The World Green Building Council has recently published new research suggesting greener shops can boost customer experience – and grow the bottom line. Madeleine Cuff explains the results in an article on the BusinessGreen website. How retailers can harness green buildings to boost profits Shopping can be a miserable experience. Dragging handfuls of heavy … Continue reading Appreciating the benefits of green buildings
The future may be under the sea for storing our data
Many of us have done deep dives for data. Now there is an entirely new meaning to that. Data centres consume considerable amounts of energy and it is important to keep them cool to keep them operating. John Markoff writes a good article in the New York Times about a prototype data centre being tested … Continue reading The future may be under the sea for storing our data
The innovative use of smart glass
There is a good article on the Glass on Web website about the benefits of smart glass. It is encouraging to see such developments. Improving Energy Efficiency with Smart Glass As the importance of energy efficiency becomes more apparent, the use of renewable energy sources and better insulation has sky rocketed. However, more innovative … Continue reading The innovative use of smart glass
Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Bain Insights from Bain & Company provide a good article on the Forbes website concerning the commitment to energy efficiency that emerging economies are keeping, even with the fall in energy prices. These are welcome developments. Emerging Markets Are Finally Getting Serious About Energy Efficiency Companies in energy, manufacturing, financial services and many other … Continue reading Fast-growing economies and understanding the benefits of improved energy efficiency
Ensuring biomass plays a crucial role in the UK’s energy policy
In light of the Government’s announcement to reduce the support offered for biomass projects at the end of 2015, Richard Baker at Siemens Financial Services explains on the Renewable Energy Focus website how equipment suppliers can keep momentum going and remain competitive in an increasingly saturated market. Making biomass investment affordable Biomass is an … Continue reading Ensuring biomass plays a crucial role in the UK’s energy policy
Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds
Energy efficiency levels in industry are expected to improve overall up to 2050, according to a new study for the European Commission entitled: ‘Energy efficiency and energy saving potential in industry and on possible policy mechanisms’. The study, published in January, covered pulp, paper and print, iron and steel, non-metallic mineral, chemical and pharmaceutical, non-ferrous … Continue reading Energy efficiency in Europe’s industry will rise, study finds
The impact of air pollution
Air pollution is discussed more and more. We have read about the impact in cities. We are reading about the impact from aviation and diesel vehicles and on and on. Chelsea Harvey writes a good article in the Washington Post about the impact in the US. It is encouraging that it is improving but there … Continue reading The impact of air pollution
What are you doing with the lower oil costs?
Oil prices have remained stubbornly low and there are few signs they will increase. Daily we read about the impact on the fossil fuel industry. What is less heard is the impact on our climate change and sustainable energy policies. Clifford Krauss and Diane Cardwell discuss the impact in an article in the New York … Continue reading What are you doing with the lower oil costs?
The legal blessing to “demand response”
Will companies get paid for using less electricity? The US Supreme Court has certainly cleared a few of the legal and institutional hurdles, writes Chris Mooney recently in the Washington Post. The Supreme Court just gave a great explanation of our baffling electricity system Environmental groups are cheering over the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling … Continue reading The legal blessing to “demand response”
Will the utility as we know it disappear?
Bill Loveless asks this question in a special for USA Today. It certainly has changed over the past one or two decades and will continue to evolve. Can they make money selling less? What do you think? Huh? Utilities spur power savings, see profits For nearly 125 years, electric utilities have operated according to … Continue reading Will the utility as we know it disappear?
