EiD has had several storage stories recently, but recent developments are quite impressive. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about these developments. Why storing solar energy and using it at night is closer than you think In May, when Tesla Motors announced its new battery product to vast media buzz, … Continue reading Latest developments in energy storage
Understanding consumer behaviour when it comes to saving energy
Margaret Walls, from Resources for the Future, discusses in a blog on the Wall Street Journal website about the “energy efficiency gap” and argues that governments should support more experiments “in the field” that bring to light what works and what doesn’t and at what cost. I would assume that Task 24, relating to behaviour, … Continue reading Understanding consumer behaviour when it comes to saving energy
If renewable energy is getting so cheap, why do we still need policies and subsidies to support it?
The question is raised by Kate Gordon, vice chair at the Paulson Institute in a blog on the Wall Street Journal website. What do you think? Why Renewable Energy Still Needs Subsidies The wind-energy sector won a long-fought battle in mid-July, when the Senate Finance Committee voted to extend the production tax credit, the … Continue reading If renewable energy is getting so cheap, why do we still need policies and subsidies to support it?
How California is adapting to a greater share of renewable energy
The energy community is often looking to California for showing leadership in the deployment of sustainable energy technologies. Gabriel Kahn writes in the Wall Street Journal about how utilities are looking at batteries, software and new pricing strategies to prevent overloads from wind and solar power. Renewable Energy’s Potential May Be Understated In February … Continue reading How California is adapting to a greater share of renewable energy
Discussing taxing carbon in the US
The United States has always had a difficulty getting environmentalists and politicians to find a common ground. Professor N. Gregory Mankiw from Harvard University writes in the New York Times that carbon tax policy was championed by a right-of-centre government that did not previously have close ties to the environmental movement. You should enjoy this. … Continue reading Discussing taxing carbon in the US
Discussing a major paradigm shift in the energy sector
The CleanTechnica website provided a very thought-provoking question and answer post on its website recently. Technology visionary Ad van Wijk from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands speaks about a major paradigm shift is underway in the energy sector, one that will upend the energy system as we know it. Energy Sector … Continue reading Discussing a major paradigm shift in the energy sector
Insurers are now showing a greater interest in renewable energy
We have been deploying renewable energy technologies on a large scale for many years now but as Elizabeth Pfeuti writes on the Chief Investment Officer website that after a period of hesitation European insurers have jumped into renewable energy infrastructure investment. Insurers Commit to Renewable Energy Infrastructure A consortium of European insurers have committed … Continue reading Insurers are now showing a greater interest in renewable energy
Taking energy efficiency ‘to the next level’ in Europe
The Investor Confidence Project Europe (ICP Europe) has written a very good article on the BusinessGreen website about how to take the European energy efficiency sector to the next level. You should enjoy this. EiD looks forward to your comments. ICP Europe is a project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme. The project … Continue reading Taking energy efficiency ‘to the next level’ in Europe
Cities are key to deciding our planet’s climate future
For many years, we have realised the power of cities to address our climate and energy concerns. There are a growing number of initiatives to mobilise urban policies. Chelsea Harvey writes in the Financial Times about a new study by the New Climate Economy that details how great a lever that cities can be. … Continue reading Cities are key to deciding our planet’s climate future
Are we valuing energy-efficient buildings correctly?
There has always been a concern that we are not adequately valuing our investments in energy efficiency. James Phillips writes on the BusinessGreen website about a new report that claims mortgage lenders are using inaccurate models to estimate energy bills and mortgage affordability Energy efficient homes 'undervalued by almost £50,000' Banks could be undervaluing … Continue reading Are we valuing energy-efficient buildings correctly?
