The UK government is to fight an EU ruling that the UK must raise VAT on energy efficiency products from 5% to 20%. VAT was reduced to 5% on energy efficiency products in the UK because government wants to tackle fuel poverty, reduce carbon emissions and create jobs. Andrew Warren of the Association for the … Continue reading VAT challenge could harm Green Deal prospects
Author: Rod Janssen
Berlin is waiting
On October 24th and 25th, the EEIP (Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes) will hold its bi-annual congress in Berlin in co-operation with Deneff, the GermanBusiness Initiative for Energy Efficiency. The EEIP Congress 24-25 October brings forth the three main elements of EEIP work: energy recovery, financing and energy management systems. With the focus on industrial … Continue reading Berlin is waiting
Preparing for the next World Sustainable Energy Days conference, February-March 2013
The next WSED conference will present the work and achievements of young researchers in the field of biomass and in the field of energy efficiency. It will be held as one of the conferences of the World Sustainable Energy Days 2013 from 27 February - 1 March 2013 in Wels/Austria. With more than 800 participants every year, the World … Continue reading Preparing for the next World Sustainable Energy Days conference, February-March 2013
Energy efficient commercial buildings in the news
Joao Peixe for Oilprice.com provides a report on a building in Stockholm that is purported to be the most energy efficient in the world. The report does not provide details on its actual energy performance and EiD encourages any of its Swedish readers to come forward with more information. If it truly is the most … Continue reading Energy efficient commercial buildings in the news
Saving for a sunny day
Josephine Cumbo for the Financial Times reports of a new solar fund that has opened for pension investors in Britain. Solar fund opens up to pension investors Wealthy individuals wanting to tap into growing demand for renewable energy now have access to a new solar fund, the country’s first to target pension investors. The Solar … Continue reading Saving for a sunny day
Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving
BusinessGreen describes a survey undertaken of staff in small and medium sized companies. The survey was undertaken for the energy company, E.ON. The lack of interest or commitment on the part of employees to do even the least action is important to better understand. The question is how managers can turn this attitude around and … Continue reading Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving
More on the rebound effect
On October 4th, abstracts are due at the eceee for its June 2013 summer study. Recently, EiD has seen several studies concerning consumer behaviour and much of it related to the rebound effect. This blog by William M. Brown, Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at Cleveland State University, should give aspiring authors some … Continue reading More on the rebound effect
The Eiffel Tower sets important example for using renewables in Paris
With the public sector expected to play an exemplary role to convince the public of the importance of sustainable energy policies, no greater symbol could there be in Paris than using the Eiffel Tower. This article by Guillaume Duhamel of Zegreenweb.com provides a refreshing example of an innovative sustainable energy project. Renewable energy takes … Continue reading The Eiffel Tower sets important example for using renewables in Paris
Addressing fuel poverty in Scotland
Scotland’s Daily Record news describes efforts underway by the Scottish Government to more effectively address fuel poverty. The article quotes Brenda Boardman, who has championed the cause of tackling fuel poverty. Calls for fuel poverty to be stamped out by improving energy efficiency THE Scottish Government has pledged to ensure that by November 2016, "so … Continue reading Addressing fuel poverty in Scotland
Promoting energy efficiency in Chicago
Midwest Energy News provides an excellent review by Kari Lydersen of what is going on in Chicago to promote energy efficiency. Importantly, the city is setting up an Infrastructure Trust and it will be important for all to follow how this evolves. The role of cities is becoming more and more important in energy efficiency … Continue reading Promoting energy efficiency in Chicago
