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Florida’s distributed energy industry faces risk of another shut-out as utilities plan for huge windfall.
By Staff | 2011-03-28 00:23:00.0 Tallahassee, FL Entering into the 4th week of legislative session, the Florida Senate and House Energy Committees have released their Proposed Committee Bills (PCBs), which in their current form give unprecedented control and freedom to investor owned utility (IOU) companies to build, own and operate renewable energy facilities at the … Continue reading
Microsoft: IT industry not energy efficient enough
The IT industry is not doing enough to improve its energy efficiency, Microsoft’s chief environmental strategist has claimed. Speaking to the Guardian, Rob Bernard explained around 80 per cent of businesses are not addressing the issue of energy saving, blaming a lack of behavioural change toward energy efficiency rather than limited technology.Indeed, manufacturers are working … Continue reading
Industry welcomes zero carbon report
The environmental and construction industries have welcomed the latest report into defining the term ‘zero carbon’. Last week, the Zero Carbon Hub submitted its recommendations to the government on the Carbon Compliance levels of new housing.It concluded that the current compliance standard of 70 per cent will not always be achievable and suggests that it … Continue reading
Natural Power Complex Flow paper gains recognition in top industry journal
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UK-GBC calls for industry to proactively go green
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has called for the construction industry to proactively improve energy efficiency without government mandates. Building.co.uk reported that the sustainability body has stressed the … Continue reading
Industry to discuss sustainability at Ecobuild
Members of the house building industry and key policy makers will meet this week to discuss issues of sustainability, construction and the built environment at Ecobuild, which runs until March 3rd.The conference will feature lectures, exhibits and events in three areas: sustainable construction, design and architecture in sustainability and the future of sustainability.Speakers will include … Continue reading
Industry criticises electric car battery leasing plans
Motoring industry professionals have criticised one manufacturer’s plans to lease out batteries for its electric vehicle (EV) range rather than fit them with a battery.According to What Car?, Renault’s idea to sell its models and rent out batteries separately will have a negative effect on car leasing companies.As businesses look to green their fleet, many … Continue reading
2010 Showed the Strengths, Weaknesses of the PV Inverter Industry
The surge in demand at the start of 2010, driven by impending cuts to incentives in several of the major European markets, created a race amongst PV inverter suppliers to secure components and expand production capacities. Many suppliers were unable to source a steady supply, causing a shortage of PV inverters; some suppliers were more … Continue reading
Bai Jie, the road to energy conservation: promote energy-saving lamp 3 million units – energy saving lamps, energy-saving products – lighting industry
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Construction industry ‘must retrain’ for low carbon transition
People working in the construction industry must retrain and learn new green skills in order for the UK to successfully adopt sustainable practices, one union has said.“To tackle the low carbon agenda, workers at all levels need to be retrained and given new skills,” claimed a spokesman for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and … Continue reading