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Enigin News - Thailand's Energy Transition Challenge

WORLD Economic Forums's Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy Industries, and Busba Wongnapapisan, Head of Renewable Energy Industries have written about the challenge facing Thailand's energy future. Their article, in part, in The Nation states that for the past decade, Thailand has experienced significant economic growth, moving into the World Bank's upper ...

Thursday 17th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Malaysia to Inculcate Energy Saving Awareness

MALAYSIA needs to focus on energy efficiency for the future of the planet and to improve the competitiveness of their companies Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui, Malaysia’s Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, wishes his fellow countrymen to adopt a culture of energy-efficiency. Chin said at the opening SIRIM QAS ...

Wednesday 16th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU Energy Companies Want Energy Efficiency Directive Adopted

EurActiv report that European energy companies want the negotiations on the blocs Energy Efficiency Directive, their main tool to achieve 20 percent energy cuts by 2020, to be finalised over the coming weeks. Nicola Rega of Eurelectric, the electricity industry association in Europe, told EurActiv: “Industry wants the directive sooner than ...

Tuesday 15th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Dubai Chamber Sets Green Example for UAE Businesses

UNITED Arab Emirates' businesses are urged by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry to improve their environmental performance as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). These improvements will not only save businesses money but also contributes to the vision of the UAE's leaders, providing significant social and environmental benefits, ...

Monday 14th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - University Granted Over Â£1 Million for Energy Visualisation Project

PLYMOUTH University in the UK has been awarded more than one million pounds to lead an innovative project which will help people to understand how they use energy in their homes and buildings. It is hoped that eViz – Energy visualisation for carbon reduction – will help people with property, from ...

Friday 11th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Ethiopia and Nigeria get Renewable and Energy Efficiency Funding

ETHIOPIA and Nigeria have been given a financial boost to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy across the two countries from African Development Bank (AfDB). Ethiopia’s efforts to increase energy efficiency and diversify its hydro-dependent energy mix through renewable energy got a $50 million boost from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) ...

Thursday 10th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU Energy Efficiency Directive Near Completion

THE proposed EU Energy Efficiency Directive looks as if it will become a reality according to European Commission official Krzysztof Gierulski, who helped to draft the bill. EurActiv reports Gierulski stating: "There is a political agreement to get a deal by the end of June, we have quite a lot of ...

Wednesday 9th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Energy and Green Buildiung Week Starts

ENERGY & Green Building Week of the 2012 Building Safety Month campaign kicks off today with a focus on the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first model green code for constructing and remodeling buildings. The IgCC will make buildings more efficient and reduce waste. It is expected to have a ...

Tuesday 8th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - UK Needs Green Growth

UK politician Chris Huhne has warned that the UK's economic growth strategy will fail unless "green growth" is pursued by investing in industries such as energy efficiency and clean energy. Writing in the Guardian, the UK’s former Energy and Climate Change minister said: "Much of our economic debate implies we must ...

Friday 4th May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Mexico set to Pass Legally Binding Emission Targets

MEXICO is set to pass strong climate change legislation, joining the UK by having legally binding emission targets to combat the effects of climate change. The new legislation, passed by the Mexican Senate, contains wide-ranging provisions to alleviate the effects of climate change, including a mandate to cut emissions of carbon ...

Thursday 3rd May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - New UK Energy Efficiency Not-For-Profit Organisation Launched

A NEW UK not-for-profit organisation, the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings, has launched, aiming to aid the energy efficiency industry overcome challenges to the uptake of energy saving measures. It is a major relaunch for what was formerly the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes, an influential network set up in 1999 ...

Wednesday 2nd May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - New York State to Invest $800M in Energy Efficiency

NEW York State is to invest $800 million to improve energy efficiency in their state governmental buildings, with the goal of reducing energy consumption by 20 percent over the next 4 years. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will issue debt to finance the projects, which will involve energy efficient upgrades ...

