We are seeing new developments almost daily in energy markets. Julian Spector writes in The Guardian about a new microgrid developed for a social housing complex in Brooklyn. Have you seen similar efforts in other cities? Let us know. Brooklyn's social housing microgrid rewrites relationships with utility companies Residents of a social housing complex … Continue reading Neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York sets up its own microgrid
Latest update on mitigation finance
The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the recent update on global developments in mitigation finance. Mitigation Finance Update: Wind and Solar Projects Receive Financing through Innovative Bonds, Partnerships and Government Offsets Recent developments in climate mitigation finance include national initiatives on offsets and research and development, new … Continue reading Latest update on mitigation finance
Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
The debate about the role of nuclear energy in our low carbon future is not going to cease. But MV Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia provides a good article on The Conversation website about nuclear energy’s future … Continue reading Nuclear industry convinced it can play an important role with smaller reactors
Companies are taking sustainable energy seriously
Alyssa Danigelis writes on the Energy Manager Today website about how some of the world’s largest companies are taking renewable energy more seriously this year. Have you found this to be the case? World’s Largest Companies Push Record Growth in Renewable Energy The largest companies in the world are jumping into renewable energy big-time … Continue reading Companies are taking sustainable energy seriously
New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. We do this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. CDKN is currently funded over seven-year period from March 2010 to April 2017 by the UK Department for International … Continue reading New report on mainstreaming climate compatible development
Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
We have all been watching the important developments taking place in India’s sustainable energy transition. Mukta Patil from IndiaSpend writes a comprehensive article on the Business Standard website about expected job creation in the next few years from the expansion of renewable energy. India's renewable energy sector can create 300,000 new jobs by 2020 … Continue reading Important socio-economic impact expected from renewable energy expansion in India
It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
We have been dealing with fuel poverty issues for many years but the energy transition is complex and affects poor households in many ways. Alan Pears Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University in Australia writes a good article in The Conversation about some of the issues confronting policymakers in Australia today. These issues are equally … Continue reading It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition
Important steps towards a reliable grid system
Sara Hastings-Simon and Binnu Jeyakumar from the Pembina Institute in Alberta write on their website about the role of baseloads in our grid management. They argue that a different approach may prove more sustainable. Baseload myths and why we need to change how we look at our grid As the mercury climbed in Alberta … Continue reading Important steps towards a reliable grid system
Taking a more sustainable approach to addressing heat waves in cities
Much of southern Europe has had to cope with a major heat wave for an extended period. This situation is also true in many parts of North America and elsewhere. Nicholas Rajkovich, Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo explains in an article on The Conversation website that multiple solutions are required for cities to … Continue reading Taking a more sustainable approach to addressing heat waves in cities
Re-thinking the energy market in Britain
Keith Baker, Research Associate in Sustainable Urban Environments from the Glasgow Caledonian University expresses his frustration with how the British electricity market has evolved with a call for a more radical approach. Keith Baker provides this article on The Conversation website. Electricity is a rip-off – we need a truly radical intervention in the … Continue reading Re-thinking the energy market in Britain
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