Washington, D.C.—China is now the largest market for new construction in the world, adding about 20 billion square feet to its commercial and residential building stock annually in recent years. Given this scale, enforcement of building energy codes across China is challenging and critical for both Chinese and global building energy efficiency and carbon mitigation. [...]
Washington, D.C.—National efficiency standards for appliances, lighting, and other equipment will save consumers and businesses more than $1.1 trillion and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas pollution and other emissions by 2035, according to The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on the Savings from Appliance Standards, a study released last month. Even greater savings could be achieved. Updates [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers can now share and compare their energy use with friends around the nation on Facebook with a new social energy application. The app, created by Opower in partnership with Facebook and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), provides insight into individual energy use while [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture – along with the Department of Energy, and the Department of Navy – will co-host an Advanced Biofuels Industry Roundtable in Washington D.C. on May 18, 2012 as the next step in the partnership with the private sector to produce advanced biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. Agriculture Secretary [...]
Solar installations will stall this year, but make rapid strides in emerging markets and find sustained growth without government subsidies, says Lux Research. After recent explosive growth capped by a 66% surge to 26.5 GW in 2011, solar installations will grind to a near halt this year — adding a mere 26.9 GW — while [...]
LANSING, Mich., April 4, 2012 – Building improvements and efficiency measures to reduce operating costs are nearly complete at the Parnall Correctional Facility as a result of the energy savings performance contract (ESPC) awarded to Energy Systems Group (ESG) last year. ESG has announced that the comprehensive energy infrastructure improvements, lighting retrofits, heating and cooling [...]
Digital Lumens today announced the awarding of the first patent for its exclusive Intelligent Lighting System(TM) technology. The patent, #8,138,690 covers LED-based light fixtures with integrated intelligence, sensing and networking. Designed for industrial lighting applications, the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System includes individually intelligent LED-based fixtures, which are wirelessly networked and centrally managed, to minimize [...]
Retroficiency, provider of the on-demand Building Efficiency Intelligence(TM) (BEI) platform, today announced it is a finalist in the prestigious Utility Technology Challenge for its Virtual Energy Assessment (TM) (VEA) solution, which enables utilities to more effectively target and engage commercial customers with efficiency programs. With just a building address and 12 months of interval consumption [...]
PHOENIX, Apr 4, 2012 – The Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) will gather national leaders in the development, implementation and marketing of energy efficiency and demand-side management programs at a national conference being held May 15-18 at the Hilton Baltimore. Close to 300 industry professionals are expected to attend the event, which will feature [...]
PENNINGTON, N.J.– Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT) (“OPT” or “the Company”) announces financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2012. Operating loss at $12.4 million was significantly reduced for the nine months ended January 31, 2012, compared with $15.8 million for the nine months ended January 31, [...]
China Making Significant Progress in Building Energy Code Compliance
New Study Finds Typical Household Will Save $10,000 from 2010-25; Enormous National Energy and Water Savings Gained
PG&E Customers can “Compete to Conserve” with New Facebook App
State of Michigan to Save Over $30 Million from Energy Efficiency Measures
First Patent for Energy-Saving Intelligent LED Lighting System
Baltimore to Host National Forum on Energy Efficiency Program Design
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