News from December 2010
Enigin News - $55 Million Saved Despite Missed Energy Efficiency Target
THE NORTH Carolina (N.C.) state government in the U.S. saved taxpayers $55.3 million in energy costs last year but failed to meet the state's own energy efficiency goal. An energy efficiency programme was started in 2003 to reduce energy costs at state government agencies and universities. The goal of the programme ...
Thursday 30th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - €70 Million Energy Efficiency Grants for Ukraine
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is to grant Ukraine €63 million for an energy-saving programme, and a further €7 million for energy efficiency technical assistance. The grants were revealed in a preliminary report handed to Mykola Pashkevych, chairman of the National Agency of Ukraine for Efficient Use of Energy Resources (NAER), by ...
Thursday 30th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Saving Standards to be set in Azerbaijan
IN AZERBAIJAN specialists from the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patent have prepared a draft national programme on energy saving. According to Sabig Abdullayev, the Chief of Department for Standardisation and Technical Regulation, the proposed programme will apply 75 standards of energy efficiency, leading to a target of 30 percent ...
Thursday 30th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Massachusetts set Strict Emissions Targets
IN THE U.S. the outgoing Massachusetts energy chief set a state mandate for greenhouse gas emissions reductions at the highest level to achieve cuts and create up to nearly 50,000 jobs. Ian Bowles, secretary of energy and environmental affairs in the administration of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, has introduced the "Massachusetts ...
Wednesday 29th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Indian State Departments face Mandatory Energy Audits
THE INDIAN State of Madhya Pradesh is set to carry out mandatory energy audits and energy efficiency measures across all state government, semi-government, corporation and board offices. A 10 percent increase is predicted in Indian energy bills in the near future, leading to concerns over energy wastage across the states facilities. The ...
Tuesday 28th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Building Owners Unaware of Energy Efficiency Act
THAILAND passed the Energy Conservation Promotion Act, requiring building owners to inspect their energy management nearly a year ago, but many building owners have no idea the Act exists. The landlords of these buildings also fail to realise that they must also prepare an energy management report each March, due to ...
Tuesday 28th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Federal Energy Efficiency Funds Boosts for Schools
THE MIDWEST U.S. city of Cincinnati’s Public Schools are focusing on "greening" its new buildings and also looking how they can energy costs in 26 of its older buildings. Some of the “older” buildings were built only five or six years ago and the city is using more than $23 million ...
Monday 27th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Taiwan Plan to Invest $1.47 Billion in Renewable Energy
THE government of Taiwan is reportedly set to invest $838m in promoting renewable energy and a further $635m in its research and development in the next five years. The country’s government also hopes to garner $200bn in private investment into the sector, according to the Wall Street Journal. The government of Taiwan ...
Sunday 26th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Two States set Example for U.S.
IN THE U.S. the prospect of a comprehensive national energy policy seems uncertain, but two states reminded the whole country that bold energy efficiency policies can win bipartisan support. It is generally accepted that energy efficiency would save businesses and consumers millions in wasted energy costs, but national energy efficiency policies ...
Sunday 26th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - EBRD to help Finance Business Energy Efficiency
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing in its support of Romanian companies in a drive to improve energy efficiency. EBRD are providing a new €10 million loan to OTP Bank Romania, part of the largest independent Central-Eastern-European banking group, to finance sustainable energy projects undertaken by local ...
Thursday 23rd December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - IFC to Guarantee Half of Energy Efficiency Loans
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corp. (IFC) will guarantee half of the loans extended by the Filipino Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc. (BDO) under the bank’s Sustainable Energy Finance Program. The IFC, a private sector arm of the World Bank, released a statement yesterday revealing it had signed a risk-sharing facility with BDO, ...
Thursday 23rd December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Binding Target Adopted
THE EUROPEAN Parliament adopted a binding agreement calling for a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. The policy is to be implemented across all economic sectors. Meeting the target will save the European Union (EU) as a whole €100 billion, reducing emissions by almost 800 million tons a year. The European ...
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Challenge for North China Buildings
MORE than half the buildings constructed in northern China in 2009 failed to meet China's energy-saving standards, stated an inspection report released this week. China's top legislature conducted an inspection discovering over 2 billion square meters of space in old buildings in northern China in need energy saving upgrades. "Concerning the implementation ...
