With the increased use of automation controls, Sam Edwards writes on the Phys.org website about how home automation can play a role in improving energy efficiency. Smart buildings: energy efficiency at what price? Automating heating and other environmental controls can bring huge savings to commercial buildings. To what extent is it possible to achieve … Continue reading Home automation and achieving energy efficiency
Better understanding how we use electricity in our homes
You know yourself that you have lots of gadgets and the number has increased in recent years. As the author, Oliver Pickup, writes, the average UK home possesses between 40 and 50 electrical appliances. He writes a good article on The Telegraph website about their impact. Now with Brexit, it will be interesting to know … Continue reading Better understanding how we use electricity in our homes
How one polluted London road raises many of the issues to tackling urban air pollution
When I am in London, I often run along Marylebone Road, but I do it on a Sunday morning when the air is relatively clear. Dave Hill writes an important article in The Guardian about the efforts underway to address the urban air pollution issues. 'Filthy glamour': could polluted Marylebone Road help fix London's … Continue reading How one polluted London road raises many of the issues to tackling urban air pollution
More breakthroughs in energy storage
Leah Burrows writes on Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences website about recent developments in flow batteries that store energy in non-toxic, non-corrosive aqueous solutions. Long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep Flow batteries are a promising storage solution for renewable, intermittent energy like … Continue reading More breakthroughs in energy storage
Importance of energy efficiency in Europe
As the proposals for revising the EU clean energy directives are going through the approval process, it is timely that Nils Zimmermann wrote this article on the Deutsche Welle website. What are your views? EiD would like to hear from you. Europe: More energy-efficient, but still import-dependent First, a dry statistic: Eurostat, the European … Continue reading Importance of energy efficiency in Europe
Important vacancies in energy efficiency
There are some important vacancies available throughout Europe. The closing date for the research position at the Association for the Conservation of Energy is February 20th, so you need to apply immediately. • Project Advisers for Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) Are you an experienced professional in the field of energy … Continue reading Important vacancies in energy efficiency
New report by BPIE assesses readiness of EU countries in their transition to smart buildings
Europe is gripped in the trend towards improving our buildings and infrastructure through “smart” techniques. The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) has recently published a report assessing how prepared EU member states are for this transition. European countries are missing smart buildings opportunities Analysis by the on the readiness of EU countries to transition … Continue reading New report by BPIE assesses readiness of EU countries in their transition to smart buildings
Powering train networks through renewable energy
Leo Murray writes in The Guardian how electric trains are by far the best long distance transport mode when it comes to carbon emissions – at least when their electricity comes from renewable sources like solar or wind. Solar-powered trains are closer to reality than we might think How can we connect solar photovoltaics … Continue reading Powering train networks through renewable energy
Building Britain’s Houses of Parliament led to speed up of environmental laws
A 19th century fire led to the re-construction of the iconic Palace of Westminster. Timothy Hyde, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology writes on The Conversation website about how the quality of the air led to a quick decay of the building materials before it was even complete. This led to … Continue reading Building Britain’s Houses of Parliament led to speed up of environmental laws
Ensuring landlords are ready to meet their energy efficiency obligations in the UK
EiD is always interested in finding articles on sustainable energy from smaller newspapers. How they convey messages to their readership is very important. Mike Bridgen writes on the Darlington and Stockton Times website about the upcoming obligation for landlords to ensure their properties meet a minimum energy performance requirement by April 2018. Changes on … Continue reading Ensuring landlords are ready to meet their energy efficiency obligations in the UK
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