News from January 2010
California Adopts New Green Building Code
The US' first state-wide mandatory green building code was adopted earlier this month by the state of California, as announced by its Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This code, called the Green Building Standards Code - or CALGREEN - will come into force in January 2011. It will impose that all of the ...
Sunday 31st January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Countries Worldwide Adhere To The Copenhagen Accord
The European Union and the United States have made their adherence to the Copenhagen Accord formal this week, as the end of January deadline approches. The US aim to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020. This target only represents a 4% reduction on 1990 levels, ...
Friday 29th January 2010 | Read full article
Energy Efficiency Makes Financial Sense - Davos
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland has been taking place this week dealing with many global topics and, quite rightly, in one of the meetings energy efficiency was a major concern. The discussion confirmed that it makes financial sense to make existing buildings energy efficient by retrofitting energy efficient solutions, ...
Thursday 28th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin Energy Efficiency Ideal For Mr President
The eyes of the world were focussed on the US yesterday as a very important man revealed the future, as he sees it. Yes Steve Jobs revealed the iPad! Oddly enough later on President Obama was also giving his first State of the Union Address. While people wowed at Apples new product, the ...
Thursday 28th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin Can Help Jim To Sleep
Jim Brown is a middle school teacher in Colonie, near Albany New York State, and he is known to stalk the hallways and classrooms of all the schools in his district at night! Why does this respected educator perform such strange activities? The answer - to save energy. Jim doesn’t do this as ...
Tuesday 26th January 2010 | Read full article
2010 The Year For Energy Efficiency With Enigin
A report in the Silicon Valley Mercury News has highlighted that 2010 is the year to invest in energy efficiency companies. Whether you are looking to make an investment or not, it does highlight that energy efficiency is going to grow this year and over the foreseeable future. The report highlights how ...
Tuesday 26th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Rich Nations To Hand Over $10 billion Funding Aid To Poor Countries
The group known as BASIC, composed of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China, has urged developed nations to quickly start distributing the $10 billion pledged in Copenhagen, aimed to help poorer countries adapt to the effects of climate change. With a share of this funding initiative, poor countries would be able ...
Sunday 24th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Brazil Creates United Fund For Poor Nations' Adaption To Climate Change
Brazil is going to suggest the creation of a united fund with China, South Africa and India, in the aim of helping poor countries adapt to global warming, and more broadly, in an attempt to revive stalled global climate talks. The creation of a fund to help poor nations sustain themselves ...
Friday 22nd January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin Solutions A Must With US' New Energy Efficiency Standards
US Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, confirmed yesterday that his department has issued new energy efficiency standards, in response to the US President, Barack Obama's request at the beginning of the year. This initiative follows Europe’s lead in setting stringent energy efficiency targets for manufacturers, aiming to reduce the EU's CO2 emissions ...
Friday 22nd January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - EU Targets Ambitious Carbon Emissions Reduction
A recent draft European Union letter has shown that the EU intends to stick to the offer made during the UN talks last month to cut CO2 emissions to reach one fifth below 1990 levels over the next 10 years. The letter, intended for top UN Climate Official Yvo de Boer, ...
Friday 22nd January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - French Carbon Tax Law To Be Enforced By July 2010
The French high court recently rejected President Sarkozy's law on carbon tax, a few days before it was meant to come into force, claiming it contained too many exemptions which unjustly placed the burden on a minority of consumers. This came as an embarrassment for the French leader, who had fiercely ...
Wednesday 20th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - US Senate More Likely To Pass Energy Bill Than Climate Change Legislation
The US Senate is more likely to focus on a bi-partisan energy bill than to pass climate change legislation this year, after having gone through the contentious health care debate, according to a democratic senator earlier this week. As part of an energy bill, energy efficiency technology, through companies like Enigin ...
