New call for energy efficiency to lead a new energy policy approach in Europe

Oliver Rapf, Executive Director of the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, writes recently on the BPIE website to remins us of the challenge we have in the upcoming weeks to argue for a paradigm shift in energy policy in Europe. Rapf says it is self-evident about energy efficiency and low carbon being at the heart of … Continue reading New call for energy efficiency to lead a new energy policy approach in Europe →

The benefits of a clean energy economy

Recently we are getting a lot of articles on the wide range of benefits from increased energy efficiency and renewable energy. This is a good development and hopefully this will lead to even more analysis on those benefits. Silvio Marcacci writes on the CleanTechnica website about many of the benefits of a clean energy economy. … Continue reading The benefits of a clean energy economy →

Partnership to improve commercial building energy efficiency

Stephen Lacey, from Greentech Media, writes on The Energy Collective website about an important new partnership to move into improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. Opower Enters Rare Partnership With FirstFuel to Expand Into Commercial Building Efficiency Opower doesn't often enter into strategic partnerships with companies that overlap with its business. The behavioral … Continue reading Partnership to improve commercial building energy efficiency →

Roll out of smart meters in UK still raising concerns

The UK, like all EU member states, is required to install smart meters throughout the country. While there are many reasons for the roll out, one was certainly to help consumers save energy. According to Rebecca Smithers, writing in The Guardian, new reports show that the savings will be modest at best and the costs … Continue reading Roll out of smart meters in UK still raising concerns →

The challenges in implementing energy efficiency directives

The Czech News Agency has written in The Prague Post about the challenges for the Czech Republic to meet some of its obligations under the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive. It would be good to get examples from other member states. Crucial data on state buildings is still missing from new registry One-fifth of the … Continue reading The challenges in implementing energy efficiency directives →

IEA report on multiple benefits from improved energy efficiency

Early last week, the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Maria van der Hoeven, launched a new report on energy efficiency. The report, Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency, is the culmination of a multi-year effort by the IEA and many committed experts (including Rod) to quantify the many benefits from improved energy … Continue reading IEA report on multiple benefits from improved energy efficiency →

What does this mean for investing in energy efficiency?

This article by Tanya Powley in the Financial Times is not about energy or energy efficiency, but it does reflect the reluctance of investment in general in Britain’s industry. Britain’s economy is doing much better than most of the European Union and yet, several years after the start of the current financial crisis, we are … Continue reading What does this mean for investing in energy efficiency? →

India makes moves towards smart cities

Rishi Kumar writes in The Hindu BusinessLine about the “green” campus that Danfoss, the Danish energy-efficiency technology company, has in India and the thinking towards smart cities that is developing. Long may it continue. “Smart Cities will make India manufacturing hub for energy efficient solutions” With the national green promise taking shape, in the … Continue reading India makes moves towards smart cities →

Trends in building automation

The market consultants, Frost & Sullivan have reviewed the global trends in the adoption of building automation systems. Such systems have the potential to achieve significant energy efficiency improvements in buildings. Energy Efficiency Initiatives and Advanced Features to Transform the Building Automation Market Building owners across the globe are increasingly adopting building automation (BA) … Continue reading Trends in building automation →

Energy efficiency starting to be appreciated for potential role in energy security

Arthur Neslen writes an important article in The Guardian about the EU starting to realise that improved energy efficiency can play a major part in cutting dependence on Russian energy supplies. If one looks carefully at the Impact Assessment that accompanied the July 23rd Commission’s Communication on energy efficiency, one will see that its own … Continue reading Energy efficiency starting to be appreciated for potential role in energy security →