The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the January update on global developments in sustainable energy finance. January 2015 Sustainable Energy Finance Update In the first month of 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), Inter-American … Continue reading Latest update on sustainable energy finance
Helping manufacturers become more efficient
Engineeringlive.com provides important news about a new report by European Automation that analyses two industry standards that will help manufacturers become more energy efficient. 2015: the year of energy efficiency Industrial automation components supplier European Automation has compiled a special report containing helpful information and advice for manufacturers who want to become more energy … Continue reading Helping manufacturers become more efficient
New report on the costs and benefits of low energy building pathway
The Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN) has published an important new report. The report states that mainstreaming high-performance buildings could deliver a 124% return on investment globally through building-related energy cost savings by 2050 says a new comprehensive assessment study of the costs and benefits of low energy building pathways published by the GBPN. The … Continue reading New report on the costs and benefits of low energy building pathway
The Risky Business Project in the US pushing for a realistic approach to climate change
Business is trying to push Congress to wake up and take climate change seriously. Burt Helm writes in the New York Times about the Risky Business Project, an unusual collection of business and policy leaders who are determined to prepare American companies for climate change. And that means serious lobbying of Congress. Climate Change’s … Continue reading The Risky Business Project in the US pushing for a realistic approach to climate change
How would you find out whether your building was suitable for solar-powered energy?
The Leicester Mercury in England provided an interesting news item about an aerial photography firm that has a prototype website allowing people to assess if a building is suitable for a PV system. This is a very interesting concept. Aerial photography firm Bluesky launches Eagle energy website An aerial photography firm has launched a … Continue reading How would you find out whether your building was suitable for solar-powered energy?
Impact of EU carbon policy on support for energy savings and renewable energy
Trading System (EU ETS). We have another article by Laurens de Vries and Jörn Richstein published by the Huffington Post UK that raises even more concerns about EU ETS. Why EU's carbon policy discourages subsidies for energy savings and renewables Brussels has just launched a major policy diplomatic offensive aimed at securing a global … Continue reading Impact of EU carbon policy on support for energy savings and renewable energy
New report on the LED market
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has recently published its 2014 update on the status of the LED market. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a type of solid-state lighting, are revolutionizing the lighting market. In just the last few years, LED performance has accelerated quickly and a wave of new commercial, industrial and institutional LED fixtures has … Continue reading New report on the LED market
Trends in energy efficiency venture capital
Elisa Wood provides a good review on the energyefficiencymarkets website of the energy efficiency and energy storage deals from 2015 in the US. It is interesting to see how dynamic the market is. Energy Efficiency Venture Capital: Who Got What? So it may seem like energy storage is the big star these days. But … Continue reading Trends in energy efficiency venture capital
Reviewing the impact on both consumers’ and utilities’ implementation of energy efficiency
Jonathan Kleinman, vice president of policy, design and evaluation at CLEAResult, writes an important article on the Intelligentutility website about five trends that will have an impact on both consumers and utilities. 2015: the year of the energy efficiency economic balancing act Adoption of energy efficiency programs provided by electric power utilities has seen … Continue reading Reviewing the impact on both consumers’ and utilities’ implementation of energy efficiency
Sustainable energy gets boost by new advisory council from leading experts
The transition to a sustainable energy system will be strengthened by the creation by 12 eminent experts of the International Energy Advisory Council. As they say, their focus is the replacement or avoidance of the incumbent centralized fossil-fuel and nuclear-energy systems by a combination of greatly improved energy efficiency and decentralised energy. This is a … Continue reading Sustainable energy gets boost by new advisory council from leading experts
