Everyone is still trying to determine what the impact of the recent global climate change agreement means in reality, now that the fine words are over. Nick Butler provides a good blog in the Financial Times about the impact on the energy sector. Beyond Paris – the long-term energy outlook Two papers published in … Continue reading A sobering reality check for the energy sector after COP21
Author: Rod Janssen
Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies
We talk about behaviour change and there are many efforts underway to encourage it. The climate change agreement in Paris in December is more than a wake up call. While we give lip service to saving energy, turning off lights and driving in a more eco-friendly manner, we need to do more. Arthur Neslen writes … Continue reading Reducing emissions is more than investing in technologies
The European Commission publishes its new heat and cooling strategy communication
On February 16th, the Commission published its new strategy for heat and cooling in its series of initiatives as part of the Energy Union. This is a most welcome communication. The press release is provided below. In reading the strategy, EiD was a bit puzzled by a few of the elements. Page 4 provided a … Continue reading The European Commission publishes its new heat and cooling strategy communication
A perspective on how non-residential building design will change over the next 10 years
The American Institute of Architects is a well known and well appreciated institution. Kim Slowey writes on the Construction Dive website about some of the AIA’s views on top non-residential design trends. AIA's top nonresidential design trends: Sustainability, project efficiency, new technologies Dive Brief: The American Institute of Architects surveyed leading architects to find … Continue reading A perspective on how non-residential building design will change over the next 10 years
The fossil fuel industry in the wake of the recent global climate change agreement
The Commodities Now website has published an interesting article on what the oil and gas firms now need to do to adapt to the transition to a low carbon economy. What do you think? New Energy Futures: transforming the oil and gas industry to meet future challenges Oil and gas firms need to expand … Continue reading The fossil fuel industry in the wake of the recent global climate change agreement
COLD@HOME, a journalistic investigation of fuel poverty
“There’s nothing left to live on,” says Katerina Nykonyvna after paying monthly energy bills of 1 780 hryvnia. As her pension is just 1 902 hryvnia, it’s a straightforward fact. COLD AT HOME, a web documentary launched this week takes viewers to Ukraine, where the entire population is facing its first winter after gas prices … Continue reading COLD@HOME, a journalistic investigation of fuel poverty
Reflections on the annual eceee policy seminar
The annual eceee policy seminar took place on February 8th in Brussels. More than 60 experts from industry, academia, NGOs and national energy agencies attended the event. Unfortunately, EC representatives declined the invitation. The seminar was articulated around 4 presentations. First, the IEA presentation of the main findings of its 2015 Energy Efficiency Market Report. … Continue reading Reflections on the annual eceee policy seminar
New US energy efficiency standard to bring big savings
Power adapters may be small, but they consume a lot of energy. Pierre Delforge writes on the National Resources Defense Council Staff Blog about the impact from the new performance standards that came into effect this week. Energy Efficiency Standard Effective This Week Affects Virtually All of Us A measure took effect this week … Continue reading New US energy efficiency standard to bring big savings
New focus on energy demand and competitiveness can improve EU mandatory energy audits: new eceee report
The European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has just published an important new report on one of the important elements of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive: mandatory energy audits for large enterprises. A new eceee review of EU’s mandatory energy audit schemes points at improvements that would help make EU industry more competitive. The … Continue reading New focus on energy demand and competitiveness can improve EU mandatory energy audits: new eceee report
China overtakes Europe for installed wind power capacity
This week we have another post on the quality of China’s energy data. Our inclination is that this post by Lucy Hornby in the Financial Times is giving us the right data, and it is good news. China breezes past EU as top wind power China has overtaken the EU to become the world’s … Continue reading China overtakes Europe for installed wind power capacity
