sandbag.org.uk
7 years ago | 19 IMPRESSIONS
EU emissions rise for first time in 7 years - Sandbag
“Today’s data shows a worrying rise in EU ETS emissions. The build-rate of wind and solar is not sufficient to rapidly decarbonise the power sector, especially as electricity demand increases and nuclear plants close. ...
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Eric O
7 years ago | 27 IMPRESSIONS
Thinking Creatively About Residential Solar PV System Optimization: The Solar Plus Approach
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Grid-tied residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems reduce customer grid electricity costs. In most major PV markets, customers are also compensated for PV output exported to the grid. ...
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Justin Gerdes
7 years ago | 29 IMPRESSIONS
What Does It Take to Electrify Everything in Your Home?
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The journey started, in part, with a bit of green-shaming. When a colleague was thinking about buying a heat pump for his home, Justin Guay asked how much more expensive it was than a gas furnace. “It doesn’t matter,” the colleague replied. ...
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John Dulac
7 years ago | 3 IMPRESSIONS
Commentary: Unlocking energy savings from buildings
The past decade has seen major changes across the energy sector, from the emergence of solar PV or shale oil and gas to electric vehicles and high-efficiency lighting. But one sector has seen very little change. ...
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Henry Auer
7 years ago | 4 IMPRESSIONS
This Report Card for Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Is Not Encouraging
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Background: The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued its assessment, “Global Energy and CO2 Status Report, 2017” (Report) on March 22, 2018. The IEA reviews aspects of global energy use and greenhouse gas emission rates annually. ...
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EDF Climate
7 years ago | 29 IMPRESSIONS
Still Cheaper Than Coal: A Report on the Economics of Solar Power in Colorado
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A newly-updated report is shedding light on what President Trump’s solar trade tariffs may mean for one state – and underscoring a tremendous opportunity to move forward toward clean energy, with all the benefits it can bring. ...
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www.iea.org
7 years ago | 3 IMPRESSIONS
Enhancing the Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies
Together, energy efficiency and renewable energy will need to deliver more than three quarters of the emission reductions needed in the next decades to reach global climate targets. ...
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www.nrdc.org
7 years ago | 23 IMPRESSIONS
Annual Update on Energy Efficiency from America's Utilities
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America’s electric and natural gas utilities are now investing more than $7.8 billion annually in programs to help customers use energy more efficiently, according to the latest comprehensive survey. ...
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Robert Walton
7 years ago | 4 IMPRESSIONS
Efficiency, DERs saving $2.6B in avoided transmission costs, CAISO says
Dive Brief: The California ISO's Board of Governors last week approved the grid operator's 2017-2018 Transmission Plan to maintain reliability, while canceling or modifying several previously approved projects to avoid $2.6 billion in future costs. ...
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ec.europa.eu
7 years ago | 27 IMPRESSIONS
Energy consumption and use by households
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In 2016, households in the European Union (EU) accounted for a quarter of the total final energy consumption. Most of the energy consumed was natural gas (36.9%) and electricity (24.4%). Renewables counted for 15.9% of energy consumption, petroleum products for 11.6% and derived heat for 7. ...
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Marie Gentric
7 years ago | 18 IMPRESSIONS
Reducing Emissions Small Building by Small Building
Olga Baly, a building owner in Brooklyn, was happy when two people came to inspect the boiler in her basement, in October. She knew they would help her save money. What Baly didn’t know is that they were also trying to help her to save the environment. ...
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Aurelie Beauvais
7 years ago | 23 IMPRESSIONS
35 Reasons Europe needs to go for a 35% renewable energy target!
The Clean Energy Package is entering its final phase, with the anticipated trilogues negotiations starting this month. While there is broad agreement on the need for a clean energy transition in Europe , the level of ambition has yet to be determined. ...
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Institute for Market
7 years ago | 26 IMPRESSIONS
What Data from Building Energy Performance Policies Offers Utilities
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A growing number of U.S. cities are implementing building energy performance policies that require building owners to report their energy consumption, complete energy audits, or retrocommission their buildings. ...
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www.iea.org
7 years ago | 26 IMPRESSIONS
Global Energy & CO2 Status Report
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This online, annual report provides a snapshot of recent global trends and developments across fuels, renewable sources, and energy efficiency and carbon emissions, in 2018. Read the full report below, or download the PDF. ...
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www.iea.org
7 years ago | 32 IMPRESSIONS
Buildings
The global buildings sector is responsible for 30% of final energy consumption and more than 55% of global electricity demand. Progress towards sustainable buildings is advancing, but improvements are still not keeping up with a growing buildings sector and rising demand for energy services. ...
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