Energy efficiency is often seen as the less glamourous cousin of renewable energy. But the fact is that in efforts to mitigate climate change, improving energy efficiency is by far the quickest and cheapest solution. Simple measures such as insulating a home or using more efficient light bulbs will directly reduce energy consumption and CO2 [...]

Next week (on December 10th and 11th) the Virtual Energy Forum will take place the second time. In June this year the organisers (PlatformQ) did the first edition of this online only event – and the response was so positive that they decided to do another one in December this year. The specialty of this [...]

Today at the EE Forum, industrial and building companies spoke about their activities to lower energy consumption through efficiency measures. Both Mitsubishi and Saint Gobain spoke about manufacturing initiatives and taking a “kaizen” approach to incremental improvements.
Mitsubishi has an “e-F@ctory” solution which is primarily based on intelligent comms & data collection throughout the IT systems [...]

At the 2nd Annual Euromoney-REEEP Energy Efficiency Finance and Investment Forum today in London, utilities, investment managers and energy efficiency experts spoke about the importance of energy efficiency in lowering carbon emissions.
Englefield Capital stated the market in Europe for energy efficiency, using existing technologies, is more than EUR 100 billion (excluding transport). However the energy [...]

After a very long first day with hundreds of interested people at our booth we just started the second day at Carbon Forum Asia. My impression is that the most important thing for most of the attendees here is to get practitioneers and decision makers on one table and discuss about possible solutions for the [...]

At the moment I am attending the Carbon Forum Asia 2008, which is a Trade Fair and Conference focusing on the opportunities presented by Carbon Markets and mechanisms in the Asia Pacific region. If you are attending this Forum, you can find the reegle booth at the exhibition hall 401 (A15).
What happened until now?
The conference [...]

To summarise the 3rd General Assembly of the European Technology Platform SmartGrids (see also the previous post) find below the 10 key messages and recommendations for developing and deploying Smart-Grids which are one of the results of the ongoing workshops:

Promote the Smart-Grids vision to all stakeholders
Encourage innovative thinking in network companies and with their stakeholders
Encourage a pan-European approach to [...]

On October 8th/9th, 2008 the 3rd General Assembly of the European Technology Platform SmartGrids “The SmartGrids Revolution – make it happen” are taking place in Brussels.
The SmartGrids European Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of Future began its work in 2005. Its first aim was to formulate and promote a vision for the development of European [...]

Today on Capitol Hill, key leaders of the Senate, UN, Bush administration, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), and other sustainable energy experts met to discuss energy justice and the alleviation of both poverty and climate change through sustainable energy solutions. Energy justice strives to stem the death and sickness of millions of individuals [...]

The Energy Globe Award has extended its deadline until 21.06.2008 for submitting projects. I would like to invite you to participate in the Energy Globe 2008 as I think it is a real great opportunity to promote good projects and create awareness for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects all around the world.
The Energy Globe [...]