Energy Saving News
Monday 23rd May 2016
OVER 85,000 New Yorkers work in the clean energy industry at 7,500 business establishments across all 62 of the State’s counties according to a new report.
“Tens of thousands of New Yorkers make clean energy a big and growing part of our state’s economy,” said Ron Kamen, CEO of Rhinebeck, N.Y.-based ...
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Friday 20th May 2016
LAST week Portugal kept the lights burning purely on with renewable energy for four consecutive days, creating a clean energy milestone according to data analysis of the National Energy Network figures.
Solar, wind and hydro power fulfilled all of Portugal’s energy demand over a 107-hour run from 6.45am on Saturday 7 ...
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Monday 16th May 2016
THE International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol has called for a new push on energy efficiency in a keynote address at the EEGlobal Forum 2016 in Washington.
Detailing the IEA pathway to limiting global temperature rise in keeping with the COP21 Paris Agreement, Dr. Birol stated in his address: ...
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Friday 13th May 2016
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC), with the support of the Government of Canada, is helping Lebanon's Fransabank to scale up its lending to businesses looking to adopt energy-efficient technologies and mitigate climate change.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide a loan package of $20 million to ...
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Monday 9th May 2016
THE New Climate Economy, along with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and the WRI Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities, have launched the Coalition for Urban Transitions, the first major international initiative to make the economic case for better urban development globally.
Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, made the announcement ...
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Friday 6th May 2016
A major oil company and a fuel cell corporation have teamed up to develop carbon capture technology that can also produce electricity.
Exxon Mobil Corporation and FuelCell Energy Inc. have announced an agreement to pursue novel technology in power plant carbon dioxide capture through a new application of carbonate fuel cells, ...
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Friday 29th April 2016
THE British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) and British Gas have published a survey of over 2,100 businesses regarding how the government can help businesses to install energy efficiency measures.
The survey of businesses of firms in England and Wales has found that more than a third (36%) of businesses believe that ...
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Monday 25th April 2016
ENERGY efficient equipment grant and advice programme offers lifeline to UK SMEs struggling with energy costs
The UK’s Carbon Trust is launching a new fund providing vital capital for smaller businesses to replace old, power-guzzling equipment, together with expert advice to boost the efficiency and productivity of businesses in England, Scotland ...
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Friday 22nd April 2016
A review of 48 major U.S. metropolitan areas finds that low-income households devote up to three times as much income to energy costs as average households in the same city, and that energy efficiency is critical to closing the gap.
The report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) ...
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Monday 18th April 2016
THE U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy have announced up to $60 million in funding for two new programs that aim to solve some of the nation’s most pressing energy challenges.
The funding is designed to accelerate the development of novel energy technologies.
The first program, NEXT-Generation Energy Technologies ...
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Friday 15th April 2016
THE Port of Long Beach, California, is launching a new program offering its terminals rebates to encourage them to replace outdated, polluting and inefficient electrical equipment with energy-efficient technology.
The Board of Harbour Commissioners has approved the Energy Efficiency Rebate Match Program, creating a pool of $500,000 to reimburse Port tenants ...
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Monday 11th April 2016
THE World Bank Group announced plans to help developing countries add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy to the world’s energy capacity.
30 gigawatts is enough energy to power 150 million homes. The plans will also bring early warning systems to 100 million people and develop climate-smart agriculture investment plans for at ...
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Friday 8th April 2016
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing additional resources to support Ukraine’s energy efficiency drive with the launch of the €75 million Ukraine Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Facility (IQ energy).
The programme promotes residential energy efficiency in a country which contains one of the largest housing stocks in ...
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Monday 4th April 2016
ELECTRICITY generation from wind and solar increased by 16% across OECD countries in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Total OECD electricity generation was broadly flat (up 0.3% last year), with increases in wind and solar offsetting declines of around 1% in generation from combustible fuels (including coal, gas, ...
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Friday 1st April 2016
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €19.5 million to finance the second phase of energy efficiency improvements for multi-family housing in the Sector 4 municipality in Bucharest.
This is the the second tranche of an approved EIB loan of €42 million. Investments under the first tranche of €22.5 million signed ...
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Monday 21st March 2016
WHITBREAD, one of Britain’s largest hospitality companies has completed the installation of solar panels on the rooftops of 88 of its Premier Inn hotels across the UK.
This is the largest batch of solar installations Whitbread has ever undertaken and is expected to generate more than 1,326MWh of power annually, delivering ...
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Friday 18th March 2016
INDIAN households are rapidly adopting LED bulbs in a bid to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
Indian Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said : “Energy efficiency has been a serious priority of this government. In fact, it has more potential than any other programme. The LED programme can ...
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Monday 14th March 2016
THE Indian State Government of Andhra Pradesh is pushing for improved awareness of energy efficiency goals through behavioural change for wise use of energy resources.
The Hindu reports that the State Government Secretary (Energy) Ajay Jain has written letters to District Collectors to spread awareness about the energy efficiency aims and ...
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Friday 11th March 2016
THE World Energy Council’s annual survey of global energy leaders - the 2016 World Energy Issues Monitor - tracks the concerns of over 1000 global energy leaders.
This year’s report identifies ‘A climate of innovation - responding to the commodity price storm’ and for the first time highlights the views ...
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Monday 7th March 2016
THE U.S. business group Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced that total revenue for global advanced energy was a record $1.4 trillion in 2015.
Navigant Research produced a report on advanced energy, which they define as high efficiency, advanced energy and energy related technologies offering secure, sustainable and clean energy for now ...
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Friday 4th March 2016
THE Vietnam News Service reports that the city of Ha Noi is promoting the efficient use of energy and resources by tightening management of energy-consuming equipment and vehicles.
The city’s municipal Department of Industry and Trade will work with relevant agencies to supervise capacity, technology and environment standards at production facilities, ...
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Monday 29th February 2016
COMPETITION from Asia seems to be a key driver for investing in higher energy efficiency in manufacturing processes.
This was at least one of the reasons which pushed Bossa, a Turkish textile giant operating three plants in Adana, in the south of the country, to take the issue very seriously.
With a ...
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Friday 26th February 2016
THE Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) revealed that in 2014 energy efficiency measures in public bodies reduced energy spend by €120 million.
The results were published yesterday, February 25, in their Annual Report 2015 on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance. This puts the public sector about halfway towards its ...
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Monday 22nd February 2016
ELECTRICITY markets are undergoing massive transformation, as the push for low-carbon power generation shifts the industry towards high investment in renewables and other new technologies.
This is the conclusion of a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Re-powering Markets: Market design and regulation during the transition to low-carbon power ...
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Friday 19th February 2016
THE EU-funded SUNSHINE project has developed a novel online platform to substantially improve energy efficiency in both buildings and wider urban areas.
The platform, designed for city planners, industry and energy stakeholders, assesses and maps buildings’ energy behaviour, and can also remotely control public street lighting. The platform has already succeeded ...
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