Power politics – perplexing

The UK had an effective plan for consumers to save energy and save money. This week the UK Chancellor and the six biggest energy suppliers connived to kill it, and together they have handed a sobering message to the rest of Europe that if you want to save energy, don’t trust the energy companies. Since … Continue reading Power politics – perplexing →

Quote of the week

Caroline Lucas, British Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion, wrote in the Guardian this week about changes to energy efficiency policies in the UK: "Going green does not have to cost the Earth," the chancellor said, apparently without a hint of irony – shortly after confirming that the Energy Companies Obligation [editor’s note: the energy … Continue reading Quote of the week →

Can energy efficiency policy learn from other energy supply options?

Kelly Smith of WegoWise explains in greentechefficiency the similarities between two very different industries. It is not obvious that the energy efficiency community will want to take lessons from the shale gas industry but anything is possible. It would be good to get the views of EiD readers. Three Lessons Energy Efficiency Can Borrow From … Continue reading Can energy efficiency policy learn from other energy supply options? →

How important is a warm home?

A survey was recently undertaken in the UK to gauge how important energy efficiency measures are in terms of infrastructure projects. The results are reported on the Energy & Environment Management website. Hopefully decision-makers will take heed. Warmer homes more important than rail and road, says UK public Making homes more energy efficient is a … Continue reading How important is a warm home? →

Let’s talk about industrial insulation

While it may not be on everyone’s lips as the solution to our energy consumption concerns, industrial insulation has an important role to play in Europe’s energy efficiency strategy. On November 28th, the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EIIF) organised a roundtable discussion in Brussels to solicit the views of a wide group of interested parties … Continue reading Let’s talk about industrial insulation →

Innovation has many faces

Kara Gray of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, and Cheryl Harrington of NSTAR Electric & Gas write about an innovative approach to target low-income multifamily housing on the Electric Light & Power website. Using Vision and Data to Unlock Energy Efficiency Innovation has many faces. Depending on where you stand, it can look very different. Designing … Continue reading Innovation has many faces →

What next?

The R&D website provides a useful article describing the energy savings potential of 3-D printing. It seems as if only yesterday we first heard of such printing and now its application is expanding rapidly. And, yes, it is great to see that they are thinking of how to make it more energy efficient. Energy savings … Continue reading What next? →

Take note . . .

There are many interesting brief new reports or news items that should interest EiD readers. • New Germanwatch report: The End of EU Climate Leadership The EU is no longer the world leader on climate policies. Other major countries have caught up or even outpaced the EU, a new study conducted by Germanwatch says. Even … Continue reading Take note . . . →

EnergyPages

Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP), a not-for-profit industrial energy efficiency platform based in Brussels, recently launched its new business tool, EnergyPages, the first Directory 2.0 – a community based energy efficiency marketplace. EnergyPages is an electronic telephone book for the industrial energy efficiency community in most regions of the world. It was designed to … Continue reading EnergyPages →

Awareness campaign falls flat

Paul Melia writes in the Irish Independent about an energy saving campaign in Ireland that failed to meet expectations according to recent analysis. The findings are useful for EiD readers to reflect upon. Power of None – €10m energy saving campaign fails to deliver A study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said … Continue reading Awareness campaign falls flat →