Wednesday 20th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - New York Unveils Smart Grid Plans
Plans for a smart grid demonstration in the Syracuse area of upstate New York have been unveiled by the National Grid, and is aimed at informing future development of a smart grid on a wider scale. 39,400 homes and businesses will receive smart meters to provide precise information about energy usage, ...
Wednesday 20th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Canada Invests $146 Million In Energy
Over the next 5 years, the Canadian government plans to inject up to $146 million in 19 clean energy projects, including energy use in buildings, community heat generation, renewables and energy storage. The projects are being supported by the $1 billion Clean Energy Fund, which is part of the Government of ...
Monday 18th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - E.ON And MASDAR Set Example To Reduce Carbon Footprint
The German outfit E.ON and the United Arab Emirates' Masdar have joined forces to develop projects aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The company's new name is E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon (EMIC) and its goal is to develop and fund emission reducing projects in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, focusing ...
Monday 18th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Russia's PM Urges Experts To Solve Energy Failures
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Prime Minister, has urged power engineering specialists to solve energy failures without delays. Mr. Putin expressed his concerns during a meeting with the regional development minister, Viktor Basargin, a few days ago. Mr. Putin explained that Russia had entered the peak heating season as usual, and that the ...
Sunday 17th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - EU Want To Make "Rapid" Moves Towards CO2 Cuts
Europe's leading environment ministers are on the verge of making 'rapid and efficient' moves towards reducing CO2 emissions. The meeting was held in Spain, since the Spanish president is the EU's current president, to discuss climate change and how to reach targets, following the disappointing outcome of the climate summit in ...
Sunday 17th January 2010 | Read full article
Malaysia Opts For Energy Efficiency To Tackle Price Rises
Malaysia is soon going to experience a considerable rise in energy prices, as industries and businesses push for energy saving solutions, such as the ones Enigin PLC offer worldwide, in order to counter the possibility of rising cost overheads. Although Malaysia’s energy prices are currently among the lowest in the region ...
Thursday 14th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - EU Agree To Aim For 30% CO2 Cut By End Of 2010
A climate change policy officer, at the European Commission last week, has announced that the European Union will hopefully be able to succeed in its commitment to reach a 30% reduction of carbon emissions (presently sitting at 20%) by the next U.N. climate conference in Mexico at the end of ...
Thursday 14th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - India's Energy Credit Trading Plan To Curb Climate Change
Seeking to curb greenhouse gas emissions, India - the world’s 4th-largest polluter - plans to start a market to trade energy saving credits that may reach 740 billion rupees ($16 billion) in 5 years. The Director General of The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ajay Mathur, explains: "Businesses that exceed energy efficiency ...
Wednesday 13th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Brecon Beacons Win Energy Saving Grant
A £1m prize has been won by a community group in the Brecon Beacons for measures to tackle climate change. The Green Valleys project, 'Technology and the Arts Big Challenge', based in the Brecon Beacons, has cut CO2 emissions in the National Park by up to 33% in 2009 and has ...
Wednesday 13th January 2010 | Read full article
Government Warning
The UK Governments Environmental Audit Committee reported that the country's efforts to tackle climate change could be meaningless, if the world’s leaders fail to reverse the growth in global emissions over the next 10 years. The Committee's new report on Carbon budgets calls on the Government to redouble its efforts to ...
Tuesday 12th January 2010 | 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
Enigin - DOE Supports Latin America Energy Efficiency Projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will be supporting 3 projects aimed at expanding the development and use of energy efficiency technologies and renewables in Latin America. The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and other National Laboratories, will provide technical assistance to the successful projects. Such initiatives highlight America's committment to ...
Monday 11th January 2010 | Read full article
Enigin - Germany Encourages Green Focus
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, made the following statement on Monday, at an environmental event on biodiversity, in regards to climate change: "The fight against climate change and securing biodiversity is crucial to preventing costly environmental damage". Mrs Merkel's words come after the result of the UN-sponsored climate conference in December 09, ...
Sunday 10th January 2010 | Read full article
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