energy efficiency planning Articles
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Why use Dashboards to Implement your Energy Efficiency Plan
Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to take steps to improve your energy consumption but didn't know where to start? Maybe you have already heard of Energy Dashboards? Today, we would like to introduce you to this reporting tool that can provide you with precious information about your energy consumption, in a form that you can understand it easily and use it as a basis for taking ...
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EU parliament approves new energy efficiency targets
MEPs have passed a resolution about energy efficiency targets that could save UK businesses more than £1bn a year. The European Parliament has demanded that Europe improve its energy efficiency by 20% over the next decade and place a renewed emphasis on greener buildings. MEPs passed yesterday the resolution which, according to recent Carbon Trust research, could help save UK businesses ...
By Vital Energi
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Determinants of residential heating preferences in Slovenia
Slovenian National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP, 2008) proposes a set of measures in order to achieve the efficient use of energy, which is seen as an important component of sustainable economic development. As one of the adopted instruments aims at promoting the installation of energy–efficient heating systems, this paper investigates the factors that influence the residential heating ...
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Opportunities and obstacles: integrating energy efficiency into the transmission and distribution planning process
This paper seeks to highlight issues that warrant further evaluation associated with more precisely incorporating energy efficiency (EE) into a utility's system wide transmission and distribution (T&D) plan from a financial and load forecasting perspective while accounting for system reliability and ratepayer concerns. This paper also analyses how EE is integrated into grid operators' ...
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Do you know that 80% of enterprises' energy saving programs are not up to expectations?
Do you know that 80% of enterprises' energy saving programs are not up to expectations? Industrial enterprises, commercial complexes of the various operating costs, electricity costs more than 70%, how to reduce electricity consumption at the same time, and actively respond to the EU EED "Energy Saving Directive", the survey found that the vast majority of enterprises on the concept of energy ...
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Cooperation between Lithuania and Western countries on energy sector development issues
Lithuania is one of the country candidates making necessary progress in order to become a member of the European Union and seeking an invitation to join NATO as well to be involved with other western economic and political structures. The country, being in transition from a centrally planned to a free market economy, is experiencing fundamental transformations and facing many problems. Lithuania ...
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Energy Efficiency Data Insights: How Efficient Is My Building?
A few months ago, DEXMA launched Energy Grader, a free tool that enables you to assess your energy efficiency data to discover potential savings, anywhere and at any time, for free. Energy Grader is a free energy efficiency calculator that shows you how much money you can save on energy and what it means for your company’s bottom line. The resulting report also gives you a benchmark of ...
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Energy Management in Companies [Infographic 2023]
Over 250 professionals from different types of companies were interviewed for the Energy Management survey. A majority of respondents said they work in companies directly related to energy, including ESCOs, Utilities, and OEM companies as we have seen in the previous weeks’ articles. However, we also had a quarter of responses from non-energy companies operating in the following sectors: ...
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In profile: Chris Zegras
MIT urban planner builds tools that help designers make cities cleaner and greener. Written by Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office. You can read the original story in MIT News Christopher Zegras Photo: Dominick Reuter When Chris Zegras started studying the way cities work, in the early 1990s, it wasn’t in a classroom, and he wasn’t pursuing a formal academic project. Instead, ...
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Scottish councils will receive £10m to cut energy use
Scottish councils will receive £10m in grants as part of a major initiative to cut Scotland’s energy use 12% by 2020. Local councils in Scotland will receive £10m in grants as part of a major new initiative from the Scottish government that aims to reduce the country's total energy use 12% by 2020. This is part of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan (EEAP). EEAP is ...
By Vital Energi
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How do I Consume Energy in Comparison to the Rest of my Industry?
Energy efficiency is like a long-distance race. The first kilometres are easy and if you train a little bit you will achieve big results. But once you beat your own records, there’s a moment when you need a deeper analysis to understand where your areas of improvement are. You need to understand what is going on in your industry. Keep reading if you have ever wondered… how could I ...
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5 Ways to Reduce Energy Costs in Manufacturing
Manufacturing businesses across Europe are striving to reduce their energy usage and costs as they continue to rise, affecting bottom lines and ROI. The planet is also negatively affected by industrial energy use, responsible for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. In the UK, the sector is said to consume 17% of the total country’s energy demand. With Brexit, some challenges in ...
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Case study - Bank energy costs
There are many pleasures of living and working in the Cayman Islands. However, paying utility bills for your business on Cayman isn’t one of them. The island territory has particularly high energy costs because Cayman has few domestic energy resources. Most electricity on Cayman is produced from imported diesel fuel, which is very expensive. As a result, businesses on Grand Cayman pay ...
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1st University worldwide to achieve ISO 50001 Certification case study
Company Overview Founded in 1845, University College Cork (UCC) is one of the oldest universities in Ireland. It combines a rich tradition of teaching, research and scholarship with a view to responding effectively to the needs of a global society. Today University College Cork has grown to almost 16,000 students including some 13,000 undergraduate students and some 3,000 students pursuing ...
By Enerit Ltd
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Spending Less When Buying Biomass Pyrolysis Equipment
Converting materials into biomass can be quite profitable, but it will need an upfront investment. If you need your initial investment to get smaller, you'll want to look into ways to spend less when selecting biomass pyrolysis machine. There are a variety of things you can do in order to save. Look Around Ensure you're exploring all of your options before you're spending your money. Try to ...
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Lessons from Thailand: Mobilizing Investment in Energy Efficiency
Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2° C above pre-industrial levels, thus preventing climate change’s worst impacts. To attract investments on the scale required, developing country governments, with support from developed countries, must undertake ...
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What points should you consider before Implementing an EMS?
If you plan to implement an energy management system in your buildings' portfolio, first you should carry out a prior analysis of the current situation of your buildings and facilities. So previously, check these 4 key points: 1. Why should you implement an Energy Management System in your Buildings? The most obvious answer to this question is to save energy and reduce costs. And of course, this ...
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Only 1 week left to save $100 on Canada’s largest Bioeconomy Conference
Early bird registrationends May 11. So why wait? Why pay $595 when you can pay $495? Think about it: what could you do with an extra $100? Here are just some of the exciting business, information sharing and networking opportunities that await at the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference: Community Energy Workshop: Building Partnerships For Community Sustainability– A must-attend for local and ...
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A Michigan Smart Energy Code
There’s been a lot of controversy about the Green New Deal. While we like some of the “big” ideas in the plan, there are many other smaller, less news-worthy ways that can readily enhance energy sustainability. One way is for individual states to make sure that their building code makes it easy to incorporate new energy innovations. Why? There’s no question that ...
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Indoor Air Quality management in universities [Case Study]
As someone who works in the education sector, you're well aware of the crucial role that Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) plays in maintaining a healthy environment for students, teachers, and other visitors. Whether it's classrooms, libraries, or other areas, it's essential to maintain optimal IAQ levels to promote the well-being and productivity of everyone who uses these spaces Indoor air quality ...
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