“Why didn’t I know this before?”

No one said the energy transition was going to be easy. But, one would hope that at least everyone would notice. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and former head of the UK’s Association for the Conservation of Energy, wrote an excellent column – The Warren Report – in the October issue … Continue reading “Why didn’t I know this before?” →

New report from eceee assesses how setting interest rates affects the Commission’s energy modelling

Increasingly, the European Commission is being challenged that its energy modelling is undervaluing the full set of benefits of energy efficiency. The modelling, many are saying, has faulty assumptions, particularly on discount rates. There have been concerns for years but as the review of current energy efficiency policies is set to take place to see … Continue reading New report from eceee assesses how setting interest rates affects the Commission’s energy modelling →

Examining all energy performance ratings

It was inevitable after the revelations about Volkswagen tampering with fuel economy tests for its diesel vehicles, that we would be examining other technologies. Only this week the vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson has accused some of its competitors of similar practices. Jonathan Leake, Environment Editor of Britain’s Sunday Times writes a good account of the … Continue reading Examining all energy performance ratings →

Why the G20 countries need to take the lead in energy efficiency

Last year in Australia, the G20 gave considerable attention to energy efficiency when it adopted the energy efficiency action plan. Under Turkey’s chairmanship this year, energy efficiency has remained a priority in the G20. Blue & Green Tomorrow recently wrote about the leadership that we need from the G20 in energy efficiency. EiD would like … Continue reading Why the G20 countries need to take the lead in energy efficiency →

What it takes for small businesses to take further action on energy efficiency

Small businesses are often said to not be interested in energy efficiency because of a variety of contending concerns. Ben Lobel writes on the smallbusiness.co.uk website that nine in ten small companies seek to be more energy efficient in their own business and explains how small businesses are being more energy efficient in their operations. … Continue reading What it takes for small businesses to take further action on energy efficiency →

IEA publishes medium term energy efficiency market report

With less fanfare than for the launch of the IEA’s renewable energy market report, its 2015 report on energy efficiency markets was published this week. Unlike the renewable energy report, this one for energy efficiency is free as a COP21 special offer. Joshua S Hill reviews the report on the CleanTechnica website. Energy Efficiency … Continue reading IEA publishes medium term energy efficiency market report →

An energy audit “selfie” of your home

We suspected this would come soon and it has. A company in Long Beach California has now developed software to will let you do an energy audit “selfie” of your home. Jason Ruiz describes the development on the Long Beach Post website. It would be good to hear from anyone who has used it. … Continue reading An energy audit “selfie” of your home →

Is investor confidence the key to unlocking the potential of the world’s ‘first fuel’?

Recently, EiD had posts on the Investor Confidence Project in Europe. More and more, our energy efficiency strategies depend on ensuring we have a steady flow of investment for energy efficiency measures. Clare Anne Taylor provides a good article on the CleanTechnica website on the financing issue and how it is being addressed. What do … Continue reading Is investor confidence the key to unlocking the potential of the world’s ‘first fuel’? →

Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance

Lee Min-hyung provides a good article in The Korea Times about LSIS, a major Korean manufacturer of electrical equipment, being confident that it can provide energy efficiency technologies and services to an industrial sector that is increasingly pushing for greater energy performance. LSIS bets big on energy-saving systems for industries LSIS, the nation's top-tier … Continue reading Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance →

This week’s briefs

There are some good brief news items this week. • WSED Young Researchers Conference Only a few days remain to submit a paper. The deadline is October 9th. The annual World Sustainable Energy Days [http://www.wsed.at/en/world-sustainable-energy-days/] in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised … Continue reading This week’s briefs →