Energy sobriety / frugality is critical to the energy transition
We need to invest as much time, money and resources in cutting and slashing our energy demands as we put into renewables.
Tagged: Energy conservation
United States on an energy conservation quest
President Obama is willing to save his country a lot of money : $40 billion, or around 30 billion euros, annually. These huge sums of money equal to reducing energy use in commercial buildings...
France unveils measures to decrease energy use
Here is another post I wrote for Cleantechies, this time on energy conservation : ” Even after the election of François Hollande as President of France, an energy conservation measure of the previous government...
The importance of good insulation
My current apartment in Valenciennes – Northern France – is located in a recent building (2000). And far from me the idea of bragging, but until temperatures dropped below zero (Celcius) I almost didn’t...
Energy efficiency is slowly gaining traction
I reported at the very beginning of this year that 2011 could be the year of energy efficiency. It seems to be the case as I have been witnessing an increasing interest for conservation...
US Government raise cars average fuel economy
As GreenTech Media notes : ” President Obama and leaders from major automakers today heralded an agreement to raise the average fuel economy for light trucks and cars to 54.5 miles per gallon.” (Today...
Will 2011 be the year of energy efficiency ?
Late last year GreenTech Media published an article stating that this year will be the one dedicated to energy efficiency. As you know the potential of energy savings is quite huge. As the author...
Armies thinking about a post-oil world
While browsing CleanTechnica I found an interesting article on peak oil. According to a leaked military report from the German Bundeswehr, peak oil will occur this year and the consequences will be dramatic. Among...
China becomes the world’s first energy consumer
According to the International Energy Agency, China became in 2009 the world’s biggest energy consumer in front of the USA. Indeed it consumed 2.25 billion tons of oil equivalent (TOE) while the latter consumed...
Worth an article – my April 2010 tweets
I have been committed for three years to bring you each month a selection of the latest headlines and best researches on sustainable development, climate change and the world energy sector. However, I don’t...
The huge potential savings of small changes
This week I read an article from GreenTech Media titled When sleep saves. This shows that a single company is due to save $400,000 (290,000 euros) this year just by putting all its computers...