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Friday 26th June 2015
RENEWABLE energy and energy efficiency are competitive resources and should grow based on costs according to a new report. The report by the U.S. based Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE) states that in today’s marketplace renewables and energy efficiency will not only be cost-effective for compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Clean ...
Friday 19th June 2015
ASIA has made huge strides in developing clean energy over the last decade but boosting clean energy investment, energy efficiency, and innovation is needed to meet the challenges ahead. This was the warning from Bindu N. Lohani, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, as he referred ...
Monday 15th June 2015
A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost, according to a report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Agency showed how to achieve an early peak in emissions as one of four key pillars that it believes ...
Monday 8th June 2015
IKEA are making bold new commitments to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy and to support the communities most at risk. The IKEA Group and IKEA Foundation announced the €1 billion total, which is made up of an IKEA Group commitment of €600 million for investment in renewable energy and ...
Friday 5th June 2015
FOUR international financial institutions are teaming up with the European Union to promote sustainable energy investments in Morocco. The funding of €80 million will be used for supporting projects in the country that cut back on energy waste and also help to develop renewable energy sources. The money will provide loans via ...
Friday 29th May 2015
DESPITE a few recent success stories, clean-energy progress is falling well short of the levels needed to limit the global increase in temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius. This is the conclusion of the International Energy Agency (IEA) tracking report presented this week at the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting ...
Friday 22nd May 2015
SIGNIFICANT progress has been achieved towards modern energy access, increased energy efficiency and renewable energy, but much more effort is needed according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). To achieve the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative goals by 2030 so much more will need to be achieved, according to the ...
Monday 18th May 2015
THE Government of Tajikistan intends to develop an electricity transmission line to supply hydropower to span four countries. The ‘Central Asia-South Asia’ (CASA 1000) project, will supply hydropower to Tajikistan itself, but also to the Kyrgyz Republic along with exporting green energy to power hungry Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Tajikistan Government and ...
Monday 11th May 2015
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen for New Hampshire has introduced a bill that would reduce operating costs for hospitals, universities and manufacturing plants through energy efficiency. Shaheen was the co-author of the recent energy efficiency bill passed in the U.S., and has now introduced the Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology (HEAT) Act, ...
Friday 8th May 2015
A concerted push for clean-energy innovation is the only way the world can meet its climate goals claim the International Energy Agency (IEA) as it released its flagship energy technology report. Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 , shows that despite a few recent success stories, clean-energy progress is falling well short of ...
Monday 27th April 2015
THE Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) have published a report revealing a 14% decrease in energy consumption in 2013 by Ireland’s public bodies, but thay are still well short of the set targets. After seeing the 'Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance,’ the Irish Independent reports that almost ...
Monday 20th April 2015
TODAY Regen SW, a non-profit based in south-west England, wrote to MPs and Parliamentary candidates urging support for the development of a world-leading renewable energy industry in the next Parliament. They asked the politicians to sign the South West Renewable Energy 2015 General Election Manifesto - with the election taking place ...
Friday 27th March 2015
WWF’s ninth Earth Hour rolls around the globe at 8.30pm local time tomorrow, 28 March, when the world’s focus will hopefully be on climate change by switching off power. As the opportunity for action on climate change peaks in 2015, the world’s largest grassroots movement will raise its voice to ...
Wednesday 25th March 2015
A NEW study looks to reduce the cost of offshore wind power for New York State over the next decade, realizing the potential of utility-scale clean energy. The study conducted by the University of Delaware's Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW) for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ...
Monday 23rd March 2015
15 Romanian companies have been honoured by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) for promoting energy efficiency. Included in the 15 are a cereal grower, a car-servicing company, a manufacturer of antique-style furniture, a fruit and vegetable processor, several bakeries, a paper producer, and ...
Friday 20th March 2015
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are helping Georgia tap its hydropower potential. By investing in the construction and operation of the Shuakhevi hydropower plant will also see the country achieve energy self-sufficiency. The $250 ...
Wednesday 18th March 2015
FOUR financial institutions are providing a €20 million financing to the Moroccon BMCE Bank and its leasing subsidiary Maghrebail. THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) have combined to strengthen sustainable energy measures in ...
Monday 16th March 2015
A NEW solar thermal electricity facility in South Africa’s Northern Cape region is getting a ZAR 455 million ($37 million) from the International Financial Corporation (IFC). The 100-megawatt Xina Solar One facility being developed by Abengoa is expected to produce clean energy for more than 95,000 households, create jobs and reduce ...
Friday 13th March 2015
THE U.S. Energy Department yesterday released a new report looking at the future of wind power through 2050 and the economic benefits that come with a robust wind industry. The report, "Wind Vision: A New Era for Wind Power in the United States", confirms that with technological advancements driving projected cost ...
Wednesday 11th March 2015
INTERNATIONAL and local experts discussed smart solutions to energy challenges in Cyprus, at a high-level conference in Nicosia yesterday. The conference – Smart sustainable energy: International experience and Cyprus – was a forum for sharing examples from across Europe of best practice in the industry. It was organised by the Cypriot Ministry ...
Tuesday 10th March 2015
IN 2013, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy reached 15.0% in the European Union (EU), compared with 8.3% in 2004, the first year for which the data is available. The share of renewables in gross final consumption of energy is one of the headline ...
Thursday 5th March 2015
THE U.S. Department of Energy announced the third round of Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance, providing tribal governments support to accelerate clean energy projects. Through the START Program, the U.S. Energy Department Office of Indian Energy and Energy Department National Laboratory experts provide technical assistance ...
Monday 2nd March 2015
WORLD leading competitive auctions have led to contracts being offered to 27 renewable electricity projects, which together could power 1.4m homes in the UK. The green energy auction has driven down prices, by as much as 58% for one technology. The projects will lead to the UK emitting 4m fewer tonnes ...
Friday 27th February 2015
IF an atlas is a window on the world, the new International Energy Association (IEA) Energy Atlas offers panoramas on every aspect of energy on a global basis and for 138 individual countries. With interactive maps and customisable charts that detail and compare a host of data based on the Agency’s ...
Wednesday 25th February 2015
KENYA is benefitting from major investments in geothermal energy that is also supplying reliable and clean energy and by lowering the cost of electricity to consumers. Geothermal power, which is generated from natural steam from the earth, some from as far as three kilometers underground, is a renewable source of energy ...