Help for industry setting goals to reduce their energy use

We are learning how the Internet of Things is providing support to help improve energy efficiency.  Sam Cece writes on the Energy Manager Today website about how it is helping make improvements in the industrial sector. Have you seen the same?   How the IIoT Helps Manufacturers Reach Energy Efficiency Targets A growing number of … Continue reading Help for industry setting goals to reduce their energy use →

One English football team’s efforts to address climate change

In Europe the football season has already started. When talking about football one seldom makes any link with climate change. However, as Colin Drury writes on The Independent website, one small English team has. Forest Green Rovers have an organic pitch, kits made from bamboo, solar panels on stand roof and even vegan half-time pies. … Continue reading One English football team’s efforts to address climate change →

The challenge to adapt our cities from rising temperatures

Having been in Paris when it hit 42 C was a bit of a shock. Dealing with dramatic heat levels is a necessity to avoid health and other concerns.  Tim Schauenberg writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how we can keep them cool. What is your experience? Cities are heating up. How can we … Continue reading The challenge to adapt our cities from rising temperatures →

Experts calling for all-glass skyscrapers to be banned because they are too difficult and expensive to cool

Visiting many capitals in Africa, I was always struck by the new, modern glass office buildings and wondering what their energy performance could be.  One can imagine.  James Tapper writes in The Guardian that experts are calling for a ban on glass skyscrapers to save energy in climate crisis. What are your views?   Air … Continue reading Experts calling for all-glass skyscrapers to be banned because they are too difficult and expensive to cool →

Battery storage is disrupting the way utilities provide power

Jeff McMahon writes on the Forbes website about the impact that battery storage is having on utilities. The change is driven not just by cheap renewables and cheap batteries, but by the electronics that link them together.   Why Energy Storage Is Proving Even More Disruptive Than Cheap Renewables The falling price of renewable energy … Continue reading Battery storage is disrupting the way utilities provide power →

New IISD report on how to pay for an energy revolution

Catherine Benson Wahlén writes on the SDG Knowledge Hub website of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) about a new report from IISD that calls for policymakers to promote clean energy as part of fossil fuel reforms.   IISD Report Showcases How Countries Implement Clean Energy Swaps The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) … Continue reading New IISD report on how to pay for an energy revolution →

Three key steps required in further renewable energy deployment

Alexander Richter writes on the Think Geoenergy website about the critical steps that are needed for greater deployment of renewable energy technologies.   Critical steps for clean energy transition based on renewable energy sources In an opinion piece published recently, Christopher Engman formerly with Climeon, shares his view on key elements of further necessary renewable … Continue reading Three key steps required in further renewable energy deployment →

Tidal barrage in Liverpool could be part of solution for city’s declared climate emergency

Amani Eva Becker, Research Impact Fellow in Coastal Resilience at the University of Liverpool, writes on The Conversation website about the feasibility of building a tidal barrage on the River Mersey. As the author states: “If the environmental and financial issues can be resolved, a tidal barrage across the Mersey would provide a substantial amount … Continue reading Tidal barrage in Liverpool could be part of solution for city’s declared climate emergency →

The need to engage all consumers in our low carbon energy transition

If we are to meet (and hopefully surpass) our 2015 Paris climate objectives, then we have to ensure all energy users are empowered to change. Even though we need to achieve a fast transition away from our current fossil-fuelled energy system, we also need residential and commercial energy users to implement energy efficiency measures and … Continue reading The need to engage all consumers in our low carbon energy transition →