Day: 16 October 2006

Fast forward: Quicker and cheaper ways to cut emissions through energy efficient technology.

As prices soar and more and more people wake up to the environmental impacts of our hunger for fuel, many believe that energy efficiency has the potential to become the 'biggest fuel' of the future. Here REEEP outlines the case for cutting the bills and emissions at the same time.

Energy Efficiency Special Report – Introduction

In this month's special report we focus on the often overlooked issue of energy efficiency as the cost-effective path to cutting carbon emissions, both in the West and across the developing world.

Going Zero on Carbon: It can be done

A Step by Step Guide for edie by Jeremy Leggett, CEO of solarcentury

Fast forward: Quicker and cheaper ways to cut emissions through energy efficient technology.

As prices soar and more and more people wake up to the environmental impacts of our hunger for fuel, many believe that energy efficiency has the potential to become the 'biggest fuel' of the future. Here REEEP’s Binu Parthan outlines the case for cutting the bills and emissions at the same time.

Climate shelter – how householders worldwide are adapting to climate change

Green building technology is key to cutting carbon emissions, but its role in adaptation is just as important, especially in developing countries where closeness to nature leaves people more exposed to climate change - writes Christian Aid's John McKie.

Don’t chase the wind – capture it

Wind power is emerging as the mainstream path to cutting carbon emissions, but as extra energy cannot be stored much green electricity goes to waste when the wind blows hardest. David Hopkins outlines a way around this problem - an energy storage solution that can turn wind farm output into a steady source and dramatically increase average output at the same time, he argues.

Cutting waste at the source

Energy efficiency is not limited to how we use energy - efficiency can be improved even before current gets to an electrical motor, computer or heating system by closely controlling supply voltage, says Angus Robertson, CEO of the company that has brought the technique of power optimisation to Britain.

Keeping warm from the outside in – a closer look at wall insulation

Cutting heat waste requires innovative solutions from energy management and 'green' design to construction materials. Jo Reeves looks at an energy-efficient insulation plaster that claims to give energy savings on a par with cavity walls in solid-wall buildings - at a much lower cost.

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