Category: energy efficiency

Energy labels in Europe exaggerating energy savings of major appliances

There have been several articles this week that there is a large disconnect between test results and real world conditions. One of the best articles we’ve seen is by Melanie Hall on the Deutsche Welle website.   ‘Appliancegate′ on the horizon? EU household devices guzzle more energy than labeled Domestic appliances use up to double … Continue reading Energy labels in Europe exaggerating energy savings of major appliances →

Energy efficiency important for creating employment

As policies are developed, one of the key interests of decision-makers is in better understanding how many jobs are created. Kevin Burns who works in the HVAC industry writes a detailed article on the Contractingbusiness website about the jobs created in his industry. The workers who create, manufacture, install, and maintain energy-efficient HVAC systems are … Continue reading Energy efficiency important for creating employment →

Launch of new project to “unlock” access to financing for industry, street lighting and district energy

The Investor Confidence Project was brought to Europe to develop a system to give confidence to all active stakeholders. There are still concerns that investing in energy efficiency is risky. ICP is designed to change that. ICP started with investments in buildings and is now broadening the scope. This week during the EU Sustainable Energy … Continue reading Launch of new project to “unlock” access to financing for industry, street lighting and district energy →

Important news from Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group

The following article comes from the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) that has just launched a new Underwriting Toolkit for financial institutions who are currently reviewing and establishing internal procedures to review and approve energy efficiency projects. Hopefully it will even inspire those financial institutions who are just starting out to consider financing energy … Continue reading Important news from Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group →

New energy efficiency platform to help SMEs in Switzerland

At the recent eceee summer study, many of us were discussing how small and medium-sized enterprises are not getting the policy priority they need. The Swiss Federal Office of Energy has come up with an excellent platform to provide more support. What do you think?   The PEIK platform helps SMEs reduce their electricity bills  … Continue reading New energy efficiency platform to help SMEs in Switzerland →

Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards

Energy efficiency policy is heavily reliant on minimum energy performance standards for many technologies, including cars. Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School at Griffith University explains in an article on The Conversation website about the less than impressive developments in vehicle efficiency in Australia. How is it in your country?   Australia has stalled on … Continue reading Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards →

Blog from Catrin Maby – And/and, not either/or: reflections on the eceee summer study

I have just returned from the excellent and thought provoking eceee summer study. Impressed with the range of the discussions, it struck me that this is in fact key to the theme of achieving an energy efficient economy. It’s a matter of doing all of it, not pitting solutions against each other. A case in … Continue reading Blog from Catrin Maby – And/and, not either/or: reflections on the eceee summer study →

Appreciating the impact of sustainable energy

Innovation, energy efficiency & renewables can help us reduce global warming, says Anirban Ghosh, CSO of the Mahindra Group on the Business Standard website in India.   Energy efficiency and the path to 2 degree The greenest power is the power you don’t have to produce – Anonymous The most appropriate reaction to the announcement … Continue reading Appreciating the impact of sustainable energy →

American energy efficiency policies and programmes in bumpy ride

Daily we are reading something new about the Trump administration and it is a concern what is happening to climate and energy policies. Lauren Urbanek writes a good article on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about some of the positive and the negative developments recently.   Efficiency Standards: A Few Steps Forward, A Few … Continue reading American energy efficiency policies and programmes in bumpy ride →