Energy Efficiency – Energy Transition

Energy Efficiency – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:55:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 How to break the vicious, climate-killing cycle of air conditioning https://energytransition.org/2022/11/how-to-break-the-vicious-climate-killing-cycle-of-air-conditioning/ https://energytransition.org/2022/11/how-to-break-the-vicious-climate-killing-cycle-of-air-conditioning/#respond Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:00:21 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27573 As our planet warms, cooling technology becomes ever more relevant. Staying comfortable doesn’t have to come at the expense of the climate. Paul Hockenos reviews. With technology and strategies it is possible to keep cool while spaving energy. (Photo by Ashkan Forouzani, CC0) This sweltering summer – among the hottest on record, according to data from NASA – had people worldwide either investing...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/11/how-to-break-the-vicious-climate-killing-cycle-of-air-conditioning/feed/ 0 GFANZ must tighten the screw on fossil fuel expansion https://energytransition.org/2022/07/gfanz-must-tighten-the-screw-on-fossil-fuel-expansion/ https://energytransition.org/2022/07/gfanz-must-tighten-the-screw-on-fossil-fuel-expansion/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:00:29 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26839 Pressure on the fossil fuel industry to stop developing new projects and to start to phase out the production of coal, oil and gas is steadily increasing. On May 18, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated unequivocally that “Fossil fuels are a dead end — environmentally and economically. […] We must end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/07/gfanz-must-tighten-the-screw-on-fossil-fuel-expansion/feed/ 0 Energy Savings from the Bottom Up https://energytransition.org/2022/05/energy-savings-from-the-bottom-up/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/energy-savings-from-the-bottom-up/#respond Thu, 19 May 2022 10:00:35 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26585 In an interview, one of Germany’s foremost energy conservation experts, Stefan M. Büttner, says that companies can save energy and production costs more easily than they think. Industrial energy consumption as well as the individual and individual companys must be adressed. (Photo by Tom Blackwell, CC BY-NC 2.0) “At least one third of industrial energy consumption can be saved by innovative...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/energy-savings-from-the-bottom-up/feed/ 0 Can Saving Energy a Degree at a Time Save Ukraine? https://energytransition.org/2022/05/can-saving-energy-a-degree-at-a-time-save-ukraine/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/can-saving-energy-a-degree-at-a-time-save-ukraine/#respond Tue, 17 May 2022 10:00:46 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26491 The measures that could immediately decrease energy demand range from the individual level to the European – and most of them aren’t rocket science but rather low-tech or no tech no-brainers. Paul Hockenos has the details. Turning down the thermostat by 1 degree Celsius in Europe would provide useful savings of gas. (Photo by Erik Mclean, CC-0) This is the way energy efficiency works...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/can-saving-energy-a-degree-at-a-time-save-ukraine/feed/ 0 Would a circular economy help us deal with used lithium-Ion batteries? https://energytransition.org/2021/12/would-a-circular-economy-help-us-deal-with-used-lithium-ion-batteries/ https://energytransition.org/2021/12/would-a-circular-economy-help-us-deal-with-used-lithium-ion-batteries/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 10:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25721 In contrast to the linear economic model that has existed since industrialization, the concept of the circular economy aims to reduce negative environmental impacts. Amid the growing debate about the compatibility of increasing consumption with the Earth’s finite resources, calls are getting louder for a system that minimizes losses. This concept is of great interest for lithium-ion batteries...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/12/would-a-circular-economy-help-us-deal-with-used-lithium-ion-batteries/feed/ 0 World’s Smart Cities Show How They Do it Themselves https://energytransition.org/2021/05/worlds-smart-cities-show-how-they-do-it-themselves/ https://energytransition.org/2021/05/worlds-smart-cities-show-how-they-do-it-themselves/#respond Tue, 04 May 2021 10:00:16 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24257 Toronto’s former mayor shines light on best practices in cities from San Francisco to Tokyo in his new book “Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis”. He argues that innovative transitions to low-emission cities are not just possible, or planned, but are already success stories. smart cities – License: Public Domain, Credit: © CHUTTERSNAP Even if his new book’s title...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/05/worlds-smart-cities-show-how-they-do-it-themselves/feed/ 0 Europe to hit decarbonation target but has its energy rules changed much in Member States https://energytransition.org/2020/12/europe-to-hit-decarbonation-target-but-has-its-energy-rules-changed-much-in-member-states/ https://energytransition.org/2020/12/europe-to-hit-decarbonation-target-but-has-its-energy-rules-changed-much-in-member-states/#respond Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:00:38 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23745 Ten years after implementing EU rules to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent, improve energy efficiency equally so and consume renewable energy by that same number, the European Commission will now look at the results from Member States (MS) implementing its 2009 Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The RED was supposed to establish “a common framework” to promote and use renewable energy.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/12/europe-to-hit-decarbonation-target-but-has-its-energy-rules-changed-much-in-member-states/feed/ 0 The IEA Won’t Budge: Fossil fuels, nuclear, and carbon capture remain key to innovation strategies https://energytransition.org/2020/07/22783/ https://energytransition.org/2020/07/22783/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:00:43 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22783 Despite so much criticism directed at the International Energy Agency (IEA) over the years, the Paris-based intergovernmental organization, which was established in the framework of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in 1974, refuses to seriously rethink its affinity to fossil fuels and nuclear power – and its timid embrace of renewables. The IEA continues to focus on...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/07/22783/feed/ 1 Gender awareness: Energy efficient housing through gender-responsive measures. Pt. II https://energytransition.org/2020/07/gender-awareness-energy-efficient-housing-through-gender-responsive-measures-part-ii/ https://energytransition.org/2020/07/gender-awareness-energy-efficient-housing-through-gender-responsive-measures-part-ii/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22697 Energy usage within households occurs in various forms, whether it is about heating, cooking or the use of electrical appliances. Comprehensive data on household energy consumption is already trying to paint a more accurate picture of its consumers. However, one important factor often does not receive the attention it deserves: gender. In the second part of the series, Kathrin Meyer explains how...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/07/gender-awareness-energy-efficient-housing-through-gender-responsive-measures-part-ii/feed/ 0 Gender awareness: towards a sustainable and just energy transition. Part I https://energytransition.org/2020/06/22477/ https://energytransition.org/2020/06/22477/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:30:21 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22477 Gender frameworks within energy efficiency efforts are key for the construction of a more sustainable future. In this three-part series Kathrin Meyer explains the connection between energy and gender and why sustainable energy supply is not feasible without the use of gender-sensitive data. ( Public Domain) According to the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 – Achieve...

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