Energy Saving News
July 2009
US Pacific Air Force bases go green with energy-saving products
Energy-saving products and conservation projects are being adopted by the US Pacific Air Forces in a bid to not only save money and avoid power wastage but to cut carbon emissions, it has been reported. Okinawa-based Kadena Air Base, which is the US Air Force's largest post in the Far East ...
Thursday 30th July 2009 | Read full article
Eliminate red tape to encourage energy-saving initiatives, LGA urges
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to set up a single kitty worth £7 billion aimed at promoting and supporting energy-saving initiatives. In a report entitled From Kyoto to Kettering, Copenhagen to Croydon, the LGA has stated that the government should cut red tape surrounding green ...
Tuesday 28th July 2009 | Read full article
Energy conservation 'can save businesses money'
Energy conservation measures have the potential to save businesses and individuals hundreds of billions of pounds around the world in terms of their electricity bills, it has been claimed. According to the UK Guardian's environment expert Adam Vaughan, savings made by energy-saving programmes could increase in the future as the cost ...
Saturday 25th July 2009 | Read full article
Eco-town developments aim to reduce carbon emissions
Four new eco-towns each comprising more than 5,000 homes have been proposed by the government as part of a major energy-saving programme. The new communities have been designed to address the nation's housing shortage while also reducing carbon emissions and acting as an important showcase for new energy-efficiency in both housing ...
Saturday 25th July 2009 | Read full article
Energy-saving smart meters could reduce UK fuel poverty
The government has been advised to step up its plans to rollout energy-saving smart meters in England in order to reduce the number of consumers in fuel poverty. According to the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group's (FPAG) seventh annual report, more than four million households were in fuel poverty during September 20008, ...
Thursday 23rd July 2009 | Read full article
Energy-saving measures top list of valuable UK home improvements
Fuel efficiency and energy-saving measures are providing UK home improvers with the most additional value for their properties, new research has suggested. According to Halifax, the increasing desire among consumers to reduce carbon emissions has seen a large increase in the perceived value of energy-saving products such as loft insulation. Research by ...
Thursday 23rd July 2009 | Read full article
Ambitious call from developing nations could encourage energy-saving initiatives
Developing countries will step up their climate change targets and make concessions if rich nations agree to cut emissions by up to 40 per cent by 2020, an official at the summit told the UK Guardian newspaper. According to Luis Alfonso de Alba, who was the lead co-ordinator on climate change ...
Tuesday 21st July 2009 | Read full article
Energy-saving products help Chinese government save money
Energy-saving products made up the bulk of purchases made by government departments in China in 2008, which saved taxpayers in the country a lot of money, it has been reported. Quoting a report by the China Financial and Economic News, the People's Daily Online reports that energy-saving products made up 93.5 ...
Thursday 16th July 2009 | Read full article
Axminster meat processor installs energy-saving products from Enigin
In a bid to reduce energy wastage and cut down carbon emissions, Complete Meats of Axminster has put in place energy-saving measures with the help of Cornish company Enigin's energy-saving products and solutions. The firm has adopted Enigin's EnergyMaps programme, which has seen a Chiller Unit Energy Saver (CUES) product installed ...
Thursday 16th July 2009 | Read full article
EPA energy-saving initiative 'saving Americans thousands of dollars'
An energy-saving initiative in the US last year resulted in more households going green and saving thousands of dollars, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced. Thanks to the EPA's Energy Star label, nearly 17 per cent of all single-family homes built across the country in 2008 were deemed fit to ...
Wednesday 15th July 2009 | Read full article
Perth underground to be mined for renewable energy
Renewable energy firm Green Rock Energy of Australia, which specialises in geothermal power, has announced a new energy-saving project that will see it mine geothermal power under the city of Perth. Together with the University of Western Australia (UWA), the organisation is to tap into the city's vast underground resources for ...
Tuesday 14th July 2009 | Read full article
Vital for China and India to cut emissions, EU states
The European Union has called on China, India and Brazil to put in place energy-saving programmes that will enable them to make considerable cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. According to Lars-Erik Liljelund, special climate change adviser to the Swedish government, which has taken over the six-month rotating EU presidency, it is ...
Saturday 11th July 2009 | Read full article
Jobs for energy-saving products installation experts created
British Gas has announced the creation of thousands of jobs aimed at helping UK consumers install energy-saving products in their homes as part of the "biggest revolution" in home energy consumption. The jobs, which are being backed by training at a new energy academy in Leicester, are for smart energy experts ...
Friday 10th July 2009 | Read full article
London energy-saving initiative pushes for green living
An energy-saving initiative in the UK is reportedly helping commercial property owners and their tenants in London implement conservation measures by using green products and solutions. The Better Buildings Partnership, which was launched by the London Climate Change Agency more than a year ago, has been working with the largest commercial ...
Friday 10th July 2009 | Read full article
New energy efficiency initiatives announced by Obama administration
The US government has announced "aggressive" moves to promote energy efficiency among American business and residential consumers, which could result in the take up of more energy-saving products.President Barack Obama and energy secretary Steven Chu made the announcement this week, arguing that going green will not only save the environment, ...
Thursday 9th July 2009 | Read full article
Australia set to benefit from carbon reduction initiative
Take up of energy saving products in Australia is set to be impacted upon by the world's first carbon label for consumer products as the Carbon Trust-engineered programme goes global.Leading Australian environmental organisation Planet Ark has signed an agreement with the Carbon Trust to adopt its Carbon Reduction Label in ...
Thursday 9th July 2009 | Read full article
UK government proposes plans to reduce carbon emissions
Rich countries have been called upon by the UK government to set aside billions of pounds to be used to tackle climate change as well as helping poor countries cope with the resulting effects.In a speech on the Roadmap to Copenhagen at London Zoo last Friday (June 26th) prime minister ...
Tuesday 7th July 2009 | Read full article
Artificial noise may save 15 million on energy bills
The global broadband DSL access network consumes about 20 billion kilowatt-hours of energy per year but a new energy conservation solution developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK may change this. Broadband access always runs on full power leading to high DSL network electricity consumption, which can be ...
Saturday 4th July 2009 | Read full article
Mobile phones to switch off street lights in German energy saving initiative
A German village has embarked on a new energy saving programme that will see residents use their mobile phones as remote devices for controlling how street lights are used. This has been reported by the Guardian, citing an article in the Suddeutsche Zeitung, which has stated that residents of Dorentrup, ...
Thursday 2nd July 2009 | Read full article
Facility managers should urge tenants to use energy saving products
Facilities management companies should do more to reduce their carbon footprint by urging their occupiers to use energy saving products and have good energy conservation measures, it has been argued. Large property companies are already taking this route towards conservation, according to Dave Farebrother, environmental director at FTSE 100 company ...
Wednesday 1st July 2009 | Read full article
