Why industrial energy efficiency is on a growth trajectory in the US

Improving the energy performance in industry should be a high priority but that has not always been true in our policy development. As described by Elisa Wood on the Energy Efficiency Markets website, maybe that is about to change. Move Over Solar, Time to Welcome Industrial Energy Efficiency: Pew Report ‘Industrial energy efficiency’ doesn’t … Continue reading Why industrial energy efficiency is on a growth trajectory in the US →

Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance

Lee Min-hyung provides a good article in The Korea Times about LSIS, a major Korean manufacturer of electrical equipment, being confident that it can provide energy efficiency technologies and services to an industrial sector that is increasingly pushing for greater energy performance. LSIS bets big on energy-saving systems for industries LSIS, the nation's top-tier … Continue reading Building on the belief that industry wants to improve its energy performance →

Industrial energy efficiency gets a boost in Turkey

Turkey is a major industrial economy. As anywhere, the energy transition also includes improving how energy is used throughout the entire production cycle. While there are many policies being implemented to help such improvements, it is good to see how the international financial institutions are helping. Olga Rosca writes on the EBRD website about a … Continue reading Industrial energy efficiency gets a boost in Turkey →

Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses

Chris Bryant writes a good article in the Financial Times about the impact of the low carbon transition on some of the major companies in Europe. European industrial groups hit by push to renewable energy After years of painstaking development, Siemens was triumphant in 2011 when its new H-class gas turbine, the world’s largest … Continue reading Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses →

Big energy savings possible in chemical production facilities

James L. Yerke writes on the Cheminfo website about the potential for significant energy savings in the chemical production industry. How The Big Energy Picture Unveils Significant Savings Owners and operators of chemical production facilities place a far greater emphasis on the reliability and energy efficiency of process areas than they do on the … Continue reading Big energy savings possible in chemical production facilities →

Taiwan putting a focus on addressing energy consumption in its energy-intensive sectors

John Liu writes in the China Post about mandatory energy efficiency measures that will come in place next year in Taiwan. While the main focus is on the textile industry, the article also considers what is happening in the other energy-intensive industrial sectors. Textile industry to face mandatory energy caps Starting next year, mandatory … Continue reading Taiwan putting a focus on addressing energy consumption in its energy-intensive sectors →

New survey shows advantages for businesses from energy efficiency

Lisa Cohn writes on the energyefficiencymarkets website about the results by a regular study by Deloitte in the US showing the importance of energy efficiency to improve competitiveness. It is encouraging that companies generally are positive about their efforts to date, with 52 percent characterising their energy management efforts as extremely/very successful, compared to 42 … Continue reading New survey shows advantages for businesses from energy efficiency →

International survey raises the lack of a holistic energy efficiency strategy in the industrial sector

Robin Whitlock writes on the Renewable Energy Magazine website about a new survey that highlights that, for the most part, industry is not taking a comprehensive approach to addressing energy efficiency. Readers should look seriously at this and see if this is due to the barriers to industrial energy efficiency discussed in another post this … Continue reading International survey raises the lack of a holistic energy efficiency strategy in the industrial sector →

New report details the barriers hampering the implementation of industrial energy efficiency

Linda Hardesty writes about a new report by the US Department of Energy on the barriers to industrial energy efficiency. Are there other such reports that have been published recently? Barriers Impede Industrial Energy Efficiency The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the report “Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency,” which was prepared with collaboration … Continue reading New report details the barriers hampering the implementation of industrial energy efficiency →

Business raises its voice to endorse new legislation on industrial energy efficiency

A bill before Congress would make industrial energy efficiency — including combined heat and power — eligible for federal investment tax credits. Phyllis Cuttino, of The Pew Charitable Trusts, explains the legislation’s importance on the energyefficiencymarkets website. Industrial Energy Efficiency Bill Gets Key Business Backing It is often said that efficiency is the first … Continue reading Business raises its voice to endorse new legislation on industrial energy efficiency →