Good example of improving industrial energy efficiency in Bulgaria

SeeNews in Bulgaria recently interviewed Spiros Nomikos of the Bulgarian subsidiary of Belgium's Solvay Group and Turkey's Sisecam Holding, explaining the ambitious plans they have for improving the environmental and energy performance of the company. Interview - Bulgaria's Solvay Sodi to raise spending on eco, energy efficiency projects to 23 mln euro in 2013 Bulgarian … Continue reading Good example of improving industrial energy efficiency in Bulgaria →

New report from Siemens Financial Services

Jonny Williamson from Manufacturing Digital writes about a new report on the potential for energy savings in industry. Are you squandering money on inefficient energy use? The latest report from Siemens Financial Services demonstrates the enormous potential energy cost savings of implementing variable speed drives on motors in industrial production environments The incorporation of … Continue reading New report from Siemens Financial Services →

Number of the week – 20041

The Brussels-based organisation Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes has a novel approach for promoting industrial energy efficiency in Europe through the use of social media. It now has 20041 “community members” following it on such as Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media. EEIP also has traditional ways of reaching out to the industrial … Continue reading Number of the week – 20041 →

New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden

A new report on decarbonising industry up to 2050 has been published by the Department of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University in Sweden. The report has a Swedish focus but the solutions and technologies are relevant for all. Technical opportunities for a complete decarbonisation of the basic material industry by 2050 are … Continue reading New report on decarbonising industry in Sweden →

Berlin is waiting

On October 24th and 25th, the EEIP (Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes) will hold its bi-annual congress in Berlin in co-operation with Deneff, the GermanBusiness Initiative for Energy Efficiency. The EEIP Congress 24-25 October brings forth the three main elements of EEIP work: energy recovery, financing and energy management systems. With the focus on industrial … Continue reading Berlin is waiting →

Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving

BusinessGreen describes a survey undertaken of staff in small and medium sized companies. The survey was undertaken for the energy company, E.ON. The lack of interest or commitment on the part of employees to do even the least action is important to better understand. The question is how managers can turn this attitude around and … Continue reading Survey: Employees ‘passing the buck’ on energy saving →

Changing behaviour in the work place

The Environmental Leader website provides an excellent description of the use of an energy saving tool to change employee behaviour in one of Britain’s major financial institutions. This could prove to be a valuable example to other companies. Nationwide to Use Carbon Trust’s Energy Saving Tool with 15,000 Staff Nationwide, the UK financial institution … Continue reading Changing behaviour in the work place →

A four month energy challenge

This blog by Elisa Wood for RenewableEnergyWorld.com describes an innovative approach for an industrial packaging company that combines new technology with behavioural psychology. The results are quite impressive. A New Twist in the Energy Efficiency Story Blend a little new energy tech with a pinch of behavioral psychology and you’re bound to get something unexpected. … Continue reading A four month energy challenge →

Congratulations to EEIP

EiD would like to congratulate our colleagues at Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes for being shortlisted for the Sustainable Energy Europe Awards 2012 category for communicating: http://www.eusew.eu/awards-competition. EEIP is just over one year old and already has over 10,000 following them on various social networking platforms. EEIP has free membership and unique balance of B2B … Continue reading Congratulations to EEIP →

New report on industrial energy management

The International Energy Agency (IEA), in partnership with the Institute for Industrial Productivity (IIP), has published “Energy Management Programmes for Industry: Gaining Through Saving.” This report is part of IEA’s Policy Pathway publication series detailing implementation of the “IEA 25 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations.” The report is available on the IEA website. The document details proposals … Continue reading New report on industrial energy management →