Category: industry

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 →

What you always wanted to know about scotch whisky and what it can do to save energy

Who would ever think that whisky could help us meet our biofuel targets.  Signe Brewster writes an interesting article in the Washington Post about using the whisky that is not used for human consumption.   Scottish startup thinks whiskey can fuel more than an epic bender That 15-year Macallan you’ve been saving for a special … Continue reading What you always wanted to know about scotch whisky and what it can do to save energy →

Addressing the needs of small to medium-sized manufacturers

Barbara Vergetis Lundin writes on the FierceEnergy website about the role that the manufacturing sector plays in energy efficiency in the US.   Manufacturing key industry for energy efficiency programs The manufacturing sector, which accounts for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States, is increasingly relying on generating energy savings to meet … Continue reading Addressing the needs of small to medium-sized manufacturers →

Here and there

There are some good news briefs on sustainable energy topics this week. Industrial Insulation EiD reported on a recent roundtable on industrial insulation organised by the European Industrial Insulation Forum. Videos of the main statements are now available here.   New reports from European Environment Agency • Global megatrends shaping Europe's environment – Surging economic … Continue reading Here and there →

Let’s talk about industrial insulation

While it may not be on everyone’s lips as the solution to our energy consumption concerns, industrial insulation has an important role to play in Europe’s energy efficiency strategy.  On November 28th, the European Industrial Insulation Foundation (EIIF) organised a roundtable discussion in Brussels to solicit the views of a wide group of interested parties … Continue reading Let’s talk about industrial insulation →

EnergyPages

Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP), a not-for-profit industrial energy efficiency platform based in Brussels, recently launched its new business tool, EnergyPages, the first Directory 2.0 – a community based energy efficiency marketplace. EnergyPages is an electronic telephone book for the industrial energy efficiency community in most regions of the world.  It was designed to … Continue reading EnergyPages →

Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010

The website Process, solutions for the process industries, describes the reduction in carbon emissions from large facilities that have taken place in the US since 2010.  Are their comparable data for other countries? US carbon emissions down 10% since 2010 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released data showing that the amount of greenhouse … Continue reading Major reduction in US carbon emissions since 2010 →

Number of the week – 30781

This is the number of followers that the Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP), a not-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, has in its “energy efficiency community.”  EEIP is only two years old but it has steadily built a strong and loyal following.  Launched at the European Commission in April 2011, EEIP is the first B2PTM … Continue reading Number of the week – 30781 →