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Monday 31st March 2014
EUROPE’S long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €200m to support the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest wind power project. The €620 million (Ksh70 billion) scheme will transform supply of renewable energy in East Africa and benefit from additional financial support from ...
Friday 28th March 2014
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is channeling $5 million to support the expansion of lending programmes through micro-finance institutions in the Kyrgyz Republic. The credit line to the microfinance organisation FINCA, will consist of two parts. $2 million will be allocated under the Kyrgyz Sustainable Energy Financing Facility ...
Thursday 27th March 2014
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided two loans to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) for energy efficiency projects. One loan is for €250 million to co-finance projects for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and a €150 million facility to support investments in the MidCap companies in order to ...
Wednesday 26th March 2014
23 Connecticut municipalities have been recognized during a ceremony at the State Capitol for their participation in the statewide Clean Energy Communities program. The program is past of the Energize Connecticut initiative that incentivizes cities and towns to support energy efficiency and renewable energy. Municipal leaders from the communities were joined by ...
Tuesday 25th March 2014
BULGARIAN Member of the European Parliament and chairperson of the National Movement for Stability and Progress Antoniya Parvanova, declared: “Bulgaria should think about energy efficiency,” and changes in renewable policies. FOCUS News Agency reported her words from the "Development of a Competitive Energy Market in the Context of the Green Economy" ...
Monday 24th March 2014
CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang has called for more effort to save energy along with emission reduction, according to official statements released yesterday as reported by xinhuanet.com. Li revealed that environmental work will be on going and coordinated with the nation’s economic expansion, with the targeted reduction in production capacity providing huge ...
Friday 21st March 2014
ELECTRICITY consumption growth in the U.S. has been slowing for a long while due to many reasons - recession, weather change and the take up of energy efficiency measures. This is according to a new study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Despite the slowed growth they report ...
Thursday 20th March 2014
NEW Zealand's Palmerston North Hospital, on the North Island, is looking to upgrade its lights with more modern, efficient, energy-saving lights producing substantial reductions in energy demand, emissions and utility bills. The first phase, costing $692,000, will involve the replacement of three types of ageing light fittings in the Emergency Department, ...
Wednesday 19th March 2014
SOME of Europe’s biggest businesses have written an open letter to the European Council (EC) calling for energy efficiency to be at the heart of the EU’s climate and energy strategy for 2030. The businesses represented by the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) addressed the letter to Herman Van Rompuy, ...
Tuesday 18th March 2014
AZERBAIJAN’S Government has approved ‘Rules’ regarding the energy efficiency for construction projects and other energy saving measures to reduce the countries CO2 emissions and boost their economy. The ‘Rules’ cover cultural buildings, historical monuments, residential buildings up to 3 storeys and constructions that do not require a building permit. The Rules ...
Monday 17th March 2014
THE Hindustan Times (HT) reports many Indian businesses will follow the sustainable example set by large businesses in reaching a national target of 25% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. A batch of companies became part of the 2009 India Greenhouse Gas Progam, including Godrej & Boyce, whose chairman Jamshyd N ...
Friday 14th March 2014
TREND report Vice-President of Schneider Electric Central Asia Mehmet, Ali Keciciler, underlined the importance of energy efficiency projects in Azerbaijan in his speech at the Azerbaijan Investment Summit in Baku. Keciciler recognized the importance of Azerbaijan's economic growth, but this puts pressure on the existing energy, water, transport and telecom infrastructure. ...
Thursday 13th March 2014
THE Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, U.S., announced yesterday the installation of 2,300 energy efficient, LED lights in the Lincoln Tunnel, which will save $283,000 annually. “Replacing our bridge and tunnel lighting systems with new LED lights makes business sense and benefits the environment by reducing our energy ...
Tuesday 11th March 2014
ROMANIA Insider report that Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein will donate €8 million to Romania to finance energy efficiency programs aiming to reduce greenhouse gases. A statement from Romania’s Ministry of Economy revealed: “The donor states, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, concluded with Romania the Memorandum of Understanding which designates the Ministry of Economy ...
Tuesday 11th March 2014
A RECENT symposium at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Ziman Center for Real Estate addressed the critical issue of increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. The UCLA Green Building Symposium - Building Better Places discussed how vital it is for more buildings to increase the use ...
Monday 10th March 2014
ESKOM, South Africa’s national utility company, called a stage three power emergency last Thursday leading to rolling blackouts to stabilize and reduce demand as the grid comes under strain. Eskom stated that: ”The power system is very tight. This risk has increased significantly due to the heavy rains over the last few ...
Friday 7th March 2014
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is helping Romania’s transition to a low-carbon economy through further development of renewable energy resources. EBRD will provide a loan of €49 million towards the construction, commissioning and operation of the 108 MW Crucea North Wind Farm in the Black Sea region of ...
Thursday 6th March 2014
THE New York Power Authority (NYPA) revealed that during the first year of the BuildSmart NY Initiative the energy performance of state government buildings improved by nearly 5%. The initiative, which is being administered by NYPA, is intended to reduce energy consumption at state facilities by 20% by 2020. The BuildSmart NY ...
Wednesday 5th March 2014
AN independent analysis has been released showing the economic performance of 16 US cities under the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA). The report, entitled 'The Economic Impact of Energy Efficiency Investments in the Southeast' from the US Department of Energy (DOE) funded energy efficiency retrofit consortium released the details from ...
Tuesday 4th March 2014
THE rising cost of electricity in South Africa and the increased demand on the power grid are encouraging the country’s large commercial businesses to implement energy-efficient initiatives and technologies. Companies are becoming more aware that reducing energy usage will lower operating expenditure, improve profit margins, and enhance their brand image ...
Monday 3rd March 2014
UNITED State’s Mayors released results of a survey showing city successes in using Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Gresham, Oregon, Mayor Shane Bemis, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Bill Finch and Carmel, Indiana, Mayor Jim Brainard presented the survey findings during ...