2016
  Energy storage: driving force behind energy sector disruption
  The Rexel Foundation co-hosted its second webinar on how to fight fuel poverty in developed economies
  Improving access to energy efficiency for the poorest households to combat fuel poverty
  Infographics: Why is energy efficiency critical in fighting fuel poverty in developed economies?
  Energy monitoring, cornerstone of energy efficiency
  In partnership with the United Nations Foundation, the Rexel Foundation hosts a webinar on energy efficiency for energy access
  Overcoming the challenge of appliance energy efficiency in emerging countries
  Infographics: appliance energy efficiency in emerging countries, case study in Southeast Asia
  COP21 at a glance – Three key elements of the agreement
2015
  COP21 at a glance – Week 1
  Liberalisation of the energy market in the UK
  Targets and achievements of the 20/20/20 strategy
  Bridging the energy efficiency gap
  Interview with Catherine de Wolf, Architect, environmental design specialist
  Interview with Pauline Mispoulet, president of GESEC (Groupement Economique, Sanitaire, Electricité)
  Energy efficiency in the US: tracking legislative advances and overall progress
  Where to start to save energy
  What colour is your building? (David Clark)
  Big data, an energy saving boon?
  The internet of things, towards a more efficient and productive society
  Interview with Claudio Colucci for Rexel: Winds of Change
  Energy performance contracting in France: limitations and effects
  Combating fuel poverty in 2015
  From production to distribution: smart grids to transform energy system
  Integrating sustainability into architecture: an interview with Chris Bosse
  Focus on home automation start-up companies
  Energy efficiency to drive European growth
  François-Xavier JEULAND founder and president of the French home automation federation interview
  Energy efficient transports
  The role of local governments in promoting energy efficiency
  Green building design for energy gains
  Energy efficiency underpins energy transition
  “Grand Paris” and energy transition: initiatives and innovations
  What are the next steps to improve British Green Deal?
2014
  Buildings of the future: Sustainable is smart
  Successfully combating fuel poverty and furthering energy efficiency
  Photovoltaic services transform uses
  Focus on recent IPCC reports
  Standardization to foster US energy efficiency
  Hervé Morin’s energy efficiency bill
  European directive on energy efficiency: an assessment
  Renovate Europe manifesto: stop energy waste in buildings
  Interoperability, a crucial step in smart home development
  The rebound effect, Achilles’ heel of energy efficiency?
  Smart grids around the world: Nice, France
  Smart grids around the world: Denmark
  Buildings of the future: Sustainable is smart
  Gamification: an essential tool to encourage responsible energy behaviours?
  Smart grids around the world – South Korea
  Cold Homes Week – Tackling the issue of fuel poverty
  Thermal renovation in France: legislative measures ambitious but inefficient
  Smart grids around the world – Japan
  Focus on smart electric grids
  Montaigne Institute on thermal renovation sector
  Virtual Power Plants: smart, decentralized energy production
  Rexel’s Campus and Schneider Electric’s HIVE: two examples of energy efficiency in the service sector
  EU to refine energy transition targets
  German KfW, a successful funding tool for renovation and energy efficiency projects
2013
  Energy Efficiency to be the bedrock of Northern France’s “Third Industrial Revolution“
  Reducing energy consumption with energy efficiency certificates
  Annual environmental policy conference at SciencesPo on energy transition and energy saving
  How to finance energy retrofit projects
  The rise of the Digital Factory
  3D printing to empower final consumers
  Changing energy systems to transform lifestyles
  Energie 3.0, von Rudy Provoost: zusammenfassung
  Energy efficiency in trains, aka Trenergy
  “Green building” to save energy
  MyFOX and the Internet of Things
  The European Court of Auditors scrutinizes cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency investments
  Energy efficiency through distributed load shedding
  eBay pioneers energy efficient data centers
  Incentives and obstacles to development of energy efficiency in France
  Electrical professionals, key players of energy transition
  Comparative analysis of good practice in the use of energy in Europe and the United States
  Opinion Way / Rexel Foundation: electrical contractors’ and consumers’ perceptions of energy efficiency solutions
  Sigma Home: energy optimization for households
  New funding methods for energy efficiency
  IssyGrid: energy optimization through smart neighbourhood grids
  Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), a pioneer sustainable city in Europe
  Sustainable European cities: overview of innovative urban planning projects
  The high stakes of Russia’s energy policy
  Japan’s uncertain energy future
  Use of renewable energy sources in France
  Social entrepreneurship to foster energy efficiency
  Building-specific energy efficiency measures to yield maximum results
  Roadmap to energy efficiency in the United States
  Can nudges boost energy efficiency?
