Schneider Electric provided an article on the PR Newswire website about a new study it commissioned together with the Alliance to Save Energy to better understand how higher education institutions valued energy efficiency. Energy Efficiency Ranks As Key Priority among Higher Education Facility Leaders According to New Study According to a new study commissioned … Continue reading Energy efficiency is recognised among US higher education institutions as key to fulfilling their schools’ core mission
Coal is not going away quite yet, it appears
We are to be in the midst of a transition to a low carbon economy but, according to Nick Butler in a blog in the Financial Times, the coal industry is quite robust and the next 50 years are likely to see more coal burnt than in the whole of the 20th century The … Continue reading Coal is not going away quite yet, it appears
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the July update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. July 2015 Sustainable Energy Finance Update During the month of July, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Global … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
Cementing change
With all of the attention that has been given to the Obama administration’s moves to implement climate change policies, it is hard to find a new angle for readers. Chris Mooney writes in the Washington Post that the current renewable energy boom in the US actually made it easy for the Environmental Protection Agency to … Continue reading Cementing change
Lighting is starting to become part of the “internet of things”
Chris Bryant writes a good article in the Financial Times about how LED lighting is making important inroads but also creating major changes in the industry. Industrial giants caught in LED headlights Shoppers at the Carrefour hypermarket in Lille no longer have to ask for help to find items on special offer — instead … Continue reading Lighting is starting to become part of the “internet of things”
Getting energy utilities more involved in sustainable energy
Priya Barua and Joshua Ryor write a good blog on the World Resources Institute. They write that a growing number of companies want utilities to provide access to long-term, fixed price renewable energy. Utilities that deliver are able to retain large customers, attract new ones and drive economic growth. An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean … Continue reading Getting energy utilities more involved in sustainable energy
Lack of ambition in saving energy in the shipping industry
Wendy Laursen writes on the Maritime Executive website about a recent study that surveyed ship managers attitudes towards improving energy performance. The results are quite disappointing. No Energy for Fuel Efficiency Ambition levels for setting energy saving targets in the shipping industry are low. That’s one of the conclusions reached in DNV GL’s 2015 … Continue reading Lack of ambition in saving energy in the shipping industry
Concerns about level of ambition of UK’s Green Investment Bank
Sustainable energy policies are taking a battering in Britain these days. Pilita Clark provides a good article in the Financial Times about the level of ambition of the Green Investment Bank. Green Investment Bank accused of behaving like commercial lender When the Conservatives decided to scrap a welter of green energy policies after winning … Continue reading Concerns about level of ambition of UK’s Green Investment Bank
Not to miss . . .
There are a couple of upcoming events you should consider. This is particularly important for young researchers in energy efficiency or biomass. • WSED Young Researchers Conference The annual World Sustainable Energy Days in Wels, Austria has grown from strength to strength over recent years. The World Sustainable Energy Days are organised by the … Continue reading Not to miss . . .
The impact of China’s economic slowdown on the energy sector
Nick Butler writes a good blog in the Financial Times about the dynamics of the energy sector in China, given the current economic situation. There are definitely implications for all of us, given the size of China’s economy. The energy implications of China’s downturn The Chinese economy is clearly going through its most serious … Continue reading The impact of China’s economic slowdown on the energy sector
