Improving energy efficiency has increasingly moved to centre stage of energy and climate policies and people better understand that it is an important means to meet important social and economic ends. Pyaralal Raghavan laments in a blog on the Times of India website about India’s poor track record so far. He concludes that it is … Continue reading Inability to improve energy efficiency a major drag on India’s efforts to improve competitiveness
Category: energy efficiency
Assessing the benefits of energy efficiency
It is encouraging to see when the benefits of sustainable energy are explained to new audiences Stacey Paradis, executive director of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, writes a good article on the midwestenergynews website about the benefits of energy efficiency that Americans should remember, even as the US federal government starts dismantling many of the … Continue reading Assessing the benefits of energy efficiency
Important energy performance contract for US Army
In Europe and globally, in the endless search for financing energy efficiency improvements, discussions always turn to energy performance contracts and the role of energy service companies. Business Wire provides a news item on the Yahoo Finance website about a recent contract signed between Siemens and the US Army. If you know of a good … Continue reading Important energy performance contract for US Army
Blog from Catrin Maby – The ‘stuckness’ of energy policy for buildings – taking a different standpoint
Energy efficiency policy can sometimes seem a bit stuck, and perhaps nowhere more than in the sphere of buildings. There is a natural human need to focus in on ‘technical fixes’ (like ‘smart’ technologies) because they seem like they could be easy solutions. This is sadly an illusion - in reality there is no quick … Continue reading Blog from Catrin Maby – The ‘stuckness’ of energy policy for buildings – taking a different standpoint
Blog from Louise Sunderland – We have a choice: more of the same for consumers, or a chance at really raising the building renovation rate
Having avidly read the Commission’s clean energy package documents at the end of last year (OK, so I admit, not every page but all of the important stuff from a buildings perspective) I am now reading the briefings and recommendations on changes to the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive … Continue reading Blog from Louise Sunderland – We have a choice: more of the same for consumers, or a chance at really raising the building renovation rate
Novel approach to create awareness for renovations in the UK
The National Energy Foundation in the UK has published an important new report that “inspires” consumers to renovate their homes. All these measures have benefit in raising awareness. They do not replace a comprehensive energy advisory service but they certainly help. NEF calls for additional Government support for Show Homes as inspiration for domestic … Continue reading Novel approach to create awareness for renovations in the UK
EU energy efficiency policies under fire in Ireland
One of the main elements of the 2012 EU Energy Efficiency Directive is a requirement to have energy distribution and retail companies provide measures to consumers that achieve quite ambitious targets. Member states are allowed alternative measures but not all have opted for that. The Irish Times had a news item this week stating that … Continue reading EU energy efficiency policies under fire in Ireland
New infographic debunks energy efficiency myths
It is always good to visualise solutions. You should enjoy this infographic from Greener Ideal. The infographic comes from the website GreenMatch.co.uk. 19 Energy Efficiency Myths Debunked Climate change is becoming a real and scary threat. Over the last couple of years, we have seen numerous temperature records thanks to our increasing energy demand … Continue reading New infographic debunks energy efficiency myths
Importance of public-private cooperation to close investment gap in energy efficiency
In Europe, as elsewhere, ensuring there is sufficient funding for energy efficiency measures in all sectors is essential. It is important to look at the financing issue from different perspectives, starting with the financial sector. From a banking perspective, energy efficiency is difficult to classify in terms of business opportunities because its benefits are so … Continue reading Importance of public-private cooperation to close investment gap in energy efficiency
How much bang do we get for every energy efficiency buck?
Anyone involved in energy efficiency programmes wants to make sure they are as effective as possible. Catherine Wolfram, Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration at the Haas School of Business of the University of California at Berkeley, writes on the Energy Collective website about what counts as a successful energy efficiency programme. As the … Continue reading How much bang do we get for every energy efficiency buck?
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 