Cost of the German transition to a non-nuclear future

Juergen Baetz of AP news service provides an important look at the costs for the phasing out of nuclear energy. The phase out is to be complete by 2022. It shows that the policy will definitely cost in the coming years, although once complete, it should ensure that Germany is on a sustainable foundation that … Continue reading Cost of the German transition to a non-nuclear future →

Ireland should give priority to energy efficiency

Harry McGee of The Irish Times reported of a report that is being prepared by the National Economic and Social Council to provide analysis to inform the development of Irish climate change policy. The work was commissioned by the Minister of Environment. An interim report is out and the final report is due by the … Continue reading Ireland should give priority to energy efficiency →

IEA Sustainable Buildings Centre launches interactive database

EiD is pleased to see that the IEA Sustainable Buildings Centre has recently launched its interactive and user-friendly BEEP (Building Energy Efficiency Policies) database. The BEEP database is a global one-stop shop for building energy codes, labelling and incentive schemes implemented in the 28 IEA member countries, the BRICS countries (Brazil, China, India, Russia and South … Continue reading IEA Sustainable Buildings Centre launches interactive database →

New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden

A new report on decarbonising industry up to 2050 has been published by the Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University in Sweden. The report has a Swedish focus but the solutions and technologies are relevant for all. Technical opportunities for a complete decarbonisation of the basic material industry by 2050 are … Continue reading New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden →

Energy efficiency and buildings

Allison Asplin of Bloomberg News Energy Finance wrote the following post for Banking Energy. IT is an excellent article outlining the issues concerning the real estate industry and energy efficiency. This report was commissioned by Banking Energy, part of Consumer Energy Report. Why Energy Efficiency and Buildings Don’t Mix How does the real estate industry … Continue reading Energy efficiency and buildings →

New study on the use of financial instruments to retrofit buildings in Europe

The Buildings Performance Institute Europe has come out with a new report reviewing the use of financial instruments in the European Union. The paper presents an overview of the various financial schemes in place dedicated to the energy efficient renovation of buildings in 2011. It makes a quantitative analysis of the different financing mechanisms and … Continue reading New study on the use of financial instruments to retrofit buildings in Europe →

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 →

More on behavioural aspects of energy efficiency

William Pentland writes on the Forbes website about human behaviour. It is important to note his conclusion that most people make rational economic choices if they have the wherewithal to do so. Human Behavior: The Hot Spot in Energy Efficiency The average “uninformed” consumer will reduce the amount of energy they use at home by … Continue reading More on behavioural aspects of energy efficiency →

More on the energy efficiency rebound effect

EiD readers are familiar with the energy efficiency rebound effect that has been a controversial topic of discussion for years. Carol L. Stimmel of Pike Research provided a good review of the effect for the website gigaom.com. No doubt there will be more on this topic soon. The energy efficiency rebound: major fire or … Continue reading More on the energy efficiency rebound effect →

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