Turkey takes important step forward in its energy efficiency strategy

Turkey is definitely in the midst of its energy transition. Both energy efficiency and renewable energy are gaining in importance in the overall energy strategy. Increasingly, Turkey is also aligning itself with EU energy directives. The Daily Sabah website writes about the approval of the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan that is an obligation for … Continue reading Turkey takes important step forward in its energy efficiency strategy →

New developments to improve the energy efficiency of buildings

There are many developments taking place to improve the technologies used to improve the energy performance of buildings. The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena describes recent developments in the use of magnetic liquids in an article on the phys.org website. Magnetic liquids improve energy efficiency of buildings Climate protection and the reduction of carbon … Continue reading New developments to improve the energy efficiency of buildings →

Is efficient sufficient?

For years we have discussed the issue of sufficiency. The European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee) published a report on this in 2010 and continues to keep the discussion going. Lloyd Alter writes on the Treehugger website to further the discussion. What are your views? Efficiency is important, but it is time … Continue reading Is efficient sufficient? →

The lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programmes for spending carbon pricing revenues effectively

Brendan Haley, a Banting post-doctoral fellow at Canada’s Dalhousie University’s School for Resource and Environmental Studies answers an important question in an article on Policy Options website: What are the lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programs for spending carbon pricing revenues and building low-carbon transition organizations? Do you agree with those lessons? Using carbon … Continue reading The lessons from utilities’ energy efficiency programmes for spending carbon pricing revenues effectively →

New survey shows that British businesses believe energy efficiency policies need strengthening

A recent article by staff on the BusinessGreen website shows that there is significant dissatisfaction over the government's existing plans to improve energy productivity. Would this also be the case in your own country? Survey: UK business energy efficiency targets "lack ambition" Businesses believe government policy needs strengthening, survey reveals, amid continued uncertainty across … Continue reading New survey shows that British businesses believe energy efficiency policies need strengthening →

Innovative approach to how consumers can access advanced energy technology

Peter Kelly-Detwiler writes on the Forbes website about a novel approach to increase investments in energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial sectors. Can A Subscription Approach Help Accelerate Adoption of Advanced Energy Technology? For decades, the energy efficiency industry has – to a large degree – been stymied in its effort to transform … Continue reading Innovative approach to how consumers can access advanced energy technology →

A new app for viewing an analysis of the energy usage of buildings

Software from ING, the Dutch global financial institution, is providing important information to building owners on how to navigate the transition from “brown” to “green” buildings. Duncan Jefferies explains in an article in The Guardian. How to save money and energy in buildings? There's an app for that Imagine you lease over 175 buildings in … Continue reading A new app for viewing an analysis of the energy usage of buildings →

Why Canada needs to give increased priority to low-carbon buildings

Where I lived in Canada, it is minus 30 degrees Celsius this week and then we can add in the wind chill. Undoubtedly the energy performance of the buildings is fundamental. Annie Bérubé, director of government relations at Équiterre, and Karen Tam Wu, director of the Buildings and Urban Solutions Program at the Pembina Institute, … Continue reading Why Canada needs to give increased priority to low-carbon buildings →

This week’s briefs

There is important news from the IEA Demand Side Management Task 24, from Poland about renewable energy support, from important energy efficiency results in India, and concern over poor energy savings results in Ireland. • News from IEA Demand Side Management Task 24 Task 24 on Behaviour Change in DSM just published a valuable … Continue reading This week’s briefs →

Utility programmes in Michigan disproportionately benefit wealthier customers

We have had utility programmes for decades and the EU even has specific obligations under the Energy Efficiency Directive. It is interesting to see this article by Andy Balaskovitz in the Midwest Energy News website. Have any of you had similar findings? In Michigan, study shows utility energy savings mostly benefit wealthier customers Michigan … Continue reading Utility programmes in Michigan disproportionately benefit wealthier customers →