With Monday being China's ninth National Environment Day, themed this year on modernization characterized by harmonious coexistence between man and nature, experts are calling for greater attention to an emerging issue: the coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste.

China Daily

China explores recycling options for waste from photovoltaic sector

City-scale building energy simulation provides a significant reference for planning and urban management. However, large-scale building energy simulation is often unfeasible due to the huge amount of computational resources required and the lack of high-precision building models.

Nature

A tiled multi-city urban objects dataset for city-scale building energy simulation

Ministers, CEOs and senior decision makers from more than 80 countries to convene in Versailles, France, for the most significant high-level conference on energy efficiency ever


It’s time for governments and industry to act on energy efficiency

TU Darmstadt received a funding of three million euros by the European Innovation Council for a research project on alternative magnetic materials.

Innovation Origins

Revolutionising Energy Transition with Cutting-Edge Magnets

The joint collaboration is intended to enhance energy conservation efforts and implement sustainable energy efficiency solutions in all buildings across Saudi Arabia, in line with the goals of Vision 2030



Zawya

TARSHID launches energy efficiency project in Kingdom Tower in Riyadh

National Grid ESO has reportedly paid up to £550/MWh to dump excess power into neighbouring countries

Energy Live News

UK ‘power dumping’ raises concerns over energy management

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has adopted ambitious $67.5 million building electrification goals for Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility. This investment is a 21 percent increase over what was proposed by Xcel, and will be an almost twenty-fold increase from Xcel’s current beneficial electrification spending by 2026.

Earthjustice

Colorado Public Utilities Commission Adopts Ambitious Building Electrification and Energy Efficiency Targets

The Department of Energy said Tuesday the government saved P205 million which was equivalent to over 20 million kilowatt-hours as of the first quarter with the acceleration of the Government Energy Management Program.



Manila Standard

Gov’t energy management program saved P205 million

The transition to green energy is in full swing, but are consumers convinced of the benefits?

The Star

Consumer confidence key to energy transition

Devon County Council confirmed it was working with council partners to offer those who are not on the gas network "free energy efficiency improvements".



U.K: Energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homes

The Internet of Energy has potential to optimise the energy industry, but how do organisations currently use it, and how can it be used going forward?

Energy Digital

Internet of Energy: Optimising efficiency and lowering costs

WB in consultation with the National Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority is implementing two substantial technical assistance activities to the scoping and implementation of EE&C measures in Pakistan


Business Recorder

Bringing energy efficiency to industrial sector: World Bank advocates establishing credit line

The European Union and the Republic of Korea have established a Green Partnership to cooperate across various aspects of the green transition, including developing low-carbon energy resources.



Smart Energy International

EU and South Korea partner on energy efficiency and green mobility

There is an opportunity for organizations to again consider efforts to combat climate change and make more focused commitments to curb emissions and end practices that harm our planet.



Fast Company

Why businesses must partner with the Global South to ensure an equitable green energy transition

A significant fall in domestic energy bills in July will be confirmed later when the regulator sets the next price cap in England, Wales and Scotland.



Expected energy price cap cut will see bills fall

The equation is simple: cut energy consumption and costs go down. The question for many food and beverage manufacturers is, what specifically to do and where to start?



CSRWire

How To Reduce Food Manufacturing Cost Through Energy Efficiency

European Union countries were set to finalize a new target to get 42.5% of the bloc's energy from renewable sources by 2030, up from a previous goal of 32%

World Economic Forum

EU renewable energy deal delayed on role of nuclear in transition

Shell suffered a shareholder revolt against its energy transition strategy for the second year in a row as its annual meeting was disrupted by climate activists.



Financial Times

Shell investors and climate activists revolt over energy transition

Providing programs and funding that ease the energy burden for low- and moderate-income, or LMI communities, requires data to help direct the funds, but that data can be difficult to collect

Utility Dive

Collecting data to support energy-burdened communities poses unique challenges, experts say

In California, private sector innovation is giving way to public sector experimentation

Cato Institute

U.S: California Tries Charging for Electricity Based on Income

Energy Transition | Energy Management & Efficiency

The bloc has made achieving a global phase out of coal, oil and gas “well ahead of 2050” a priority of its climate diplomacy



Climate Home News

EU agrees diplomatic push for fossil fuel phase out ahead of Cop28

US climate envoy says pick is a 'terrific choice' but activists equate pick to asking 'arms dealers to lead peace talks'
US climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming UN climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects.

The Guardian

John Kerry backs UAE appointment of oil chief to oversee UN climate talks

The new president of COP28 has called for a tripling of renewable energy generation by 2030 while highlighting the need for oil and gas from the "least carbon intensive producers", following his controversial appointment to lead this year's UN climate summit.

New COP28 president calls for tripling of renewable production by 2030

A just transition and nature will be major themes through to COP28 as climate justice mainstreams into corporate sustainability.

GreenBiz

Accelerating an inclusive energy transition beyond COP27

Since the Rio de Janeiro Declaration of 1992, government representatives have flocked to one Conferences of the Parties (COP) after the next in an attempt to halt global warming, in vain.

