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Friday 16th February 2018
FROM April 1, 2018 new energy efficiency regulations for commercial buildings in the UK will come into effect - but it seems many landlords are not ready for it!
From April all non-domestic UK property cannot be let unless it obtains an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) with a minimum rating of ...
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Monday 12th February 2018
THE European Commission has approved an investment package of €98.2 million to support Europe's transition to a low-carbon, circular economy under the new LIFE funding programme for the Environment and Climate Action.
Today's investment package will contribute towards improving the quality of life for European citizens in five areas: Nature, Water, ...
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Friday 9th February 2018
A NEW report from Navigant Research examines the market for energy efficient building technologies in Asia Pacific, providing market forecasts for products and services, segmented by eight commercial building types, and by new construction and retrofit spending, through 2026.
In Asia Pacific, energy consumption in buildings is expected to continue to ...
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Monday 5th February 2018
THE Jamaican Government has received additional funding support for its Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP) through a €9.17-million grant from the European Union (EU).
This is being allocated through the European Union-Caribbean Investment Fund Facility (EU-CIF) and will serve to promote more efficient use of energy resources by the State ...
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Friday 2nd February 2018
SMALL businesses in Scotland could save up to £8,000 on average each year simply by making energy efficiency improvements – and cut their annual energy consumption by a quarter.
That’s the message from Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government, who announced this week a new ‘cashback’ scheme to help businesses ...
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Monday 29th January 2018
SOUTHEAST Asia is facing a growing cooling crisis, with more and more people turn up inefficient air-conditioning to deal with increased temperatures and worsening air.
According to new research released last week this increase in cooling demand is from people who remain unaware of the threat that inefficient cooling technologies pose ...
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Friday 26th January 2018
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €1.5 million to Agency for Finance in Kosovo (AFK), the fourth largest microfinance institution in the country, to increase the financing of the green economy.
The funds will be on-lent for investments in high-performance energy efficiency ...
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Monday 22nd January 2018
THE world’s largest retailer, Walmart, have announced results of an extensive lighting program with Current, powered by GE. As part of an ongoing commitment to energy efficiency.
Walmart has now installed more than 1.5 million LED lighting fixtures across more than 6,000 stores, parking lots, distribution centres and corporate offices in ...
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Friday 19th January 2018
RENEW Energy Partners, have announced HARD Manufacturing will be one of the first projects with RENEW It Now NY, an initiative focused on speeding the implementation of energy-efficiency retrofits and clean energy upgrades throughout New York State. a
RENEW It Now NY won participation in NYSERDA's Emerging Technologies and Accelerated Commercialisation ...
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Monday 15th January 2018
A new report shows that the global markets for residential energy efficiency technologies reached nearly $89.4 billion in 2016, and should reach $124.2 billion in 2022.
They results from Reportlinker shows that with the expected results for 2017 reach $96.8 billions it demonstrates a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% ...
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Friday 12th January 2018
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing $60 million investment to aid Brazilian companies with new technologies that are more energy efficient and eco-friendly.
The money is being supplied to Societe Generale Equipment Finance S.A. Arrendamento Mercantil (SGEF Brazil), the international equipment and vendor finance specialist of the Societe Generale group. ...
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Monday 8th January 2018
UK poultry producer Moy Park has invested £20 million in developing a more sustainable, state-of-the-art, chicken hatchery.
The new facility is one of the first of its kind in Europe and hatches 2.5 million chicks per week, making it the largest single-build hatchery in the UK. The new facility utilises the ...
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Friday 5th January 2018
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its new Polish Green Economy Financing Facility to finance investments in energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy, water and waste management for local private businesses.
The facility is for Leasing (Poland GEFF Leasing) with a €50 million loan to BZ WBK ...
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Monday 18th December 2017
CANADA is committed to working with provinces and territories to grow the economy while meeting climate commitments and creating jobs in communities across the country.
The Honourable Ginette Petipas-Taylor, Minister of Health, and Serge Rouselle, Minister of Environment and Local Government from the Government of New Brunswick, announced the province will ...
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Friday 15th December 2017
Residential, commercial and industrial buildings account for 30-40% of global energy consumption and 25-35% of total CO2 emissions. Despite evidence that saving a unit of energy is on average five times cheaper than buying it, investment in energy efficiency improvements in buildings remains low.
Innovation Labs are the second phase of ...
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Monday 11th December 2017
TWO Better Buildings Challenge partners in the Seattle area (U.S.) have been recognised by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for their successful energy-efficient upgrade achievements at the King County International Airport and the local Shari's in Lynnwood, Wash.
Through the Better Buildings Challenge, King County and Shari's Café & Pies committed to ...
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Friday 8th December 2017
THE World Bank and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have launched a new Global Wind Atlas, a free web-based tool to help decision-makers identify promising areas for wind power generation, virtually anywhere in the world.
The Global Wind Atlas is expected to help governments save millions of dollars by avoiding the ...
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Friday 1st December 2017
YEREVAN, the capital city of Armenia, will become a greener and more energy-efficient place thanks to the funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
An EIB loan worth €7m will help the Municipality of Yerevan to finance energy efficiency improvements in public buildings. In parallel, a combination of financing and ...
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Wednesday 29th November 2017
THE European Parliament's energy and industry committee (ITRE) yesterday gave energy efficiency a new lease of life in Europe, but dealt a blow to renewable energy development.
On energy efficiency, MEPs supported a 40% binding overall target for 2030, with binding national targets, as well as strong rules on annual energy ...
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Monday 27th November 2017
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) called on the building and property sector to unlock more investments for green buildings to mitigate climate impact in the Philippines.
While IFC sees a $3.4 trillion green buildings investment opportunity in key emerging markets by 2025, in the Philippines, investment opportunities for low-carbon buildings ...
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Monday 20th November 2017
THE Green Climate Fund (GCF) will start funding its largest climate finance investment to date following an agreement signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The GCF-EBRD Sustainable Energy Financing Facilities programme spans three regions and directs new climate finance flows to Armenia, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Republic of ...
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Friday 17th November 2017
NEW York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced this week $12 million financing to enhance energy efficiency in industrial and multifamily buildings.
This expands the Real-Time Energy Management initiative launched last year to improve efficiency in commercial buildings, including office buildings, hotels, universities, hospitals and retail stores.
Real-Time Energy Management ...
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Wednesday 15th November 2017
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released World Energy Outlook 2017 highlighting increases electrification of energy, ever faster deployment of renewable energy and a steady decline of the coal industry are all predicted as major shifts in the global energy scene over the next 25 years.
The resurgence in oil and gas production ...
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Monday 13th November 2017
HIGHLIGHTING the need for greater effort to reduce energy waste and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions comes the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project.
After a flattening of CO2 emissions over the last couple of years the climate is again heating up, focussing the minds of those at the UN Climate Change ...
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Saturday 4th November 2017
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) and SKB, Sweden’s largest non-profit private housing co-operative, signed a €56 million loan agreement to build new minimum energy apartments in the Stockholm region.
This is the first time the EIB provides direct financing for energy-efficient residential buildings in Sweden, which are also known as “nearly ...
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