News from October 2011
Enigin News - Philippines Energy Efficiency Project Progresses
THE Philippines Department of Energy (DoE) has finished the upgrade of seven government buildings as part of the energy Efficient Lighting initiative component of the Philippine Energy Efficiency Project (PEEP). The Filipino government agencies which have received the energy efficiency upgrades are the: National Food Authority, Mines and Geosciences Bureau, National ...
Sunday 30th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Australia's Green Building Regulations Kick-In
REGULATIONS for Green Buildings in Australia become serious tomorrow - November 1 - with building owners and even tenants facing substantial fines if their commercial space falls short environmentally. The Commercial Building Disclosure (CDB) programme requires a Building Energy Efficiency Certificate (BEEC) if more than 2000 square metres of office space ...
Sunday 30th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Upgrades Key to Green Growth
A NEW World Economic Forum report recommends steps for governments to stimulate investments into energy efficiency upgrades in existing commercial buildings in order to enable job creation and green growth. The report, entitled, A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate, also describes the ...
Friday 28th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Alabama Programme to Improve Energy Efficiency and Create Jobs
THE U.S. southeastern State of Alabama is acting to improve energy efficiency and create jobs through the Alabama Saves energy loan programme. The programme came into effect less than a year ago when it was seeded by $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, it was then further boosted by ...
Thursday 27th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - 2011 U.S. Small Business Energy Survey
THE U.S. National Small Business Association (NSBA) released its 2011 Energy Survey this week which revealed the concern most SMEs have over energy costs. Among the key findings: rising energy costs weigh heavily on the majority of small businesses with 87 percent reporting negative impacts on their business. This is likely ...
Thursday 27th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Global Paper Company Plans Energy and Emissions Reductions
GLOBAL paper and packaging company International Paper, is committing to use 15 percent less energy and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. The company will use the energy consumption and emissions figures from 2010 as a baseline, with this target the first in a set of extensive ...
Thursday 27th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - The World's Greenest Companies
NEWSWEEK released their Green Rankings list of companies and report that while governments are slow to act many corporations are already improving energy efficiency and implementing environmental measures. The Green Rankings list shows how the top-ranked companies approach green projects with determination and with a long term view as it makes ...
Wednesday 26th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - SMEs Missing out on £7.7 billion by Ignoring Energy Efficiency Measures
NEARLY four million of the UK's 4.8 million small businesses are missing out on £7.7 billion every year by not implementing energy efficiency measures, according to new research from E.ON. E.ON is on a mission to get British businesses energy fit and has revealed only one in five (21 percent) of ...
Tuesday 25th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Key Points for Business
THE Guardian Newspaper recently held an energy efficiency discussion with its Sustainable Business Group and they have published a summary of key points - click here. This is of interest to all businesses as making energy efficienct improvements saves energy but also protects the bottom line. The key points also highlight ...
Tuesday 25th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Ten Countries Emit Two-Thirds of Global CO2
A NEW report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals that just ten countries are accountable for most of the world’s CO2 emissions. The report, “CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 2011”, reveals that two-thirds of global CO2 emissions in 2009 came from these ten, according to figures released in the lead-up ...
Tuesday 25th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Massachusetts Overtakes California as Top U.S. Energy Efficiency State
A SOUR U.S. economy, tight State budgets, and a failure by Congress to adopt a comprehensive energy strategy haven’t slowed the growing momentum among U.S. States toward increased energy efficiency. This is according to the fifth edition of the annual ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released today by the American Council ...
Monday 24th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - UK's Green Deal for Business Worth £800m?
A report from Ernst & Young highlighting key policy issues facing the non-domestic UK Green Deal (NDGD) and the potential for incentivising energy efficiency in small and medium sized businesses. The report, ‘Making energy efficiency your business - understanding the potential of the non-domestic Green Deal’ was commissioned by British Gas ...
Sunday 23rd October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin Update - New Green Energy Efficiency Fund for South Africa's Industries
SOUTH Africa’s state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has launched a R500-million ($62.6 million) fund, for energy efficiency and ‘self-use’ renewable energy projects in energy intensive industries. The fund, “Green Energy Efficiency Fund” (GEEF), is backed by the German development bank KfW, which has extended a €48-million long-term loan to the IDC. ...
