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Green deal to create green jobs

Up to a quarter of a million jobs by 2030, says Energy Secretary The Government’s Green Deal to radically overhaul the energy efficiency of homes and small businesses could support a quarter of a million jobs over the next 20 years, Chris Huhne said today. The Green Deal will be a new and radical way of making energy efficiency affordable for all, whether people own or rent their ...

Sep. 22, 2010

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

DOE Releases Federal Building Metering Guidance

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 required the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish guidelines for agencies to meter their Federal buildings for electricity. DOE issued the guidance in February 2006. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 subsequently established that each agency shall provide equivalent metering of natural gas and steam (see 42 U.S.C. § 8253(e)). By the close ...

Dec. 9, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Triple success for Switch2 in national energy industry awards

The company has been shortlisted in three of the eight award categories – marking its achievements in community and district heating over the past four decades. Switch2's Head of Customer Services, Fiona McDonald, is in the running for the Champion award. This recognises her leadership in raising standards of customer service excellence in the heat network industry and her recent ...

Aug. 10, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

SGS and SSE's Distributed Energy Arm Enter Partnership to Support Smart Cities and Local Energy Decarbonization

Global clean energy software company, Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), and SSE's Distributed Energy business have signed a landmark partnership to develop an innovative 'Energy as a Service' platform. The new system will bring together SGS's distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) software and SSE Enterprise's capabilities in distributed energy generation, EV infrastructure, private ...

Oct. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Seminars show how to design and deliver efficient, compliant heat networks

How to improve heat network efficiency, and the Competitions & Markets Authority's (CMA) proposed regulation of the district and community heating sector, will be under discussion at two free breakfast seminars this autumn – hosted by Switch2 Energy and Winckworth Sherwood. The first event on Thursday 27 September will look at how to optimise heat network performance by taking a more ...

Sep. 3, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

The Red Cross project, Haiti. A real story

PROINSO, a global leader in the solar energy market, presents one of its latest projects in Haiti. The Red Cross Primary Blood Bank–located in Port-au-Prince downtown, was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake, disrupting emergency health services in the aftermath of the earthquake. After the earthquake, the Haitian Red Cross operates these functions out of a rented space. Global Communities ...

Nov. 6, 2020

By Proinso USA

Switch2 Energy celebrates double success with Fife Council

The Fife framework is used by local authorities and registered social housing providers across Scotland and England to ensure value for money, quality and compliance when procuring technologies and services for community and district heating schemes. Following a rigorous assessment process, Switch2 has now been approved to supply the complete long-term operational needs of heat networks. This ...

Aug. 9, 2019

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Switch2 Energy scores hat-trick at The Energy Awards

Switch2 Energy has been shortlisted for a hat-trick of national energy awards in recognition of its 35-year contribution to the community and district heating industry. The heat network specialist is a triple finalist in The Energy Awards – for the categories of Supplier of Year, Innovation, and Energy Data Collection and Analysis. Kirsty Lambert, Director of Switch2 Energy, said: "We are ...

Sep. 20, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Raising heat network performance: Switch2 Energy publishes checklist and guide

Community heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published a free non-technical checklist and guide to help housing managers improve the efficiency of their heat networks and bring down costs for residents. "Older communal heating systems may not have been designed, commissioned and implemented to modern standards," said Steve Coates, Head of Heat Networks for Switch2 Energy. "Our checklist is ...

Jan. 26, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Experts explore solutions to improve effectiveness of heat networks

The push to create more UK heat networks to decarbonise heat supplies is prompting renewed calls for regulation of the sector and a need to improve the effectiveness of district and community heating schemes. A recent seminar, hosted by The Housing Forum and community and district heating specialist Switch2 Energy, debated the regulatory and performance issues facing the heat network sector as ...

