Not to miss . . .

There are a couple of upcoming events you should consider. This is particularly important for young researchers in energy efficiency or biomass. • WSED Young Researchers Conference The annual World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised by the … Continue reading Not to miss . . . →

This week’s briefs

There are a couple of good briefs this week. • WSED Young Researchers Conference The annual World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised by the OÖ Energiesparverband, the energy agency of Upper Austria with the mission of promoting … Continue reading This week’s briefs →

This week’s briefs

There are quite a few briefs this week that should be of interest to EiD readers. These include on the eceee industrial summer study, BPIE events, IEA webinars and the G7 joint statement on the energy initiative for energy security. • eceee industrial summer study Please mark it in your calendar to attend the upcoming … Continue reading This week’s briefs →

Let’s talk about renovation strategies

The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), the state of Baden-Württemberg and the German Institute for Energy and Environment (IFEU) are organising an event dedicated to renovation strategies on May 16th While the deadline for European member states to present their national renovation strategy to the Commission has just past on April 30, this event will … Continue reading Let’s talk about renovation strategies →

Brief notes

There are several short briefs that should be of interest. • Jan Rosenow and Nicholas Howarth have published a new academic report on banning the incandescent lightbulb in Germany. Much academic attention has been directed at analysing energy efficiency investments through the lens of ‘behavioural failure’. These studies have challenged the neoclassical framing of regulation … Continue reading Brief notes →

Start planning now

There are two major events in Europe in 2014 on energy efficiency and abstracts and it is time to now think about the paper you want to present. eceee Industrial Summer Study The eceee’s second industrial Summer Study will be held June 2-5, 2014 in Arnhem, The Netherlands. The theme is “Retool for a Competitive … Continue reading Start planning now →

Don’t forget . . .

EU Sustainable Energy Week is here. There are many excellent events and we all have a difficult time make a choice. Please check out the EUSEW website for events in Brussels and throughout Europe. EiD picks are: June 26th from 09:00 to 13:00, E2B: Innovation in Energy Efficient Buildings and Districts for Smart Built Environment. … Continue reading Don’t forget . . . →

Come one, come all . . .

Sustainable Energy Week will soon be upon us. There are many excellent events and we all have a difficult time make a choice. Please check out the EUSEW website for events in Brussels and throughout Europe. EiD would like to recommend: June 26th from 09:00 to 13:00, E2B: Innovation in Energy Efficient Buildings and Districts … Continue reading Come one, come all . . . →

First reflections

The bi-annual eceee Summer Study is now over. Participants have gone home or have taken an extended holiday in the south of France. Most are quite tired from the myriad of panel session presentations, informal sessions, solutions workshops, plenary sessions and chats during the coffee breaks. But it is a good tiredness. The organisation and … Continue reading First reflections →

Tribute well deserved

In our hectic daily lives, we get caught up in the priorities of the day, meeting deadlines, arguing with bosses or colleagues, just trying to cope. One day this week offered a wonderful opportunity to leave all that aside to listen and to think, and in a rare treat, to reflect along with many of the … Continue reading Tribute well deserved →