Thursday 20th October 2011 | Read full article
Double Energy Efficiency Incentives for Businesses
THE Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the U.S, is to increase it’s cash incentives to business and industries taking part in the EnergyRight Solutions for Business and Industry programme. The cash incentive payment is to increase by 100 percent, from 5 cents to 10 cents for every kilowatt-hour saved by any ...
Thursday 20th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Call for UK Energy Efficiency Schemes to be Simplified
NEW research by utility company npower reveals that many UK businesses feel that the UK government’s measures to reduce carbon emissions need to be simplified to meet set targets. The consultation, which is ongoing, asked businesses which UK energy legislation they feel should be kept and which should be changed or ...
Wednesday 19th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Taiwan Energy Intensity Reduced by 3.93 Percent
TAIWAN’S energy intensity has reduced by 3.93 percent during the first half of 2011 compared with the same period last year, reveal the Bureau of Energy. Energy intensity is a measure of the energy efficiency of a nation’s economy and is calculated as units of energy per unit of gross domestic ...
Tuesday 18th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Mayor of London Calls for Energy Efficiency Building Upgrades
THE Mayor of London has called on the city’s businesses and big landlords both private, public, commercial and residential to help deliver London’s biggest ever energy efficiency retrofitting programme. Retrofitting business premises with energy saving measures will not only save up to a billion pounds a year in wasted energy costs ...
Tuesday 18th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Pennsylvania can Benefit from Guaranteed Energy Savings
STATISTICS from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry claim that more than 106,000 jobs in the U.S. State have been created in the energy efficiency and renewables industries. Pennlive.com report that, based on market experience, energy efficiency is an economic winner, and the State now has the opportunity to create ...
Sunday 16th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin New - New Energy Efficiency Building Laws to Boost South Africa
SOUTH Africa’s new Energy Efficiency building regulations will give a boost to the country’s manufacturing sector as well as the economy, according to Rob Davies Trade and Industry Minister. Davies was speaking at the South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) Convention held at the end of last week and see many ...
Sunday 16th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Forecast of Increased Energy Use for the U.S.
DESPITE the recent marked improvements in the energy efficiency of equipment, devices, machinery and transport the U.S. is expected to continue using evermore power. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predict that energy consumption will continue to rise in the commercial, industrial, residential and transportation sectors as the U.S. population set ...
Thursday 13th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Australian Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Law Imminent
AUSTRALIAN landlords who are selling or letting large office spaces, must comply with the Commonwealth Government's building energy efficiency disclosure laws by the start of next month. This measure means that many commercial building owners proposing to sell or let large office spaces must provide not only a NABERS (National Australian ...
Thursday 13th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Red Tape Hinders Ontario's Energy Efficiency
ONTARIO Province, Canada, can lower industrial, commercial and residential energy bills, reduce the provincial deficit and create jobs by increasing its energy efficiency according to a new report. The report: “An Energy Efficiency Strategy for Ontario’s Homes, Buildings and Industries”, was released by the Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) yesterday (Wednesday). According ...
Wednesday 12th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Milwaukee Launches Energy Efficiency Programme for Businesses
THE Mayor of Milwaukee, U.S., Tom Barrett has announced four innovative business funding products which is part of the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency (Me2) program. The financing is purposed to assist businesses and other non-residential properties in the city to complete energy-efficiency projects. BizTimes.com reports Barrett as saying: “Smart businesses understand the impact ...
Tuesday 11th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Australian Carbon Tax Bill Boost for Energy Efficiency
THE Australian parliament have passed a controversial carbon pricing plan which will start in July 2012 and will cost the biggest greenhouse gas emitters $23 per ton of carbon emitted. The carbon pricing scheme, which is expected to get the Australian Senate’s approval in November, has been sensitive politically for prime ...
Tuesday 11th October 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Pakistan Increases Energy Efficiency Actions
PAKISTAN is again looking introduce a shorter working week in government departments and a staggered weekly holiday for industry in an effort to reduce energy demand. A special cabinet meeting is to held on Wednesday and is set to approve energy conservation measures, including a two-day holiday during a work week ...
Monday 10th October 2011 | Read full article
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