How to convince senior management to take energy efficiency seriously

Kit Oung, Director, Energy Savings for Energy Efficien:ology gives some good tips on the GreenBiz website of how to convince senior management that saving energy can bring many benefits. 7 tips on selling energy efficiency to senior management When it comes to energy efficiency, middle management is in a unique and tactically strong position. … Continue reading How to convince senior management to take energy efficiency seriously →

The urgent need to raise Australia’s productivity through ‘energy opportunities’

Keith Orchison writes in Australia’s Business Spectator about the almost totally ignored opportunities to increase the country’s productivity, that lags significantly below the OECD average. This is a good article that brings lessons to all of us. The deafening silence on energy efficiency At a point where teeth-grinding over energy policy (or the lack … Continue reading The urgent need to raise Australia’s productivity through ‘energy opportunities’ →

Helping manufacturers become more efficient

Engineeringlive.com provides important news about a new report by European Automation that analyses two industry standards that will help manufacturers become more energy efficient. 2015: the year of energy efficiency Industrial automation components supplier European Automation has compiled a special report containing helpful information and advice for manufacturers who want to become more energy … Continue reading Helping manufacturers become more efficient →

Mining industry looks seriously at renewable energy

John Roach writes an important article on the NBCNews website about how mining companies globally are realising the important benefits of using renewable energy in their operations. Who Digs Solar and Wind Power? That's Right: Miners Mines from the Americas to Africa and Australia are slowly becoming unlikely hotspots for the production and use … Continue reading Mining industry looks seriously at renewable energy →

Explaining how the mandatory energy audit scheme for large industry works in the UK

Mehran Massih, Jason Y. Pratt and Jeffrey L. Salinger from the legal advisory firm Shearman & Sterling LLP provide an excellent description of how the mandatory energy audit requirement will be implemented in the UK. This is good reading for all who are following the implementation of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive. UK Energy … Continue reading Explaining how the mandatory energy audit scheme for large industry works in the UK →

India focusing on improving energy performance of industry

Kate Galbraith writes in the New York Times about the progress India is making in encouraging the nation’s industrial plants to improve its energy efficiency. The country knows it has to address its growing GHG emissions and it sees improved energy efficiency as an important step forward. Indian Factories Will Count and Sell Their … Continue reading India focusing on improving energy performance of industry →

New report from European Environment Agency: Industrial air pollution has high economic cost

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has come out with an important new study on industrial air pollution. Air pollution and GHG emissions from industry cost Europe between €59 and €189 billion in 2012, the report shows. The upper estimate is approximately equivalent to the GDP of Finland or half the GDP of Poland. Over the … Continue reading New report from European Environment Agency: Industrial air pollution has high economic cost →

How renewable energy is showing its benefits in the mining sector

The SolarServer website provides a good article on how renewable energy is increasingly be considered in the mining sector, a sector not known to look favourably towards renewable energy. Renewable energy systems are up to 70 percent less expensive than diesel power at mining sites, says German consulting firm Mining companies were not traditionally … Continue reading How renewable energy is showing its benefits in the mining sector →

Promoting industrial energy efficiency

Wayne Kovach writes on the Manufacturing Business Technology website about the Better Plants Programme in the US. Manufacturers Gear Up For More Energy Efficiency The Better Plants Program recently recognized eleven manufacturers for their efforts in reducing energy consumption. The energy-efficiency based government initiative enrolls businesses that commit to reducing their energy intensity by … Continue reading Promoting industrial energy efficiency →

How businesses are getting ‘smart’ about saving energy

Krystle Morey provides us with a good post from the Albany Business Review in the US about the benefits to manufacturers from investing in smart technologies. Manufacturer invests in 'smart' equipment to save on energy costs After watching his energy bill jump 40 percent last year during the winter, Scott Stevens is taking steps … Continue reading How businesses are getting ‘smart’ about saving energy →