Even the common kettle can become more efficient

Shane Hickey provides an interesting article in The Guardian on the redesigned kettle. Two designers are convinced their new kettle will revolutionise the way we heat food and drastically reduce energy consumption. Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century When Nils Chudy came up with the idea of redesigning the domestic kettle … Continue reading Even the common kettle can become more efficient →

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 →

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 →

Reflecting on the role of behaviour change

Increasingly we are reading about the importance of behaviour change and energy efficiency. NestLee Lupkin writes an important article on the energyefficiencymarkets.com website on insights from a recent conference of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy conference. This must be music to the ears of the members of Task 24 of the IEA Demand … Continue reading Reflecting on the role of behaviour change →

Impact of energy efficiency standards in the US

Donald Elliott from Covington & Burling LLP writes an informative article on The National Law Review website about the quiet success of energy efficiency standards. It would be good to see an equivalent article on the success of the Ecodesign Directive in Europe. Energy Efficiency Standards A Quiet Success Electricity consumption in the United … Continue reading Impact of energy efficiency standards in the US →

New report on status of renewable and energy efficiency support schemes in Europe in 2012 and 2013

The Council of the European Energy Regulators (CEER) has published its Status Review on Renewable and Energy Efficiency Support Schemes in Europe; an update to the 2011 and 2013 editions. The purpose of CEER Status Review publications is to collect comparable data on RES support in Europe in order to provide policy-makers, regulators and industry … Continue reading New report on status of renewable and energy efficiency support schemes in Europe in 2012 and 2013 →

Explaining the economic benefits of increased energy efficiency

EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com has David Goldstein of the National Resources Defense Fund in the US explain the benefits of increased energy efficiency. This is good for all of us to reflect upon. Invisible Energy: Energy Efficiency is Helping the Economy NRDC’s David Goldstein explains why invisible energy, or energy efficiency, deserves some of the credit for … Continue reading Explaining the economic benefits of increased energy efficiency →