How sustainable energy is addressing air quality

Increasingly we are reading about serious air pollution problems. Most recently, New Delhi has been in the news with its terrible air quality concerns. Stefan Jungcurt writes a good article on the International Institute for Sustainable Development SDG Knowledge Hub website on the role that sustainable energy can and should play to address air quality. … Continue reading How sustainable energy is addressing air quality →

Canada’s federal government pushing for more energy efficient homes

The news about Canada recently has mainly revolved around free trade agreements with the EU. But, the federal government is also interested in the energy transition. It is now taking action to improve the energy performance of existing buildings and to encourage net zero new buildings. Peter Zimonjic and Margo McDiarmid write on the CBC … Continue reading Canada’s federal government pushing for more energy efficient homes →

Energy efficiency is moving to centre stage in the energy revolution

It is important that energy efficiency truly becomes “efficiency first” in our energy policies. We are now hearing such from the European Commission and many others. Rob Murray-Leach head of policy at Australia’s Energy Efficiency Council writes an inspiring article on the ecogeneration website in the lead up to Australia’s National Energy Efficiency Conference in … Continue reading Energy efficiency is moving to centre stage in the energy revolution →

Reflections about discussions on energy efficiency at the recent World Energy Council Congress

Energy efficiency got more coverage than normal at the recent World Energy Council Congress. It was helped by the IEA releasing its Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016. Ian Lewis writes on the Petroleum Economist website about some of the important discussions. It was written during the Congress that was held two weeks ago. The … Continue reading Reflections about discussions on energy efficiency at the recent World Energy Council Congress →

Contrasting Scotland’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings with England

As shown in another post this week, Scotland is not only giving a priority to renewable energy but also to energy efficiency. This is a well-appreciated approach to sustainable energy as a whole. Writing in the October 2016 edition of Energy in Buildings & Industry, Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, reviews … Continue reading Contrasting Scotland’s approach to energy efficiency in buildings with England →

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”

Carl Weinschenk writes a good article on the Energy Manager Today website about the importance of good measurement of buildings and on efforts to provide better, more comprehensive data. This is very important and hopefully actual measurement of buildings will improve throughout Europe. In the Quest for Efficiency, Nothing is More Important than Quality … Continue reading “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” →

Potential for important energy savings in the hospitality sector

Hospitality services are growing globally. Carl Weinschenk write on the Energy Manager Today website about the important opportunities to increase energy efficiency in the hospitality sector. The Hospitality Sector Offers Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities The hospitality industry in general, and big hotels in particular, can add a tremendous amount to the bottom line by … Continue reading Potential for important energy savings in the hospitality sector →

India seeing importance of increased sustainable energy

It certainly seems as if the low carbon energy transition is well underway. Gireesh Chandra Prasad and Manasi Lohumi provide a good article on the Live Mint website that replacing fossil fuels with cleaner natural gas for power generation, reviving stalled hydro electricity projects, permitting only less polluting plants that use coal amongst other sustainable … Continue reading India seeing importance of increased sustainable energy →

Energy efficiency seen as key to achieving Paris climate agreement in UK

Energy efficiency is seen as fundamental in Britain’s climate policies. It is good to see energy efficiency given such recognition and it is hoped that energy efficiency will receive similar attention at the upcoming global climate conference in Morocco. While this is a British article by David Pratt on the Clean Energy News website, EiD … Continue reading Energy efficiency seen as key to achieving Paris climate agreement in UK →

New report by BPIE: The role of “building renovation passports” in encouraging more ambitious renovations

The Buildings Performance Institute Europe has recently published a report that reviews the plans of three regions in Europe to introduce buildings renovation passports (BRP). To meet long-term energy savings objectives, policymakers are actively trying to do two things: increase the percentage of buildings being renovated annually and to increase the level of ambition of … Continue reading New report by BPIE: The role of “building renovation passports” in encouraging more ambitious renovations →