After success of its 1-watt initiative, IEA turns to “smart” appliances’ power consumption in network standby Less than a decade ago, televisions in homes around the world consumed significant electricity whether they were turned on or off. But in 1999 the IEA spearheaded the “1-watt” initiative that led to the average new television’s standby consumption … Continue reading News from the IEA – Powering down to save energy need not be a turn-off
Author: Rod Janssen
Green Investment Bank shows it’s in business
Renewable Energy Focus provides details on the first deal by the UK’s new public-funded green investment bank in wind energy. UK Green Investment Bank agrees its first offshore wind farm finance package The UK’s state-backed Green Investment Bank (GIB) has struck its first deal in the offshore wind sector, contributing to a £224 million re-financing … Continue reading Green Investment Bank shows it’s in business
Data needed on tenant behaviour
Professor Elena Gaura of the Low Impact Buildings Grand Challenge Initiative at Coventry University in the UK writes about a new experiment to have a better understanding of tenant data in order to help develop a more sustainable approach to sustainable housing Sustainable housing movement held back by lack of tenant data The Naked House … Continue reading Data needed on tenant behaviour
New portal for learning about renewable energy
Greenbuildnews describes a new innovative approach to teach British school children about renewable energy and climate change. Lightsource opens the portal to educating future generations about renewable energy Over 90 schools in the UK now have access to a specially designed on-line portal to educate children about renewable energy and climate change. This portal has … Continue reading New portal for learning about renewable energy
No time to delay
Richard Chirgwin writes in The Register about a new study by IIASA in Austria about the significant cost increase if there are delays in mitigating GHG emissions. Delay climate mitigation, escalate the costs: study Costs would escalate five-fold in next seven years Which would hurt less: a global carbon price of $US20 now, or … Continue reading No time to delay
Ontario shows the way forward in decreasing electricity demand
Ian MacLeod of the Ottawa Citizen writes about Ontario being the only place in North America where electricity demand is decreasing, in large part because of energy conservation. Ontario’s decelerating appetite for electrical power leaves it as the only electricity-generating jurisdiction in North America to forecast negative growth in winter demand and flat growth in … Continue reading Ontario shows the way forward in decreasing electricity demand
Did you mention renewables?
Todd Woody on the staff of Forbes, the news service writes about a survey that shows how renewable energy has gained much attention in the past ten years in major print publications. The increase is quite impressive. Renewable Energy Winning Mind Share If Not Market Share Renewable energy has not yet won the battle for … Continue reading Did you mention renewables?
Reviewing Germany’s transition to renewable energy
Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster, has written an excellent review of Germany’s transition to renewable energy. Assessing Germany's shift to renewables In Germany, the transition to electricity from renewable sources is occurring faster than originally planned. Critics question whether this reflects overambitious planning, which could endanger overall reform plans. Germany's fundamental rethinking of energy … Continue reading Reviewing Germany’s transition to renewable energy
2012 – the year in graphs
The Washington Post asked many experts for the graph that they felt best explained 2012. Two of the graphs relate to sustainable energy. First, the nominee related to climate change was Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org. The second graph is by Michael Greenstone, professor of economics at MIT and Director of the Hamilton Project. It … Continue reading 2012 – the year in graphs
Increased self-generation of electricity in German industry
Deutsche Welle, the German international broadcaster, reports on an important trend in German industry towards investments in self-generation. German firms invest in generating energy themselves An increasing number of German companies are in the process of decreasing their dependency on external energy suppliers by generating energy themselves. They're wary of the government's current course. More … Continue reading Increased self-generation of electricity in German industry
