Carbon News
Monday 19th June 2017
IN Denmark a new online portal has been launched to provide open access to the country’s energy data.
The Energy Data Service was launched on Friday and will display real-time energy consumption data from Danish municipalities. The data also reveals CO2 emissions.
The state-owned gas and electricity operator Energinet and the Government ...
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Friday 16th June 2017
OVER 3,100 households in Kosovo are cutting their energy bills and enjoying more comfort at home after investing in energy-saving improvements.
They have been able to improve energy efficiency via the Kosovo Sustainable Energy Projects (KoSEP), an EBRD (European Bank of Reconstruction and Development) credit line supported by Norway and the ...
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Monday 12th June 2017
A BILL passed last month in Hawaii will see almost a third of the State’s $150 million green energy loan program help schools lower their electricity bills.
The bill just needs the signature of Hawaii’s governor David Ige's signature, to provide the state Department of Education an interest-free $46.4 million loan ...
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Thursday 8th June 2017
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has posted a sharp increase in energy efficiency & green economy financing in the first five months of 2017.
The increase puts EBRD well on track to meet ambitious climate finance objectives announced in the run up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Ahead ...
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Monday 22nd May 2017
UK utility company E.ON has launched its own energy manifesto ahead of the UK Election offering positions and policy suggestions fto make energy simpler, smarter, sustainable, and more efficient for customers.
Globally, the energy sector is taking advantage of new technology and new ways of doing things. E.ON’s aim is to ...
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Friday 19th May 2017
THE U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced the energy-efficiency progress made by the 345 leading public and private sector organisations in the Better Buildings Challenge.
These efforts have led to a combined 240 trillion Btus and an estimated $1.9 billion in cumulative energy and cost savings. These results ...
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Monday 15th May 2017
THE New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced that Cayuga County has been designated a Clean Energy Community, recognising its leadership in reducing energy use, cutting costs and driving clean energy in its communities.
This designation is supported by the Central NY Rising initiative which is the ...
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Friday 12th May 2017
THE Indian State-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) is to invest around Rs 200 crore to improve the energy efficiency of 1,500 buildings of the Public Works Department of the Maharashtra government.
Recently, Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, announced that EESL will ...
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Monday 8th May 2017
MULTINATIONAL clothing retail company, H&M have become one of the latest members of EP100, committing to bold energy productivity improvements.
The announcement was made today at the 2017 Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global) in Washington D.C., where global leaders from business, government, and leading NGOs gathered to assess the future ...
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Friday 28th April 2017
THE U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award of 21 new energy and water saving contracts to private-sector companies that will help improve the efficiency of federal facilities.
These indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) are awarded to energy service companies (ESCOs) that provide ...
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Monday 24th April 2017
A NEW repot from the Energy Institute reveals that UK industrial energy efficiency and resource productivity must become a priority in the country’s industrial strategy.
Based of a survey of 1300 energy industry professionals the report indicates the importance of a solid long term, low carbon energy plan particularly for buildings ...
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Friday 21st April 2017
THE World Bank is providing a $102 million loan to the government of Vietnam to support industrial enterprises in adopting energy-efficiency technologies and practices.
Vietnamese industrial enterprises can access a line of credit to purchases of energy-efficiency technologies, and hence reduce energy consumption and costs while increasing their overall competitiveness in ...
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Monday 10th April 2017
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $200 million loan to finance installation of millions of energy-efficient lights in streets and homes as well as energy-efficient water pumps across India that will lead to energy savings of around 3,800 gigawatt-hours annually.
ADB funds will be ...
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Friday 7th April 2017
THE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 143 businesses and organizations in 34 states and the District of Columbia for their commitment to saving energy, saving money, and protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements.
The highlighting of these awards seems to ...
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Monday 27th March 2017
THREE international development banks have joined the EU to promote green investments in Egypt, supporting projects to boost energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in the country.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EU launched their ...
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Friday 24th March 2017
JAMAICA’S Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, has stated that the Government has realised savings of some $131.5 million through their Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP).
Jamaica Gleaner reports: Wheatley saying: “This is money that can be diverted to other areas, such as social and infrastructural development.”
The ...
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Monday 20th March 2017
THE Climate Group launched the 2017 edition of the Global LED Consultation update today to assist key stakeholders in assessing the significant energy saving potential of light emitting diode (LED) public lighting systems.
The new update builds on over six years of work by The Climate Group in highlighting the ...
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Friday 17th March 2017
THE Canadian Province of Alberta's Government is supporting energy efficiency at a farm stewardship centre.
The facility employs engineers, technologists and specialists who research agricultural practices and monitor environmental impacts. Using $54,000 of Climate Leadership Plan funding, the centre will install a 15-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system and upgrade lighting to ...
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Monday 13th March 2017
THE UK’s Costa Coffee company opened its new £38m roastery, which Costa claims is "one of the most sustainable industrial buildings in the world”.
The 85,690 sq ft facility is now Europe’s biggest coffee roastery, based in Basildon, Essex, and has quadrupled Costa’s roasting capacity to 45,000 tonnes annually. This will ...
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Friday 10th March 2017
A NEW report from Navigant Research analyses global government and utility energy efficiency program spending and capacity, examining the related market issues and providing market forecasts for capacity and revenue.
The research is broken down by region and by segment, through to 2026. The report, Market Data: Global Energy Efficiency Spending, ...
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Monday 6th March 2017
Cardiff University in wales has secured almost £1m of EU funding to reduce energy use and tackle fuel poverty by enhancing urban energy efficiency.
The research will be led by Professor Yacine Rezgui in the University’s Building Research Establishment (BRE) centre of excellence, in the School of Engineering.
His work to improve ...
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Friday 3rd March 2017
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting an innovative solution to help Latvian energy service companies (ESCOs) obtain long-term financing for energy efficiency upgrades.
A €4 million loan will be provided to the Latvian Baltic Energy Efficiency Facility (LABEEF), a company founded by energy efficiency specialists. In parallel, ...
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Friday 24th February 2017
VOLKSWAGEN need to present themselves ‘greener’ after they used software to cheat on diesel emission tests. Hence news of energy efficiency improvement in their facilities may deliver a single sustainable thumbs up.
At the to the Volkswagen plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, they have improved energy efficiency through improvements in their HVAC ...
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Friday 17th February 2017
DESPITE an increasing number of developing countries are emerging as leaders in sustainable energy, with robust policies to support energy access, renewables and energy efficiency, according to a new World Bank Report, but more is needed.
Amongst these leading lights are Mexico, China, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Brazil, and South Africa. But ...
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Friday 10th February 2017
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Commission (EC) are stepping up their joint efforts to promote energy efficiency across the Western Balkans.
In the latest push, the EC is providing a €30 million grant to implement the next phase of the Regional Energy Efficiency Programme (REEP) ...
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Denmark's Energy Data Made Available for Energy Efficiency Developments
