When you have a large concert hall that can certainly heat up when it has a large audience, what do you do? Guy Chazan writes in the Financial Times about an important experiment at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Royal Festival Hall in tune with drive to save power Turning off the air-conditioning at the … Continue reading A pioneering experiment in demand response
What we need – an energy efficient baguette
L’EnergieD’avancer website provides a good story about bakeries working with the French energy company, EDF, to significantly reduce the costs of the traditional French mainstay, the baguette. A cheaper baguette thanks to energy efficiency Cooking, refrigerating, lighting ... : A bakery is a relatively energy-intensive activity. As part of its business of selling gas … Continue reading What we need – an energy efficient baguette
Companies can become zero energy
The Swedish furniture company has never had so much attention. Dominic Basulto, a futurist and blogger, writes in the Washington Post that all companies should pledge to be net zero energy by 2050, following the example of IKEA that has pledged to do so by 2020. With the eceee industrial summer study coming up in … Continue reading Companies can become zero energy
How companies should approach climate change
Continuing on the corporate theme this week, Eliot Metzer writes in The Guardian about the need for companies to be transparent on their position on climate change, they must be clear, consistent, and constructive. Corporate lobbying on climate change: silence is not neutrality Questions are rising about how companies should lobby on environmental issues, and … Continue reading How companies should approach climate change
Businesses and the built environment
Tim Broyd provides a very good argument in the Guardian Professional about why businesses need to invest in sustainability and infrastructure in the built environment if they want to remain competitive on a global scale Businesses need better understanding of built environment says study The world is changing, and changing in ways that will … Continue reading Businesses and the built environment
This week’s briefs
There are quite a few briefs this week that should be of interest to EiD readers. • CLASP EiD was disappointed to hear of the closing of the CLASP Europe office. Only a few weeks, we posted a new discussion paper from the organisation [https://energyindemand.com/2014/02/20/discussion-paper-on-developing-measurement-methods-for-eu-ecodesign-and-energy-labelling-measures/]. We wish Pernille Schiellerup and the team all the … Continue reading This week’s briefs
Important new report on financing energy efficiency measures
Yamina Saheb of the EC’s Joint Research Centre provides details of the interim report of an important new group of a wide range of institutions that are working together to address the need to increase the scale of energy efficiency investments across the EU. The interim report covers the buildings sector. Energy Efficiency – the … Continue reading Important new report on financing energy efficiency measures
State aid changes in Europe affects the renewable energy sector
While many news services reported this week on the new changes to state aid, ClickGreen provides important details on what the changes entail. Europe's new rules on renewable energy support: What it all means New state aid measures will affect the renewable energy sector What is the purpose of the guidelines? The Environmental … Continue reading State aid changes in Europe affects the renewable energy sector
Important new public finance initiative in UK
The website Building Better Healthcare reports on an important new financing deal to retrofit one of London’s classic hospitals. The deal could prove to be an important model for the future. Landmark energy efficiency deal signed at St Bartholomew’s Hospital A new, low-carbon combined cooling, heating and power solution is being created for St … Continue reading Important new public finance initiative in UK
Viewing Germany’s renewable energy plan from across the Atlantic
While Europeans are watching with great interest about how Germany is managing its energy transition, so are Americans. Melissa Eddy writes in the New York Times about the latest developments on Germany’s renewable energy plan Germany Moves Forward on Renewable Energy Plan Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government approved legislation on Tuesday revamping Germany’s sweeping plan … Continue reading Viewing Germany’s renewable energy plan from across the Atlantic
