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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 - South Africa Loan Arrangement for Energy Efficiency and Renewables

SOUTH African bank ABSA has made an agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) to offer loans for clean energy and energy-efficiency projects. The loan, of €40m, comes at a time as South Africa is about to see an explosion of renewable energy projects on the back of the government's independent ...

Wednesday 14th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Property Refurbishment Fund Reaches £100 Million Mark

UK investment manager Threadneedle’s Low-Carbon Workplace Trust (LCW) fund, which supports the low-carbon and energy efficiency upgrades of commercial properties, has been boosted to £100 million. LCW has secured a significant equity commitment from The Townsend Group, a premier provider of global real estate investment solutions. Together with an additional equity ...

Friday 27th January 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Wales Gains Power for Energy Efficiency Building Regulations

THE Welsh government is to use its new powers to improve energy efficiency in non-domestic buildings. The Welsh government assumes responsibility this week for building regulations from the UK central government in Westminster, and has revealed their energy efficiency plans. From the beginning of this year the Welsh Assembly have the devolved ...

Wednesday 4th January 2012 | Read full article

Enigin New - Pennsylvania's Energy Saving Law Works Wonders

THE PennFuture Energy Center for Enterprise and the Environment released a new study by Optimal Energy detailing the impact of energy savings law, on Pennsylvania's businesses, environment, families and economy. "The energy savings law is an unqualified success," said Courtney Lane, senior energy policy analyst for Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) ...

Tuesday 20th December 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - COP17 Legal Climate Treaty Agreement

THE UN climate talks in South Africa have been heralded a success after a climate change deal was struck in the early hours of Sunday morning. 194 parties have spent the past two weeks in Durban discussing how to cut emissions to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees to ...

Monday 12th December 2011 | Read full article

Enigin Update - Energy Efficiency Pledge by South African Government and Business

SOUTH AFRICA’S Department of Energy has signed an Energy Efficiency Leadership Network Pledge along with Business Unity SA (BUSA) and the National Business Initiative (NBI). The Pledge aims to improve energy efficiency in South Africa, with the signatories developing an energy efficiency road map, the required energy efficiency targets, work with ...

Friday 9th December 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - South Africa's Energy Efficiency Project Advances

THE South African government is progressing with the implementation of their Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (IEE) claimed South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Davies explained that the energy efficiency project promotes industrial energy management systems, energy system optimisation and energy standards development training for SMEs. Davies was speaking at an ...

Wednesday 7th December 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - COP17 to Answer Alarm Bells?

RECENT studies and findings regarding climate change are “sounding alarm bells” for urgent action said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, ahead of COP17. Speaking during a media briefing in Durban, South Africa, before the official opening of the UNFCCC COP17 conference, November 28 through ...

Monday 28th November 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - China's Long Term Energy Efficiency Commitment

ENERGY efficiency, conservation and environmental protection are long term goals for China according to Vice-Premier Li Keqiang ahead of this weeks UN climate change summit in Durban. Li also highlighted that apart from a long term goal energy efficiency is also an urgent practical option for the country as the global ...

Monday 28th November 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Market to Increase by 50% say Pike Research

THE market for energy efficiency services and equipment is on the rise as national governments look to reduce energy consumption by improving the efficiency of their nations building stock. With buildings being one of the largest sources of energy consumption, the opportunity to improve energy efficiency is significant, from the utilisation ...

Friday 25th November 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - Jamaican Energy Efficiency Programme gets Financial Boost

A $20 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to finance the Jamaican Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme, first of three such loans, was signed on Tuesday. The IDB has approved the three loans to be disbursed over coming days at an advantageous interest rates between 1.3 percent and 1.4 ...

Thursday 24th November 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - City of Sydney Plan Office Energy Efficiency Scheme

THE Australian city of Sydney intends to sign 10 agreements over the next 12 months to improve energy efficiency in the city’s office buildings. A city official said yesterday that the plan is to help commercial building owners to gain access to private capital and to share the upgrade costs with ...

Thursday 17th November 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 - 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 ...

Monday 24th 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 ...

Wednesday 19th October 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - European Energy Efficiency Lighting Market to Grow

NEW research predicts steady growth is forecast for the European lighting market across all sectors with retail and hospitality experiencing fast growth due to their preponderance of expensive decorative lighting. The market will be driven by the shift towards more intelligent and energy efficient lighting. In particular, the predicted "LED revolution" ...

Tuesday 4th October 2011 | Read full article

Enigin News - Over Half of UK SMEs losing out on Energy Saving

POWER utility Npower have announced that the results of research showing over half of the UKs SMEs are failing to benefit financially from energy saving. Although small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) are seeking ways to manage the bottom line in the current tough economic climate, many have no measures in ...

Thursday 11th August 2011 | Read full article

Malaysia Faces Huge Energy Price Rises

Substantial energy cost increases are expected to rock Malaysia, leading commerce and industry in the country to take steps to save energy to offset the expected price hikes. The worry over energy prices in Malaysia has led to many businesses investing in energy saving technology, with a 20% increase in orders ...

Tuesday 12th January 2010 | Read full article