The lighting industry is going through an interesting period with great technological developments that are having an important impact on overall consumption. Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times about the decision by General Electric to stop manufacturing CFLs in favour of LEDs. G.E. to Phase Out CFL Bulbs Just a few years … Continue reading Now we are even phasing out CFLs
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The Middle East and North Africa are realising the benefits of improved energy efficiency
As Nada Al Rifai writes on the Reuter Thompson’s ZAWYA website, energy policy in the MENA region is evolving quickly to make energy efficiency a higher priority. MENA steps up energy efficiency drive Energy demand in MENA is growing at more than three times the global average Energy efficiency projects in the Middle East … Continue reading The Middle East and North Africa are realising the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Reflections on a COST-JRC workshop on the role of cities-regions in achieving a low-carbon economy
Increasingly, we are better understanding the important role cities and regions can and should play to effectively address priority areas such as climate change and sustainable energy. Cities and regions are unique because so much happens in a relatively small area: we live, work and play there and globally we are becoming increasingly urbanised. This … Continue reading Reflections on a COST-JRC workshop on the role of cities-regions in achieving a low-carbon economy
Appreciating the benefits of green buildings
The World Green Building Council has recently published new research suggesting greener shops can boost customer experience – and grow the bottom line. Madeleine Cuff explains the results in an article on the BusinessGreen website. How retailers can harness green buildings to boost profits Shopping can be a miserable experience. Dragging handfuls of heavy … Continue reading Appreciating the benefits of green buildings
The future may be under the sea for storing our data
Many of us have done deep dives for data. Now there is an entirely new meaning to that. Data centres consume considerable amounts of energy and it is important to keep them cool to keep them operating. John Markoff writes a good article in the New York Times about a prototype data centre being tested … Continue reading The future may be under the sea for storing our data
The innovative use of smart glass
There is a good article on the Glass on Web website about the benefits of smart glass. It is encouraging to see such developments. Improving Energy Efficiency with Smart Glass As the importance of energy efficiency becomes more apparent, the use of renewable energy sources and better insulation has sky rocketed. However, more innovative … Continue reading The innovative use of smart glass
Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Bain Insights from Bain & Company provide a good article on the Forbes website concerning the commitment to energy efficiency that emerging economies are keeping, even with the fall in energy prices. These are welcome developments. Emerging Markets Are Finally Getting Serious About Energy Efficiency Companies in energy, manufacturing, financial services and many other … Continue reading Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Ensuring biomass plays a crucial role in the UK’s energy policy
In light of the Government’s announcement to reduce the support offered for biomass projects at the end of 2015, Richard Baker at Siemens Financial Services explains on the Renewable Energy Focus website how equipment suppliers can keep momentum going and remain competitive in an increasingly saturated market. Making biomass investment affordable Biomass is an … Continue reading Ensuring biomass plays a crucial role in the UK’s energy policy
Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds
Energy efficiency levels in industry are expected to improve overall up to 2050, according to a new study for the European Commission entitled: ‘Energy efficiency and energy saving potential in industry and on possible policy mechanisms’. The study, published in January, covered pulp, paper and print, iron and steel, non-metallic mineral, chemical and pharmaceutical, non-ferrous … Continue reading Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds
The impact of air pollution
Air pollution is discussed more and more. We have read about the impact in cities. We are reading about the impact from aviation and diesel vehicles and on and on. Chelsea Harvey writes a good article in the Washington Post about the impact in the US. It is encouraging that it is improving but there … Continue reading The impact of air pollution
