Let’s meet in Paris

It is almost springtime and the meeting season has already started. It is Energy Efficiency Week at the IEA from March 12th to 16th and there are three important workshops. On Wednesday, March 14th a workshop on “The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency” will expand on previous IEA work on multiple benefits for fuel poverty … Continue reading Let’s meet in Paris →

New Report on Recent Real-time Feedback Studies

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently published a report on pilot projects and experiments concerning real-time feedback. One of the major barriers to changing consumer behaviour is lack of feedback about the impact that their energy-saving behaviour has on energy use. Residential electricity savings from real-time feedback in the nine pilots reviewed … Continue reading New Report on Recent Real-time Feedback Studies →

What Policies Work Best to Deploy Renewable Energy and Increase Energy Efficiency?

The World Bank Group recently held a workshop to discuss the topic of what policies work best. The workshop noted that investment in renewable energy worldwide rose to about $250 billion in 2010, up from $160 billion in 2009, to reach about 20% of new investment in the energy space. This is rapid growth, but … Continue reading What Policies Work Best to Deploy Renewable Energy and Increase Energy Efficiency? →

Energy efficiency report calls for new and tougher EU targets

Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union. In a report published on February 27th by the Build with CaRe consortium, the researchers propose a new EU target of a 40 % reduction in primary energy demand by 2050. The … Continue reading Energy efficiency report calls for new and tougher EU targets →

Briefly speaking . . .

China increase in energy consumption Bloomberg News reports that China's energy use rose at the fastest pace in four years in 2011, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Consumption climbed 7 % to 3.48 billion metric tons of standard coal equivalent. That was the fastest rate since 2007, when it grew 7.8 %. However, … Continue reading Briefly speaking . . . →

IEA Energy Policy Review of Denmark

The International Energy Agency recently published a report on Danish energy policies. The IEA in-depth review opens: “Denmark is a leader among OECD member countries in terms of renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change policies.” This is obviously a winning combination. The report sets the scene by stating that Denmark has a long history … Continue reading IEA Energy Policy Review of Denmark →

Focus on industrial energy efficiency

After slumbering for many years, it is back, moving up the policy agenda. Improvement of energy efficiency in industry was a focus of attention after the oil crises of the 1970s because it could be done quickly. There was a lot of progress, with a combination of monitoring (actually counting energy consumption in a factory), … Continue reading Focus on industrial energy efficiency →

IEA Energy Policy Review of Slovak Republic

In early February, the International Energy Agency published its in-depth review of Slovak energy policies with important findings on sustainable energy. The key objectives of Slovak energy policy include energy efficiency, reducing energy intensity, reducing dependence on energy imports, expanding the use of nuclear power, increasing the share of renewables and supporting the use of … Continue reading IEA Energy Policy Review of Slovak Republic →

Mesures européennes pour l’efficacité énergétique

Yes, this website is in English, but EiD wants to make you aware of a small technical report EiD’s editor, Rod Janssen did on the energy efficiency strategy in Europe. This report is now available from the Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie. It is a useful guide for anyone who needs … Continue reading Mesures européennes pour l’efficacité énergétique →

Basics of energy efficiency – a basic need?

There is quite widespread acknowledgement of the importance of improved energy efficiency; but when the economy wobbles, energy efficiency assumes secondary importance, at best. Europe is making the transition to a low carbon economy. Council has agreed to an 80-95 % reduction in GHG emissions by 2050 if certain international conditions are met, and energy … Continue reading Basics of energy efficiency – a basic need? →