Category: energy efficiency

Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency

Bain Insights from Bain & Company provide a good article on the Forbes website concerning the commitment to energy efficiency that emerging economies are keeping, even with the fall in energy prices. These are welcome developments.   Emerging Markets Are Finally Getting Serious About Energy Efficiency Companies in energy, manufacturing, financial services and many other … Continue reading Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency →

Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds

Energy efficiency levels in industry are expected to improve overall up to 2050, according to a new study for the European Commission entitled: ‘Energy efficiency and energy saving potential in industry and on possible policy mechanisms’. The study, published in January, covered pulp, paper and print, iron and steel, non-metallic mineral, chemical and pharmaceutical, non-ferrous … Continue reading Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds →

Will the utility as we know it disappear?

Bill Loveless asks this question in a special for USA Today. It certainly has changed over the past one or two decades and will continue to evolve. Can they make money selling less? What do you think?   Huh? Utilities spur power savings, see profits For nearly 125 years, electric utilities have operated according to … Continue reading Will the utility as we know it disappear? →

Let our computers dream on . . . efficiently

We certainly cannot work 24/7 and we are finding out that we cannot let our computers keep up that pace either. Emanuel Maiberg writes on the Motherboard website about energy-related complications even when our computers are on sleep mode.   Why Computers Must Sleep Do computers dream of electric sheep? Not unless we program them … Continue reading Let our computers dream on . . . efficiently →

Changing behaviour to promote energy efficiency could be more effective according to new analysis

Improving energy efficiency is addressed in many ways. Changing consumer behaviour is essential and the IEA’s Demand Side Management Energy Efficiency certainly is doing its best to help the cause. Here we have the Global-Action-Plan explain on the Blue & green tomorrow website that current programmes could be more effective if 80% of them focused … Continue reading Changing behaviour to promote energy efficiency could be more effective according to new analysis →

Energy efficiency in Scotland’s commercial buildings sector gets a boost

The Out-Law website provides details on how Scotland is addressing energy efficiency in its commercial buildings sector. It is good to see how Scotland is addressing its responsibilities in meeting EU directives.   Scottish Government to proceed with separate energy efficiency improvement rules for commercial buildings Regulations requiring the owners of non-domestic property in Scotland … Continue reading Energy efficiency in Scotland’s commercial buildings sector gets a boost →

Asians take initiative to build low energy homes in Britain

With energy and climate policies and programmes in the UK in a state of flux these days, it is encouraging to see how Asian technical and financial experts are teaming up with Spanish experts to build low energy homes in Britain. Asians are planning to invest in new nuclear power supply in Britain. It is … Continue reading Asians take initiative to build low energy homes in Britain →

A new kind of incandescent light bulb could shake up the lighting industry

Certainly nothing is standing still these days. One minute we are banning incandescent bulbs, the next we find scientists finding challenging ways that could allow incandescent bulbs to return. Peter Dockrill explains the recent developments on the Science Alert website.   New "light recycling" incandescent bulbs could outperform energy-efficient LEDs The traditional incandescent light bulb … Continue reading A new kind of incandescent light bulb could shake up the lighting industry →

Looking to new business models for promoting energy efficiency

We are seeing many market innovations almost on a daily basis. With new approaches such as Uber challenging the taxi industry, the “as-a-service” model is coming for smaller energy-efficiency projects, argues Angela Ferrante on the Greentech Media website.   What Energy Efficiency Can Learn From Solar, Uber and Spotify The business model shift driving growth … Continue reading Looking to new business models for promoting energy efficiency →