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California boosts renewables and electric cars
California has unveiled plans to boost its renewables target and establish an electric car network in San Francisco.
Renault-Nissan Alliance expands network in US and Europe
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is joining forces with the state of Oregon and local utility Portland General Electric (PGE) to develop an electric vehicle network.
Water companies must increase efficiency, says Ofwat
Water regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, is calling for water companies to reduce usage by 40% from 2010 through improved efficiency.
New performance measures for energy efficiency investors
Investors in energy efficiency and clean tech have a new source of information about company performance with the launch of nine new indices by the global index company The FTSE Group and environmental investment specialist Impax.
US maps the potential of carbon sequestration
Whatever your opinion about the viability of carbon capture, the questions of where that CO2 can be stored and for how long remain open.
Europe unveils code of conduct for energy efficient data centres
The European Commission has published a voluntary code of conduct for running an energy efficient data centre. The guidelines, recommendations and best practices could reduce energy consumption by up to 20%.
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%.
US agencies unveil updated action plan for energy efficiency
The US Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have unveiled an updated energy efficiency action plan for state policy makers and utilities.
UK adopts feed-in tariffs for renewables
The UK looks set to adopt feed-in tariffs for renewables at last as new legislation in the Energy Bill was agreed by parliament.
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.