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Monday 15th October 2012
UKRAINE needs to improve energy efficiency along with renewables to reduce its reliance on expensive Russian natural gas to gain energy independence according to New Europe Online. New Europe report that a debate is ongoing over whether to concentrate on energy efficiency or renewables, when both are vital to their energy ...
Friday 12th October 2012
YESTERDAY the European Commission released a substantial set of proposals to boost EU industry, with predictions that energy efficiency and sustainability will play a major role in developing globalization. According to the scoreboard, several Member States have made good progress in strengthening industry's sustainability, improving support to small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Thursday 11th October 2012
RECENT analysis by Frost & Sullivan shows a drive for building automation in North America is the need to increase energy efficiency and savings when implementing green and sustainable measures. Building automation systems, covering many areas from lighting controls and HVAC controls, that help meet the more stringent requirements of governmental ...
Wednesday 10th October 2012
BLOOMBERG report that the German Government is preparing an energy-savings initiative to combat rising electricity prices and reduce energy consumption by 10 percent by 2020. The plan is to help consumers “cheat rising power prices and make the German energy switch a success,” Altmaier said after meeting with energy executives and ...
Tuesday 9th October 2012
THE Israeli government has allocated NIS 97 million, around $24.7 million, funding to promote energy efficiency and energy efficiency technologies. The funding will be administered by Israel’s Environmental Protection and the Trade, Labor and Industry ministries and offered to the industrial and business sectors along with municipalities, aiming substantial energy savings ...
Monday 8th October 2012
THE Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) is endeavoring to pass a comprehensive Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill due to the need to strengthen the framework for energy efficiency. The Undersecretary for Energy Efficiency, Loreta Ayson, revealed to Sun Star a study on the proposal which was being completed with the aid ...
Friday 5th October 2012
YESTERDAY, Thursday, the European Council approved the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, opening the way for it to be signed into law in November. The Presidents and Secretaries-General of the European Parliament and of the Council are expected to sign the directive later this month bringing the legislation into force in November. The directive ...
Thursday 4th October 2012
STATES in the U.S. continue to move strongly in 2012 to advance energy efficiency initiatives regardless of which political party is in control of state legislatures and governors’ offices. That is the conclusion of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) in its sixth annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Available online ...
Tuesday 2nd October 2012
GERMANY'S new program to help small and medium-sized businesses implement new energy efficient technologies took effect yesterday. Cost efficient reduction of energy consumption and smart management of the energy supply are priorities for Germany, which already generates more than 20 percent of its electricity supply from renewable sources. Germany Trade & ...
Monday 1st October 2012
THE Moscow Times reports that the Russian Government has approved amendments to legislation to try and move the country's stalled energy efficiency strategy. Amendments include more focus on energy efficiency in the industrial sector, and the enforcement of obligatory energy performance audits and mandatory energy efficiency measures. There will also be changes to the laws regulating ...
Friday 28th September 2012
GARFIELD Clean Energy aims to make Garfield County, Colorado, the most energy efficient county in the U.S. according to a local newspaper The Citizen Telegram. Garfield Clean Energy is formed from a collaboration between various government entities and other organisations across Garfield County, who provide guidance and funding for energy efficiency ...
Thursday 27th September 2012
TWO global studies commissioned by Vestas reveal positive news for clean energy: 85% of consumers want more, and global investment is outpacing fossil fuel generation. This data is drawn from two global surveys: the Global Consumer Wind Study 2012 (GCWS), an annual survey produced by TNS Gallup, about consumers’ preferences for renewable ...
Wednesday 26th September 2012
WARNING that competition for energy resources is a major source of conflict, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite wants the United Nations to outlaw the use of energy to gain political goals. “We need to make existing inequalities in access to energy a source of cooperation, not tensions,” President Grybauskaite told the 67th ...
Tuesday 25th September 2012
90,000 Irish buildings will need to undergo significant energy upgrades every year through to 2020 if Ireland is to achieve its legal obligations under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive. We reported on the Directive on these pages when it was adopted by the European Parliament earlier this month, which is expected ...
Monday 24th September 2012
ALL new construction in the Indian city of Pune will need to pass an energy efficiency test to qualify for an 'energy efficiency certificate' before being granted a completion certificate. The directive from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has set the new ruling - with Shriniwas Kandul, civic head of the ...
Friday 21st September 2012
BUSINESSES located within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), can now receive Canadian business funding grants towards energy efficiency improvements within their industrial or commercial facilities. Canadian utility company Toronto Hydro also offers a variety of programs which provide financial incentives and funding grants for small businesses towards equipment retrofits and ...
Thursday 20th September 2012
FOURTEEN California counties and 126 cities yesterday launched the U.S.'s largest PACE program, an innovative financing tool to help commercial property owners reduce their buildings' energy and water use. The CaliforniaFIRST program, which is a program of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, allows commercial property owners to use municipal bonds ...
Wednesday 19th September 2012
UNPRECEDENTED collaboration between energy strategists from the UK and China culminating in a conference in Beijing this week, aimed at understanding how to tackle climate change and ensure energy security. China’s Energy Research Institute (ERI) has been working with its British counterparts to adapt the UK Government’s ‘2050 Calculator’ to their ...
Tuesday 18th September 2012
JAPAN has confirmed that nuclear power will be phased out across the country following the tragic events relating to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that lead to last years Fukushima crisis. The Japanese government revealed its plans to shut down the country’s reactors at the end of their 40 year life ...
Monday 17th September 2012
THE ice-rink in Portland, Maine, U.S.A., officially reopened their refurbished energy efficient facility on Saturday. The upgraded facility now has many energy-efficient pumps, 11 miles of new refrigeration and sub-floor heating pipes and a new chilling plant. The work cost around $600,000 and was funded from energy efficiency bonds Portland authorised ...
Friday 14th September 2012
THE largest global corporations are already tackling potential future energy cost rises through top executive engagement and proactive energy strategies. These results come from a survey of US$1b-plus global companies, for the Ernst & Young Global Annual Cleantech Insights and Trends report released yesterday. The survey of 100 global company executives operating ...
Thursday 13th September 2012
U.S. industrial sector companies recognize the importance of energy efficiency as a cost-savings method at their energy-intense sites, according to Jones Lang LaSalle white paper “Manufactured Energy Savings.” More than ever, these companies rely on sustainability for value-driven and innovative solutions to reduce consumption and, in turn, operational expenses. In its Annual Energy ...
Wednesday 12th September 2012
MANDATORY energy-saving measures, including renovating public buildings, energy-saving schemes for utilities, and energy audits will be required by a European Union (EU) energy efficiency directive approved yesterday. The directive’s aim is to cut energy consumption by 20%, which could save the EU €50 billion per year. "This essential legislation is not only ...
Tuesday 11th September 2012
THE BBC report that the UK government is to bang-heads with the EU over the blocs demand that they raise VAT on energy efficiency products from 5% to 20%. The UK’s reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) to 5% for energy efficiency products was taken by the government as a ...
Monday 10th September 2012
PROFESSIONAL sports teams and venues in the U.S. have been championing green issues, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, in collaboration with the Green Sports Alliance. The new report reveals the collective impact the uniquely influential professional sports industry is having on advancing environmental protection in North ...