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Energy Efficiency 2018
…missing opportunities to improve energy efficiency and today's policies are not delivering the full potential gains that are cost-effective and use current technology. This delayed action on energy efficiency ends up locking in inefficiencies that mean much stronger action needs to be taken in the future. 2.2 million barrels of oil per day If all countries had adopted the best passenger fuel economy standards. 16% of industry electricity use If all countries had adopted the strongest electric motor standards. $20 billion If everyone had purchased the top 10% most efficient refrigerators. The Efficient World Scenario So what…
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Boosting Efficiency in Latin America
…America, household expenditure on energy services is second only to food. On average, the share of household budget for energy ranges between 7% and 9% of income – and up to more than 24% for the poorest households. As governments urgently implement measures to protect citizens and secure their economies, it is important to consider short- and long- term solutions to ease existing pain and reduce risks over time. While much attention focuses on securing energy supplies, it is equally important to take a hard look at the role of more efficient and flexible demand in securing affordable, reliable energy. There…
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Railway Handbook 2015
…energy, and CO2 emissions data was carried out for the fourth time through the release of the Railway Handbook 2015. For this edition, significant methodological improvements were implemented leading to better consistency between the different indicators presented in this Handbook, in addition to updates of the global data, as well as regional breakdowns for those regions that we consider the most relevant from the point of view of transport activity: European Union, USA, Japan, Russia, India, and China. This edition devotes particular attention to the energy efficiency of rail vehicles. This is achieved by providing information on the energy efficiency…
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E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency in Mexico
…of additional energy use compared to expected trends. Savings would mainly come from transport (45%) and industry (30%), followed by the buildings sector. The cost effective measures incorporated in the EWS could also reduce CO2 emissions to 8% under current levels by 2040. The opportunities to increase energy efficiency based on the Efficient World Scenario are:In transport, Mexico’s average fuel efficiency of trucks is around 30% less than in China and 20% less than the United States, both of which have introduced standards. This indicates that the introduction of fuel efficiency standards for trucks could unlock efficiency gains…
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The Potential of Behavioural Interventions for Optimising Energy Use at Home
…behaviour and encourage investments in structural improvements. This article focuses on the potential for enhancing energy efficiency with policies and programmes designed to educate consumers and encourage them to alter their daily habits – without resorting to large-scale structural improvements. This focus is motivated by the observation that interventions aimed at promoting behavioural change are often cheaper to implement relative to policies that seek to encourage investment. Such measures also tend to be relatively quick to design and implement. What are behavioural interventions and how can behavioural insights enhance the impact of energy efficiency policy? Behavioural interventions are policies and…
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United States' legislation on oil security
…efficiency, to provide a means for verification of energy data, and to conserve water by improving water efficiency of certain plumbing products and appliances (EPCA section 2).In addition to the SPR, the US Congress amended EPCA in 2000 to establish a separate Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR), in an effort to ensure the uninterrupted supply of home heating oil to several US States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey) in the country’s Northeast (EPCA section 181).Federal and State government activities and responses to all hazards impacting the energy…
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Green stimulus after the 2008 crisis
…misjudged, deployment targets and policy support were applied too early, and hopes for a manufacturing value chain did not materialise.Energy efficiency policies were and should remain one of the focus areas of green stimulus programmes. The most successful examples combined ambitious policy funding with standardisation, “plug and play” efficiency options and an appropriate consideration of the availability of skilled labour and industrial capability. The overall policy design needs to pay attention to broad impacts on energy security and social inequality. Introduction The 2008-09 global financial crisis led to a global squeeze on credit and fragile financial markets, which…
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Fuel economy in the United States
…United States introduced fuel economy regulations as early as 1975 with the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The standards in a given model year define the levels that manufacturers' fleets are required to meet in that model year (MY), with specific levels depending on the characteristics and mix of vehicles produced by each manufacturer. In 2020, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule set fuel economy standards that were significantly less stringent than previous standards established in 2012. The SAFE rule introduced an annual fuel economy improvement rate of 1.5% for model years 2021-2026, while previous standards required a 4.7% yearly improvement for 2017-2025…
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Capturing the energy beneath our feet
…advance this project?Increasing funding for EGS research and demonstration projects.Providing tax incentives and other financing tools to support geothermal technologies.Demonstrating the suitability and safety of large-scale geothermal energy development to the public. Enhanced Geothermal System. Source: US Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office. Partners and funders PartnersUniversity of Utah Energy & Geoscience InstituteUtah Geological SurveyGeothermal Resource Group (California)Temple University (Pennsylvania)Smithfield Foods (Virginia)Utah School and Institutional Trust LandsUS Geological SurveyIdaho National LaboratoryPrivate consultantsFunderUnited States Department of EnergyExpected project duration2015-2024 Learn more About the Geothermal TCPEstablished in 1997, the Geothermal Energy TCP promotes international c...
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Fuel economy in Mexico
Market profile and analysis of fuel consumption trends In 2019, light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales were just over 1.3 million in Mexico, down from 1.6 million in 2016. Average LDV fuel consumption fell from 9.1 litres gasoline equivalent per 100 kilometres (Lge/100 km) in 2005 to 7.6 Lge/100 km in 2019, 6% above the global average. Fuel economy improvements over this time period represent a 1.3% average annual decrease in fuel consumption. Reductions in fuel consumption occurred across all vehicle segments from 2005 to 2017, though there was a slight increase in fuel…