New survey tries to come to grips with “deep” energy efficiency in buildings in Europe

The Global Buildings Performance Network and its European Hub, the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, have just released a survey undertaken by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to better understand what the “buildings community” is thinking on the importance and feasibility of going “deep,” achieving very ambitious savings, compared to past performance. Are Businesses Ready … Continue reading New survey tries to come to grips with “deep” energy efficiency in buildings in Europe →

Energy company worries that energy efficiency is hurting its financial position

Scott Wright wrote in the Herald Scotland that Iberdrola’s finances dropped because of costs involved in meeting UK energy company obligations. The new Energy Companies Obligation was considered the single most important factor on overall performance. Energy efficiency costs take toll on Iberdrola results Energy giant Iberdrola felt the weight of legislative measures to improve … Continue reading Energy company worries that energy efficiency is hurting its financial position →

Quote of the week

Jeb Bush, brother of former US President George W Bush and a potential candidate for the 2016 Presidential elections, spoke at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library last month in Simi Valley, Calif. Mr Bush called for a bipartisan agreement on natural gas development that came with a direct reference to what that can … Continue reading Quote of the week →

CHP in Spain suffering by lack of adequate policy framework

The Gas to Power Journal has recently reported that the Spanish Cogeneration Association (Acogen) is quite concerned that cogeneration will suffer unless there are new energy efficiency measures in place to ensure that the full potential for cogeneration capacity is achieved. It also states that the current Emissions Trading System is “harmful for CHP.” … Continue reading CHP in Spain suffering by lack of adequate policy framework →

India looks to energy efficiency in buildings

Radhika Khosla recently wrote for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s blog on the aftermath of the Clean Energy Ministerial recently held in New Delhi. Importantly, India is looking to improved energy performance of high rise buildings and NRDC launched an important new report on the importance of energy efficiency in buildings. These are all important … Continue reading India looks to energy efficiency in buildings →

Technology of the week

While Philips announced that it has developed the world’s most efficient “warm white” LED lamp, Switch Lighting has come up with a new liquid-filled bulb that could revolutionise lighting, according to Gregory Schmidt writing in the New York Times To Light Up a Room, a Liquid-Filled Bulb In the debate over the merits of … Continue reading Technology of the week →

New energy efficiency calculator developed

Stanislava Gaydazhieva writes on the New Europe website about an EU funded project that Iceland participated in. The project brings many of Europe’s islands together promote energy savings and awareness among households situated on some of Europe's islands. The project recently held a conference on energy efficient consumer behaviour in European islands. Icelandic excellence … Continue reading New energy efficiency calculator developed →

New report on whether changing behaviour can save energy

The European Environment Agency (EEA) recently published a report that investigates what it takes to achieve energy savings through changing consumer behaviour and launches an online survey to know more about society's views on the topic.The EEA report, Achieving energy efficiency through behaviour change: what does it take? reviews recent studies on behaviour change and … Continue reading New report on whether changing behaviour can save energy →

Monitoring as we need it

EU member states have been given many tasks to promote energy efficiency in general and in the end-use sectors, meet 2016 targets, meet 2020 targets and contribute to energy and climate objectives. For countries with well funded and functioning energy agencies, the task is easier, but for most it is not easy, even if we … Continue reading Monitoring as we need it →

An ACE effort

The UK’s Association for the Conservation of Energy has produced an excellent “fact-file” comparing fuel poverty and energy efficiency in the UK to 15 other European countries with comparable levels of prosperity and heating need. It ranks these countries against six key indicators for which consistent and recent European data are available to assess the … Continue reading An ACE effort →