Tuesday 21st December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Saving Verification Vital
IN BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, the state legislative auditor has found that two state hospitals have energy efficiency contracts that fail to comply with state law due to a lack of verification. The local Advocate newspaper has reported that the auditor found that savings realised from “energy efficiency” contracts were not measurable ...
Tuesday 21st December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Research Predicts Growth in Energy Efficiency Upgrades
DESPITE the general turndown in new construction due to the global recession, one building-related field has continued to grow: upgrades tied to improving a facilities energy efficiency according to a new white paper. This is the results of a new white paper by Pike Research of Boulder. Colorado US. The report ...
Monday 20th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin Update - Energy Efficiency to Reduce Oil Imports
THE PHILIPPINES government want to see energy efficiency improve as it will reduce the need for oil imports. Such a reduction will also lower the capital and operating cost of electricity and will consequently provide Filipinos with sufficient electricity at lower possible cost, according to Assistant Secretary Leonilo Lariosa of the ...
Monday 20th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Better Governance Vital for Energy Efficiency
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have joined up to promote energy efficiency by highlighting the vital role of good governance. The IEA published the results of its global Energy Efficiency Governance study today in the form of a summary handbook and a ...
Sunday 19th December 2010 | Read full article
Emissions Reduction from Energy Saving for Taiwan
TAIWAN’S government’s commitment to saving energy and reducing emissions has reduced CO2 releases by 5.14 million metric tons so far of this year, revealed Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday. Wu said the figure, for the first three quarters of the year, represents a 4-percent fall in energy intensity, the largest reduction over ...
Thursday 16th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Grants for Pennsylvania Small Businesses
STATE investments are helping Pennsylvania, US, small-business owners continue to lower their operating costs by conserving energy and reducing pollution. Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger announced yesterday, that 90 small businesses across Pennsylvania will receive more than $560,000 in grants through the Small Business Advantage program to reduce energy ...
Thursday 16th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Vietnam's Energy Efficiency Success but Improvements Still Needed
THE Vietnamese national programme on energy efficiency and conservation, enacted over the last five years, has recorded a 30 percent higher return than targeted. "Cities and provinces throughout the country have conserved more than 4 billion kWh", said deputy minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong at a meeting to ...
Thursday 16th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - European Energy Efficiency Action Plan Approved
ENERGY Efficient buildings should be a key priority of the forthcoming revised Energy Efficiency Action Plan, say European Parliament Members (MEPs) in a resolution passed on Wednesday. Proper implementation of existing legislation and public sector example-setting were among other proposals listed in the resolution. MEPs also voted for a binding energy ...
Wednesday 15th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Orlando finds Energy Efficient Treasures
THE CITY of Orlando in Florida set a dedicated team the task of looking for energy savings and efficiencies at Orlando’s 70 plus-year old Citrus Bowl Stadium and soon came up with substantial energy and hence financial savings. Searching for energy savings surrounding and during the annual Florida Classic American football ...
Tuesday 14th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Municipalities get EU Energy Efficiency Grants
GRANTS for energy efficiency projects from European Union (EU) programmes have been approved and are being distributed across 58 Bulgarian municipalities. Part of the funding, a total of BGN105million ($72million), will be distributed to improve the energy efficiency in 215 schools and kindergartens, affecting 85,000 students. The funding is provided under two ...
Tuesday 14th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Awards Highlights Energy Efficiency
A TOTAL of 32 Indian industrial sectors have received a 2010 National Energy Conservation Award today, which is National Energy Conservation Day - providing Indian ministers a chance to highlight energy efficiency. The awards were given by the Indian Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde for their achievements in the ...
Monday 13th December 2010 | Read full article
Enigin News - Businesses Missing out on Huge Energy Efficiency Savings
UK BUSINESSES waste up to £1.6 billion ($2.53 billion) annually and undervalue the financial returns gained from investing in energy efficiency leading to reduced energy costs. A report released yesterday by Carbon Trust Advisory, the business arm of the UK government sponsored Carbon Trust, revealed the findings of their study of ...
Monday 13th December 2010 | Read full article
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