The Partnership of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Danish Technical University is very active promoting sustainability. The Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development of the UNEP DTU Partnership provides the following primary services: 1) innovative research, including policy analyses and recommendations, and impact assessments; 2) capacity building at the institutional level and … Continue reading New report on the multiple benefits of improved energy efficiency
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The impact of burning wood
Rebecca Harrington writes a good article on the Tech Insider website about how Europe’s biggest source of renewable energy is actually terrible for the environment. Europe's most popular source of 'renewable' energy is worse for the planet than coal Europe's biggest source of renewable energy is actually terrible for the environment. We're not talking … Continue reading The impact of burning wood
Overcoming technical challenges in the development of lithium-air batteries
We are always looking for technical breakthroughs. The latest news comes in electrochemistry. Clive Cookson writes in the Financial Times about latest developments at Cambridge University that have the potential for greatly extending the range of electric vehicles and potentially transforming the economics of electricity storage. Cambridge chemists make super-battery breakthrough A breakthrough in … Continue reading Overcoming technical challenges in the development of lithium-air batteries
What do you do when you’re slipping down the energy efficiency league table
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has recently published its scorecard about how effective the states are doing to implement energy efficiency policies. Too often our focus is on the “winners,” but Tom Johnson writes a good article on the NJ Spotlight website about how New Jersey has lost ground and what this means. … Continue reading What do you do when you’re slipping down the energy efficiency league table
Latest developments in energy storage
Despite decades of public and private research and investment, the storage industry has struggled to take off, though there are signs that may be changing. Diane Cardwell writes a good article in the New York Times about the changes underway. Energy Storage Industry Gaining Momentum When David Vieau left the battery maker A123 in … Continue reading Latest developments in energy storage
The potential for energy efficiency investments following COP 21
Any global deal means significant mitigation measures. Strangely, over the years, improved energy efficiency has been neglected or downplayed even though study after study has shown its cost-effective potential. Richard Black writes a good article on the BusinessGreen website that a global climate deal will boost investment in 'low carbon stuff'. What could a … Continue reading The potential for energy efficiency investments following COP 21
Where China can make a big difference to UK’s energy system
Regardless where you live, you would have been aware of the recently agreements for China to be a major investor in Britain’s nuclear power industry. The decision has been controversial to say the least. Whether this is right or not will be argued for many years. But, Geoffrey Lean writes in the Daily Telegraph that … Continue reading Where China can make a big difference to UK’s energy system
An interesting reaction to low fuel prices
What do you do when energy prices fall? Binyamin Appelbaum writes an interesting article in the New York Times about the reaction of Americans that “don’t make much sense.” Is this your reaction too? When Gas Becomes Cheaper, Americans Buy More Expensive Gas When gas prices fall, Americans reliably do two things that don’t … Continue reading An interesting reaction to low fuel prices
Energy efficiency is a means to an end
Peter O'Connor, Kendall Science Fellow, explores the role of energy efficiency in a good blog on the Union of Concerned Scientists website. There are many issues discussed and it would be good to get your views. This is called Part 1 and it will be interesting when Part 2 becomes available. Energy Efficiency, Part … Continue reading Energy efficiency is a means to an end
Gigantic changes that are now happening in the ways we get electricity
It is instructive to see what is going on in the US as it grapples with the changes to the electricity system. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about the controversies that are leading to legal action. The electricity innovation so controversial that it’s now before the Supreme Court FERC. … Continue reading Gigantic changes that are now happening in the ways we get electricity
