http://www.energyefficiencynews.com <p>The UK Government yesterday outlined its strategy for the development of marine energy, which it says could generate enough power for 15 million homes and save 70 million tonnes of CO₂ by 2050.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2897/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, renewables, marine energy, tidal, wave, Marine Energy Action Plan, SeaGen, <p>The Crown Estate, which owns the seabed around the UK, is set to announce today which companies have been granted the go ahead to develop marine energy in the waters around Pentland Firth and Orkney.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2899/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, The Crown Estate, renewables, marine power, Aquamarine Power, SSE Renewables, Oyster, <p>Japanese carmakers Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, along with Fuji Heavy Industries and The Tokyo Electric Power Company have joined forces to standardise electric vehicle charging.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2900/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, charging infrastructure, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuji Heavy Industries, The Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, <p>The UK&rsquo;s Carbon Trust is bringing together a consortium of businesses to develop commercially viable &lsquo;carbon efficient&rsquo; biofuel from municipal and wood waste.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2901/ 2010-03-16T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, biofuel, fuels, waste, biomass, The Carbon Trust, Axion Energy, Catal International, CARE, Aquafuel Research, <p>E.ON&rsquo;s Kingsnorth plans and ScottishPower&rsquo;s Longannet power station have made it through to the last two of the UK Government&rsquo;s &pound;1 billion carbon capture and storage competition.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2892/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Carbon capture and storage, fossil fuels, UK policy, E.ON, Kingsnorth, ScottishPower, Longannet, <p>The UK Government has issued amended building regulations, which will come into force in October this year, to improve the energy efficiency of new and refurbished homes.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2893/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Building, design, construction, refurbishment, regulation and control, UK policy, Building regulations, heating and ventilation, <p>The UK&rsquo;s Carbon Trust is joining forces with fund manager Threadneedle and developer Stanhope to raise &pound;350 million for the refurbishment of commercial properties.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2894/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Building, construction, refurbishment, commercial property, non-domestic buildings, The Carbon Trust, Threadneedle, Stanhope, Threadneedle Low-Carbon Workplace Trust, energy efficiency, <p>Businesses and research organisations in Germany are joining forces to trial 150 electric vehicles in the Rhine-Ruhr commuter belt.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2895/ 2010-03-15T00:00:00-00:00 Transport, road, electric vehicles, EU policy, Germany, Renault, RWE, Rhine Ruhr, E-Mobility in commuter traffic, <p>The UK low-carbon market bucked trends last year to grow 4.3% to &pound;112 billion, according to the UK Trade &amp; Investment.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2888/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 UK policy, low-carbon market, UK Trade & Investment, UKTI, renewables, wind, solar, <p>US researchers are developing a new cooling technology based on thermoacoustics that could double the efficiency of air conditioning and reduce US electricity use by 13% a year.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/2890/ 2010-03-12T00:00:00-00:00 Heating and cooling, research and development, thermoacoustic refrigeration, Palo Alto Research Centre, PARC, Xerox Corporation,