With leaders of the G20 meeting this week in Hangzhou, China, it is timely for some of the world’s biggest insurers to call on the G20 to speed up the energy transition by ending fossil fuel subsidies. Karl Mathiesen describes the call by insurers in The Guardian. Will we see leaders call for the end … Continue reading Wake up call from insurance industry to speed energy transition away from fossil fuels
Eliminating tariff barriers will do much to promote sustainable development
The World Energy Council will have its next global congress in October in Istanbul. The main theme for the Congress is “Embracing New Frontiers”. The WEC has just published a report on tackling non-tariff measures a priority in addressing the energy trilemma. This is an important report for all EiD readers. Non-tariff measures: next … Continue reading Eliminating tariff barriers will do much to promote sustainable development
Are we entering the hydrogen age?
David Thorpe writes a good blog on The Ecologist website about the recent developments, arguing that hydrogen is set to go from niche to mainstream for not only the transport sector but also for storing surplus renewable energy. The hydrogen economy is much nearer than we think Ever thought what will happen to the … Continue reading Are we entering the hydrogen age?
“New era” in tidal energy
It is encouraging to see the technology development that is happening in the sustainable energy world. The BBC News website provides a good news item about the first offshore tidal turbines in the world delivering electricity to the grid in Scotland. Shetland turbines at Bluemull Sound connected to grid Turbines installed off the coast … Continue reading “New era” in tidal energy
Energy transition in Britain is a bumpy road
We are repeatedly reading about problems in the UK with nuclear plans, with the closing of energy efficiency in buildings programmes, in cutbacks in subsidies for renewables. Ian Johnston writes a good article in The Independent, arguing that repeated changes by the government are driving away investors at the dawn of a new era in … Continue reading Energy transition in Britain is a bumpy road
Energy efficiency bringing big boost to industry in Taipei
More and more we are learning about the benefits of improved energy efficiency in industry. There are some who are still not that convinced, but the message is gaining currency. With a week to go before the eceee industrial efficiency conference in Berlin, it is good to heard about the important savings in a good … Continue reading Energy efficiency bringing big boost to industry in Taipei
American college football also turning to renewables
Notre Dame is one of the most well known American college football teams in America. David Harker writes on the WNDU-TV website about the efforts for the university to become more environmentally friendly by the development of geothermal at the football stadium. New sports fields at Notre Dame to also generate renewable energy If … Continue reading American college football also turning to renewables
Energy efficient buildings gaining popularity in India
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News website describes the current market situation in India for energy efficient buildings. It is quite encouraging. Energy-Efficient Building Market to Grow at 9.6% CAGR to 2020 The global energy-efficient building market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6 percent during the … Continue reading Energy efficient buildings gaining popularity in India
Upcoming events
There are a few upcoming events that should be important to EiD readers. If you have an event coming soon that you would like our readers to know about, please tell us. • Future Thermal Energy Conference 2016 The Future Thermal Energy Conference will be held October 10-11 at the Warwick Conferences, Scarman on … Continue reading Upcoming events
In praise of the benefits of benchmarking
Carl Weinschenk writes an important article on the Energy Manager Today website about the impact of benchmarking on buildings with the important message that “simply providing people with insight into their energy use tends to promote efficiency.” New York City Study Conclusion: Benchmarking Works An important study on the impact of benchmarking on big … Continue reading In praise of the benefits of benchmarking
