Initiatives News
Monday 11th July 2011
ACCORDING to a survey recently conducted by Health Facilities Management magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) U.S. hospitals and health systems are expanding their energy efficiency efforts.
After the recent economic downturn, the 2011 Hospital Energy Management Survey shows health companies and facilities are making progress in energy ...
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Monday 11th July 2011
THE Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) is to develop new standards for energy efficiency before the end of 2011, the agency’s top official said.
Jose Rene Almendras, Energy Secretary, revealed the intention after an uproar from industry calling for updated guidelines on energy efficient technology and equipment.
Almendras stated: “We’re going to ...
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Friday 8th July 2011
THE latest Cleantech investment figures, released yesterday by the Cleantech Group, reveal a drop in general investment but with plenty of growth in energy efficiency technology and energy management software.
According to the latest figures from the Cleantech Group, Cleantech venture investments dropped by as much as a third during the ...
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Thursday 7th July 2011
THE IEA claim that global electricity shortages are “likely to continue” due to difficulties raising investments of $16.6 trillion to meet the estimated 2 percent annual growth in electrical demand.
Countries can minimise the economic, social and environmental impacts of electricity shortages by developing emergency strategies to save energy well in ...
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Tuesday 5th July 2011
THE US Government’s energy efficiency Better Buildings Challenge has been boosted by 14 companies and communities that have committed to the scheme.
The Better Building Challenge is part of the Better Buildings Initiative and was launched earlier this year by U.S. President Barak Obama. The Initiative aims to encourage private sector ...
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Monday 4th July 2011
DESPITE financial difficulties for many economies and industries the energy efficiency market shows remarkable growth according to new research.
The White paper published by Pike Research identifies trends across the energy market and this new research predicts continuing development and growth of the energy efficiency industry over the next year.
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Friday 1st July 2011
U.S. SENATOR Richard Lugar is pushing a national energy plan which he claims will save billions of dollars by improving energy efficiency and increasing domestic oil production.
Lugar unveiled his 2011 Practical Energy Plan on his Facebook page via a live stream yesterday morning.
The plan looks to break the countries dependence ...
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Thursday 30th June 2011
HAWAII'S State Capitol employees are fighting it out in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Battle of the Buildings in an effort to be the most energy-efficient workplace in the U.S.
Hawaii NewsNow reports the words of Jon Chin from the State Energy Office of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and ...
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Thursday 30th June 2011
Proposals to make the UK's CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme simpler (formerly Carbon Reduction Commitment) easier and more straightforward have been outlined.
The CRC scheme started in April last year to reduce carbon emissions in businesses through energy efficiency improvements.
Following recent discussions with businesses, industry, other scheme participants and regulators the proposals ...
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Wednesday 29th June 2011
THE Green Corporate Energy event in London yesterday had a basic message for executives - embrace energy efficiency and enjoy the savings - which many are failing to do.
New research was presented at the event revealing that 51 percent of firms reckon they are realising less than one third of ...
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Monday 27th June 2011
THE initial results have been published from the pilot energy efficiency projects as part of Sustainable Stamford’s Corporate Sustainability Challenge, in the City of Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.
The city is the first municipality to take part in the Challenge, launched by Sustainable Stamford, the city’s volunteer environmental task force, and the ...
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Friday 24th June 2011
MALAYSIA is in the final stages of formulating a National Energy Efficiency Master Plan, that is expected to have a major impact on the country.
Datuk Sri Peter Chin, Malaysian Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, announced the news of the master plan, which is intended to be the catalyst ...
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Thursday 23rd June 2011
AUSTRALIAN energy prices are climbing rapidly, and the countries businesses are beginning to take evermore interest in improving energy efficiency.
Sean Lucy, Head of Origination, Environmental Finance Solutions at the National Australia Bank (NAB), writing for Climate Spectator states that now is the perfect time for business leaders to engage with ...
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Wednesday 22nd June 2011
THE European Commission have proposed a new law to push the public and private sector organisations to save energy, putting the EU on track for 20 percent savings by 2020.
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said in a statement today: "If nothing changes in the ...
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Tuesday 21st June 2011
PAKISTAN plans to publicise an energy efficiency framework law this year with the view of making substantial annual energy savings, sources revealed yesterday.
Sources from within Pakistan’s Planning Commission revealed to the local press that the framework law carried the potential of dramatic savings in the beleaguered energy supply through improved ...
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Monday 20th June 2011
The Australian Federal Government is trying to reach an agreement on a carbon price, but The Sydney Morning Herald claims the Government has shelved some of its own key energy efficiency commitments.
The paper states that they have failed to publish an annual update on its energy use since 2007-08. It ...
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Tuesday 14th June 2011
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partnership with The Appraisal Foundation as part of the administrations target to improve commercial building energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2020.
The partnership aims to expand access to energy efficiency and building performance information for commercial buildings and help American businesses to reduce ...
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Monday 13th June 2011
EUROPEAN Union (EU) Energy Ministers said friday, that efforts to improve energy efficiency in the 27-Member States should include voluntary rather than binding national targets.
The EU set a 20 percent boost in energy efficiency by 2020 target but the European Commission (EC) projected it will fail and will reach ...
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Thursday 9th June 2011
BLOOMBERG New Energy Finance report that Japan should become a global leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy as it rebuilds its power infrastructure after the disaster in March.
The Fukushima Nuclear Reactor disaster and resultant energy crisis in Japan, opens the way for the country to embrace a fully rounded ...
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Wednesday 8th June 2011
THE UK Government risks failing to achieve emissions reduction targets despite its ambition, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Launching its latest Climate Change Tracker today, the CBI said the UK Government had set the wheels in motion in a number of key areas, including providing more clarity on ...
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Wednesday 8th June 2011
NOVA Scotia is investing $10 million to improve the energy efficiency of government-owned buildings, which will save energy and money and protect the environment.
“Nova Scotians want their government to take action toward a more sustainable future and lead the way to a healthier economy and environment,” said Bill Estabrooks, Minister ...
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Thursday 2nd June 2011
BRITISH Bank Lloyds TSB Commercial claim that SMEs will miss out on a potential £5.7 billion of economic growth over the next three years if they fail to address sustainability.
The bank, which questioned over 1,500 British businesses with a turnover of less than £15 million, discovered the majority of small ...
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Wednesday 1st June 2011
SOUTH African Development Community (SADC) Ministers are increasing efforts to promote economic development through energy efficiency to combat power shortages.
Africa accounts for only 6 percent of the world’s energy consumption and 3 percent of the electricity generated, despite making up 13 percent of the world population. With SADC representing most ...
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Wednesday 1st June 2011
INDIA’S economy is growing between 8 to 9 percent annually, spurring its ambition to become an economic power but making it the world’s third heaviest carbon polluter as energy demand rises.
India’s greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise as they look to improve power supply across the whole country, ...
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Monday 30th May 2011
THE Filipino government is pursuing a number of policies to secure energy supply, including the enhancement of energy efficiency in the public and private sectors.
Antonio Labios, the Filipino Department of Energy (DoE) Visayas Director, underscored the importance of this policy objective during the recent national training-workshop on energy efficiency and ...
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U.S. Hospitals Energy Efficiency Progress but More to be Done
