Resource Efficiency Archives - Page 18 of 26 - Renew Economy

Masdar, Abu Dhabi and the future of our global energy system
Abu Dhabi’s ventures into sustainability are built on oil riches, which the country is not prepared to give up – a hypocrisy shared by many other nations.
Karel Beckman

Feb 7, 2014

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When will Australians finally stop wasting our energy?
We take it for granted that we’ll have affordable power and fuel for as long as we want them.
Alan Pears

Jan 31, 2014

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Three strategies to slash your carbon foodprint
The energy industry is the usual focus of climate change, but here are some strategies individuals can use to shrink their foodprint.
Lindsay Wilson

Jan 31, 2014

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Hook up your solar panels to a giant rhubarb battery
A new energy storage breakthrough at Harvard is based on a common little molecule that is almost exactly the same as one found in rhubarb.
Tina Casey

Jan 15, 2014

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Why we need better energy policy – and a carbon price
Even buying a fridge is hard without right energy policy settings; the AEMC’s contempt for 2 million voters; and why a thin pipe will help.
Alan Pears

Dec 12, 2013

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US Navy’s ‘all-electric’ destroyer is a sea-going microgrid
The newly launched USS Zumwalt’s ‘all-electric’ power system both generates and distributes energy, for propulsion, weaponry and support services.
Tina Casey

Nov 6, 2013

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Smart parking solutions can transform our cities
Smart Parking could help stop the use of one million barrels of the world’s oil every day searching for parking.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Oct 28, 2013

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‘Hidden fuel’ worth hundreds of billions: IEA’s new energy focus
Could the most obvious future energy choice be the fuel we don’t use? The IEA’s inaugural Energy Efficiency Market Report reveals a market with investment levels on par with fossil fuels and renewables, and begs the question: should energy efficiency be considered the world’s ‘hidden fuel’ or ‘first fuel’?
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2013

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40 years back, 40 years forward: Lessons of the 1973 oil crisis
Can we use the energy lessons of the 1973 Arab oil embargo to get where we want to be 40 years from now?
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Oct 17, 2013

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What I learned building my energy efficient dream home
The average family home in the US generates more than 160,000 pounds of greenhouse gasses a year. Does building an energy efficient house pay off?
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Sep 18, 2013

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Melbourne: An inside look at one of the world’s most sustainable cities
A zero carbon house on 5×4m of land; an affordable eco-housing complex – two new examples of Melbourne’s forward-thinking approach to sustainable living.
Ari Phillips

Sep 11, 2013

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Peak oil is alive and well – and costing the earth
With ever more alarming implications for climate change, not to mention oil-dependent economies, Peak Oil is a subject we dismiss at our own peril.
Samuel Alexander

Sep 10, 2013

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