Understanding the real energy revolution in our homes

Darren Miller, chief executive officer of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, explains about the next energy revolution that is happening quietly in our homes in an article on the Renew Economy website. The real energy revolution is happening in our homes The next energy revolution is already happening quietly in our homes. If we … Continue reading Understanding the real energy revolution in our homes →

Seeing efficiency gains in the agricultural sector

All sectors of the economy need to improve their productivity. Dan Healing explains in an article on the CBC website about the situation in Canada. Are there similar gains in other countries? Canadian agriculture is using more energy — but more efficiently too Third-generation farmer Ron Lamb remembers his father pulling six-metre-wide crop-seeding equipment around … Continue reading Seeing efficiency gains in the agricultural sector →

Using supermarket fridges as a “virtual battery”

One of Britain’s major grocery chains has completed trials that show chiller aisles offer possibility of being ‘virtual battery’ for the national grid system. Jillian Ambrose explains in an article in The Guardian. Cool running: supermarket fridges could help power UK Supermarket freezer aisles could soon help power the National Grid after trials found … Continue reading Using supermarket fridges as a “virtual battery” →

Canada’s financial community has yet to fully grasp the numerous challenges and opportunities that climate change presents in the transition to a low-carbon economy

As all countries try to find the right way forward in the low-carbon energy transition, it is useful to read what is happening in Canada. Sean Cleary and Ryan Riordan of Queen’s University write on The Conversation website about some of the opportunities being missed by the financial sector. Do you have similar issues in … Continue reading Canada’s financial community has yet to fully grasp the numerous challenges and opportunities that climate change presents in the transition to a low-carbon economy →

Reflections on a decentralised energy future

On the Open Access Government website, Chris Rason, Aggreko’s Managing Director of Northern Europe, provides his thoughts on bridging the gap when it comes to a decentralised energy future in the UK. Bridging the gap to a decentralised energy future UK industry is operating in a highly competitive world in which the price of … Continue reading Reflections on a decentralised energy future →

India’s energy transition: renewable energy investments have begun to outpace those in fossil fuels

It is encouraging to see the positive developments in India’s low-carbon energy transition. There are challenges. Coal use is still growing in a country where energy demands are rising fast. Harry Cockburn discusses latest developments in an article on The Independent website. India investing more money in solar power than coal for first time … Continue reading India’s energy transition: renewable energy investments have begun to outpace those in fossil fuels →

Climate change target needs to be politically credible

When do we need to reach net zero emissions? Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, at Anglia Ruskin University discusses the politics involved in an article on The Conversation website. While the example is the UK, it affects all of us. Net zero emissions by 2050 or 2025? Depends how you think … Continue reading Climate change target needs to be politically credible →

Old power plant in Germany given new life

The energy transition takes on different dimensions. It is encouraging to see the transformation of an old coal power into a gem for the community. Kate Connolly explains in an article in The Guardian. Art electricity' revives old German power station When the Luckenwalde coal power plant in east Germany closed down soon after … Continue reading Old power plant in Germany given new life →

Germany’s energy transition having impact on their love for cars

Atika Shubert and Nadine Schmidt write on the CNN website about Germany’s concern for climate change and what that means to their lifestyles -- including what this means to their love for cars. Climate change concerns sour Germany's love for cars A new Deutschland Trend poll by national broadcaster ARD, shows that 48% of … Continue reading Germany’s energy transition having impact on their love for cars →

Kentucky’s low-coal energy transition

Over the past five years, the state has made its first significant shift away from coal power, first to natural gas and now increasingly to renewable energy. Matt Mencarini explains in an article on the Louisville Courier Journal website. With or without Green New Deal, Kentucky's energy future is heading away from coal Coal … Continue reading Kentucky’s low-coal energy transition →