Energy in Demand News, August 27, 2023

In an important development this week, human rights experts from the United Nations have issued a warning to Saudi Aramco and its banks over the company’s enormous contribution to the climate crisis. Saudi Aramco is the biggest oil and gas company in the world and the world’s biggest corporate emitter of greenhouse gases. Their warning … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 27, 2023 →

Understanding the lifespan of LED lighting

LED light bulbs brag top spot when ranking modern lighting methods. Compared to traditional lighting and conventional light bulbs, LEDs boast an estimated energy efficiency of between 80 and 90%. Alongside this esteemed energy efficiency, LED lights are widely acclaimed for their enhanced durability and cost-effective performance, making them, by far, the smartest lighting solution … Continue reading Understanding the lifespan of LED lighting →

Energy in Demand News, August 20, 2023

Every day we are reading about another disaster, whether it be wildfires, droughts, floods and more. The Financial Times writes (behind a paywall) that the costs of inaction on global warming are potentially vast and often not sufficiently factored into asset values. While such disasters can be counted first in lives lost, the FT writes: … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 20, 2023 →

UK starts novel “energy cafes” to provide personalised face-to-face guidance on enhancing home energy efficiency

Providing advice to consumers to take steps to improve the energy performance of their homes is vital.The UK government has backed some new schemes offering personalised advice to increase energy bill savings. Let’s hope they get rolled out throughout the UK. Dimitris Mavrokefalidis discusses the advice schemes in an article on the Energy Live News … Continue reading UK starts novel “energy cafes” to provide personalised face-to-face guidance on enhancing home energy efficiency →

The future of energy efficiency: how AI is driving sustainable energy solutions

An article on the Fagen Wasanni Technologies website discusses that the future of energy efficiency is being shaped by the rapid advances in artificial intelligence. Do you agree? Fagen Wasanni is a cutting-edge blog dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI) and other trending technologies in the 21st century. Their mission is … Continue reading The future of energy efficiency: how AI is driving sustainable energy solutions →

Dedicated training programmes are needed throughout Europe to meet European Green Deal objectives

To meet clean-energy targets, Europe needs to train up a whole new workforce. Charlie Cooper discusses the job challenges in an article on the Politico website. In another article, Croatia, alone, will need about 30,000 employees per year with secondary school qualifications and university degrees to achieve its 2030 energy efficiency goals in the buildings … Continue reading Dedicated training programmes are needed throughout Europe to meet European Green Deal objectives →

One local authority’s launch of a retrofit academy to create jobs address skill shortages

Martin Guttridge-Hewitt writes on the Environmental Journal website about the initiative of Essex County Council in England to develop a training pipeline in order to plug a skill shortage in the region. They were faced with 68% of the local homes with an EPC rating of D or below and they seriously needed an upgrading. … Continue reading One local authority’s launch of a retrofit academy to create jobs address skill shortages →

New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs

This is important for EiD readers to see the interest and need to decarbonise Indiana’s industrial base. While the report recommends strategies to decarbonise, will they actually be realised? It will be interesting to follow the progress of the next steps. The state of Indiana has a strong industrial job base, but the state’s … Continue reading New report by ACEEE: Indiana should decarbonise steel and aluminum facilities to protect local jobs →

“Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal

At a time when we need more ambitious plans and implementation to address major concerns arising from climate change, there is an undoubted backlash for many reasons that could seriously leave us well short of the impact we need for our mitigation actions. Kira Taylor discusses latest developments in an article on the EURACTIV website. … Continue reading “Dwindling appetite for green legislation” affecting roll out of European Green Deal →

Energy in Demand News, July 30, 2023

Energy in Demand News… July 30, 2023 No one said the zero carbon energy transition would be easy. This week there have been some interesting news related to making progress: A Financial Times newsletter noted that the energy transition could hinge on recycling because of a shortage of needed metals such as copper, nickel and … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, July 30, 2023 →