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Edison Electric Institute promotes energy efficiency: Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:09:10 -0000

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So on July 10, the Edison Electric Institute hosted a lunch at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. A six-member panel of EEI representatives addressed journalists to discuss "the effort underway to transform the role that energy efficiency plays within the electric power sector," according to the event program.

The EEI is the association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies, and its agenda is to ensure that its members turn a profit.

Tags: action electricity energy efficiency smart meters usa

Posted by: keulenae

International Energy Agency - Energy Publications

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:49:29 -0000

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Improvements in energy efficiency over the past three decades have played a key role in limiting global increases in energy use and CO2 emissions. For IEA countries, energy efficiency gains since 1990 have led to annual energy savings of more than 16 EJ in 2005 and 1.3 Gt of avoided CO2 emissions. However, the recent rate of efficiency improvement has been much lower than in the past. The good news is that a large potential remains for further energy and CO2 savings across all sectors. In industry alone, the application of proven technologies and best practices on a global scale could save between 1.9 Gt and 3.2 Gt of CO2 emissions per year. In public power generation, if all countries produced electricity at current best practice levels, CO2 savings would be between 1.8 Gt and 2.5 Gt.

Tags: energy efficiency iea statistics

Posted by: keulenae

ENN: Drive less, ditch electric toothbrush: U.N. climate tips

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:38:54 -0000

ROME (Reuters) - Better insulation at home, less use of the car and even giving up an electric toothbrush can help people in rich nations halve emissions of greenhouse gases, a U.N. report said on Thursday.\n\n"Adopting a climate-friendly lifestyle needn't require drastic changes or major sacrifices," according to the 202-page U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) book entitled "Kick the CO2 Habit: the U.N. Guide to Climate Neutrality".

Tags: conservation energy energy efficiency energy.news unep

Posted by: theenergynet

France mulls extending fuel-efficiency incentives | Environment | Reuters

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:35:13 -0000

PARIS (Reuters) - France may extend a system aimed at encouraging people to buy more fuel-efficient cars to products such as electronics, Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told business daily Les Echos.

Tags: cars energy efficiency france policy

Posted by: bennett

Energy efficiency | The elusive negawatt | Economist.com

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:18:11 -0000

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IN WONKISH circles, energy efficiency used to be known as “the fifth fuel”: it can help to satisfy growing demand for energy just as surely as coal, gas, oil or uranium can. But in these environmentally conscious times it has been climbing the rankings. Whereas the burning of fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming, and nuclear plants generate life-threatening waste, the only by-product of energy efficiency is wealth, in the form of lower fuel bills and less spending on power stations, pipelines and so forth. No wonder that wonks now tend to prefer “negawatts” to megawatts as the best method of slaking the world's growing thirst for energy.

Tags: economist energy efficiency negawatt

Posted by: keulenae

Commissioner Andris PIEBALGS

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:38:10 -0000

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For me the best energy is the energy that we don’t use. In other words, energy efficiency. There is no cleaner kilowatt/hour than the one we don’t consume. Every cubic meter of gas we don’t burn makes us a cubic meter less dependent on foreign supplies. Every barrel of petrol that we don’t need makes our economy a barrel less vulnerable to volatile oil prices.

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Posted by: keulenae

News & Broadcast - Brazil: Big Untapped Potential for Energy Efficiency

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:37:06 -0000

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Posted by: ggarcia

Energy Efficiency Coalition to Enforce Standards Globally - REEEP - The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:15:27 -0000

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In February 2008, the Mexican environment minister announced that 30,000 environmentally-friendly homes are to be built by 2011. The new housing is to be equipped with smart devices like solar water heating, low-energy lighting, high-efficiency appliances and low-flow plumbing fixtures. This pioneering project is to be rolled out in subsequent years as Mexico’s plan for 20 million new homes over the next 20 years starts to unfold, using new building standards to allow energy efficient construction to be applied consistently in each housing development.

Tags: energy efficiency organisation reeep

Posted by: keulenae

Jeff Vail

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:04:19 -0000

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It has been suggested that this “rebound effect” only accounts for 5-20% of efficiency gains, but I have written previously about the potential for a “shadow” rebound effect that potentially accounts for nearly the entire efficiency gain.

