Category: energy efficiency

Understanding why we need to unlock investments in energy efficiency

Recently, the International Energy Agency published its latest market report on energy efficiency. Jennifer Romero-Torres, Senior Financial Sector Specialist for the South Asia Regional Department at the Asian Development Bank uses that report to discuss investments in energy efficiency in an article on the Eco-Business website.   Energy efficiency: Why not enough is being invested … Continue reading Understanding why we need to unlock investments in energy efficiency →

Commenting on energy efficiency programmes in Britain

Recently the British government published its Clean Growth Strategy and that has led to more debate on the state of energy efficiency in the country. The UK is interesting because we are seeing significant differences in how the regions are implementing energy efficiency. Ross Gillard and Carolyn Snell from the University of York write a … Continue reading Commenting on energy efficiency programmes in Britain →

Promoting industrial energy efficiency in Singapore

Narendra Agarwal writes on the Business Times website from Singapore about an important award won by Shell Chemicals Seraya for its activities to promote energy efficiency in its facilities. It is important to see the progress made in other countries.   Committed to a low-carbon future FOR adopting energy-efficiency practices, Shell Chemicals Seraya (Pte) Ltd … Continue reading Promoting industrial energy efficiency in Singapore →

Focus on industrial energy efficiency in Europe

The gods are obviously shining down on industrial energy efficiency in Europe these days. For too long, energy efficiency policies and programmes were geared towards the buildings sector. Yes, there is a requirement for mandatory audits for large industry and there is promotion for energy management systems and to help SMEs, but the overall effort … Continue reading Focus on industrial energy efficiency in Europe →

Promoting improvements in the energy performance of the petrochemical industry in Singapore

It is encouraging to see the improvements in energy efficiency in the petrochemical industry in Singapore. These efforts started several decades ago and are not letting up. Narendra Aggarwal explains in an article on The Business Times website.   Striving to better energy performance PROACTIVE in energy-conservation efforts since the beginning of its operations in … Continue reading Promoting improvements in the energy performance of the petrochemical industry in Singapore →

France promoting industrial energy efficiency

Ludovic Dupin writes on the Novethic website about the push by France’s national energy agency to get the financial industry more involved in the energy transition. While this is important for France, it is also important for all of Europe to see these efforts.   ADEME calls on the world of finance to mobilise on … Continue reading France promoting industrial energy efficiency →

Benefits of improved energy efficiency

It is always good to see how other analysts assess the impact of energy efficiency. Sheryl Carter and David B. Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council wrote a good blog on its website as part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate … Continue reading Benefits of improved energy efficiency →

New report calls for UK government to take new approach to encourage investment in energy efficiency

No one said the energy transition would be easy and when you add concerns about Brexit, Britain has its hands full of issues to deal with. But they must. Progress on the low-carbon energy transition cannot be delayed for many reasons. Joshua Burke, Energy and Environment Research Fellow at the Policy Exchange, and author of … Continue reading New report calls for UK government to take new approach to encourage investment in energy efficiency →

Blog from Catrin Maby – A Passport to a better building future? Putting the Building Renovation Passport in context

It’s good to see the growing support for the concept of the ‘Building Renovation Passport’, defined by BPIE in their 2016 study as ‘a document - in electronic or paper format - outlining a long-term (up to 15 or 20 years) step-by-step renovation roadmap for a specific building, resulting from an on-site energy audit fulfilling … Continue reading Blog from Catrin Maby – A Passport to a better building future? Putting the Building Renovation Passport in context →