New report from the Energy Efficiency Hub on deep energy retrofits

The Energy Efficiency Hub is a voluntary collaboration among 16 governments seeking to strengthen their effectiveness in deploying energy efficiency. Its secretariat is hosted by the IEA. The Hub recently published a report from one of its task groups, the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Task Group, entitled Deep Energy Retrofit Models: A Global Perspective. The … Continue reading New report from the Energy Efficiency Hub on deep energy retrofits →

Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024

Global leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN Summit of the Future, the centrepiece of this year’s launch of the annual United Nations General Assembly. UN Secretary General, António Guterres, will try to persuade world leaders to extend their horizons beyond current wars by adopting a “Pact for the Future,” an … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 22, 2024 →

Manufacturing facilities have a golden opportunity to reduce costs, improve productivity and embrace digital transformation to achieve their energy-efficient goals with artificial intelligence

Jane Marsh writes on the Energy Central website about how AI can play an important role in improving the energy performance of manufacturing. What is your experience? Implementing AI for Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Manufacturing facilities have a golden opportunity to reduce costs, improve productivity and embrace digital transformation to achieve their energy-efficient goals … Continue reading Manufacturing facilities have a golden opportunity to reduce costs, improve productivity and embrace digital transformation to achieve their energy-efficient goals with artificial intelligence →

Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union proposes to exempt aviation and shipping from fuel tax for the next 20 years, according to Transport and Energy, Europe’s leading advocate for clean transport and energy. In an article posted on the eceee website, Transport and Energy says the Hungarian Presidency has put forward … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 15, 2024 →

European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024

This week, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission's mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness. … Continue reading European Commission unveils State of the Energy Union Report 2024 →

Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government

Andrew Warren, chair of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, in a column in the September issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, takes a look at a new report from the IEA which highlights the need for the UK to address the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Appraisal of the UK’s energy policy Every … Continue reading Energy upgrade the building stock, IEA tells UK government →

Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024

The new academic year is now upon us. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) discusses a new study that raises concerns about university ties to the fossil fuel sector. The study provides the first review of research looking at the sector’s extensive role in higher education. It draws from nearly three dozen reports on how … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 8, 2024 →

The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future

Mike Leonard, Visiting Professor, Manufacturing and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University writes on The Conversation website about the human dimension when it comes to achieve net zero for homes. What are your views? Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading The need to engage and educate home occupiers about how to live in a more complex and gas-free home of the future →

Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024

EU taxonomy is a classification system that is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework. It defines the criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals beyond climate. The taxonomy regulation entered into force on July 12th 2020. Its classification of what constitutes “green” … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 1, 2024 →

Can fuel poverty be eliminated or “must this goal always remain just beyond our grasp?”

The UK Committee on Fuel Poverty has published its 2024 on progress in addressing fuel poverty. Fuel poverty has flatlined says the Committee on Fuel Poverty - current policies to reduce fuel poverty have not continued a downward trajectory in fuel poor households. The Chair asks the following question: “When the Government introduced a fuel … Continue reading Can fuel poverty be eliminated or “must this goal always remain just beyond our grasp?” →