How business can help Singapore reduce its carbon emissions

We do not hear enough from countries such as Singapore. Here we have Monica Kotwani from 938LIVE write a good article on the Channel News Asia website about the benefits from prioritising energy-saving investments. Companies can step up for greater energy efficiency: Experts Heavy energy users, such as pharmaceutical companies, the waste-management sector and … Continue reading How business can help Singapore reduce its carbon emissions →

Latest developments in improving energy performance in the hospitality sector

Businesses are increasingly aware of the benefits of improved energy efficiency. Carl Weinschenk writes on the Energy Manager Today website about the improvements being made in the hospitality industry. The Hospitality Industry Pays Attention to Energy Efficiency The varied ways in which hotels use energy offer great opportunities for relatively easy efficiency gains. Some … Continue reading Latest developments in improving energy performance in the hospitality sector →

Reviewing the benefits from improved industrial energy efficiency

EiD always appreciates good posts from local newspapers. Patricia Sharkey from the Midwest Cogeneration Association and Susan Brodie from the Heat is Power Association write in the Belleville News-Democrat in Belleville, Illinois in the US about the benefits of industrial energy efficiency. Guest view: Industrial energy efficiency can create benefits across the board Imagine … Continue reading Reviewing the benefits from improved industrial energy efficiency →

Why industrial energy efficiency is on a growth trajectory in the US

Improving the energy performance in industry should be a high priority but that has not always been true in our policy development. As described by Elisa Wood on the Energy Efficiency Markets website, maybe that is about to change. Move Over Solar, Time to Welcome Industrial Energy Efficiency: Pew Report ‘Industrial energy efficiency’ doesn’t … Continue reading Why industrial energy efficiency is on a growth trajectory in the US →

Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance

Lee Min-hyung provides a good article in The Korea Times about LSIS, a major Korean manufacturer of electrical equipment, being confident that it can provide energy efficiency technologies and services to an industrial sector that is increasingly pushing for greater energy performance. LSIS bets big on energy-saving systems for industries LSIS, the nation's top-tier … Continue reading Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance →

Industrial energy efficiency gets a boost in Turkey

Turkey is a major industrial economy. As anywhere, the energy transition also includes improving how energy is used throughout the entire production cycle. While there are many policies being implemented to help such improvements, it is good to see how the international financial institutions are helping. Olga Rosca writes on the EBRD website about a … Continue reading Industrial energy efficiency gets a boost in Turkey →

Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses

Chris Bryant writes a good article in the Financial Times about the impact of the low carbon transition on some of the major companies in Europe. European industrial groups hit by push to renewable energy After years of painstaking development, Siemens was triumphant in 2011 when its new H-class gas turbine, the world’s largest … Continue reading Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses →

Big energy savings possible in chemical production facilities

James L. Yerke writes on the Cheminfo website about the potential for significant energy savings in the chemical production industry. How The Big Energy Picture Unveils Significant Savings Owners and operators of chemical production facilities place a far greater emphasis on the reliability and energy efficiency of process areas than they do on the … Continue reading Big energy savings possible in chemical production facilities →

Taiwan putting a focus on addressing energy consumption in its energy-intensive sectors

John Liu writes in the China Post about mandatory energy efficiency measures that will come in place next year in Taiwan. While the main focus is on the textile industry, the article also considers what is happening in the other energy-intensive industrial sectors. Textile industry to face mandatory energy caps Starting next year, mandatory … Continue reading Taiwan putting a focus on addressing energy consumption in its energy-intensive sectors →

New survey shows advantages for businesses from energy efficiency

Lisa Cohn writes on the energyefficiencymarkets website about the results by a regular study by Deloitte in the US showing the importance of energy efficiency to improve competitiveness. It is encouraging that companies generally are positive about their efforts to date, with 52 percent characterising their energy management efforts as extremely/very successful, compared to 42 … Continue reading New survey shows advantages for businesses from energy efficiency →