Category - energy efficiency

Chocolate efficiently produced: Energy management at Ritter Sport

Ritter Sport, the well-known German producer of chocolate bars in the distinctive, square package,...

Sankey Skyscraping – Visualizing the huge energy demand in cement production

Quadratisch. Praktisch. Effizient. – Energiemanagement bei Ritter Sport

Ritter Sport, der bekannte deutsche Hersteller von Schokoriegeln in der „quadratisch, praktisch,...

Chancen und Herausforderungen in Energieeffizienz-Netzwerken: Experteninterview

Vera Schürmann ist geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin von Arcanum Energy. Als Dienstleister,...

The greening of construction (Part I): Overview

In recent years humankind reached a significant milestone when we became a predominantly urban...

Beyond Heavy Oil – 8 Future-Proof Cargo Vessel Technologies

Think global, buy local? The idea of limiting one’s personal consumption to national, regional or...

Efficiency 2.0 – How to Reveal Hidden Savings Potential with Integrated Energy Management

Adjust all the details, but don’t forget the big picture. That’s the best conclusion you can draw...

Top-Notch Sustainability Practitioner Gathering: Umberto User Workshop in Essen, Sept 11/12, 2013

When the only way to implement a satisfactory future in human development is holistic thinking...

How to Get Maximum Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Emerging Economies, Part I: Brazil and China

Over the course of the last two decades, most people have realized that in a rapidly changing...

5 Steps towards Maximum Resource Efficiency Part 2: Material Flow Modeling, MFCA and LCA Made Easy

Last week, I introduced you to the first three steps small and medium-sized companies need to take...

5 Steps towards Maximum Resource Efficiency: Material Flow Modeling Made Easy

When calculating and reducing business-related environmental effects, two different approaches are...

A Truly Green Building Sector? Sustainable Housing Challenges in Northern Europe

Throughout its lifespan, a building affects the environment in a multitude of ways. How our house...

ISO 14051-Based Material Flow Cost Accounting in a Nutshell

The ISO 14000 series has proved to be handy for quite a while now. Companies and public...

When Oil Majors Embrace Material Flow Analysis, New Hope for a Sustainable 21st Century Arises

There are manifold approaches to close the apparent gap between a shrinking resource base on the...

67 Quick-Payoff Measures to Reduce Urban Carbon Emissions

Transforming the energy supply from fossil to renewable sources is a goal that makes sense, but...

The Outweighed Efficiency Gain – 13 Rebound Effects in Detail

According to Tilman Santarius, one essential concept is missing in all the scenarios that lead...

19 Industry Reports – How Global Compact Promotes Efficiency

Energy costs are on the rise. Their increase is so steady that now even the United Nations has...

31 Innovations for Maximum Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing

The amount of manufacturing in Germany is vast. To guarantee survival in the global rotation of who...

5-Fold Increase in Efficiency – Not Delusional at All

Some of my recent articles have circled around an apparent antagonism between different schools of...

Carbon Neutral Online Shopping – How Green are Mail Order Companies?

In the last 150 years, three major trends have changed the way humanity consumes. First,...

Only 16.7% of Global Energy Consumption Is Renewable – Ways for Industry to Increase This Share

You know studies. You know reports. You know data collections. But you don’t know Ren21? You...

Program Highlights at ACHEMA 2012: What Not to Miss at the Green Processes Industry Conference

Green chemistry is a relatively young science in its own respect. Interest in this subject,...

A Challenging Task: Promoting Energy Efficiency in Tajikistan

knowtheflow: Marjolaine, you work for the French organization GERES, which deals with promoting...

7 Measures for Efficient Climate Control on the Factory Floor

How, exactly, can a medium-sized industrial company save on energy without negatively affecting...

Last Chance for a Powerful Shift – On Quarrels About the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive

In July 2011, knowtheflow covered the possible failure to reach the EU’s energy efficiency target....

9 Months of Certified Energy Management: ISO 50001 Starts Out

In July 2011, the promising ISO 50001 energy management standard was launched. This certificate...

“Everybody Should do Their Share” – The Long Road to Sustainability in Turkey

knowtheflow: Prof. Dr. Inci Gökmen, you offer a course named “Sustainable Living and Green...

What is Carbon Footprinting and Why Does it Facilitate Effective Energy Management?

Costs to the environment, generated throughout your company’s production process, can be assessed...

Energy Efficiency, Policy Problem Child No.1

20% reduction of greenhouse gases until 2020 – We’re on the right track. 20% renewable energy –...