The benefits of energy efficiency from a utility perspective

The EU has its Energy Efficiency Obligation under the Energy Efficiency Directive that is to mobilise energy companies into actively promoting energy efficiency. The US has encouraged utilities for decades to play a key role in promoting energy efficiency. Ralph Cavanagh writes on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about a recent industry report that … Continue reading The benefits of energy efficiency from a utility perspective →

New developments in carbon capture and storage

There is controversy whether we should be pursuing carbon capture and storage at all and there have been many critics of the technology. EiD will leave that to others to argue. Meanwhile technological developments continue. Chris Mooney writes in The Washington Post about a new project in Illinois that is showing some important results.   … Continue reading New developments in carbon capture and storage →

Recent energy storage developments

In a recent article on the engineering website, Tom Lombardo explains about recent developments in battery technology.   New Battery Technology for Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles Energy storage is a continually evolving industry, with new devices being engineered and mature technologies undergoing refinement. Here are a few battery innovations that could give a boost … Continue reading Recent energy storage developments →

Benefits from extending tax credits in the US

The US has seen a surge in the deployment of clean energy in recent years. Tax credits have been important for that growth. Kevin Steinberger writes on the Natural Resources Defense Council website about the wide range of benefits if the tax credits are continued.   Renewable Energy Tax Credits Will Power Economic Growth The … Continue reading Benefits from extending tax credits in the US →

Inability to improve energy efficiency a major drag on India’s efforts to improve competitiveness

Improving energy efficiency has increasingly moved to centre stage of energy and climate policies and people better understand that it is an important means to meet important social and economic ends. Pyaralal Raghavan laments in a blog on the Times of India website about India’s poor track record so far. He concludes that it is … Continue reading Inability to improve energy efficiency a major drag on India’s efforts to improve competitiveness →

Why hasn’t the world become much more environmentally sustainable?

It is hard to believe that it has been 25 years since the Rio Earth Summit. Michael Howes, Associate Professor in Environmental Studies at Griffith University in Australia reviews the progress that has been made in a good article on The Conversation website.   After 25 years of trying, why aren’t we environmentally sustainable yet? … Continue reading Why hasn’t the world become much more environmentally sustainable? →

Understanding how to overcome the problem of energy access

David Ockwell and Rob Byrne of the University of Sussex provide a thoughtful article on the Conversation website about the challenges to provide energy access sustainably.   Providing sustainable energy isn’t just about gadgets and dollars Around the world, 1.1 billion people have no electricity and 2.9 billion can’t cook with “clean” energy. The international … Continue reading Understanding how to overcome the problem of energy access →

Reviewing Germany’s efforts to reduce dependence on coal

Everyone is watching the efforts underway in Germany to move to a low carbon economy. Irene Banos Ruiz writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the challenges to move away from using coal.   How far is Germany from a complete coal exit? Germany's ambitious greenhouse gas reduction plans are facing a major obstacle: an … Continue reading Reviewing Germany’s efforts to reduce dependence on coal →