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Friday 5th September 2014
THE International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), have joined forces to promote the use of renewable energy on islands. IRENA, the intergovernmental organization dedicated to supporting countries’ efforts to adopt renewable energy, and UNWTO, the United Nations specialized agency for tourism, released a Joint Statement on ...
Thursday 4th September 2014
INDIAN Minister for Petroleum and Natural gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, has called for adopting energy efficiency techniques to ensure energy security according to orissadiary.com. Pradhan was speaking in New Delhi at a function to mark the release of energy star ratings for hospital buildings. He said that the adoption of energy ...
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
EBRD (European Bank for Reconstructions and Development) is investing approximately $75.7 million, including $21 million in donor funds, a $10 million loan and a $11 million grant for hydropower in Tajikistan. Hydropower is of crucial importance to Tajikistan’s economic well-being, the source of some 96% of its electricity but also bringing ...
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
We posted not too long ago about the research into Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars and the problems will rolling out the technology. Joan Ogden, professor of environmental science and policy at UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies and director of the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (NextSTEPS), has released a great video ...
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
BUILDINGS account for 40% of Europe’s final energy consumption, and thus represent a key focus in efforts to improve overall energy efficiency according to a new report from Navigant Research. They report that two key pieces of European Union (EU) legislation, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the ...
Monday 1st September 2014
THE Financial Times reports that UK industry is becoming evermore concerned about the rising costs of energy, which is driving them towards energy management. It has become very much the focus at boardroom level according to a survey by Siemens, and is now regarded as business critical by most industry bosses. The ...
Friday 29th August 2014
DURING the first half of 2014, the energy efficiency projects completed by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) at public facilities in New York State will deliver savings of $4 million annually. Improving energy efficiency and reducing demand on the electric power are part of the aim to create a more ...
Thursday 28th August 2014
IRAN’S Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh revealed that the administration has allocated $60 billion to implement energy saving and environmental protection projects. Shana news agency quotes Zanganeh as saying that environmental protection and energy saving are among top priorities for the current administration, although he didn’t elaborate on a timeframe for ...
Wednesday 27th August 2014
AN energy savings improvement program for New Jersey’s Hillsborough Township Public Schools will reduce annual costs by around $1 million, plus providing a better environment for students and faculty. The district will fund the program with a $1.7-million rebate available through "Pay for Performance", a component of New Jersey's Clean Energy ...
Tuesday 26th August 2014
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending $5 million to Azerbaijan’s Demirbank to finance energy efficiency projects in the country. The financial facility will be used for on-lending to qualifying corporate and individual customers for industrial and residential energy efficiency projects and equipment. This will allow Demirbank ...
Thursday 21st August 2014
LARGE UK businesses and corporations are being urged to take note of the government’s new Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) which requires qualification by the end of this year. ESOS is the UK government’s application to an aspect of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive regarding energy audits. ESOS will require an ...
Wednesday 20th August 2014
BUILDING owners across the world are increasingly adopting intelligent and building automation (BA) systems to tackle rising energy costs. As buildings account for nearly one-third of global energy use and are the leading contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, need for BA systems will only grow. Opportunities for manufacturers will be ...
Tuesday 19th August 2014
ENERGY security, price fluctuations let alone climate change is behind six new research projects that aim to gain a fuller understanding of how energy is managed in the UK's non-domestic buildings. Funded with £3 million from the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), on behalf of the Research Councils ...
Monday 18th August 2014
THE Global Environment Facility – United Nations Development Programme (GEF-UNDP) has revealed it will spend 21 million Nigerian Naira to improve sustainable energy projects and energy efficiency. Etiosa Uyigue, the National Coordinator of GEF-UNDP, revealed the program for Nasarawa State in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He ...
Friday 15th August 2014
THE Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) will affect thousands of organisations in the UK, those with 250+ employees, or an annual turnover and balance sheet of €50m and €43m respectively. ESOS is the UK Government's response to implementing Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which mandates energy assessments for ...
Thursday 14th August 2014
EUROPEAN UNION (EU) regulators have started legal proceedings against 24 of the blocs member states for failures in enforcing energy efficiency laws. The European Commission revealed the news yesterday, with energy efficiency taken on even more importance for the EU due to the conflict in Ukraine, as Russia are the EU’s ...
Tuesday 12th August 2014
A NEW $3 million initiative will see Auckland Airport in New Zealand working in partnership with tenants to achieve ambitious energy-saving targets. Supported by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), the program is the first collaboration of its type between a large-scale commercial landlord and tenants. Auckland Airport is New ...
Monday 11th August 2014
THE Philippine’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced it is to craft a Green Building Code (GBC). DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson said, “This is the Department’s response to the clamor for sustainable building regulations to reduce greenhouse emissions and introduce electricity and cost savings for new buildings ...
Friday 8th August 2014
UK Renewable energy projects can compete for a budget of over £200 million annually, as part of reforms to the UK electricity market. The funding is for the first allocation round for the new Contracts for Difference, which provide long-term certainty and reduce risk for investors. The government’s reforms to the ...
Thursday 7th August 2014
THE U.S. State of New York is set to enjoy $20 million in energy savings from three newly completed energy efficiency projects over the next two decades. The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have partnered on the energy efficiency projects, which ...
Wednesday 6th August 2014
A STUDY by Kingfisher plc, Europe’s biggest home improvement retail group, report that 65% of European householders fear rising energy bills as their main concern, with a growing number focusing on energy efficiency. The survey of 17,000 people in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain and Turkey ...
Tuesday 5th August 2014
THE French Government has approved the country’s long anticipated Energy Bill, with expectations the bill could produce €10 billion of clean energy and technology investment. The bill was approved by the French Cabinet last week and will now go before the full parliament this autumn. Strikingly the bill proposes an increase in ...
Monday 4th August 2014
ALHAJI Amin Amidu Sulemana, Ghana’s Upper West Regional Minister, called on the region to help save energy, pointing out that wasting of energy is one of the factors that contribute to load shedding. He highlighted that the production and service sectors of the Ghanaian economy depends so much on the availability ...
Friday 1st August 2014
SAVING energy usually starts with simple measures which is exactly the steps taken by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) to reduce energy use by 12% at its offices. They turned back the thermostats on their air-conditioning to 27°C from 24°C, and switching off equipment outside working hours or in ...
Thursday 31st July 2014
A UK student accommodation company has set a program of installing energy saving LED lighting into 120 properties at a cost of £21 million. Unite Students house 41,000 students, meaning any energy savings in their properties can substantially reducing running costs and protect profits. The company expects to see payback within five ...