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Thailand's Energy Transition Challenge

WORLD Economic Forums's Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy Industries, and Busba Wongnapapisan, Head of Renewable Energy Industries have written about the challenge facing Thailand's energy future. Their article in The Nation states that for the past decade, Thailand has experienced significant economic growth, moving into the World Bank's upper middle income bracket. ...

Thursday 17th May 2012 | Read full article

Malaysia to Inculcate Energy Saving Awareness

MALAYSIA needs to focus on energy efficiency for the future of the planet and to improve the competitiveness of their companies Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Malaysia’s Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, wishes his fellow countrymen to adopt a culture of energy-efficiency. Chin said at the opening SIRIM QAS ...

Wednesday 16th May 2012 | Read full article

EU Energy Companies Want Energy Efficiency Directive Adopted

EurActiv report that European energy companies want the negotiations on the blocs Energy Efficiency Directive, their main tool to achieve 20 percent energy cuts by 2020, to be finalised over the coming weeks. Nicola Rega of Eurelectric, the electricity industry association in Europe, told EurActiv: “Industry wants the directive sooner than ...

Tuesday 15th May 2012 | Read full article

University Granted Over £1 Million for Energy Visualisation Project

PLYMOUTH University in the UK has been awarded more than one million pounds to lead an innovative project which will help people to understand how they use energy in their homes and buildings. It is hoped that eViz – Energy visualisation for carbon reduction – will help people with property, from ...

Friday 11th May 2012 | Read full article

EU Energy Efficiency Directive Near Completion

THE proposed EU Energy Efficiency Directive looks as if it will become a reality according to European Commission official Krzysztof Gierulski, who helped to draft the bill. EurActiv reports Gierulski stating: "There is a political agreement to get a deal by the end of June, we have quite a lot of ...

Wednesday 9th May 2012 | Read full article

Energy and Green Building Week Starts

ENERGY & Green Building Week of the 2012 Building Safety Month campaign kicked off yesterday with a focus on the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first model green code for constructing and remodeling buildings. The IgCC will make buildings more efficient and reduce waste. It is expected to have a ...

Tuesday 8th May 2012 | Read full article

UK Needs Green Growth

UK politician Chris Huhne has warned that the UK's economic growth strategy will fail unless "green growth" is pursued by investing in industries such as energy efficiency and clean energy. Writing in the Guardian, the UK’s former Energy and Climate Change minister said: "Much of our economic debate implies we must ...

Monday 7th May 2012 | Read full article

Mexico set to Pass Legally Binding Emission Targets

MEXICO is set to pass strong climate change legislation, joining the UK by having legally binding emission targets to combat the effects of climate change. The new legislation, passed by the Mexican Senate, contains wide-ranging provisions to alleviate the effects of climate change, including a mandate to cut emissions of carbon ...

Friday 4th May 2012 | Read full article

New York State to Invest $800M in Energy Efficiency

NEW York State is to invest $800 million to improve energy efficiency in their state governmental buildings, with the goal of reducing energy consumption by 20 percent over the next 4 years. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will issue debt to finance the projects, which will involve energy efficient upgrades ...

Wednesday 2nd May 2012 | Read full article

IEA Urges Governments to Speed Up Clean Energy Technology Deployment

WHILE progress is being made on renewable energy, most clean energy technologies are not being deployed quickly enough, the International Energy Agency (IEA) claimed yesterday. They made the comments in an annual progress report presented to ministers and representatives of nations that together account for four-fifths of global energy demand. The report, ...

Friday 27th April 2012 | Read full article

Global Outlook Report Highlights Need for Sustainablity

SUCCESSFUL initiatives to promote sustainable consumption and production are flourishing around the globe, but a lot more needs to be done according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. The new Global Outlook Report published by UNEP in collaboration with the European Commission, presents an overview of efforts worldwide to ...

Wednesday 25th April 2012 | Read full article

EU Energy Directive Revives!

THE European Union’s draft Energy Efficiency Directive was being diluted by member states, or so we reported last week, but EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger claims it is still possible. The European Commission and the Danish EU presidency also said the Directive could "realistically" strengthen and see the light of day ...

Monday 23rd April 2012 | Read full article

Support for Industry to Fulfill its Potential for Energy Efficiency

OPPORTUNITIES to improve energy efficiency in industry are still under-exploited, even though the sector accounts for roughly one-third of global energy demand. Improving energy efficiency in industrial companies provides a range of benefits for the companies themselves as well as for the economy as a whole. These include improved energy security, ...

