News from March 2012

Enigin News - $30 Million for Energy Efficiency Projects from SoCalGas

SOUTHERN California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), U.S., announced yesterday that more than $30 million in rebates and incentives are available this year to business customers for qualifying energy-efficiency projects. The announcement was made at SoCalGas' annual Business Expo in Pomona, California, where over 300 business representatives learned how they could save energy ...

Thursday 29th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - UK's CRC Scheme Simplified to Save Businesses Millions

MILLIONS of pounds will be saved for businesses through ambitious new proposals to simplify the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme, (CRC). Participants will see their administrative costs cut by almost two-thirds, equating to around £330 million of savings up to 2030. This is good news as localised Enigin Distributors ...

Wednesday 28th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Energy Efficiency Vital to Renewable Impact Claims Porritt

JONATHON Porritt, co-founder of Forum for the Future feels that renewable technologies cannot deliver unless the world also cuts its energy use over the next 30-40 years. Porritt revealed his thoughts in Edinburgh yesterday at the Scottish Renewables annual conference, where the former director of Friends of the Earth said that ...

Tuesday 27th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Businesses Need to Catch the "Green Wave"

AN energy efficiency expert claims that CEOs who do not support sustainability risk losing customers, staff and money. Grant Bradley writing for The New Zealand Herald reports the statement from Bob Dixon, Siemens' global head of efficiency and sustainability, who said that bosses who were missing out on the "Green Wave" ...

Monday 26th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - RICS Claim Climate Change to Increase Energy Bills

THE annual cost of electricity for Britain's schools is expected to rise by around £150m by 2030 due to climate change, warns the Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS research report, reveals that forecasted hotter summers and more extreme weather will force schools across the UK to use significantly ...

Thursday 22nd March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - US Industry Wastes Too Much Energy

U.S. industries consume a third of the country's energy but current policies do not adequately address the energy saving opportunities. According to the Industrial Energy Efficiency Coalition (IEEC) wasted electricity accounts for almost 25 percent of their total energy consumption, meaning US industry needs help to cut their energy use and ...

Tuesday 20th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Unprecedented Opportunties for U.S. Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency

THE National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) in the U.S. will address the impact of energy efficiency on jobs and deficit reduction ahead of the Annual Federal Workshop. This Thursday, March 22, high level leaders in the U.S. clean energy economy will gather at the Pepco Building in Washington D.C. ...

Monday 19th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Auckland's Businesses Encouraged to Join Eco-Smart Business Programme

BUSINESSES in Auckland, New Zealand, who wish to save money and gain environmental credentials are being invited to enroll for the Eco Smart Business programme. The programme is being run by the New Zealand Employers and Manufacturers Association with support from the Auckland Council and the country’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation ...

Sunday 18th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU's Energy Efficiency - Doing More with Less Campaign

REDUCING the amount of energy consumed every day is Europe’s biggest energy resource. The European Unions (EU) is highlighting the need to incorporate energy efficiency in all aspects of life to consume less and even better it is cheaper, protects our environment and favours competitiveness. We are all involved! Energy efficiency is ...

Thursday 15th March 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

Energy News - India's Cement Industry Energy Efficiency Study Revealed

A REPORT released yesterday, ‘A Study of Energy Efficiency in the Indian Cement Industry’, is the result of a two-year study of modelling the energy efficiency of the industry in India. The report provides analysis and insights for the successful implementation of Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT). PAT is a major initiative within the ...

Tuesday 13th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Belarus Energy Efficiency Project Discussions with World Bank

WORLD Bank (WB) experts are to discuss joint energy-efficient projects in Belarus this week, checking on progress and targets. The WB are to carry out a series of visits, which includes working meetings with Belarus’ energy efficiency department and specialists from the Utilities Ministry as well as in the Belinvestenergosberezheniye Company. ...

Monday 12th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Connie Hedegaard Speaks Out After Poland's Stance

''POLAND'S no to the European Commission low-carbon Roadmap is unfortunate, but it will not stop Europe from moving on with its transition to a low-carbon economy," said Connie Hedegaard, EU Commissioner for Climate Action. She added: "The bad news was that Poland blocked (the) Council conclusions for the second time. The ...

Monday 12th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - EU Energy Retailers Resistant to Binding Efficiency Targets

ENERGY retailers in Europe are opposing a mandatory 1.5 percent annual energy efficiency target as they prefer to find their own way to improve productivity, primarily through higher electricity prices. EurActiv reports that they have heard this view at an industry conference, adding that energy suppliers would also prefer subsidies from ...

Thursday 8th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Financing Techniques Boost Investment in Energy Efficiency

SPIRALING energy costs are driving businesses globally to invest in energy efficiency technologies, reducing their energy consumptions and costs according to a new paper from Siemens Financial Services (SFS). HeatingandVentilation.net report SFS stating: "In developed economies, tough credit conditions have restricted organisations' ability to invest. Now, however, financing arrangements are becoming ...

Wednesday 7th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Helping Australian Businesses Access $1 Billion in Clean Tech Funding

OVER 1800 manufacturers in Australia have registered to attend information sessions for the $1 billion Clean Technology Investment programs. The $800 million Clean Technology Investment Program and the $200 million Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program offer assistance to businesses to invest in energy efficient capital equipment and low emissions ...

Tuesday 6th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - $1 Trillion Savings - Report on US Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit

US ENERGY efficiency retrofits could yield $1 trillion of energy savings and create 3.3 million job years; new financing models can unlock this opportunity. Deutshe Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and The Rockefeller Foundation today released a research study which examines the potential size and investment opportunity of upgrading and replacing ...

Monday 5th March 2012 | Read full article

Enigin News - Bill Clinton and Mayor Emanuel Announce Chicago's Energy Efficiency Trust

First Project, Retrofit Chicago, will invest more than $200 million in energy efficiency for Chicago City Properties, creating more than 2000 Jobs and saving taxpayers $20 million annually. Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced the proposed setting up of the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, an innovative way to leverage private investment for ...