  Oceans and seas: recent boom of long-neglected energy sources
  Eco-electrical sector to lead efforts to cut CO2 emissions
  A few practical steps towards energy transition in Germany
  Germany bets on public-private partnership to fund energy transition
  Computer industry to amp up energy efficiency of microprocessors
  Circular economy reconciles waste generation with energy efficiency
  Jeremy Rifkin’s energy transition
  Shedding light on the electrical trade
  How much power does a refrigerator use?
  Practical solutions of eco-electric sector towards energy transition
  Bulk energy storage: a crucial issue
  New energy efficiency measurement tools for buildings
2012
  How does an electrically-assisted bicycle work?
  Growth of solar energy production in Maghreb
  Curbing fuel poverty in France: challenges ahead
  Solar PV installations: UK could outstrip forecasts by 2016
  What kind of light bulbs should you use? Focus on home lighting
  Trends in French electricity consumption
  Brazil embraces energy efficiency
  Which energy efficiency models for France and Germany ?
  Canada takes ambitious steps towards energy efficiency
  How to reconcile home automation with protection of personal data
  Energy and environmental issues in the 2012 US presidential election
  Future of energy efficiency in French and German industrial sectors
  British Green Deal to boost investment in energy efficiency of buildings
  Digital energy efficiency
  The HOMES program: industry and researchers together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings
  Energy efficiency to become overarching principle of French energy policy in 2050
  The Chinese “realpolitik” on energy
  How does a solar panel work?
  How can home automation increase a building’s energy efficiency?
  Room for improvement for French energy balance
  Moving towards “House 3.0” thanks to home automation
  Developing energy efficiency in the UK: conclusions of the 2012 McKinsey report
  About the household energy consumption
  About the share of coal in current electricity production
  What does the future hold for solar power in Europe?
  Directive on Energy Efficiency adopted by the EU Parliament in plenary
  Zoom on wind power
  How much electricity do flat-screen televisions use?
  Batteries aiming for energy efficiency
  Nuclear power at core of energy efficiency challenge
  Zoom on hydroelectricity
  Natural gas: fossil fuel of the XXIst century?
  Electricity consumption of Internet set-top boxes
  Have renewable energies become competitive?
  Wind, a renewable power now to be reckoned with
  Where does European electricity come from?
  Light-emitting diodes to be the future of light
  The European Parliament wants to strengthen control over and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment
  Energy efficiency of buildings: six innovative constructions show the way forward
  The European Union and China strengthen their energy cooperation
  Brazil: hydropower, a solution to the country development issues?
  What’s the most energy-consuming household appliance?
  China has no choice but to produce clean energy
  What you need to know to improve the energy efficiency of your home thanks to insulation
  Solar bio-fuel: the holy grail of energy efficiency?
  No coal, no nukes: Germany’s future energy mix
  Offshore wind farms have the wind in their sails
  Improvement and energy performance: what solutions for the final customers?
  China to make smart investment
  Rising fuel poverty in Europe: a growing source of concern
  Open plan offices a thing of the past?
  Energy efficiency through social networking
  Metal fluorides: ingredients of the battery of the XXIst century
  Energy savings – Will the energy efficiency directive allow the European Union to meet its 2020 targets?
  Energy efficiency: a priority in buildings construction and renovation
  Electric vehicles: the charging technology
  The Grenelle Forum Building Plan in France: moving towards Positive Energy Buildings
  Energy saving – cities show governments how it’s done
  Smart buildings to achieve electricity efficiency
  China: an unexpected leader on the renewable energy market
  Brazil: hydropower, a solution to the country development issues?
  Gemasol: the energy of the future…already on the market in Spain
  Finland : how to reduce the energy produced by a datacenter? The innovative example of the Uspenski “heating Cathedral”
  Sweden : how to cool down a data centre using the surrounding air ? The example of Facebook
  The difficulties in meeting low-energy building requirements
  « Smart neighbourhoods » for urban energy efficiency
  The rise of the smart meter
  Energy efficiency through irrigation
  In California, charging up energy efficiency
  Which future for the French energy efficiency sector? University Paris-Dauphine expert’s opinions
  From the individual to the entire electric grid: how energy efficiency can help in reducing our energy consumption?
