In an article for the Renewable Energy Focus website, Lauren Callaway, a research analyst at Navigant Research, delves into the smart city market and discusses what it means for the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. Comment: Smart cities; the future of sustainable living It’s a no brainer at this point: Improving sustainability in … Continue reading A new economic paradigm on sustainability is poised to emerge and both cities and utilities will have an important role to play
Getting business to focus on saving energy could bring big savings
Last week, EiD wrote about one US utility working on promoting energy efficiency. Now we have Jillian Ambrose writing on The Telegraph website about the activities of one British utility targeting aggressive energy savings in a bid to grow its share of the business energy market. If you have a good example, please let EiD … Continue reading Getting business to focus on saving energy could bring big savings
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the March update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. Sustainable Energy Finance Update: Majority of 2015 Renewables Investment Went to Developing Countries When governments adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September of last year, they agreed to a goal of ensuring access to affordable, … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
An emerging battle over how the USA should shift to renewable energy
There is a growing battle going on to transmit renewable energy to needy consumers. Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times about recent developments. Is this a concern in Europe as well? Fight to Keep Alternative Energy Local Stymies an Industry Up and down the center of the country, winds rip across plains, … Continue reading An emerging battle over how the USA should shift to renewable energy
“One belt, one road” ambitions for China’s export ambitions
Lucy Hornby writes in the Financial Times about a new proposal by a Chinese company to export power as far as Europe. The idea is intriguing as long as the power is from renewables and not their numerous coal power plants. China looks to export surplus energy to Germany China’s proposed investments in long-distance, … Continue reading “One belt, one road” ambitions for China’s export ambitions
Major energy utility starts to offer energy management services
We know of new consulting companies all the time and that is great. The more companies that offer services in energy management, the better. What impresses me about this new “start up” is the effort they made with a consulting company that uses sociology and anthropology to examine changing markets. Addressing the commercial and industrial … Continue reading Major energy utility starts to offer energy management services
CCS experiment in Saskatchewan having some problems
Some are calling it a bumpy start, but the first large-scale carbon capture and storage project is not living up to expectations. Many international organisations, governments and researchers have felt that CCS will solve many of our energy transition problems. Ian Austen writes an excellent article in the New York Times that, while the future … Continue reading CCS experiment in Saskatchewan having some problems
Good news on jobs in energy efficiency
When we discuss energy efficiency policies, everyone wants to know the impact on jobs. This is totally understandable. Carl Weinschenk writes on the Energy Manager Today website about recent analysis in the US. Do we have equivalent and recent data in Europe? Big Job Gains in Energy Efficiency Sectors A report from the U.S. … Continue reading Good news on jobs in energy efficiency
What are the drivers behind investing in energy efficiency?
We are regularly discussing the drivers behind our actions for energy efficiency or renewable energy or climate change. There is a need to come to grips behind what drives investment behaviour. Lisa Cohn writes on the Energy Efficiency Markets website about a recent survey of American consumers. What do you think of the results? … Continue reading What are the drivers behind investing in energy efficiency?
China and India leading the way in investments in renewable energy
It is encouraging to see how the low carbon energy transition is evolving. In Europe, we were always worried that non-OECD countries would follow the same high carbon development path that we took. Well, the signs are encouraging that sustainable energy policies are making strong headway. Yes, there is probably too many fossil fuels being … Continue reading China and India leading the way in investments in renewable energy
