Category: energy efficiency

A new economic paradigm on sustainability is poised to emerge and both cities and utilities will have an important role to play

In an article for the Renewable Energy Focus website, Lauren Callaway, a research analyst at Navigant Research, delves into the smart city market and discusses what it means for the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors.   Comment: Smart cities; the future of sustainable living It’s a no brainer at this point: Improving sustainability in … Continue reading A new economic paradigm on sustainability is poised to emerge and both cities and utilities will have an important role to play →

Getting business to focus on saving energy could bring big savings

Last week, EiD wrote about one US utility working on promoting energy efficiency.  Now we have Jillian Ambrose writing on The Telegraph website about the activities of one British utility targeting aggressive energy savings in a bid to grow its share of the business energy market. If you have a good example, please let EiD … Continue reading Getting business to focus on saving energy could bring big savings →

Major energy utility starts to offer energy management services

We know of new consulting companies all the time and that is great. The more companies that offer services in energy management, the better. What impresses me about this new “start up” is the effort they made with a consulting company that uses sociology and anthropology to examine changing markets. Addressing the commercial and industrial … Continue reading Major energy utility starts to offer energy management services →

What are the drivers behind investing in energy efficiency?

We are regularly discussing the drivers behind our actions for energy efficiency or renewable energy or climate change. There is a need to come to grips behind what drives investment behaviour. Lisa Cohn writes on the Energy Efficiency Markets website about a recent survey of American consumers. What do you think of the results?   … Continue reading What are the drivers behind investing in energy efficiency? →

Call for maintaining policy for improving the energy performance in the England and Wales rental market

For improving the energy performance in the buildings sector, the rental market has probably been the toughest segment to address effectively. In Britain this was solved by regulations that required the poorest performing buildings to reach a minimum standard. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, and a friend of EiD, writes in … Continue reading Call for maintaining policy for improving the energy performance in the England and Wales rental market →

Push by industry to revise fuel economy standards in the US

With a midterm review of federal fuel-economy rules to begin this summer, the automobile industry in the US is already arguing that the standards should be revised, given the current market situation. Bill Vlasic explains recent developments in an article in the New York Times.   Low Gas Prices Create a Detour on the Road … Continue reading Push by industry to revise fuel economy standards in the US →

Lack of effective enforcement of EU directives shows high percentage of appliances not meeting standards

In our modern societies we use a lot of appliances. When we buy them, we depend on both the performance standard and the label providing us the performance level to be correct. Otherwise we pay for more electricity than we should and that has repercussions on emissions, energy consumption and our pocketbooks. Arthur Neslen writes … Continue reading Lack of effective enforcement of EU directives shows high percentage of appliances not meeting standards →

Impact of massive cuts to UK’s energy efficiency strategy

While the British government states energy efficiency remains a priority, cuts to important policy measures show the stark reality. Damian Carrington writes an excellent article in The Guardian about recent research by the Association for the Conservation of Energy showing that the number of UK households being helped by government to improve their energy use … Continue reading Impact of massive cuts to UK’s energy efficiency strategy →

New UK fund to promote improved energy performance of commercial buildings

We are all concerned about finding adequate financing for energy efficiency projects. Priyanka Shrestha writes on the Energy Live News website about a new fund established by a commercial bank in the UK to support energy performance improvements. This is a welcome development.   Lloyds Bank launches £1bn energy efficiency fund A new £1 billion … Continue reading New UK fund to promote improved energy performance of commercial buildings →