Advice Exchange that EiD belongs to. More information is available below. The other event we would … Continue reading Important upcoming events →

How sustainable energy subsidies are evolving in Ireland

Recent analysis shows that there has been an important shift in subsidies towards sustainable energy in the past decade. Michael Viney explains in an article in the Irish Times. What is the experience in your country? Dramatic shift in environment subsidies towards renewable energy There has been a dramatic shift in environmental subsidies in … Continue reading How sustainable energy subsidies are evolving in Ireland →

Latest update on sustainable energy finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: Infrastructure Central to Renewable Energy Deployment and Access The push for renewable energy and improved energy access often requires improved or new energy infrastructure. Developing and building … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance →

Appreciating the impact of sustainable energy

Innovation, energy efficiency & renewables can help us reduce global warming, says Anirban Ghosh, CSO of the Mahindra Group on the Business Standard website in India. Energy efficiency and the path to 2 degree The greenest power is the power you don’t have to produce – Anonymous The most appropriate reaction to the announcement … Continue reading Appreciating the impact of sustainable energy →

Streetcars making a comeback

In my neighbourhood of Montmartre in Paris, the streetcar system is being expanded as you can see in the photograph. Rhonda Bell and Phil Klinkon write on the Metro for Transit & Motorcoach Business website about their evolution. You should enjoy. The Evolution of Streetcar Technology While streetcars may seem like an old-fashioned or … Continue reading Streetcars making a comeback →

American energy efficiency policies and programmes in bumpy ride

Daily we are reading something new about the Trump administration and it is a concern what is happening to climate and energy policies. Lauren Urbanek writes a good article on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about some of the positive and the negative developments recently. Efficiency Standards: A Few Steps Forward, A Few … Continue reading American energy efficiency policies and programmes in bumpy ride →

Some things just sneak up on you

Evidence is showing every day how energy efficiency really is first! Julie McNamara, an energy analyst writes on the Union of Concerned Scientists website about some important new evidence. While You Weren’t Looking, Energy Efficiency Became One of Our Nation’s Top Energy Resources Here’s a fact I bet you didn’t know: in 2015, energy … Continue reading Some things just sneak up on you →

New toolkit to reduce the energy performance gap in new homes

Britain has a new energy performance improvement toolkit prepared by researchers from a sustainable charity. Will Worley explains in an article on the buildings.co.uk website. Toolkit launched to improve energy efficiency of new-build homes The Building Energy Performance Improvement Toolkit is the result of a four year-long research project, backed by £1.5m of government … Continue reading New toolkit to reduce the energy performance gap in new homes →

What will be the impact of “smart cities”?

We read so much about “smart” that after a while it starts losing its meaning. At the recent eceee summer study, the theme came up regularly. Guruprakash Sastry, Regional Manager, Infrastructure for Infosys, writes on the firstpost website about the role smart cities can play in meeting future energy demand. What do you think? … Continue reading What will be the impact of “smart cities”? →

Growing concern about roll out of smart meters in UK

Since the obligation was approved under EU legislation to roll out smart meters through Europe, there has been concern about the benefits versus the costs. Brendan Coyne writes on the energyst website about the concerns raised by the Institute of Directors. What is the experience in your country? Put ‘troubled’ smart meters programme on … Continue reading Growing concern about roll out of smart meters in UK →