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Bridging the energy efficiency gap
TweetAlthough many energy transition technologies offer a high return on investment, their dissemination is... -
Interview with Catherine de Wolf, Architect, environmental design specialist
Catherine De Wolf graduated with highest honors in civil... -
Interview with Pauline Mispoulet, president of GESEC (Groupement Economique, Sanitaire, Electricité)
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What colour is your building? (David Clark)
In his book What colour is your building?, David Clark looks into energy consumption in... -
Big data, an energy saving boon?
Worldwide data volumes have seen a 10-fold increase in the last two years, posing the challenge of analysing... -
The internet of things, towards a more efficient and productive society
While connectedness was once limited to electronics, the... -
Combating fuel poverty in 2015
While the winter cold causes energy demand to rise, access to energy remains a luxury for many French people. In an... -
Energy efficiency to drive European growth
TweetThe European Council met on 23 and 24 October to lay down the priorities of the 2030... -
Photovoltaic services transform uses
Tweet The European market for photovoltaic technology is slightly shrinking, as 10% fewer solar panels were installed... -
Focus on recent IPCC reports
Tweet The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an international body established in 1988 and open to all... -
Smart grids around the world – South Korea
Tweet Existing energy grids must be modernized in order to adapt to a changing energy... -
Smart grids around the world – Japan
Tweet Existing energy grids must be modernized in order to adapt to a changing energy... -
Focus on smart electric grids
Tweet Existing energy grids must be modernized in order to adapt to a changing energy world as well as to the gradual... -
Montaigne Institute on thermal renovation sector
Tweet The building sector (residential and tertiary) is the largest energy consumer in... -
German KfW, a successful funding tool for renovation and energy efficiency projects
Tweet KfW (Kreditanstalt für... -
Energy Efficiency to be the bedrock of Northern France’s “Third Industrial Revolution“
TweetNord Pas-de-Calais is an... -
Reducing energy consumption with energy efficiency certificates
Tweet Last October, the French Court of Auditors presented... -
Annual environmental policy conference at SciencesPo on energy transition and energy saving
TweetThe first annual... -
How to finance energy retrofit projects
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The rise of the Digital Factory
TweetIn the era of the Internet of Things and cloud computing, modern manufacturing processes become increasingly... -
3D printing to empower final consumers
TweetThe industry has been using it for a while, and now 3D printing is coming to our homes. Just like the personal... -
Changing energy systems to transform lifestyles
TweetIn what ways has technological innovation changed the face of energy? What are the... -
Electrical professionals, key players of energy transition
TweetIn order to understand the energy efficiency sector and its future evolution, who... -
The high stakes of Russia’s energy policy
TweetRussia can count on plentiful natural resources to fuel its oil and gas-based... -
Social entrepreneurship to foster energy efficiency
Tweet Ashoka is the world’s leading social entrepreneurship network and was founded in... -
Roadmap to energy efficiency in the United States
TweetWhen it comes to energy, governments worldwide try to adapt to a constantly evolving... -
Computer industry to amp up energy efficiency of microprocessors
Tweet Moore’s law, named after the American chemist and... -
Bulk energy storage: a crucial issue
TweetWhen energy consumption reaches peaks, especially in extreme cold, power shortage looms and grid operators face a... -
Trends in French electricity consumption
TweetFrench power transmission grid RTE used to belong to EDF until 2000, when the newly created European electricity... -
Brazil embraces energy efficiency
Tweet Brazil will stage the Football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, which will put the sixth largest... -
Which energy efficiency models for France and Germany ?
TweetThanks to the cooperation between the French Institut Montaigne and the Foundation... -
Canada takes ambitious steps towards energy efficiency
TweetEcoEnergy is an incentive programme launched in 2011 by the Canadian government,... -
Energy and environmental issues in the 2012 US presidential election
TweetDuring an interview on MTV on October 26, Barack Obama... -
Future of energy efficiency in French and German industrial sectors
TweetIn spite of structural differences, manufacturing... -
The HOMES program: industry and researchers together to improve the energy efficiency of buildings
TweetLaunched in 2008, the... -
Energy efficiency to become overarching principle of French energy policy in 2050
TweetIn the autumn of 2011... -
The Chinese “realpolitik” on energy
TweetAlthough China claimed in its twelfth five-year plan that it intended to cut the... -
How does a solar panel work?
