In the US, 23 states and the District of Columbia currently have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. This means marijuana is becoming big business. As Chelsea Harvey writes in the Washington Post, it is also a very energy-intensive industry but there are opportunities to reduce the huge energy footprint.   The surprisingly huge energy … Continue reading “Marijuana is the most energy-intensive agricultural commodity that we produce . . .” →

Energy efficiency levels in industry are expected to improve overall up to 2050, according to a new study for the European Commission entitled: ‘Energy efficiency and energy saving potential in industry and on possible policy mechanisms’. The study, published in January, covered pulp, paper and print, iron and steel, non-metallic mineral, chemical and pharmaceutical, non-ferrous … Continue reading Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →