Sylvia Thompson writes in the Irish Times why making Irish homes more energy efficient is a good first step towards mitigating climate change and it also helps to lift vulnerable households out of energy poverty. A retrofitting revolution Upgrading our homes and offices so that they use less energy is one of the most … Continue reading Ireland starting to realise the benefits of improving the energy performance of its buildings
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“It’s a major oversight” – how environmental issues are influencing the Brexit debate
It is coming down to the wire and all Europe is on tenterhooks waiting for how Britain will vote to remain or leave. Pilita Clark writes a good article in the Financial Times on the environmental issues and what they main in the debate. Environmental issues left behind as Brexit rhetoric intensifies Few topics … Continue reading “It’s a major oversight” – how environmental issues are influencing the Brexit debate
China is world’s top wind installer but “it just is not able to use it to the max”
Curiously, while it holds the record as the world’s top wind installer, it still does not generate as much electricity as the US. Chelsea Harvey explains why in the Washington Post. Why China is having so many problems ramping up wind power China holds the record as the world’s top wind installer, accounting for … Continue reading China is world’s top wind installer but “it just is not able to use it to the max”
Latest developments in renewable energy in Russia
We think of Russia as a major oil and gas producer, and it is. Renewable energy certainly does not make any great impact on its energy balance but Russian government officials are revisiting the idea of renewable energy as a potentially profitable business for the country, according to Glenn Meyers on the Planetsave website. … Continue reading Latest developments in renewable energy in Russia
Important new step forward for energy policy in the US
When the US Senate passes a bipartisan bill it is big news – and it is. Chris Mooney writes a good article in the Washington Post about what it all entails. The Senate just passed — overwhelmingly — an actually bipartisan energy bill It doesn’t happen every day, but it did happen Wednesday. The … Continue reading Important new step forward for energy policy in the US
Good policies start with good analysis but . . .
Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, has written an excellent article in the April issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry, about how government analysis in the UK has repeatedly (and we are talking decades) failed to understand the dynamics of changes in energy consumption. Yet, it is more important than that … Continue reading Good policies start with good analysis but . . .
Reviewing China’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy
Max Dupuy and Wang Xuan write on the Energy Collective website about Document 625, the Chinese government’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy developments. This is intended to require grid companies to purchase from renewable energy operators. This is a detailed assessment that you should appreciate. China’s String of New Policies Addressing Renewable Energy … Continue reading Reviewing China’s latest policy announcement on renewable energy
Improving energy efficiency in Israel to bring big benefits
The Israel Hayom website published an important news item that the Israeli Cabinet recently unanimously approved a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency. What is important is what they see as the important economic benefits from such a policy. It would be good to see other countries understanding this and taking … Continue reading Improving energy efficiency in Israel to bring big benefits
Push by industry to revise fuel economy standards in the US
With a midterm review of federal fuel-economy rules to begin this summer, the automobile industry in the US is already arguing that the standards should be revised, given the current market situation. Bill Vlasic explains recent developments in an article in the New York Times. Low Gas Prices Create a Detour on the Road … Continue reading Push by industry to revise fuel economy standards in the US
Morocco reaping benefits of its ambitious renewable energy strategy
More and more countries are starting to give sustainable energy a priority and Morocco is definitely one of them. Siona Jenkins provides a very detailed account of recent developments. Solar power reflects Morocco’s energy ambitions When production officially began at the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant at Ouarzazate in southern Morocco in February, … Continue reading Morocco reaping benefits of its ambitious renewable energy strategy
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