Financing sustainable energy is always a hot topic. Laura Singleton writes on the Imperial College London website about a recent panel debate at the college’s Business School. The end of fossil fuels? Investors debate the future of renewable energy Investors, staff and students gathered at the Business School last week to debate the financial … Continue reading Debating the financial issues surrounding renewable energy
A quiet revolution is underway
Smart meters are being deployed more and more. The latest government figures show nearly two million smart meters have already been installed in the UK and they are changing the way people think about energy, says Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of the Smart Meter Central Delivery Body Smart Energy GB on the BusinessGreen website. Smart … Continue reading A quiet revolution is underway
Trying to better understand the importance of energy efficiency
We cannot find enough reasons to appreciate the importance of improving energy efficiency. Jake Rozmaryn, CEO & Founder of Eco Branding wrote a good article on the Huffington Post website about the four reasons that he raises why we should care. Do you agree? 4 Reasons You Should Care About Energy Efficiency It's easy … Continue reading Trying to better understand the importance of energy efficiency
Taking some leaps forward to ensure consumers benefit from smart energy systems
We seem to be moving in a million directions at once. All of us are excited by new technologies and this is certainly true concerning our energy systems. Increasingly the “smart grid” is coming into being and many of us stare in wonderment what is happening next. Yes, we have the smart grid now and … Continue reading Taking some leaps forward to ensure consumers benefit from smart energy systems
California is trying to overcome energy efficiency’s verification problem
EiD makes no apologies about the number of posts devoted to developments in California. There is much to learn. Now Stephen Lacey writes on the GreenTech Media website about whether energy efficiency can finally become a metered resource. He writes about a pair of bills in California that may help bring the industry into the … Continue reading California is trying to overcome energy efficiency’s verification problem
Europe’s electricity industry pushes for greater energy efficiency
It is a welcome addition to the voices promoting energy efficiency in Europe. EURELECTRIC paper on improvements needed to boost energy efficiency investments This week EURELECTRIC, the association of the electricity industry in Europe, published a position paper on the pressing need to trigger energy efficiency investments. As private energy investments remain low, EURELECTRIC … Continue reading Europe’s electricity industry pushes for greater energy efficiency
A surprising idea about the future of large building construction
Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post about the US Department of Agriculture’s plans to demonstrate the feasibility of building tall buildings out of wood. Interestingly, the article states that In the last five years, 17 tall wood buildings have been built around the world that are over seven stories in height. What do you … Continue reading A surprising idea about the future of large building construction
Now Japan is look at net-zero energy houses
While much of the focus on net-zero energy buildings has been on Europe and North America, the Nikkei Asian Review website provides a good post on recent developments in Japan that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. For Japan homebuilders zero is magic number Major homebuilders in Japan are hoping to sell many more net-zero energy … Continue reading Now Japan is look at net-zero energy houses
Tackling air pollution through a tower that sucks in dirty air
We live in an age when technological developments are happening at an ever-rapid pace. Elisabeth Braw writes in The Guardian about a seven metre tall tower that filters dirty air, releasing bubbles of smog free air. The author questions, however, whether this detracts from tackling the causes of air pollution. What do you think? … Continue reading Tackling air pollution through a tower that sucks in dirty air
In Ireland a dramatic number of households are starting to take energy matters into their own hands
Eoin Burke-Kennedy writes a good article in The Irish Times about predictions in Ireland that up to one-third of Irish households could be generating their own electricity within 10 years. If this does happen, just think about how we have to revise our thinking on our total energy system. No doubt the energy transition is … Continue reading In Ireland a dramatic number of households are starting to take energy matters into their own hands