Tuesday 1st May 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Bulgaria to Improve Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings

THE Bulgarian Energy Minister is set to launch energy efficiency projects across 13 public buildings today. Delyan Dobrev, the Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism and his deputy Valentin Nikolov will launch the project to improve energy efficiency in buildings in the cities of Kozloduy and Novi Han. Financing of €1.3 ...

Monday 30th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Botswana Eager to Improve Energy Efficiency

AT an energy saving workshop in Gaborone, Botswana, Capacity Building Expert, Wim Jonker Klunne, highlighted the need for the country and the region to improve energy efficiency amongst SMEs. Writing in the Botswana Gazette Tendani Portia Nkani reports on the workshop, Klunne highlighted that energy consumption is growing less rapidly than ...

Friday 27th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - IEA Urges Governments to Speed Up Clean Energy Technology Deployment

WHILE progress is being made on renewable energy, most clean energy technologies are not being deployed quickly enough, the International Energy Agency (IEA) claimed yesterday. They made the comments in an annual progress report presented to ministers and representatives of nations that together account for four-fifths of global energy demand. The report, ...

Thursday 26th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Global Outlook Report Highlights Need for Sustainablity

SUCCESSFUL initiatives to promote sustainable consumption and production are flourishing around the globe, but a lot more needs to be done according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. According to the new Global Outlook Report published by UNEP in collaboration with the European Commission, presents an overview of efforts ...

Tuesday 24th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU Energy Directive Revives!

THE European Union’s draft Energy Efficiency Directive was being diluted by member states, or so we reported last week, but EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger claims it is still possible. The European Commission and the Danish EU presidency also said the Directive couls "realistically" strengthen and see the light of day ...

Monday 23rd April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - $8 Million Energy Efficiency Investment in Atlanta

THE U.S. City of Atlanta’s economic development division, Invest Atlanta, hopes to lure new businesses downtown by making commercial buildings more energy efficient according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Invest Atlanta's board yesterday approved plans to invest up to $8 million from the city’s Westside tax allocation district to help commercial ...

Thursday 19th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU's Energy Efficiency Directive Diluted

EUROPEAN Union member states have so diluted the draft bloc’s Energy Efficiency Directive that only 38 percent of the European Commission's initial proposed savings can now be achieved, according to evidence seen by EurActiv. The evidence is what EurActiv call “non-papers” from the EU Executive and reveals that the European Commission ...

Thursday 19th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Support for Industry to Fulfill its Potential for Energy Efficiency

OPPORTUNITIES to improve energy efficiency in industry are still under-exploited, even though the sector accounts for roughly one-third of global energy demand. Improving energy efficiency in industrial companies provides a range of benefits for the companies themselves as well as for the economy as a whole. These include improved energy security, ...

Wednesday 18th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - "Save Power, Save Money" Campaign Launched in Uganda

THE Ugandan utility company UMEME launched an energy efficiency campaign on Monday encouraging responsible energy usage particularly after major electricity price increases in January. UMEME General Manager Regulatory Affairs Sam Zzimbe said: “The campaign dubbed ‘Save Power, Save Money’, has been designed to provide customers around the Country with personal, practical, ...

Tuesday 17th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Australian SMEs Facing 'Severe' Electricity Price Rises

AUSTRALIA is facing what has been described as ‘severe electricity price rises from July’ by the Financial Review, which also highlights that it is bad news for small businesses. Mark Dreyfus, Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency said that most small businesses will not be materially affected by ...

Monday 16th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Produces Big Savings for Commercial Buildings

ONGOING research has found that commercial building owners can cut their energy costs by nearly half by implementing energy efficient controls. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington State, U.S., have been studying buildings across the country. They used computer simulations to find an average savings of 25 to ...

Thursday 12th April 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - U.S. Needs to Continue to Improve Energy Efficiency - Steven Chu

U.S. Secretary of the Energy Department Steven Chu said yesterday that improving the nations energy efficiency should remain a priority. Chu was speaking at a New York Times energy conference, stating that if the Obama administration is in for a second term they should continue enhancing energy efficiency through their energy ...