Aug. 7, 2018

By Switch2 Energy Limited

Verdantix Says Leaders In The Technology Services Market For Energy And Environment IT Systems Continue To Build Momentum Over Less Committed Competitors

In the global market for the design and implementation of IT systems that support energy and environmental management, Accenture, CGI, Deloitte and IBM have emerged as the standout leaders, according to a new benchmark report from independent analyst firm Verdantix. The findings are based on interviews with 15 buyers representing firms with revenues of $183 billion. The supplier benchmark covers ...

Mar. 18, 2013

By Verdantix Ltd

impactChoice partners with eSight Energy

impactChoice, turnkey environmental sustainability solutions provider, chooses to add the market-leading eSight energy management software to their current service offerings. The team of energy experts at impactChoice will use eSight’s web-based energy management technology to analyze energy usage information, deliver energy efficiency, reduce utility costs, and provide consultancy ...

Aug. 23, 2012

By eSight Energy Ltd

Federal and industry partners issue challenge to manufacturers

A coalition that includes the U.S. federal government and over 200 major commercial building sector partners has issued a simple challenge to U.S. manufacturers: if you can build wireless sub-meters that cost less than $100 apiece and enable us to identify opportunities to save money by saving energy, we will buy them. A group of at least 18 manufacturers has already agreed to take up the ...

Jun. 6, 2013

By US Department of Energy

Why isn`t more being done to slash energy use in buildings?

Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use in most countries. This figure is rising fast as construction booms, especially in countries such as China and India. Knowledge and technology exist today to slash the energy buildings use, while at the same time improving levels of comfort – all for a reasonable cost. Given those basic facts, why isn’t more being done? Because the ...

Apr. 16, 2008

By World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Germany Still Leading the Green Revolution

Germany Trade & Invest showcases the latest business opportunities at Hannover Messe 2012, the world's leading industrial technology trade fair Solar electricity generation in Germany increased by 40 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the previous year, according to the German industry association BSW. This is yet another indicator of Germany's lead in the green energy ...

Apr. 19, 2012

By Germany Trade & Invest

eSight Energy launches eSight Essential, an exciting, new, cost effective solution for energy management

eSight Energy the leading energy management solution providers announce the launch of exciting, new, cost effective software solution eSight Essential.eSight Essential, to be launched by eSight Energy in February 2010 is a new condensed version of the full eSight energy management suite. The eSight Essential 25/50/75 product range is extremely intuitive, built for simple install and use, to ...

Jan. 20, 2010

By eSight Energy Ltd

The Market-Leading EMS Just Keeps Getting Better

eSight Energy, Inc. is dedicated to growing the eSight energy management suite into a truly dynamic product, and is set to release the latest version at the end of October. A key addition to the latest version of eSight will be the new ENERGY STAR® integration. eSight’s new module will link directly to existing accounts in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, EPA's building energy ...

Aug. 31, 2012

By eSight Energy Ltd

Energy Department Announces $10 Million for Innovative Commercial Building Technologies and Unveils New Commercial Buildings 101 Video

The Energy Department today announced a $10 million funding opportunity to help demonstrate and deploy energy efficiency technologies for commercial buildings, including projects that will bring next generation building systems and components to a broader market faster – helping to save building owners and businesses money by saving energy. The Department also released a new video in its ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Regulatory efficiency: a must for electricity infrastructure renewal

We at the Canadian Electricity Association have publicly raised, many times, that our electricity sector faces a complex challenge over the next two decades. In order to meet Canada's increasing demands for electricity, we must invest in electricity infrastructure. That means renewing, replacing and adding to the generating stations and power lines that power the economy. According to the ...

Feb. 7, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

ENMAT now provides more support for BMS (Building Management Systems)

ENMAT’ are continuously developing seamless integration solutions with BMS (Building Management Systems). A Building Management System (BMS) is a computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building’s mechanical and electrical equipment such as ventilation, lighting, power systems, fire systems, and security systems. A BMS consists of ...

Oct. 28, 2013

By ENMAT Monitoring and Targeting - Envantage Ltd

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