Concerns about how sustainable the solar industry is

David Ferris, a journalist who writes often for Forbes, Sierra magazine and the New York Times, provided an interesting article in The Guardian about the struggle that solar manufacturers have to survive and what the impact means on sustainability. Sustainability and the solar industry Is sustainability losing momentum in the solar industry? The commitment of solar … Continue reading Concerns about how sustainable the solar industry is →

Questions about the security of smart meters

John Naughton writes in The Observer about the security aspects of the roll out of smart meters through the UK. Why smart meters might not be so clever after all Smart meters will be widespread in the UK by the end of the decade, but has the government thought through the security ramifications? Those … Continue reading Questions about the security of smart meters →

Poland’s drive to exploit shale gas

The shale gas “revolution” is certainly a big topic in Europe. Some are for, some are against but all are talking about it. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard writes for The Telegraph from Krakow about the latest developments in Poland. Poland's shale drive will transform Europe, if it does not drop the ball The US Energy Department thinks … Continue reading Poland’s drive to exploit shale gas →

Energy saving becomes a higher priority in China

Jennifer Duggan writes in the China Blog for the Guardian about the plans to make energy efficiency a higher priority. The main driver appears to be tackling the worsening pollution problems that are plaguing the country China to invest in energy saving industries to tackle pollution China's State Council announces plans to make green industries … Continue reading Energy saving becomes a higher priority in China →

German consumers give their views on the phase out of nuclear energy and the new role for renewable energy

Dr. Matthias Lang and Prof. Dr. U. Mutschler write in Environmental Politics and Renewable about consumer acceptance of the energy transition underway in Germany. The article quotes Holger Krawinkel of VZBZ, a good friend of EiD and a former member of the board of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee). VZBZ: … Continue reading German consumers give their views on the phase out of nuclear energy and the new role for renewable energy →

Changing the rules for state aid in the EU could open the door to subsidise nuclear

Barbara Lewis and Karolin Schaps write in Euronews about the controversy that is brewing over the expected changes to EU state aid rules that will open the door for subsidising new nuclear power plants. Picking up the nuclear energy bill divides the EU European Union rules to be published over the coming weeks could … Continue reading Changing the rules for state aid in the EU could open the door to subsidise nuclear →

Let’s try more action and less talk

Professor John Kay is one of the most thought-provoking columnists for the Financial Times. Recently he provided this column to raise the concern that it is easier for politicians to posture, prevaricate and procrastinate than to take decisions. Those days have to come to an end if we are to really achieve our needed objectives. … Continue reading Let’s try more action and less talk →

What do you know about carbon capture and storage?

Fiona Harvey recently wrote in the Guardian about a research study by the UK Energy Research Council that was trying to better understand what the public thought about the future of energy policy. CCS is considered by the government’s climate advisors to be a major way of helping to take carbon out of electricity generation. … Continue reading What do you know about carbon capture and storage? →

A novel approach in Norway leads to the winner’s circle

Trust someone from Norway, with the enormous reserves of oil and gas in the country, to come up with an idea to actually pay countries to leave fossil fuels in the ground. Pilita Clark writes in The Financial Times of a prize winning idea by a Norwegian academic. Norwegian’s provocative plan to curb climate … Continue reading A novel approach in Norway leads to the winner’s circle →

‘Fuel poverty’ policy changes in the UK

Steve Hawkes writes in The Telegraph about the change in definition of fuel poverty that will remove up to one million people from being considered fuel poor. Is this a good move or not? Campaigners certainly do not think so. Government takes 1m out of fuel poverty - by changing the rules Campaigners criticised … Continue reading ‘Fuel poverty’ policy changes in the UK →