The Conversation

Is liberal governance unable to deal with global threats?

Governments agreed in Glasgow to accelerate climate action, but progress has been mixed amidst global crises. COP27 began with gaps across the agenda and tempered expectations. Nonetheless, +30k delegates, including c.100 Heads of State (excl. China, India, Russia) and many CEOs came for two weeks of negotiations, announcements and discussion

Boston Consulting Group

COP27: An Inside Perspective

US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm talks to Anne McElvoy from COP27 about the impact of the energy crisis on America’s climate ambitions


The Economist

Will the clean-energy transition be fast enough?

Friday, November 18 marks the final day of COP27 - the United Nations 27 annual Climate Change conference. Each year this conference convenes leaders from nearly 200 nations. And each year, the stakes are higher.

Forbes

Adaptive Strategies Lead To A Sustainable Future Where People And Nature Thrive

There’s growing concern that the Just Energy Transition Partnership could serve as a cover for a pivot back to gas.

Al Jazeera

‘Just’ energy transitions need more transparency, less gas

The EU is heading into winter in better shape than could have been imagined, with gas prices falling to levels not seen since September 2021.



Europe must use lull in gas prices to build energy resilienc-ze

During his three-hour sweep through the UN Climate Change Conference on Nov. 11, US President Joe Biden underscored the global impacts the Inflation Reduction Act will have on driving down the cost of clean energy beyond American borders.



S&P Global

COP27: In reasserting US climate leadership, Biden underscores global ripple effects of IRA

‘Cash, Coal, Cars and Trees to keep the world to 1.5 degrees’ was the mantra at COP26.

Lexology

Road to COP27: Adaptation - action on energy transition pledges

Together for Implementation. Just and Ambitious – the motto of this year’s COP27 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh could not be timelier and more precise because action is needed more urgently than ever. But COP27 needs to deliver much more than just words – because time is running out.


illuminem Voices

It is time to act – no excuses

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has distracted world governments from efforts to combat climate change, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video message played at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Tuesday.

Reuters

COP27: Ukraine's Zelenskiy says climate policy impossible without peace

Ukrainian president warns ‘there can be no effective climate policy without peace’



The Independent

Putin’s war in Ukraine has destroyed 5 million acres of forest, Zelensky tells Cop27

Pacific islands nation, which is acutely vulnerable to sea level rises, seeks a complete phase-out of coal, oil and gas



Tuvalu first to call for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at Cop27

The convergence of energy security and the climate agenda is likely to be a focal point at COP27.

 COP27: Energy security concerns collide with climate agenda

Most money earmarked to aid the switch to renewables is unspent

South Africa’s green deal on coal power cut fails to ignite

The South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday urged countries at the COP27 climate summit to establish a global treaty to phase out the use of fossil fuels.

CNBC

Sinking Pacific island nation issues historic call for treaty to phase out fossil fuels

Joe Biden and other rich country leaders will get a lot of flak from poorer countries when they arrive at the United Nations climate conference in Egypt later this week. But if the United States’ president joins up his existing policies across geopolitics, trade and climate, he can change the narrative.



How Joe Biden can help save the planet at COP27

Energy Transition | COP

But business leaders warn that high electricity prices and a barrage of regulation could discourage investment 

Ukraine war and Biden’s IRA force EU to accelerate energy transition

Tree Energy Solutions says Washington’s Inflation Reduction Act has accelerated the methane project 

Total and Belgian energy start-up plan US synthetic gas investment

Francesco Starace to join private equity group EQT after leaving state-backed utility

Former Enel chief says governments cannot ignore energy transition

AT a time when climate change is accelerating, and Spain is facing drought, the EU is amending its Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) to make buildings carbon neutral.

The Olive Press

Renovation Era: How the EU’s Incoming Energy Efficiency Directive will Affect Your Property Sale or Rental by 2030

Leading industrialised nations say all - or a vast majority - of light vehicle sales must meet climate targets by 2035


The National News 

G7 remains committed to decarbonised road sector by 2030

£4.1 million awarded to green finance projects to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient.



GOV.UK

Mortgage rate cut for energy efficient homes under government-backed trials

Today, the Clean Energy Council is formally proposing a rule change that would provide investors and developers of renewable generation and storage with greater certainty when connecting to the grid.



Clean Energy Council 

Australia's energy transition needs new rules for grid connections

The plan will see one of the world’s most coal-reliant states reduce its coal firing in favour of offshore wind and liquified natural gas.



Power Technology

Vietnam approves energy plan for the next decade, promoting renewables

How many energy-efficiency mandates are too many? The correct answer is zero. But for the Biden administration, it might be infinity, because the Department of Energy just announced yet another round of efficiency mandates for consumer appliances.

The Daily Signal

Latest Appliance Energy-Efficiency Mandate Equals Fewer Consumer Choices, Dirtier Dishes

The Biden administration swears it isn’t trying to ban gas stoves, yet has already issued one proposed rule that would certainly restrict their use, and Democratic officials at the state and national levels are urging another agency to crack down even further.

