In my last article, I introduced the Hera Group, an Italian multi-utility owned for the majority by local municipalities, and portrayed its unique approach to global sustainable development. Today the focus is on Hera’s leading role in delivering energy efficiency in industry. Hera committed to energy efficiency more than ten years ago, and from what … Continue reading Blog from Silvia Zinetti: Delivering Energy Efficiency in Industry: How the Hera Group turned an obligation into an innovative and successful business strategy
UK has sixth-highest rate of excess winter deaths in Europe
Fuel poverty is gaining more attention and research is definitely needed to better understand how it can be effectively addressed. Ben Chapman writes on The Independent website about a new report by National Energy Action and climate-change charity E3G. Not in the report is a good quote by one of the authors, Pedro Guertler, a … Continue reading UK has sixth-highest rate of excess winter deaths in Europe
Improving the energy performance of Britain’s least efficient buildings proving to be a rocky road
Less than one-third of those buildings currently rated as Fs or Gs will be likely to be upgraded under a new law. The Government is missing a trick. Andrew Warren, Chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a regular contributor to EiD, originally published this article on the Energy in Buildings & Industry website. … Continue reading Improving the energy performance of Britain’s least efficient buildings proving to be a rocky road
Energy transition in China and United States shows great contrasts
Stephen Schmidt writes on the Pri.org website about the great strides forward by China in the low-carbon energy transition. This contrasts with the initiatives of the Trump Administration in the US to ensure fossil fuels remain dominant. With the US pursuing fossil fuels, alternative, renewable forms of energy could be an even bigger boon … Continue reading Energy transition in China and United States shows great contrasts
Blog by “Skip” Laitner: Report on the Critical Role of Smart Policies and Programs to Promote Productive Investments
Following a request from our colleague Benoît Lebot and the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC), https://ipeec.org/, we just finished an analytical manuscript this month on the critical role of policies to drive productive investments in global energy efficiency. The big message? Following the infographic below, by going green (spending smart on policies, programs, … Continue reading Blog by “Skip” Laitner: Report on the Critical Role of Smart Policies and Programs to Promote Productive Investments
Hyperloop shuttle proposed for India
Technology is evolving quickly. Joe Sommerlad writes on the Independent website about plans by Virgin to build a hyperloop shuttle in India. Just to remind yourself, Wikipedia defines a hyperloop as a proposed mode of passenger and/or freight transportation, first used to describe an open-source vactrain design released by a joint team from Tesla and … Continue reading Hyperloop shuttle proposed for India
Big emissions reduction achieved in one of world’s first all-electric car ferries
Sophie Vorrath writes on the RenewEconomy website from Australia about the impressive emissions reduction from a Norwegian electric car ferry that was launched in 2015. The results were even better than expected. Norway electric ferry cuts emissions by 95%, costs by 80% New data has shown that one of the world’s first all-electric car … Continue reading Big emissions reduction achieved in one of world’s first all-electric car ferries
Autonomous transport less efficient than predicted
Andrew Masterson writes on the Cosmos magazine website about two studies that found autonomous transport - self-driving cars and drones – less efficient than predicted. Drone, self-driving vehicle energy savings overstated, reports find Autonomous vehicles and drones could reduce greenhouse gases and energy use in the transport sector, two reports show, but the savings are … Continue reading Autonomous transport less efficient than predicted
Emissions that result from industrial startups, shutdowns or malfunctions often exceed government standards
Industries often shutdown during routine operations and sometimes because of natural disasters. Nikolaos Zirogiannis, Alex J. Hollingsworth and David Konisky of Indiana University write on The Conversation website about the resulting air pollution. Air pollution from industrial shutdowns and startups worse than thought When Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast in August 2017, many … Continue reading Emissions that result from industrial startups, shutdowns or malfunctions often exceed government standards
Consumer products affect air quality
US research has found that chemicals in everyday household products are now a key contributor to city air pollution, rivalling some vehicle emissions. While many news agencies have reported on this, one of the best articles is from Chris Mooney of the Washington Post. In a surprising study, scientists say everyday chemicals now rival … Continue reading Consumer products affect air quality
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