News from November 2011
Enigin News - European Mayors set Example for EU Nations
EUROPEAN mayors demonstrated today that energy efficiency targets can be met, despite sluggish talks on the proposed EU energy efficiency directive, according to EurActiv. EurActiv reports that 3,000 mayors came together today (November 30) for the launch of the 'Engage' campaign, a project that aims to become the largest EU-wide local ...
Wednesday 30th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Nigeria Needs to Concentrate on Energy Efficiency
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has opined that Nigeria needs to concentrate on energy efficiency to meet their current and future energy challenges. Nigeria’s Leadership newspaper reports that the UNDP maintained that the energy crisis facing the country requires the development of an energy saving culture, particularly in the corporate ...
Tuesday 29th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Call to Action at UN Climate Change Conference
THOUSANDS of representatives from governments and international organisations have gathered for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17), which seeks to advance ways to cut global carbon emissions and pollution. The stakes at the two-week long conference are high, as its outcome will determine the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the ...
Monday 28th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Through "Modernisation not Westernisation"
INDIAN state Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, highlighted the need for more energy efficiency planning to boost economic growth. Speaking during a seminar on Energy Efficiency and Thermal Audit, Modi said that in the western Indian state of Gujarat they need to modernise but without westernisation. Explaining this view the Chief Minister ...
Monday 28th November 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 ...
Sunday 27th 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 ...
Sunday 27th 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 - Warnings for UK Businesses in Annual Energy Statement
UK ENERGY secretary Chris Huhne reveled in his annual energy statement that he the government is looking to help businesses counter forthcoming energy cost increases. Huhne acknowledged that currently some UK firms do not make such significant energy efficiency savings due to the nature of their industrial processes, plus many UK ...
Wednesday 23rd 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 ...
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Public Sector Doubles Emissions Targets
NEW research released by the Carbon Trust reveals that the UK’s public sector has doubled its determination to tackle climate change over the past five years, despite difficult economic times. Fresh analysis of 472 public sector bodies shows that average carbon reduction targets have almost doubled since 2006, rising from 16 ...
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Energy Companies Call for Tougher �EU 2030 Climate and Energy Package�
THREE leading European energy utilities want the European Commission (EC) to present a second ‘Climate and Energy Package’, including binding 2030 targets on energy efficiency, carbon reductions and renewables. The three energy companies – Eneco (the Netherlands), Dong Energy (Denmark) and SSE (United Kingdom) are making the call tot he EC, ...
Wednesday 23rd November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - South Africa Must Become Energy Efficient
South Africa needs to become more energy efficient if it is to meet industrialisation pressures. "It is clear that we cannot continue on a wasteful path as we have been on. We all know that an economy cannot grow without energy but that does not mean inefficient use of energy," said ...
Monday 21st November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Substantial Savings Available Through Improving Motor Efficiency
UK INDUSTRY could save over £630 million through making electric motors more energy efficient, using motor controllers such as variable speed drives (VSDs), according to the UK’s Carbon Trust. The Carbon Trust reveal through the release of new guides how businesses can make significant savings on their annual energy bill by ...
Monday 21st November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Hungarian Energy Efficiency Incentives
ENERGY efficiency projects in Hungary have received nearly HUF 80 billion ($343.6 million) in grants. Hungarian SMEs received the vast majority of the incentive money, which was used for energy efficiency building upgrades, and the “Norwegian Financing Mechanism” is to ensure another HUF 5.6 billion ($24 million) for similar project up ...
Sunday 20th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Almost All New Buildings in China Fall Short on Energy Efficiency
A CHINESE Senior Government Planner claims that over 95 percent of new buildings that are erected annually are energy inefficient and the country needs to promote energy efficient construction projects. Xinhuanet.com report Tang Kai, Chief Planner of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development as stating that China builds around 2 ...
Sunday 20th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - More Energy Efficiency Action Needed from Philippines' Government
EXPERTS are calling for the Philippines’ government to incentivise and promote energy efficiency to reduce consumption particularly as cleaner energy is being developed. Philippines’ BusinessWorld Online reports Jose Bienvenido Manuel M. Biona, Research Scientist of De La Salle University commenting at a briefing: "We should look at energy efficiency while renewable ...
Thursday 17th 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 - Success for Viet Nam's Energy Saving Project
A PROJECT promoting energy saving to small-and medium-sized enterprises in Viet Nam has been hailed a success at a workshop this week in Hanoi. Attendees at the international workshop were told that the success is due in no small measure to a strong commitment from all those involved and efficient project ...
Wednesday 16th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - China Considers Lifting Energy Saving Targets
THE world's second-largest energy consumer, China, plans to reduce energy consumption further and cut carbon dioxide emission in their 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015). China is expected to cut energy consumption of per unit industrial added value and carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent and above respectively by 2015, compared with the ...
Wednesday 16th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Cheese and Steel Bear Energy Saving Fruit
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing its drive to promote energy saving in Ukraine through specialised energy efficiency initiatives and bearing fruit. The latest programme and the largest to date is the $160 million Ukraine Energy Efficiency programme (UKEEP), which is now nearing completion. In the Ukrainian capital ...
Wednesday 16th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - CO2 Emissions Exceed Economic Growth
GLOBAL emissions are increasing faster than economic growth, reversing a slow, but gradual, reduction in carbon emissions intensity. The findings, from new analysis in the PwC Low Carbon Economy Index, show that for the first time since 2004, no improvement has been made in reducing the carbon intensity (which reflects the ...
Monday 14th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Study Reveals Boom Times Ahead for U.S. Energy Efficiency
A NEW study from The Brattle Group reveals that energy efficiency improvements could lower U.S. electricity consumption by 5 - 15 percent relative to forecast trends by 2020. “The survey clearly shows that the age of energy efficiency has not come to an end,” said Ahmad Faruqui, one of the study’s ...
Monday 14th November 2011 | Read full article
Energy News - India's Kerala State Ripe for Energy Efficiency
INDIA’S south western State of Kerala daily loses 400 MW of electricity, due to inefficient use of energy by businesses, government agencies and domestic users. A study by the Indian National Productivity Council, for the Energy Management Centre-Kerala (EMC) and Bureau of Energy Efficiency reveals the extent of the problem. The ...
Sunday 13th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - APEC Address Energy Concerns
LEADERS from APEC’s (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) 21 member nations vowed on Sunday to promote green growth, energy efficiency and cut fossil fuel subsidies across the region. The leaders agreed to a non-binding target to reduce the region's high energy intensity, which measures the energy efficiency of national economies, by 45 per ...
Sunday 13th November 2011 | Read full article
Enigin News - Thailand Funding to Improve Post Flood Energy Efficiency
THE Thai government has earmarked 1.55 billion baht ($50,309,901) in grants and loans for businesses who participate in energy-saving efficiency enhancement programmes, so reports the Bangkok Post. Thailand has suffered from severe flooding since July, most significantly in the Chao Phraya but also in the Mekong River basin, affecting over 2.3 ...
Thursday 10th November 2011 | Read full article
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