CO2 Utilization: A Look Ahead The Energy Collective, January 9, 2017 Finding ways to convert carbon dioxide from an energy and industrial sector waste product to a useful commodity could spur the development of new technologies, products, and industries while limiting emissions to the atmosphere of climate-altering pollutants. In 2016, U.S. policymakers demonstrated leadership in […]
A Turning Point For Energy Productivity Alliance to Save Energy, October 20, 2016 We are at an historic turning point, in so many ways. The Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will enter into force on November 4, 2016 after having reached the threshold for enactment on Oct. 5. With 81 countries having ratified […]
Oil Prices Down, Investment Down, Supply Up, Energy Efficiency Down Clean Technica, July 8, 2016 The International Energy Agency (IEA) published an updated analysis of the current oil price environment this week, detailing how the current market is generally misbehaving. Though some might look at the decreased investment as a good thing, the resulting increase […]
World Energy Use to Grow One-Third Over 25 Years: International Energy Agency NDTV, November 10, 2015. Image credit: epicantus Global energy use is set to grow by one-third over the next 25 years, driven mostly by emerging economies, the International Energy Agency said today. Energy consumption in the most developed nations is expected to decline over […]
Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015 highlights cuts in greenhouse gases from investments in energy efficiency IEA, October 8, 2015. Image credit: PublicDomainPictures As the world prepares for the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris this year, the new book Energy Efficiency Market Report 2015 reveals that energy efficiency improvements since 1990 in IEA member countries avoided 870 million […]
Amber Plante for Zondits, June 30, 2015. Image credit: 44833 Concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) is often seen as the smaller, less affordable option to solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, due in part to the sudden affordability of the latter. However, experts are now hawking CSP as the next big power source because of its ability to […]
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide stalled in 2014 IEA, March 13, 2015 Data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicate that global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector stalled in 2014, marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of the greenhouse gas […]
Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency: A Big Task with Even Bigger Results By Kelly O’Connell for Zondits, January 21, 2015 The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released a report this month detailing a new agenda for the energy industry to focus on – the multiple benefits of energy efficiency. It is well […]
