2026 is going to be an important year for addressing climate change and the energy transition. The Financial Times, looks at the key tests we face this year: the EU’s carbon border tax, the solar and storage boom, sustainability reporting by business, whether there will be a roadmap for fossil fuel phase-out and electric vehicle … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 4-5, 2026
Category: renewable energy
Energy in Demand News, December 21-22, 2025
EiD wishes you a very festive season and we look forward to seeing you in 2026 Let’s all do our best to get our zero-carbon energy transition on track The Washington Post reports that the Trump administration is planning to close its key climate research centre. The National Center for Atmospheric Research laboratory in Boulder … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 21-22, 2025
Brownfield redevelopment isn’t just about land use, it is also about energy justice
In an article on The Conversation website, Harry Radzuan, Lecturer in Project Management, London South Bank University and University of Manchester writes about how abandoned land can have a second life providing affordable, sustainable and clean energy. Is this your experience? How abandoned land can power a fair energy transition Across the UK, millions … Continue reading Brownfield redevelopment isn’t just about land use, it is also about energy justice
Blog by Rose Morrison – Excavating for energy resilience: how salt cavern construction is addressing renewable energy’s intermittency challenge
Image: Unsplash. Renewable energy, including solar, wind and hydrogen, has come a long way in terms of how we harness it. However, there’s still plenty of room for growth that needs to be addressed before it becomes streamlined. For instance, the amount of power generated can fluctuate due to the sheer unpredictability of these energy … Continue reading Blog by Rose Morrison – Excavating for energy resilience: how salt cavern construction is addressing renewable energy’s intermittency challenge
New IEA report on employment in the global energy sector
The latest IEA report shows employment in the global energy sector expanding twice as fast as the rate for the overall economy, even as skilled labour bottlenecks pose rising risks trong investment in energy infrastructure drove a 2.2% rise in energy jobs last year, nearly double the rate of employment growth for the wider global … Continue reading New IEA report on employment in the global energy sector
Energy in Demand News, December 14-15, 2025
It’s not the year-end headline we wanted: “Three-year temperature average set to exceed 1.5C for first time,” writes the Financial Times. While not breaking news, it is still a shock to think that 10 years after the landmark Paris climate agreement, we’ve landed here. “Temperatures are on track to exceed the 1.5C threshold of average … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 14-15, 2025
France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, France released on Friday a revamped climate plan promising to phase out oil and gas and sharply increase electricity use. The following is an AFP news item from the France24 website. France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout The updated strategy was unveiled on … Continue reading France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
The European Energy Network, EnR, has published catalogue of best practices of behaviour change programmes
Across Europe, the transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral future depends not only on technological innovation and policy ambition, but also on the collective choices and daily actions of millions of citizens, communities, and organisations. Behavioural change—guided by insight, supported by evidence, and enabled by policy—remains at the heart of this transformation. The 2025 edition of … Continue reading The European Energy Network, EnR, has published catalogue of best practices of behaviour change programmes
How digitalisation and energy-as-a-service are accelerating the building transition
In an article on the Facilitate Magazine website, Bradford Keen discusses a new Siemen’s report that shows more organisations now regard facilities and buildings as critical assets for emissions reduction and operational competitiveness. Energy Efficiency Tops Corporate Infrastructure Priorities Energy efficiency in buildings has become the leading infrastructure priority for organisations globally, rising from … Continue reading How digitalisation and energy-as-a-service are accelerating the building transition
Energy in Demand News, December 7-8, 2025
A World Meteorological Organization study finds that the Arab region is warming at twice the global average, reports the Financial Times. “The study found extreme events last year affected 3.8mn people and led to more than 300 deaths, mainly from heatwaves and floods. . . . The region covering 22 countries — stretching from the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, December 7-8, 2025
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 