Hans Kohlsdorf’s Blog
Energy Optimization in the Automobile Industry
As companies around the world begin focusing more on how they can use less energy and lower their impact on the environment, we have seen a few companies optimize the amount of energy they use. A fairly recent energy optimization project has been the partnership...
State of World Energy Balances
The International Energy Agency (IEA) works with its 30 member countries to create and utilize reliable and clean energy for those countries and even further. The IEA’s World Energy Balances shares detailed information for over 150 countries all around the world and...
US Department of Energy Working with Constellation to Conserve Energy
Many old signature buildings and developments (and some that are not that old) present significant cost-saving and efficiency improvements. Outsourcing, sale and lease back, new office furniture, and many other options, have all been well known and widely adopted ways...
New York City is Setting Strict Energy Efficiency Mandate
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed an energy mandate in New York City in order to curb the negative effects of global warming. It is one of the most ambitious energy efficiency laws on record. When passed, the citywide ban will affect the city's largest buildings...
How Domestic Energy Strengthens the US
Energy is the life blood which keeps the world spinning in a timely fashion. Without reliable access to oil, gas, and electricity, a society has not yet reached a level to be able to accurately call itself a developed and competitive country. Therefore, it is...
The Basics of Natural Gas
Natural gas is increasing in popularity as an alternative fuel source. While it is still considered a fossil fuel, it’s much cleaner than other fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. Around the world, we’re seeing countries increase their usage of natural gas, for a...
The Use of Natural Gas in Vehicles in India
Using natural gas as a form of fuel for cars has become increasingly popular around the world. Natural gas use leads to cleaner energy for vehicles and less emissions than we would see from gasoline or diesel. There are benefits to using natural gas for any energy...
The Importance of Energy Efficiency
Whether you’re thinking about increasing energy efficiency for your home or focusing on your business, efficiency is extremely important when it comes to energy. Previously, we may not have known much about efficiency in energy, but luckily, we have the knowledge and...
Wholesale Electricity Market: A Retrospective
How will we see the current changes in five years? Today we elect 5 years of operation of the Wholesale Electricity Market. In 2015 and 2016 there were very interesting transformation moments in the Mexican electricity sector. Moments of transformation, of...
Renewable Generation and the Reduction of Energy Consumption as a Strong Commitment to the Environment
We have always seen renewable generation and the reduction of energy consumption as a strong commitment to the environment and in this context, Mexico has developed several very successful and widely known and disclosed measures. In this article I want to highlight...