Biden’s Energy Regulatory Onslaught Shifts Into High Gear

When homes are sold, they must meet certain energy efficiency standards. That’s the view of the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), calling on the government to implement minimum standards that quash emissions and keep bills as low as possible.

Efficiency standards should be in place for all new homes

German buildings minister Klara Geywitz has warned against increasing energy standards for new buildings, saying the sector was already making a major contribution to reducing emissions by decarbonising heat supply, business daily Handelsblatt reports.

Clean Energy Wire

German buildings minister opposes stricter energy efficiency rules for new houses

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) developed an algorithm designed to help estimate heating and cooling consumption easily in buildings that cannot afford a building energy management system (BEMS).

Tech Xplore

An algorithm to help with blind spots in building energy consumption data

A sustained effort by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) on policies for promoting energy conservation and optimisation has resulted in increasing market share of inverter air conditioners in the last eight years.

The Hindu Business Line

Energy efficiency policies help inverter ACs capture two-third market share

A government fund designed to support energy intensive industries in the UK to cut their emissions has awarded £24 million to 26 businesses.

Utility Week

Efficiency fund awards £24m to energy intensive industry

From coal's demise to potential loopholes, here are some things to know about the Biden administration climate regulation expected to land Thursday.

Politico

4 answers on EPA’s looming power plant rules

Attendees at the 2023 U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Resource Efficiency Managers workshop received their marching orders to meet Department of Defense policy changes leveraging resources to mitigate carbon emissions and contribute towards net-zero goals.

DVIDS

Resource Efficieny Manager workshop tackles recent energy policy updates, changes

The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 to adopt staff’s proposed changes to the state’s energy efficiency goal-setting process while also rejecting more robust revisions to the process that were proposed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and other consumer and efficiency advocates.

Florida regulators reject adding new cost test to state’s energy efficiency goal-setting process

Energy Transition | Policy & Regulation

With the growing demand for lithium worldwide, South American lithium reserves are key in ensuring that this demand is met.


Innovation News Network

The importance of South American lithium to the global energy transition

Electrification from renewable sources is the best solution for theenergy transition to decarbonization – that is, the abatement ofgreenhouse gases, caused mainly by the use of fossil fuels, which are causing theclimate crisis. But we have an important ally: green hydrogen, which is indispensable for reducing harmful emissions in some specific sectors.


Enel Green Power

Green hydrogen, a key to completing the energy transition

Omahans can take advantage of existing programs and prepare for coming IRA tax credits that will help lower their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint.


The Reader

Energy Efficiency Creates Healthier Homes and Saves Residents Money

The REEsilience EU-project aims to secure a reliable rare earth supply chain to facilitate Europe’s transition to green energy.


Building a sustainable rare earth supply chain for Europe’s energy transition

Across the nation, communities of all sizes are setting emissions reduction targets to minimize their carbon footprints and prioritize clean energy. In these efforts, data serves as a foundational requirement.

American City and County

NYC adopts building emissions software developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Denso has recently started a pilot programme testing a new energy management system to minimise CO2 emissions at its Nishio plant in Japan.



Just Auto

Denso trials fuel cell factory power

According to a landmark study done at Willis Tower by Illinois Institute of Technology researchers, automated insulating window coverings can reduce energy usage by one-quarter and may repay installation costs within three to five years

AZoBuild

Aiding Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Building Design

Renovations are not only a popular way to update and modernize homes, offices, and other structures but also a critical component in reducing carbon emissions and achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. The existing building stock is responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions, with energy inefficient buildings being a major contributor.

ArchDaily

The Power of Energy Efficient Renovations: Why Building Upgrades Are Key to Fighting Climate Change

A transition to carbon-free electricity in the power sector is the most impactful opportunity to cut carbon pollution across a broad swath of the economy.

NRDC

How Efficiency Will Help Get Us to Net Zero by 2050

Until recently, most enterprises cared little about power consumption and environmental impacts. Except for large energy users and well-recognized publicly traded companies, zero-carbon goals were not part of most corporations’ agendas.

eetimes

Energy Efficiency Is Crucial for the ICT Infrastructure

THE co-founders of what was the UK’s leading fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging point company have launched an ambitious new venture.

Bdaily

Entrepreneurs launch UK's first agnostic energy management app

The Philippines is a rising economic force in East Asia, with a growth rate second only to China. Following its recent relaxation of laws limiting foreign investment in renewable energy, the U.K. has announced a new green energy partnership with the Philippines.

BORGEN Magazine

Renewable energy in the Philippines

To solve climate change, investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment must triple, and fossil fuel subsidies must be phased out by 2025.



One Earth

Five innovative projects ushering in the renewable energy transition

Thanks to software, automation and data, the way we travel, work and live is changing rapidly. If you’re charging an electric vehicle instead of filling up at the pump or working in buildings where software is improving indoor air quality and energy usage – you’re already experiencing how technology can help you live smarter and be more efficient. 

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