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Thursday 28th July 2011
AN Energy benchmarking deadline looms for non-residential buildings in the New York city, building owners have to report energy use data by August 1. The recently enacted law aims to increase awareness of the energy performance in non-residential buildings across the city, enforcing the owners of New York City’s largest buildings ...
Thursday 28th July 2011
THE U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have renewed their agreement to improve building energy efficiency standards. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) underscores the commitment between DOE and ASHRAE to improve building energy standards that reduce energy costs and carbon pollution ...
Wednesday 27th July 2011
THE U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has saved $400 million since 2007 through improved energy efficiency. As the USPS passed the two year mark since the completion of one of the country’s largest green roofs, they have reported more than $400 million in energy cost avoidance since fiscal year (FY) 2007. Proactive steps, ...
Wednesday 27th July 2011
GREEN commercial property certification has become evermore important to tenants across the Czech Republic. Prague’s City Green Court complex, which is currently being developed by Skanska Property, is the first project in the Czech Republic to receive LEED Platinum pre-certification. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have taken a pre-lease on office space in this ...
Tuesday 26th July 2011
THE Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) requested clarity on the UK Government's plans for energy efficiency regulations. The RICS has written to the UK Minister in charge of the Energy Bill, Greg Barker, and met with Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) officials to seek clarity on the details ...
Tuesday 26th July 2011
MOST companies are not seizing the opportunity to benefit from the millions of dollars available through energy efficiency according to a new report. Energy efficiency is described as the cheapest and fastest way to meet current and future energy needs, by the findings of "Show Me The Money: Energy Efficiency Financing ...
Monday 25th July 2011
OVER 225 New England businesses issued a letter today urging the regions governors to support and improve the areas Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), pointing to the economic benefits. State officials are now preparing for the 2012 Programme Review required by the original RGGI agreement - the region’s market-based energy efficiency ...
Monday 25th July 2011
THE Philippine Department of Energy (DoE) is about to propose a national energy efficiency law to the Filipino congress. The initial proposal for an energy efficiency law was made public as early as January 2010, and after many consultations the law, in its current version, will urge energy efficient construction and ...
Friday 22nd July 2011
THE Government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has announced the creation of Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation Fund, which will provide financial support for sustainable equipment. The Macao Daily Times reported on today quoted Cheong Sio Kei, Director of the city's Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), as saying that the $50 ...
Friday 22nd July 2011
JAMAICAN Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Laurence Broderick, called for Jamaicans to improve their energy efficiency and help the country in reducing its energy bill. Speaking at a recent Jamaican Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Broderick stated that the effort by the Government was a national ...
Thursday 21st July 2011
A NEW guide from the UK’s Carbon Trust lays out easy, no or low cost steps that businesses can take to cut their refrigeration energy bills by up to 20 percent. The Trust highlight that refrigeration often consumes significant amounts of energy, generally up to 50 percent of energy costs for ...
Thursday 21st July 2011
CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao has called for increased efforts in energy saving and efficiency to reduce emissions over the next five years and promote sustainable development. A statement released after a State Council meeting revealed that China fulfilled the majority of the binding energy-saving and emission reduction goals it laid down ...
Wednesday 20th July 2011
NEW research reveals UK businesses place energy risks at the top, with this years npower Business Energy Index revealing that many businesses do not have a strategy to manage it. Many businesses believe that the Government is responsible for helping to bridge the energy supply gap by providing funding for energy ...
Wednesday 20th July 2011
RAHM Emanuel, the new Mayor of Chicago, U.S.A. is displaying his green credentials by announcing an energy efficiency retrofit programme for 100 of the city’s buildings. The buildings will receive the upgrades in lighting, mechanical equipment and water conservation technology through the "Guaranteed Energy Performance Contracting" program. The city will initially identify which buildings ...
Tuesday 19th July 2011
NEW South Wales' (NSW) small to medium-sized businesses are benefitting from the Australian Government's energy-efficiency programmes, saving AUS$70 million in energy costs. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that new data reveals that these combined savings in the State have been achieved for around AUS$8 million worth of Government subsidy over the ...
Tuesday 19th July 2011
THE Jakarta Post reports Indonesia Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Radjasa revealing today that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to issue a new energy saving regulation for his country. Radjasa said, “The President has instructed [us] to issue a presidential regulation on energy saving, for example, for electricity and fuel." Radjasa added that ...
Monday 18th July 2011
RESEARCH reveals that UK retailers and business services firms are least likely to invest in energy efficiency this year, missing out on 20 percent or more savings on energy costs. The figures from British Gas indicate that 26 percent of retailers and 22 percent of business services firms, including corporate lawyers ...
Monday 18th July 2011
THE INDIAN Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has entered into an agreement with the Bureau for Energy Efficiency (BEE) for the development of energy efficiency amongst MSMEs. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have a huge potential for energy saving through energy efficiency improvements, and this new agreement will help ...
Friday 15th July 2011
€310 million is to be provided to the Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for promoting energy efficiency and security in economic hit Greece. The EIB investment will be used for environmentally friendly energy production and reinforcing efficient power transmission and distribution across the country. Energy ...
Friday 15th July 2011
ONE of the world’s most iconic buildings, the Empire State, gained further recognition for its energy efficiency improvements, reducing energy use by 38 percent and annual savings of $4.4 million. The ground-breaking energy efficiency work at the Empire State Building, described by PR Newswire as the World's Most Famous Office Building, ...
Thursday 14th July 2011
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has laid out the Government's plans for reforming the electricity market, with the intention of incentivising energy efficiency and renewables. With a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shutting down over the next ten years, as old coal and nuclear power stations ...
Thursday 14th July 2011
WE reported yesterday on a bill by U.S. Republicans looking to overturn a law which would phase out traditional light bulbs for energy efficient replacements - it failed. The Republican campaign took the stance of defending America against an assault on personal freedom, represented by energy-saving lightbulbs, but the arguments failed ...
Wednesday 13th July 2011
OVER the first six months of 2011 the European Bank for Reconstruction Development (EBRD) financed a record 161 projects, the highest number of first half projects in its history. As we often report on EBRD investments on these pages, there is plenty of funding to improve energy efficiency across Europe. Within ...
Wednesday 13th July 2011
PERSONAL freedom reaches great lengths in the U.S. although some hefty smoking bans fly-in-the-face of such views, with the ban on inefficient lighting meeting opposition. Some feel that having to buy energy efficient, compact fluorescent lighting is an affront to personal freedom, which is why the U.S. House of Representatives is ...
Tuesday 12th July 2011
AUSTRALIAN steel makers and manufacturers have been described as key winners under a AUS$9.2 billion compensation package for industries affected by their new carbon tax. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australian manufacturers, over four years, will get AUS$1.2 billion for improving energy efficiency and investments in clean energy technology, meanwhile ...