Linda Hardesty writes on the Energymanagertoday website about the new sustainable city plan that has been published in Los Angeles and the importance the plan is giving to energy efficiency in buildings. Los Angeles - LA Sets Building Energy Efficiency Goal Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the Los Angeles Sustainable City Plan, a … Continue reading Los Angeles promoting energy efficiency in buildings
Important new publication about Ecodesign and resource efficiency
The Danish Ministry of Environment has recently published an important publication that examines how resource efficiency requirements can be integrated into the EU Ecodesign Directive. Ecodesign Directive version 2.0 - from Energy Efficiency to Resource Efficiency The Ecodesign Directive is one of the policy instruments that can play an important role in the change … Continue reading Important new publication about Ecodesign and resource efficiency
Developments in energy storage
As we deploy more and more renewable energy and as we grow more and more reliant on it, the need for energy storage becomes more apparent. Arthur Neslen writes in The Guardian about a flywheel plant being built in Ireland with potentially unlimited storage capability could solve the problem of clean energy supply shortfalls when … Continue reading Developments in energy storage
Call for ring-fencing funds for energy efficiency in the EU
Diarmaid Williams writes on the PennEnergy website about an issue related to serious funding for energy efficiency that is causing quite a stir in the corridors of EU institutions. Do you have views on ringfencing? EU cogeneration lobby group calls for logic to prevail in efficiency ring-fencing debate The Managing Director of Europe’s cogeneration … Continue reading Call for ring-fencing funds for energy efficiency in the EU
Latest update on sustainable energy finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the March update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. March 2015 Sustainable Energy Finance Update Sustainable energy finance projects in Albania, Armenia, Chad, China, Georgia, Honduras, Latvia, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the EU were announced by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
Exploring the solutions to reduce global GHG emissions
'Energy efficiency' is a term heard in almost every discussion on sustainable development and climate change. But what does it involve? Writing on the Eco-Business website, Vaidehi Shah explores some solutions with the greatest potential to reduce global emissions. 5 ways energy efficiency is changing the world Energy efficiency is a term that is … Continue reading Exploring the solutions to reduce global GHG emissions
Oil and gas companies are reviewing policies on climate change
It was years ago since BP said it was “beyond petroleum.” Nick Butler writes a very good article in the Financial Times about four reasons why oil and gas companies are reviewing their policies on climate change. How oil and gas majors are rethinking on climate change Almost all the major oil and gas … Continue reading Oil and gas companies are reviewing policies on climate change
Development in hydrogen trams
While there are developments in hydrogen vehicles, there are also major developments on hydrogen trams. The sonnenseite.com website describes latest developments in China. World's first hydrogen tram rolls off assembly line in Qingdao World's first hydrogen-powered tramcar rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao on March 19, 2015. The new tram is the only … Continue reading Development in hydrogen trams
New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles
There are many efforts underway to replace fossil-fuelled vehicles. We hear much about electric vehicles but little about hydrogen ones. Now, as shown by Steve Connor in The Independent, there are important new developments that could use biomass to produce hydrogen for vehicles. Breakthrough in hydrogen-powered cars may spell end for petrol stations Scientists … Continue reading New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the March update on global developments in climate finance. March 2015 Climate Finance Update During the month of March 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the UN Development Programme … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
