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New toner promises to boost the efficiency of digital printing
Xerox is getting ready to produce a new generation energy efficient toner that the company promises will cut the power consumption of digital printing by 15-30%.
IT leaders unite to campaign for energy efficiency
IT leaders including Dell, HP and Intel are uniting with environmental and energy conservation groups to campaign for a national strategy using information and communications technologies to boost energy efficiency.
UN targets hotels for efficiency improvements
A new initiative from the United Nations World Tourism Organization is targeting the world’s 5.9 million hotel rooms in a bid to increase their energy efficiency.
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Are you as energy efficient as your neighbours?
A US energy efficiency programme in the pacific northwest region is harnessing peer pressure to encourage consumers to save energy.
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$1 billion energy efficiency programme for low-income Californians
Regional regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission, has approved $1 billion over the three years to tackle energy efficiency in low-income households.
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Smart metering gains ground in France and UK
A consortium of four electricity distributors is rolling out Echelon’s smart meter to 90,000 homes in France.
Greenhouse gas emissions from IT soar
By 2020, the manufacture, distribution and usage of IT equipment could reach 3% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions – more than aviation and twice that of current UK levels, according to figures from McKinsey.
High prices have silver lining for energy efficiency
High prices force consumers to reduce their electricity usage and quickly, according to new research from Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.
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UK to roll out smart meters to all households by 2020
The UK Government has disclosed plans to roll out smart meters to all households in the country over the next ten years.
Employers urged to help employees be green
According to a Europe-wide survey by the Energy Saving Trust, 50% of Britons would like to be more energy efficient and reduce their carbon emissions if they had more time. But work pressures get in the way.