Berlin is waiting

On October 24th and 25th, the EEIP (Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes) will hold its bi-annual congress in Berlin in co-operation with Deneff, the GermanBusiness Initiative for Energy Efficiency. The EEIP Congress 24-25 October brings forth the three main elements of EEIP work: energy recovery, financing and energy management systems. With the focus on industrial … Continue reading Berlin is waiting →

Preparing for the next World Sustainable Energy Days conference, February-March 2013

The next WSED conference will present the work and achievements of young researchers in the field of biomass and in the field of energy efficiency. It will be held as one of the conferences of the World Sustainable Energy Days 2013 from 27 February - 1 March 2013 in Wels/Austria. With more than 800 participants every year, the World … Continue reading Preparing for the next World Sustainable Energy Days conference, February-March 2013 →

Energy efficient commercial buildings in the news

Joao Peixe for Oilprice.com provides a report on a building in Stockholm that is purported to be the most energy efficient in the world. The report does not provide details on its actual energy performance and EiD encourages any of its Swedish readers to come forward with more information. If it truly is the most … Continue reading Energy efficient commercial buildings in the news →

Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving

BusinessGreen describes a survey undertaken of staff in small and medium sized companies. The survey was undertaken for the energy company, E.ON. The lack of interest or commitment on the part of employees to do even the least action is important to better understand. The question is how managers can turn this attitude around and … Continue reading Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving →

More on the rebound effect

On October 4th, abstracts are due at the eceee for its June 2013 summer study. Recently, EiD has seen several studies concerning consumer behaviour and much of it related to the rebound effect. This blog by William M. Brown, Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies at Cleveland State University, should give aspiring authors some … Continue reading More on the rebound effect →

Addressing fuel poverty in Scotland

Scotland’s Daily Record news describes efforts underway by the Scottish Government to more effectively address fuel poverty. The article quotes Brenda Boardman, who has championed the cause of tackling fuel poverty. Calls for fuel poverty to be stamped out by improving energy efficiency THE Scottish Government has pledged to ensure that by November 2016, "so … Continue reading Addressing fuel poverty in Scotland →

Promoting energy efficiency in Chicago

Midwest Energy News provides an excellent review by Kari Lydersen of what is going on in Chicago to promote energy efficiency. Importantly, the city is setting up an Infrastructure Trust and it will be important for all to follow how this evolves. The role of cities is becoming more and more important in energy efficiency … Continue reading Promoting energy efficiency in Chicago →

More on behavioural aspects of energy efficiency

William Pentland writes on the Forbes website about human behaviour. It is important to note his conclusion that most people make rational economic choices if they have the wherewithal to do so. Human Behavior: The Hot Spot in Energy Efficiency The average “uninformed” consumer will reduce the amount of energy they use at home by … Continue reading More on behavioural aspects of energy efficiency →

More on the energy efficiency rebound effect

EiD readers are familiar with the energy efficiency rebound effect that has been a controversial topic of discussion for years. Carol L. Stimmel of Pike Research provided a good review of the effect for the website gigaom.com. No doubt there will be more on this topic soon. The energy efficiency rebound: major fire or … Continue reading More on the energy efficiency rebound effect →

Changing behaviour in the work place

The Environmental Leader website provides an excellent description of the use of an energy saving tool to change employee behaviour in one of Britain’s major financial institutions. This could prove to be a valuable example to other companies. Nationwide to Use Carbon Trust’s Energy Saving Tool with 15,000 Staff Nationwide, the UK financial institution … Continue reading Changing behaviour in the work place →