  Experts discuss how to reduce energy use
  The UK’S Green Deal becomes law with great hopes and remaining incertitude
  USA : Getting more from solar panels
  USA : Packing semiconductors for electrical efficiency
  USA : State energy efficiency investments hit new high
  How to improve data centers energy efficiency?
  Pew report unveils U.S. military’s potential to lead clean energy technology
  Bright ideas for street lighting
  Turmes report on Energy Efficiency draws an ambitious road map for Europe
  UK set to beat 2020 emission targets
  In France, electricity giants team up to develop efficient gas-fired plant
  $4 billion US energy upgrade boost
  The photovoltaic sector in France at its lowest ebb
  Energy efficient Christmas lighting : 87% energy savings
  Green Paper Lighting the Future: Accelerating the Deployment of Innovative Lighting Technologies
  Energy Roadmap 2050
2011
  Cleantech funding on the up
  Energy efficient Christmas lighting : 87% energy savings
  US utilities’ energy efficiency sized up
  The photovoltaic sector in France and Europe : what are the prospects ?
  Disagreement in Europe over efficiency targets
  China to make smart investment
  California no longer most energy efficient in US
  Nations team up to develop renewables
  Financial backing for German green energy projects
  Energy performance contracts
  EXPERT OPINION : What resources can France and Europe use to improve energy efficiency?
  Energy efficiency, considering the consumption issues of tomorrow
  PACE Commercial Consortium: U.S. companies team up to bring energy upgrades to commercial properties
  Energy efficiency through social networking
  Improving energy efficiency through utility bills?
  Energy Star’s Most Efficient label to single out top performing products
  How do citizens perceive energy efficiency?
  Americans and energy efficiency: in need for information
  Britons and energy efficiency: a stated importance but a lack of practices
  Energy efficiency: inseparable from financial considerations
  Energy efficiency:many national differences in consumer behaviours
  Consumers and energy efficiency: ready to reduce consumption but in need of information
  Interview with Jean-Charles Pauze, chairman of Rexel’s management board
  Comments about the energy efficiency survey by Jean-Marie Chevalier
  Europeans and Americans: ready to reduce their electrical consumption
  Computer energy efficiency doubles every 18 months
  New measures to improve the EPA process in France
  The difficulties in meeting low-energy building requirements
  Open plan offices a thing of the past?
  Partnering up to improve electrical efficiency
  Wind power is one of the fastest growing forms of energy
  Better Buildings Initiative
  The proposed EU Energy Efficiency Directive: headed for institutional struggle?
  Rising fuel poverty in Europe: a growing source of concern
  LED knowhow on the up amongst electrical contractors
  Energy saving programs in Germany: an unsung success story
  2 years after failure of Waxman-Markey Bill, U.S. Congress re-examines energy policy
  Green Deal: UK on the brink of adopting its most ambitious energy efficiency legislation to date
  Smart Cities and Communities Initiative
  Launch of the European Energy Efficiency Fund
  Proposal for a Directive on Energy Efficiency
  France reforms energy performance contracting to improve building efficiency
  Energy saving – cities show governments how it’s done
  Barack Obama highlights American ingenuity for increased energy safety
  Electric cars: the battery issue
  Data Centers: The Green Grid for electrical efficiency
  The Grenelle Forum Building Plan in France: moving towards Positive Energy Buildings
  High efficiency motors in general use by 2017
  Electric vehicles: the charging technology
  Building renovation in France, a reservoir of energy savings to be exploited
  Energy 2020: The European Union signs up to energy efficiency
  Electrical efficiency or the search for the electric optimum
  The solar market in France: still a positive outlook for 2011
  European Energy Efficiency Action Plan (EEAP)
  Dependence in France: houses must be adapted
  With its 12th Five-Year Plan, China hopes to reconcile growth and energy efficiency
  The Apollo, Desertec and Medgrid projects in the Mediterranean region: aiming to harness solar energy from the deserts
  Europe moves towards smart grids – with smart meters
  Energy efficiency in Europe – new focuses for 2020
  The “Intelligent Energy Europe” programme: encouraging innovation in energy efficiency
  Smart Grids – the grids of the future?
2010
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