TweetPhotovoltaic technology harnesses the energy the sun emits towards the earth to generate electricity. This energy... -
Room for improvement for French energy balance
TweetThe French Sustainable Development Committee (CGDD) issues a yearly report on the... -
Developing energy efficiency in the UK: conclusions of the 2012 McKinsey report
TweetIn 2007 the British government launched an ambitious... -
About the share of coal in current electricity production
TweetFar from being an aging energy source from the XIXth century or a mere symbol of the... -
What does the future hold for solar power in Europe?
TweetThe future of the photovoltaic industry in the EU appears uncertain. On April 3rd,... -
Batteries aiming for energy efficiency
TweetThe fact that they are part of our everyday life should not let us forget that only after countless experiments... -
Nuclear power at core of energy efficiency challenge
TweetNuclear power ignites considerable debate, especially in France where nuclear power... -
Zoom on hydroelectricity
TweetHydroelectricity is the third most used electricity source across the world after coal (30%) and gas (17%). In... -
Natural gas: fossil fuel of the XXIst century?
TweetCoal fuelled the industrial revolution in the XIXth century and petrol drove world... -
Have renewable energies become competitive?
TweetIt is now commonly admitted that the growing scarcity of raw materials is likely to... -
Where does European electricity come from?
TweetThe explosion of the number 2 reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March... -
The European Parliament wants to strengthen control over and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment
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Brazil: hydropower, a solution to the country development issues?
TweetIn early 2012, thanks to social networks, people... -
What’s the most energy-consuming household appliance?
TweetThe average electricity consumption of European households shrunk by 7% between 2005... -
China has no choice but to produce clean energy
TweetChina is not only one of the greatest polluters worldwide, but it is also the most... -
Solar bio-fuel: the holy grail of energy efficiency?
TweetHuman energy needs amount to 17.75 trillion Joules every second; they are expected... -
Offshore wind farms have the wind in their sails
Tweet In July 2011, the French government launched a call for tenders for the... -
Improvement and energy performance: what solutions for the final customers?
TweetAs a distributor working for the development of energy... -
Energy efficiency: a priority in buildings construction and renovation
TweetOld buildings construction or renovation,... -
Brazil: hydropower, a solution to the country development issues?
Tweet In early 2012, thanks to social networks, people... -
In California, charging up energy efficiency
TweetDespite the proliferation of mobile devices in our everyday lives, little thought is... -
Which future for the French energy efficiency sector? University Paris-Dauphine expert’s opinions
TweetHow to accelerate... -
From the individual to the entire electric grid: how energy efficiency can help in reducing our energy consumption?
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Experts discuss how to reduce energy use
TweetIn late January, Rexel and the CGEMP* brought together nine French experts on energy efficiency at the Université... -
USA : Getting more from solar panels
TweetSolar panels have long been lauded as one of the key alternative energy sources. Now it appears we may be able to... -
USA : Packing semiconductors for electrical efficiency
TweetScientists in the United States believe they have found a way of improving the... -
In France, electricity giants team up to develop efficient gas-fired plant
TweetUS electricity giant General Electric (GE) and French... -
The photovoltaic sector in France at its lowest ebb
TweetBoosted by strong market growth in the 2000s, the photovoltaic sector is now... -
Cleantech funding on the up
TweetClean technology (cleantech) investments are proving an increasingly attractive option to venture capital funds,... -
US utilities’ energy efficiency sized up
TweetThe effort and resources that US utilities devote to improving energy efficiency... -
The photovoltaic sector in France and Europe : what are the prospects ?
TweetYves Maigne, member of the Academie of Technologies... -
California no longer most energy efficient in US
TweetCalifornia has lost its top slot as the United States’ most energy efficient... -
Energy efficiency, considering the consumption issues of tomorrow
TweetEnergy is more and more expensive… how can... -
Computer energy efficiency doubles every 18 months
TweetEnergy efficiency has become the new yardstick for measuring computing progress,... -
Launch of the European Energy Efficiency Fund
The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Cassa Depositi e... -
Data Centers: The Green Grid for electrical efficiency
Energy consumption of "data centers” (centers for the processing and storage of... -
The Grenelle Forum Building Plan in France: moving towards Positive Energy Buildings
The Grenelle 1 Law, passed in... -
High efficiency motors in general use by 2017
As part of the improvement to the performance of electrical equipment, the efficiency of...