energy efficiency investment Articles
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How risky are energy efficiency investments?
Last week’s announcement of $8.3 billion – and possibly as much as $54.5 billion – in US federal loan guarantees for nuclear power plants sparked debate about risk of default on loans. What are the chances the plants will be built? Critics unearthed a Congressional Budget Office report citing a 50% risk the projects will fail. The Department of Energy countered that the report is seven years old ...
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Carbon Trust and Siemens announce new £550 million energy saving scheme
The Carbon Trust and Siemens will announce today the launch of a new £550m energy saving finance scheme that will be formally launched in early April, and pledges to help firms cover the upfront cost of energy efficiency ...
By Vital Energi
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Cooperation between developed countries and the Republic of Latvia in the field of energy: globalisation
This article presents characteristics of Latvian economics. A detailed analysis is given for the cooperation of Latvia with developed and other countries. Our research is based on the methodology worked out and developed introduced into practice by Professor J. Michna, Chairman of the International Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy (ICEEP) for Central and Eastern Europe Countries, ...
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Investing in Energy Efficiency: The 10% Rule [Infographic]
Are you an energy manager that has recently been tasked to invest in energy efficiency measures, but have no idea how much they will cost? Does your existing energy management project need a financial boost that you don’t know how to estimate? Or perhaps you are one of the 62% of companies citing lack of access to finance & capital as their biggest barrier to implementing ...
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Energy-Efficient Lighting Explained: A guide for business people who aren’t lighting techies
Learn why lighting is one of the most cost-effective energy efficiency investments. Get the details about the industry’s technological and political revolution. The Daily Energy Report and Real Energy Writers’ “Energy Efficient Lighting Explained: A guide for business people who aren’t lighting techies:” Educates you about your lighting technology options Informs ...
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Midwest manufacturing snapshot : energy use and efficiency policies
The workforce and economies of Midwestern states are more reliant on manufacturing than in any other U.S. region. Like the U.S. as a whole, during the past decade, the Midwest lost one-third of its total manufacturing workforce. With the central focus of state governments on economic development, there is a growing interest in understanding how industrial energy efficiency investments could ...
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Energy efficiency in U.S. manufacturing: the case of Midwest pulp and paper mills
Rising international energy and labor costs are combining with historically low natural gas prices and improving productivity in the U.S. to create an intermittent resurgence of American manufacturing. In a 2012 survey of company decision makers, the Boston Consulting Group found that 37 percent of manufacturers with sales greater than $1 billion were planning to bring back production to the ...
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Energy efficiency policy in Slovenia
Slovenia set up its own energy efficiency policy in the Strategy of Energy Use and Supply of Slovenia, adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia in early 1996. Energy efficiency policy in Slovenia is in harmony with the European Commission's policy concerning the promotion of energy efficiency. The new Energy Act, adopted in September 1999, defines energy efficiency as equally ...
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How to Choose the Right Energy Management Software [GUIDE]
Happy New Year! Wait, what’s wrong? Not so happy? In trouble trying to choose the right energy management software for your project? Oh no! We can just picture the scene: your desk is piled high with brochures, quotes and provider offers… and the clock is ticking. Yours is the classic energy manager dilemma: the longer you put off your decision, the fewer energy savings you will be ...
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US at top worldwide in EE innovation
This week’s energy news looks bad for the United States – at first glance. The nation has slipped to second behind China in clean energy investment. Moreover, five of the G-20 nations have surpassed the US for clean energy investment relative to size of economy. But look at little deeper into the report, “Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race,” and you’ll see ...
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Energy Efficiency prospects: What to watch
Events unfolding in two US Northeast states – New York and Massachusetts – signal increased business opportunity for energy efficiency companies, green architects, lighting contractors, smart grid innovators and others in the business of saving energy. First, the energy efficiency world should keep an eye on debate over the possible shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in ...
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Energy efficient ferrero group invests in GEM
Thermal Energy International Inc is pleased to announce that Energhe S.p.A. has made Thermal Energy International’s GEM venturi orifice steam traps its steam trap of choice following rigorous testing at Ferrero Group’s headquarters in Alba, Italy. Founded in 2007 by parent company, Ferrero Group, Energhe S.p.A. develops energy efficient projects and financial savings for the Ferrero ...
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Will support for efficiency hold in 2009?
The stars are aligned to make 2009 a good year for energy efficiency — or at least, most of the stars. President Barack Obama has assembled an energy team that supports clean technologies. Most notably, Obama named Steven Chu as energy secretary on December 15. Chu is a Nobel Prize winner and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a leader in bringing energy efficiency ...
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Shaw Industries - 14-MW Natural Gas CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Columbia, South Carolina MARKET SECTOR: Carpet fiber production GENERATING CAPACITY: 14.1 MW EQUIPMENT: Solar Turbines Titan 130 FUEL: Natural Gas USE OF THERMAL ENERGY: Process steam, hot water, cooling USE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY: On-site ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: Reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 26,000 metric tons annually CHP IN OPERATION SINCE: 2018 ...
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DNV GL: A Cleaner, More Electrified World Is Within Reach by 2050
Earlier this month (9/5), DNV GL published its first Energy Transition Outlook (ETO): Renewables, Power and Energy Use. The industry implication report is part of DNV GL’s new suite of Energy Transition Outlook publications. The report reviews global energy demand and energy supply and summarizes the implications for the power and renewables sector and large industrial energy users. An era ...
By DNV GL
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Best states for energy efficiency
If you live in Connecticut, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, North Carolina, New Jersey or Ohio your state is doing something right – a lot right – when it comes to energy efficiency. The ten states deserve kudos, in that order, for policies that encourage energy efficiency, according to a report issued this week by the Center for American Progress ...
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Commission Report Features Financing in Recommendations to Double U.S. Energy Efficiency
The Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Policy included financing as one of the central recommendations in its recent report, “Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030.” The commission consists of some of the key leaders in energy policy and business in the United States. The commission’s plan would use financing programs and policies to ...
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23 countries just got energy efficiency report cards – and they’re almost all flunking
The most valuable tool we have to meet the world’s growing energy demand while reducing greenhouse gas production could be figuring out how to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency can also save money, reduce pollution, encourage development and create new jobs. Yet, efficiency is often passed by in favor of more expensive energy solutions. Exactly how much room for ...
By Ensia
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What will rising electricity rates mean to clean energy?
A political consultant once told me that Americans only vote for the environmental candidate if the economy is thriving. The nation’s financial house needs to be in order before voters will tend the garden. Green energy advocates appear to have circumvented this tendency in recent years by promoting green jobs. The political formula is no longer the environment or the economy, but the ...
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Critical need for energy savings and loan performance data remains unmet
Guest Blogger, Energy Efficiency Markets A vast gap exists between the detailed information financial institutions need to support energy efficiency financing and the limited data they currently have. Several examples suggest these loan programs can succeed, but there are no large datasets supporting investment in energy efficiency. Providing energy efficiency loans could give financial ...
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