The state energy efficiency index will help track the progress in managing the energy footprint of states and the country, encourage competition between states and help in programme implementation. Utpal Bhaskar explains in an article on the Live Mint website. To combat climate change, India comes up with first state energy efficiency index In what … Continue reading India comes up with its first state energy efficiency preparedness index
Better understanding Britain’s energy transition
Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a regular contributor to EiD, argues falling energy use should spark a reappraisal in the government's future assumptions and policy priorities. The article first appeared on the Business Green website. So much for 'predict and provide' - UK energy use keeps on falling Last Thursday … Continue reading Better understanding Britain’s energy transition
What secrets to success can forest ecosystems offer companies?
It is summer and it is important for us to be refreshed with new ideas. Katharina Wecker writes on the Deutsche Welle website about what businesses can learn from forests. Don’t dismiss this. There are some good ideas whether we are having holidays (even in a forest) or still at work. What are your views? … Continue reading What secrets to success can forest ecosystems offer companies?
New development to speed up charging batteries
Our modern lives are increasingly dependent on batteries, whether for our smart phones or our energy systems. Layal Liverpool writes in The Guardian about a new discover that could accelerate adoption of electric cars and solar energy, as well as helping to recharge your smartphone in minutes. Cheap material could radically improve battery charging … Continue reading New development to speed up charging batteries
New testing makes vehicles perform worse than they really do
We have read about how many car manufacturers have found ways to cheat fuel economy and emissions tests. Ben Webster writes in The Times that, now that these manufacturers have had to change their ways, they have instead changed the tests to show the opposite. And he explains why. Cars ‘rigged to perform badly’ … Continue reading New testing makes vehicles perform worse than they really do
The challenges of bringing electricity to many regions in Africa
John-Henry Holtzkamp writes on the Renewable Energy World website about the use of microgrids to help bring more electricity to villages in Tanzania. How a “Friendly” Solar and Storage Microgrid is Increasing the Standard of Living in Tanzania While Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent, it is the most “electricity poor” region … Continue reading The challenges of bringing electricity to many regions in Africa
Effects of heat on our thinking
This is definite a good read this summer. Allison Aubrey provides an article on the National Public Radio website about research showing that heat certainly affects our mental performance. Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too Can't cool off this summer? Heat waves can slow us down in ways … Continue reading Effects of heat on our thinking
A major challenge to turn a dam into a vast energy storage system
The energy transition is leading to many innovations. Never have I read before about using one of America’s major dams as a reservoir of electricity, fed by solar farms and wind turbines. Ivan Penn explains in an article in the New York Times. Are you aware of other such projects? The $3 Billion Plan … Continue reading A major challenge to turn a dam into a vast energy storage system
A philosopher discusses his carbon footprint
Continuing with good articles for your summer reading, we have one by Luke Elson, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading who discusses his views on his own carbon footprint in an article on The Conversation website. What are your views? How a moral philosopher justifies his carbon footprint I recently flew to … Continue reading A philosopher discusses his carbon footprint
What does it mean to be environmentally literate when you are a soldier?
We seldom read about linking the military with environmental issues. For your summer reading, this is a good article by Hennie Smit, University Lecturer and President of the International Association for Military Geosciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. It is important for all of us to take the environment seriously. Well, it appears that … Continue reading What does it mean to be environmentally literate when you are a soldier?