Thursday 19th April 2012 | Read full article

Energy Efficiency Produces Big Savings for Commercial Buildings

ONGOING research has found that commercial building owners can cut their energy costs by nearly half by implementing energy efficient controls. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington State, U.S., have been studying buildings across the country. They used computer simulations to find average savings of 25 to 35 ...

Monday 16th April 2012 | Read full article

U.S. Needs to Continue to Improve Energy Efficiency - Steven Chu

U.S. Secretary of the Energy Department Steven Chu said yesterday that improving the nations energy efficiency should remain a priority. Chu was speaking at a New York Times energy conference, stating that if the Obama administration is in for a second term they should continue enhancing energy efficiency through their energy ...

Friday 13th April 2012 | Read full article

Renewable Power Revenue Can Fund Energy Efficiency

SCOTLAND’S consumer watchdog, Consumer Focus Scotland, says Community Benefit Funds from renewables can help improve energy efficiency. Hundreds of thousands of pounds paid by renewable energy developers to local communities could be invested in improving energy efficiency and helping take thousands more Scottish homes out of fuel poverty. In a report published ...

Wednesday 11th April 2012 | Read full article

EU Energy Efficiency Talks in Final Discussions

THE European Union’s (EU) energy efficiency bill is going through its final amendments, with the initial talks taking place today between the European Parliament, European Commission, and the European Council. The Danish presidency has an open mandate from the EU member states to negotiate the energy efficiency bill, but as we ...

Tuesday 10th April 2012 | Read full article

Bulgaria as Champion Energy Squanderers must Improve Efficiency

“BULGARIA is European champion in energy squandering.” A strong statement but one made by Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev. The Focus News Agency report that during a parliamentary session dealing with political consultations Plevneliev added that, “No matter how many new capacities we would build and what the price of electricity is, ...

Thursday 5th April 2012 | Read full article

EU States Split on Energy Efficiency Targets

European Union (EU) state representatives are struggling to agree a negotiating mandate as they consider discussion with the European Parliament on the proposed EU energy efficiency directive. It is reported that there are strong differences about the level of commitment and targets for energy efficiency across the various states. The current Danish ...

Wednesday 4th April 2012 | Read full article

Energy Efficiency Vital to Renewable Impact Claims Porritt

JONATHON Porritt, co-founder of Forum for the Future feels that renewable technologies cannot deliver unless the world also cuts its energy use over the next 30-40 years. Porritt revealed his thoughts in Edinburgh yesterday at the Scottish Renewables annual conference, where the former director of Friends of the Earth said that ...

Wednesday 28th March 2012 | Read full article

Energy Efficiency Standards for the U.S.

THE American National Standards Institute (ANSI), will host a meeting examining the need for an Energy Efficiency Standards Panel (EESP) to develop a standardisation roadmap for energy efficiency initiatives. Energy efficiency forms a core component of the country’s sustainable energy policy to promote energy security, a cleaner environment, and spur job ...

Tuesday 27th March 2012 | Read full article

EU's Energy Efficiency - Doing More with Less Campaign

REDUCING the amount of energy consumed every day is Europe’s biggest energy resource. The European Unions (EU) is highlighting the need to incorporate energy efficiency in all aspects of life to consume less and even better it is cheaper, protects our environment and favours competitiveness. We are all involved! Energy efficiency is ...

Monday 19th March 2012 | Read full article

China's Economic Growth Needs More Energy Efficiency

CHINA needs to radically improve its energy efficiency levels to maintain current levels of growth, says a leading expert on Chinese climate policy reports Responding to Climate Change (RTCC). RTCC is a Non-Governmental Organisation and an official observer to the United Nations climate change negotiations dedicated to raising awareness about climate ...

Thursday 1st March 2012 | Read full article

New Zealand Dairy Farms Can Save Big on Electricity

NEW Zealand's dairy farms could achieve cost-effective annual energy savings of at least 68.4 million kilowatt hours (kWh) in the dairy shed, according to the results of a pilot energy efficiency programme. That's a 10 percent reduction and is equivalent to the annual electricity use of around 7,100 households. Individual farms ...

Monday 27th February 2012 | Read full article

UK Energy Statistics for 2011 Released

THE UK Department of Energy and Climate Change released its provisional energy statistics yesterday, that allow an assessment to be made of trends in energy production, transformation and consumption in 2011. Primary energy production fell by a record 14 percent on a year earlier to 136.3 million tonnes of oil ...

Friday 24th February 2012 | Read full article