Plans for next year’s Young Researchers Conference

The annual World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised by the OÖ Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria with the mission of promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. WSED includes thematic conferences, a trade show and technical … Continue reading Plans for next year’s Young Researchers Conference →

Have your say . . .

Silvia Zinetti was well known to many of us who were working in and around Brussels. Last year she moved to the US but has continued to work in the field of sustainable energy. She has written an excellent post about her first experience of the political scene in Washington, D.C. Washington D.C. from … Continue reading Have your say . . . →

Calls for new car CO2 emissions goals set the scene for another battle over fuel efficiency regulations in the EU

In an article in the Guardian by Arthur Neslen, ministers from the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland and Finland say new CO2 goals would reduce motoring costs and aid the transition to zero-emission vehicles. EU states call for tough new car fuel efficiency targets The EU should set challenging new fuel efficiency targets for new cars … Continue reading Calls for new car CO2 emissions goals set the scene for another battle over fuel efficiency regulations in the EU →

British government ditches plans for zero carbon homes

Philip Oldfield writes in the Guardian about the government decision to axe plans to make new homes carbon neutral from 2016. This has raised much criticism. What the article does not mention is how the government will now meet its related obligations for nearly zero energy buildings under the EU’s energy performance of buildings directive. … Continue reading British government ditches plans for zero carbon homes →

Smart technology can help commercial buildings reduce their energy use

The CNA Finance website has an article that describes the benefits of building automation. We Need A Smarter Process for Building Automation Commercial buildings are huge energy consumers that pollute the environment. The good news is that smart building technology exists to provide a solution to this problem for over 5.4 million US commercial … Continue reading Smart technology can help commercial buildings reduce their energy use →

Sustainable energy in Asia

Richard Change writes in the Asia Outlook Magazine about the analyses energy deficiencies on the world’s largest continent, as the region builds towards its pivotal 2030 goals. As we start focusing on the global climate summit in Paris later this year, this is an important read to understand the dynamics in Asia. More Energy … Continue reading Sustainable energy in Asia →

Developments in retrofit metal roofing

The Steelworks website from the American Iron and Steel Institute writes about retrofit metal roofing that helps heat and cool buildings, produces electricity for the grid, and harvests rainwater. Is this the way of the future? High Tech Roofing Brings Energy Efficiency to Department of Defense The nation’s largest energy user, the Department of … Continue reading Developments in retrofit metal roofing →

New passive-design high-rise being built in New York City

Christian de Looper writes a good article in Tech Times about a new high-rise apartment building that will make it the largest passive building in the world. This 26-Story Building Will Be The Largest Passive Building Ever Built Passive energy-powered buildings are becoming more popular, although most of those that pass the requirements to … Continue reading New passive-design high-rise being built in New York City →

There are growing concerns that the UK Green Deal is struggling to deliver large scale improvements and the ECO scheme has been effectively watered down

Will Nichols writes on the BusinessGreen website about a new government report that provides disturbing, but not surprising, news from the UK on the current state of affairs of its domestic energy efficiency programmes. Government energy efficiency plans 'off-track', official review warns The government's household energy efficiency programme is veering off track, according to … Continue reading There are growing concerns that the UK Green Deal is struggling to deliver large scale improvements and the ECO scheme has been effectively watered down →

International survey raises the lack of a holistic energy efficiency strategy in the industrial sector

Robin Whitlock writes on the Renewable Energy Magazine website about a new survey that highlights that, for the most part, industry is not taking a comprehensive approach to addressing energy efficiency. Readers should look seriously at this and see if this is due to the barriers to industrial energy efficiency discussed in another post this … Continue reading International survey raises the lack of a holistic energy efficiency strategy in the industrial sector →