Writing on the BusinessGreen website, Stuart Turner of Hamworthy Heating looks beyond EU legislation on boiler efficiency to discuss how the real energy savings are to be achieved. Who’s driving energy- efficiency improvements? ErP [the Energy Related Products Directive] is seen as the driving force for energy-efficiency improvements. The criteria set out in the … Continue reading Regulations driving energy efficiency improvements
The benefits from renewable energy
We are in the midst of a low-carbon transition and renewable energy technologies are playing an increasingly important role. Bobby Magill reports on the SBS website that building wind and solar farms helps to reduce the human impact on climate change by displacing noxious emissions from coal-fired power plants. Renewable energy saves lives, study … Continue reading The benefits from renewable energy
Increase in energy storage deployment
We’ve been looking for breakthroughs in energy storage to allow for renewable energies to play a better role. Chelsea Harvey provides a detailed report in the Financial Times about recent developments. Spurred by innovators like Tesla, the energy storage business is growing fast Back in May, Tesla turned heads when it announced its plans … Continue reading Increase in energy storage deployment
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the August update on global developments in climate finance. August 2015 Climate Finance Update During August 2015, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Positive developments in getting property owners to appreciate benefits of energy efficiency
The buildings sector is reputed to have the highest potential for energy efficiency improvements but everyone realises the problems to get owners and occupiers to improve energy performance. Merrill Kramer and Joshua Sturtevant from Sullivan & Worcester LLP in the US write on the lexology website about how attitudes of owners are changing. Property … Continue reading Positive developments in getting property owners to appreciate benefits of energy efficiency
Germany supporting development of renewables in Indonesia
We are regularly hearing about the support that the German development bank is providing globally to support sustainable energy. The Jakarta Post writes about major new loans from KfW to Indonesia to support the development of new and renewable energy resources. German bank offers 2 billion euros for renewable energy Germany has reiterated its … Continue reading Germany supporting development of renewables in Indonesia
Some British social landlords learning lessons from the Netherlands on energy efficiency
Inside Housing reports on a new technique borrowed from the Dutch to retrofit a house in 10 days to a ‘zero-energy’ standard. Does anyone have more information on this? Landlords pilot Dutch energy efficiency model A consortium of social landlords has formed a company to pilot a new construction technique that pays for itself … Continue reading Some British social landlords learning lessons from the Netherlands on energy efficiency
Once a global leader, Denmark takes a different approach to climate policies
While this was announced a couple of weeks ago, EiD believes this story needs to be told again. The Local website in Denmark wrote about plans of the new Danish government to scale back its climate change policies. How this fits into its obligations under the European Union is not certain. This is an unfortunate … Continue reading Once a global leader, Denmark takes a different approach to climate policies
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the August update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. August 2015 Sustainable Energy Finance Update August 2015 Sustainable Energy1 September 2015: During August 2015, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
Are the proposed cuts in solar subsidies in the UK a blessing in disguise?
In recent months, the British government has been slashing subsidies for sustainable energy. We can argue about the wisdom of those decisions but Assaad W Razzouk, CEO of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, writes on the Huntington Post website that this is actually a positive development. What are your views? Why Cutting Solar Subsidies Will Speed … Continue reading Are the proposed cuts in solar subsidies in the UK a blessing in disguise?
