Energy Cost Metric (technical report)
The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 36% of global energy use and 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The environmental impact of the buildings depends...
News
Developments in Wind Power
UK power generation from wind has increased in recent years due to sharp reductions in the costs of constructing and operating wind power facilities. Onshore wind power provides...
Global Fuel Economy Initiative
Matteo Craglia and Leonardo Paoli from the Resource Efficiency Collective worked with colleagues at the International Energy Agency to publish the latest Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) working...
IEA Energy Efficiency Market Report 2018
The world is in urgent need of greater energy efficiency improvements. These are the findings from the latest International Energy Agency’s Energy Efficiency Market Report 2018. Matteo Craglia...
Global EV Outlook 2019
Both Leonardo Paoli and Karla Cervantes from the Resource Efficiency Collective contributed towards the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook publication. Read more...
A visit to explore the Chinese LED industry
After applying for and obtaining a grant in the scheme of “In Search of Good Energy Policy” – a multidisciplinary group looking to improve energy policy, I embarked...
Mapping Global Material Systems – The MinFuture project
As global demand for resources and materials increases, understanding the supply chains and material flows is critical in the capability for the European economy to remain competitive. With...
The Refficiency Collective goes to the International Sustainable Production and Consumption ICHEME Conference
Three members of the Refficiency Collective attended the ICHEME Conference on International Sustainable Production and Consumption. The event was held in Manchester on the 4th and 5th of...
The Benefits of Drought (Part 1)
Nothing stimulates creativity and innovation in the area of water resource efficiency like drought. While we usually hear about the negative impacts of drought, we don’t often see...
The Future of Cooling
The fastest growing use of energy in the buildings sector is space cooling, which tripled between 1990 and 2016. Left unchecked, global energy use on space cooling is...