News for: March 08, 2013

How UC Irvine redefines efficiency in laboratories
March 08, 2013
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UCI engineers took note of the fact that gains in energy efficiency had plateaued at about 20 to 25 percent better than code, a number that was not sufficient enough to meet the ACUPCC's climate neutral goal. Campus leaders set their energy efficiency ...GreenBiz.com (blog)
Energy efficiency presents industry with £2.2bn opportunity
March 07, 2013
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The analysis was unveiled by the Energy Efficiency Financing (EEF) scheme, a corporate green lending service backed by engineering giant Siemens and the Carbon Trust consultancy that aims to provide "pay-as-you-save" financing to businesses, enabling ...
Policies sought to incentivize utilities to increase efficiency
March 07, 2013
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States are increasingly looking to utilities to promote energy efficiency and support building energy codes. A new Cadmus report developed by the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) Evaluation, Measurement and Verification (EM&V) Forum; the ...
Taking energy efficiency to the market
March 07, 2013
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Recognising this challenge, India has prioritised energy efficiency measures and set up the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The underlying rationale is ...Business Standard
EPA recognizes Northeast Energy Efficiency Initiative with 2013 Energy Star ...
March 07, 2013
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The award was presented to Efficiency Vermont and the ten other organizations who participate in the Northeast Retail Products Initiative, in recognition of continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. The Initiative ...

News for: March 07, 2013

Will 2013 be the tipping point for energy efficiency and decentralised energy ...
March 07, 2013
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So the question before us is: Will 2013 be the tipping point for energy efficiency and decentralised energy? The answer is in your court. A better framed question would be, what will you do to make it a tipping point issue because the power is with you ...
National Grid and CBS Radio Team-up with Bruins Defenseman Andrew ...
March 07, 2013
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That's why he is partnering with National Grid and CBS Radio to promote energy efficiency to residents and schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island through an interactive contest. National Grid residential customers will have the opportunity to win ...
Business attitudes to energy efficiency policy options
March 07, 2013
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For example, an important factor in determining business preferences was whether or not they were capital constrained with regard to energy efficiency investments - for businesses that are capital constrained, incentive options that are structured to ...
EBRD signs agreement within first energy efficiency project in Azerbaijan
March 07, 2013
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Azerbaijani AccessBank started implementing the first project on energy efficiency in the country. On Thursday, the bank signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to get a loan worth $ 4.2 million which will ...
EPA honors district for energy efficiency
March 07, 2013
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The Kenton County School District has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year for strategically managing and improving the energy efficiency of its buildings. Kenton County and Scott County ...