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Posted by: keulenae

Winners and Losers in the EU- Climate Package | Leonardo ENERGY

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:01:30 -0000

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Many countries have an intense debate about their opportunities to meet the new obligations in the EU Climate and Energy Package, especially the part that deals with the required quota of renewable fuels. Sweden and Latvia has lobbied heavily claiming that they already have done so much and already have a high share. Poland has dug their heels into the ground, wishing to expand, rather than reduce, the use of coal. Some of the reactions are clearly rhetorical to show the own voters that “we are defending your interests”. But where are the real winners and losers?

Tags: climate energy efficiency europe latvia poland renewables sweden

Posted by: keulenae

LED Desk Lamps: A Review (2008 Update) : MetaEfficient

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:33:55 -0000

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LEDs desk lamps are also efficient, because they do not get hot, so there’s no risk of burns, or excess heat in the summer. Because LED light is so focused, a 100 lumen LED desk lamp will seem quite bright. Let’s take a survey of what’s currently available:

Tags: energy efficiency led lighting

Posted by: bennett

VentureBeat » 27 electric cars companies ready to take over the road

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:41:38 -0000

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On electric vehicles, we need to be very careful to distill the announcements which represent real products, backed up by organisations with manufacturing facilities. posted by keulenae

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It’s official: Green car madness has taken over. After seeing more electric and hybrid vehicle startups than we could keep track of, we finally decided to start keeping count.

We’ve compiled a list, below, of 27 startups, listed according to their release date, with additional information on fuel type, range, top speed and price. Most haven’t yet taken venture funding, but where applicable, we’ve listed financial backing.

Tags: cars electric vehicles electricity energy efficiency hybrid hybrid electric vehicles

Posted by: keulenae

Energy Outlook | The Context of Efficiency

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:36:48 -0000

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Let's not even begin to discuss the ideological implications of this statement. posted by keulenae

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Here's a nice example of the vital distinction between consumption and efficiency. If I told you that a company was about to introduce a new car model that was expected to average 56 miles per gallon, and that it was going to be so cheap that nearly anyone could afford one, that would sound like great news, wouldn't it? Perhaps it depends on the context in which that car is introduced, and our assumptions about what it will displace. The car in question is Tata Motors' eagerly-awaited "1-Lakh" car--referring to its 100,000 Rupees price equating to $2546 at yesterday's exchange rate--and the target market is millions of Indians who haven't been able to afford a car yet. Even at an expected efficiency of 56 mpg, though, the Nano, to give its proper name, will create incremental consumption of petroleum products and new greenhouse gases emissions.

Tags: cars conservation development energy efficiency india tata transport

Posted by: keulenae

Japan, U.S., EU to float energy body / Joint proposal to be made at G-8 summit

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:03:31 -0000

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Japan, the United States and the European Union will jointly propose at this year's Group of Eight summit meeting that an international organization be established to study and evaluate the energy-saving measures of countries, including China and India, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Saturday.

Tags: action energy efficiency europe government japan usa

Posted by: keulenae

TED | Talks | Amory Lovins: We must win the oil endgame (video)

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:20:12 -0000

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Energy guru Amory Lovins lays out his plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy in the process. It's the subject of his book Winning the Oil Endgame, and he makes it sound fairly simple: On one hand, the deadly risks of continued dependency, and on the other, some win-win solutions.

Tags: cars economics energy efficiency guru oil presentations ted transport video

Posted by: keulenae

The world of energy in 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:03:46 -0000

Highlights of the energy year 2007

Tags: batteries carbon climate energy efficiency greenwash nuclear ocean passive house solar

Posted by: keulenae

EU faces fiercely contested cars CO2 decision | Environment | Reuters

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:04:43 -0000

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will take a fiercely contested decision on Wednesday on how to share out the burden of cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions among Europe's carmakers, with big industrial interests at stake.

Tags: cars climate co2 energy efficiency europe policy

Posted by: bennett

Cut business losses - Telegraph

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:02:47 -0000

Tags: energy efficiency uk

Posted by: manson

EERE News: Report: Energy Efficiency, Diversity are Keys to Our Future Energy Needs

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:28:51 -0000

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Energy Efficiency, Diversity are Keys to Our Future Energy Needs

Tags: energy efficiency future

Posted by: bennett