The Investor Confidence Project Europe (ICP Europe) has written a very good article on the BusinessGreen website about how to take the European energy efficiency sector to the next level. You should enjoy this. EiD looks forward to your comments. ICP Europe is a project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. The project … Continue reading Taking energy efficiency ‘to the next level’ in Europe
Author: Rod Janssen
Cities are key to deciding our planet’s climate future
For many years, we have realised the power of cities to address our climate and energy concerns. There are a growing number of initiatives to mobilise urban policies. Chelsea Harvey writes in the Financial Times about a new study by the New Climate Economy that details how great a lever that cities can be. … Continue reading Cities are key to deciding our planet’s climate future
Are we valuing energy-efficient buildings correctly?
There has always been a concern that we are not adequately valuing our investments in energy efficiency. James Phillips writes on the BusinessGreen website about a new report that claims mortgage lenders are using inaccurate models to estimate energy bills and mortgage affordability Energy efficient homes 'undervalued by almost £50,000' Banks could be undervaluing … Continue reading Are we valuing energy-efficient buildings correctly?
Wind power policy in Denmark
David Waller writes a good article in the Financial Times on the consensus in Denmark towards wind power and the importance of stability in policies. Denmark considers wind a less volatile option When oil soared to almost $150 a barrel in 2008, the drive to develop new ways to generate renewable energy seemed unstoppable. … Continue reading Wind power policy in Denmark
Solar generation costs will likely continue to fall
There is a lot of debate, analysis and, yes, confusion about the competitiveness of various generation sources. Giles Parkinson writes a good article on the reneweconomy website about solar generation costs and how they are likely to fall below the average wholesale price of electricity across Europe by 2030. Why solar PV is unstoppable … Continue reading Solar generation costs will likely continue to fall
Loopholes will persist in new EU emissions tests for vehicles
The IEA first wrote about vehicle tests back in 1984 and one would think we have solved the problems in accuracy. Andy Sharman writes in the Financial Times that the new emissions test will do little to bring official results into line with reality. New emissions test still falls short, say critics A tough … Continue reading Loopholes will persist in new EU emissions tests for vehicles
A global perspective on fuel poverty
Nick Butler provides a very good blog on the Financial Times website about the importance of energy and yet, according to the most recent forecast from the IEA, almost a billion people will still lack electricity in 2030. It is in everyone’s interest to change that. What do you think? Energy poverty, the plight … Continue reading A global perspective on fuel poverty
Regulations driving energy efficiency improvements
Writing on the BusinessGreen website, Stuart Turner of Hamworthy Heating looks beyond EU legislation on boiler efficiency to discuss how the real energy savings are to be achieved. Who’s driving energy- efficiency improvements? ErP [the Energy Related Products Directive] is seen as the driving force for energy-efficiency improvements. The criteria set out in the … Continue reading Regulations driving energy efficiency improvements
The benefits from renewable energy
We are in the midst of a low-carbon transition and renewable energy technologies are playing an increasingly important role. Bobby Magill reports on the SBS website that building wind and solar farms helps to reduce the human impact on climate change by displacing noxious emissions from coal-fired power plants. Renewable energy saves lives, study … Continue reading The benefits from renewable energy
Increase in energy storage deployment
We’ve been looking for breakthroughs in energy storage to allow for renewable energies to play a better role. Chelsea Harvey provides a detailed report in the Financial Times about recent developments. Spurred by innovators like Tesla, the energy storage business is growing fast Back in May, Tesla turned heads when it announced its plans … Continue reading Increase in energy storage deployment
