Report shows that energy efficient companies in Australia reap important benefits

Marcus Priest writes in the Australian Financial Review about the important results from a study by ACIL Tasmania after the first five years of the federal government’s Energy Efficiency Opportunities programme. Carbon savings windfall for energy efficient companies Companies are saving the equivalent of around $100 for every tonne of emissions they have reduced by … Continue reading Report shows that energy efficient companies in Australia reap important benefits →

Increased self-generation of electricity in German industry

Deutsche Welle, the German international broadcaster, reports on an important trend in German industry towards investments in self-generation. German firms invest in generating energy themselves An increasing number of German companies are in the process of decreasing their dependency on external energy suppliers by generating energy themselves. They're wary of the government's current course. More … Continue reading Increased self-generation of electricity in German industry →

New energy efficiency fund targeting business

James Murray for BusinessGreen describes a new corporate energy efficiency fund in the UK. The bank is drawing on government’s Funding for Lending scheme to offer competitive loans to help businesses deliver energy efficiency improvements. RBS launches £200m corporate energy efficiency fund Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will today launch a £200m (€246m) Carbon Reduction … Continue reading New energy efficiency fund targeting business →

Turkish banks recognised for financing industrial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects

Finchannel.com from Tblisi, Georgia describes the recognition that Turkish banks have received from the EBRD for promoting energy efficiency. The EBRD has been active in getting its member countries to take an active role in energy efficiency and it appears to be paying off. EBRD celebrates excellence in financing energy efficiency in Turkey The European … Continue reading Turkish banks recognised for financing industrial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects →

Good example of improving industrial energy efficiency in Bulgaria

SeeNews in Bulgaria recently interviewed Spiros Nomikos of the Bulgarian subsidiary of Belgium's Solvay Group and Turkey's Sisecam Holding, explaining the ambitious plans they have for improving the environmental and energy performance of the company. Interview - Bulgaria's Solvay Sodi to raise spending on eco, energy efficiency projects to 23 mln euro in 2013 Bulgarian … Continue reading Good example of improving industrial energy efficiency in Bulgaria →

New report from Siemens Financial Services

Jonny Williamson from Manufacturing Digital writes about a new report on the potential for energy savings in industry. Are you squandering money on inefficient energy use? The latest report from Siemens Financial Services demonstrates the enormous potential energy cost savings of implementing variable speed drives on motors in industrial production environments The incorporation of … Continue reading New report from Siemens Financial Services →

Number of the week – 20041

The Brussels-based organisation Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes has a novel approach for promoting industrial energy efficiency in Europe through the use of social media. It now has 20041 “community members” following it on such as Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media. EEIP also has traditional ways of reaching out to the industrial … Continue reading Number of the week – 20041 →

New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden

A new report on decarbonising industry up to 2050 has been published by the Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University in Sweden. The report has a Swedish focus but the solutions and technologies are relevant for all. Technical opportunities for a complete decarbonisation of the basic material industry by 2050 are … Continue reading New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden →

Berlin is waiting

On October 24th and 25th, the EEIP (Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes) will hold its bi-annual congress in Berlin in co-operation with Deneff, the GermanBusiness Initiative for Energy Efficiency. The EEIP Congress 24-25 October brings forth the three main elements of EEIP work: energy recovery, financing and energy management systems. With the focus on industrial … Continue reading Berlin is waiting →

Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving

BusinessGreen describes a survey undertaken of staff in small and medium sized companies. The survey was undertaken for the energy company, E.ON. The lack of interest or commitment on the part of employees to do even the least action is important to better understand. The question is how managers can turn this attitude around and … Continue reading Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving →