energy efficiency
1 July 2010
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) will be the most crucial driver in determining the pace of renewable energy growth across US states, according to a new study.
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21 June 2010
The UK can be carbon neutral by 2030 while creating thousands of jobs and regaining its energy security, according to a new energy strategy put forward by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT).
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16 June 2010
The value of private equity and venture capital investment in the cleantech sector more than tripled in May 2010 to $1,22bn from $352m in April 2010, boosted by an institutional buyout worth $800m, according to a report from ZEPHYR and Bureau van Dijk, compiled exclusively for NewNet.
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9 June 2010
Despite the global recession driving energy consumption lower in 2009 than the previous year, power usage is on the rise in developing nations according to BP's 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy.
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4 June 2010
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4 June 2010
Google.org, Sergey Brin and Larry Page's philanthropic division, has donated 3,000 solar-powered chargers to the International Medical Corps, which equates to over $216,000 and is part of the $100m that the organisation has so far given out to renewable enterprises and causes.
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24 May 2010
The UK will miss its future carbon budget target unless the new coalition government introduces firm policies to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a new forecast shows.
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19 May 2010
The UK's offshore renewable energy sector could generate electricity equivalent of one billion barrels of oil annually, matching North Sea oil and gas production, according to a new report.
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18 May 2010
Greenhouse gas emissions from European businesses participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) fell by 11.6 per cent in 2009 compared with the previous year's figures, which the EU has attributed to the economic recession.
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14 May 2010
The development of alternative fuel and advance technology vehicles globally has benefited from nearly $44bn in economic stimulus funds and incentives, more than half of which is or has been piped into the US, according to an analysis by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) Global Manufacturing Industry group.
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12 May 2010
Hydropower dominates renewable energy production in South America and is expected to show moderate growth until 2020 alongside thermal power, according to new figures.
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6 May 2010
Canada's clean energy sector is falling behind its US equivalent because its federal government has created a CAN$11.5bn ($11.4bn) investment gap into renewable energy, according to a report by Blue Green Canada.
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20 April 2010
A US environmental campaign group has publicised a governmental report that stresses the importance of federal commitments to reduce climate change ahead of a new energy bill expected to be introduced next week.
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9 April 2010
Private equity investment in clean technology companies weakened in March 2010, failing to sustain the significant growth recorded in February 2010 as volume plunged 43 per cent to 13 deals from 23 the previous month and value plummeted 80 per cent to a new year-low of $110m from $559m four weeks earlier.
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7 April 2010
Global energy provider E.ON has joined a number of energy providers in launching a solar power product designed to save customers money on their energy bills and reduce their impact on the environment in tandem with the new UK feed-in-tariff system introduced this month.
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6 April 2010
The UK's new Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme will see businesses purchase allowances to cover their CO2 emissions creates a ‘value trap' for investors, according to global consultancy and consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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1 April 2010
Almost half of businesses set to participate in the UK government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme think advice on the new legislation is inadequate and are unclear as to how to forecast their CO2 emissions, according to a new survey.
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26 March 2010
The majority of FTSE 350 companies are not providing sufficiently credible sustainability and carbon data, according to a new report.
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18 March 2010
Fundamental restructuring of the UK's entire energy system is unavoidable if it is to meet future energy demand while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, according to a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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17 March 2010
The building sector is responsible for a large share of world electricity consumption and raw materials use, with buildings alone accounting for 72 per cent of electricity use and 38 per cent of CO2 emissions in the US. Energy retrofitting of older inefficient buildings can cut energy use by up to 50 per cent and makes economic sense, according to Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute.
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