A cross-section of 32 US industrial companies have pledged to reduce their energy intensity by 25% over the next decade as part of the Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now® LEADER Program.
New energy efficiency standards for home water heaters being proposed by the US Administration do not go far enough, says the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
South Africa is set to benefit from a major investment of $500 million from the Clean Technology Fund and €40 million from the European Investment Bank to promote renewables and energy efficiency.
The US Department of Energy last week announced investments of $18 million in small clean energy companies and $45 million in new wind turbine designs.
California has unveiled the draft version of its greenhouse gas cap-and-trade regulation that would be the first in the US.
The White House yesterday confirmed that President Barack Obama will attend the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen next month.
The US Department of Energy has announced that it is awarding $620 million to 32 projects demonstrating smart grid technologies.
New York State last week passed legislation to make loans available for households and businesses that want to improve their energy efficiency.
The US should focus on energy efficiency and renewables to tackle climate change not new nuclear capacity, says a report from environmental organisation Environment California.
The heads of over a dozen businesses including carmaker Nissan, logistics giant FedEx, energy company NRG Energy, electrification infrastructure specialist Coulomb Technologies and battery start up A123 Systems have agreed to collaborate on the introduction of electric vehicles.