Author: Rod Janssen

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 →

Energy Advice Exchange co-organising important roundtable discussion June 20th: Think local first: a building policy to deliver on EU renovation challenge

The Energy Advice Exchange is pleased to be co-organising an event in Brussels on June 20th. Consumers, local authorities and energy advisory services are the three leading forces, whose combined actions will enable Europe to deliver on its 2050 renovation challenge. Their manifold collaboration on the ground, in cooperation with other private and public stakeholders, … Continue reading Energy Advice Exchange co-organising important roundtable discussion June 20th: Think local first: a building policy to deliver on EU renovation challenge →

Blog by Energy Advice Exchange: One measure can’t be all things to all people

Louise Sunderland and Rod Janssen provide the following blog on Article 7 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.   Since the launch of the Clean Energy for All Europeans package, we have been trying to better understand Europe’s renovation strategy. For building renovation one of the main (only) concrete measures proposed is the continuation to … Continue reading Blog by Energy Advice Exchange: One measure can’t be all things to all people →

Latest update on climate finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the May update on global developments in climate finance.   May 2017 Climate Finance Update: Whirlwind of Meetings Bring Multiple Stakeholders Together Over the month of May, the UNFCCC convened its Subsidiary Bodies’ intersessional meetings, and several development banks and climate funds … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance →

Working through some of the more thorny problems arising from increased electric vehicle uptake

Sophie Vorrath writes a good article on the One Step Off The Grid website about many of the issues arising in Australia about planning for the mass uptake of electric vehicles. One start up in Sydney has undertaken an important study that could benefit more than Australians. What do you think?   How many Teslas … Continue reading Working through some of the more thorny problems arising from increased electric vehicle uptake →

Better understanding how buildings really work

Too often there is a large gap between expected energy savings and actual savings delivered in “green” buildings. Richard Conniff writes on the e360.yale.edu website that the problem isn’t necessarily inept modelling but that there is a need to better improve modelling in order to help builders and developers. What are your views?   Why … Continue reading Better understanding how buildings really work →

India is in the midst of the “largest energy transformation project in the world”

While President Trump wants to revive America’s coal industry and walk away from any commitment to reduce GHG emissions, India, for one, is embracing renewables, LED lighting, electric cars, and more. Stephen Leahy explains in an article on the National Geographic website India Launches Massive Push for Clean Power, Lighting, and Cars India is in … Continue reading India is in the midst of the “largest energy transformation project in the world” →