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February 27, 2008
This webinar will discuss the EU’s policy on energy efficiency, focusing on the recent National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) submitted in the context of the Energy Services Directive. These NEEAPs from the 27 Member States offer for the first time a unique panorama on energy efficiency in Europe, as well as an ultimate compendium… » read more
February 15, 2008
Based on a Discussion Webinar, Friday, 18 January 2008 How best to heat a house is a question that is often hotly debated. On one side, it is a purely personal choice affecting our daily life and personal comfort and productivity. But on the other side, given the enormous amount of heating energy the global… » read more
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discussion webinars, electricity, Energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, smart grid, Transport |
February 13, 2008
Does energy efficiency come at the cost of lower reliability? Or does reliability reduce energy efficiency? Considering efficiency and security of power as a tradeoff may be the wrong perspective. The need for reliability can be driven by safety concerns (e.g. airport traffic control), social considerations (e.g. healthcare facilities) or an economic rationale (e.g. internet… » read more
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discussion webinars, electricity, energy efficiency, secure power |
February 8, 2008
UK sets example, will California be next? The UK is taking the lead in sustainable building. In 2007, new housing regulations were agreed upon and go into full force in stages over the upcoming years. The regulations stipulate that from 2016 on, all new homes in the UK will have to be zero-emission for heating,… » read more
February 5, 2008
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… » read more
January 28, 2008
Something strange has happened with the EU Climate and Energy package. On Monday January 21, when it was previewed in a presentation by no one less than Commissioner Barroso at a conference in London, he said that the goal was 20-20-20 by 2020. Reduction in GHG with 20%, Share of renewable fuels in energy mix… » read more
January 24, 2008
Energy Efficiency (EE) efforts have fallen off The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiled an interesting graph, based on information about 10 European countries plus the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Japan. It can be found on the Executive summary of the book ‘Energy Use in the New Millennium: Trends in the IEA countries’, published on… » read more
November 13, 2007
At Leonardo ENERGY, we’re starting a reflection about the elements of the super-efficient society. Many of you have heard of Factor 4, and the derived Factor 10 or even Factor 20 schools of thought. In the milestone book ‘Factor 4′, many solutions are more like an incremental improvement rather than a step change. The building… » read more
