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Report on trends for non-domestic energy efficiency published

A new report called Energy Efficiency Trends has been published by EEVS, the leading UK provider of independent performance information and analysis services for energy efficiency. The report provides essential insight for consumers and suppliers of non-domestic energy efficiency and includes a special feature on Energy Performance Contracting. Energy Efficiency Trends ...

Mar. 11, 2013

By Drumbeat Energy Limited

Competition within non-domestic energy markets on the up

New findings show the non-domestic electricity and gas markets are the most competitive they have ever been. An independent report commissioned by Energy UK reveals that in recent years the number of active energy companies operating in the unconcentrated markets, and market shares outside the major suppliers, have contributed to an increase in competition. Nearly 30 companies are actively ...

May 6, 2014

By Inprova Energy

Condensing biomass boilers qualify for domestic RHI

Condensing biomass boilers will be eligible for the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, following confirmation from Government analysis that the risk from certain pollutants discharged from such boilers is minimal. When the final domestic RHI policy was ...

Nov. 11, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Research and Markets: Nuclear Power Market in Belgium - Nuclear Energy Accounts for 54% of the Country`s Domestically-Generated Electricity

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6l35lg/nuclear_power_mark) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Power Market in Belgium" report to their offering. Belgium ...

Apr. 27, 2012

Domestic heating oil supplies: written ministerial statement by Charles Hendry, minister for energy

Many households across the UK without access to the natural gas grid rely on deliveries of heating oil to heat their homes. Heating oil is also used by smaller commercial customers, notably, with demand focused in the agricultural sector. Overall, UK heating oil demand is around 3.7 million tonnes per year with domestic demand accounting for some 60%. Demand is seasonal with around two-thirds of ...

Dec. 21, 2010

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

U.S. Energy Department Highlights Top Three Hydrogen and Fuel Cell States with More Focus on Domestic Manufacturing

The Energy Department's (DOE's) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has announced the top three states in hydrogen and fuel cell industry activities while now seeking stakeholder feedback to improve standardized manufacturing in the industry. According to the newly released State of the ...

Nov. 21, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy to invest $50 million to advance domestic solar manufacturing market, achieve sunshot goal

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. SUNPATH, which stands for Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home, represents the second solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) supporting the Department of Energy's ...

Aug. 2, 2011

By US Department of Energy

Department of Energy to invest $50 million to advance domestic solar manufacturing market, achieve sunshot goal

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. SUNPATH, which stands for Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home, represents the second solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) supporting the Department of Energy's ...

Aug. 2, 2011

By US Department of Energy

Substantial power generation from domestic geothermal resources, USGS finds

Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States. The US Geological Survey assessment released this week is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years. The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential from domestic, ...

Sep. 30, 2008

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Is Biomass the Big Winner Under the UK's Domestic RHI Scheme?

On April 9th 2014, the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive was finally launched in the UK. The UK's Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is the world’s first long-term financial support programme for renewable heat and the domestic branch of the scheme has been eagerly awaited. Energy website Green Business Watch has recently launched its ...

Sep. 18, 2014

By Green Business Watch

US to invest US$3.5m in promoting energy-efficient transport

In an effort to engage students and the public on the significance of increasing the use of more clean, cutting-edge and energy-efficient vehicles to help transform our nation’s transportation sector, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to award nearly $3.5 million in a grant to the X PRIZE Foundation for the national education and outreach component of the Automotive X ...

Mar. 25, 2008

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

US to invest up to US$13.7m for breakthrough solar energy projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) says it will invest up to US$13.7 million, over three years (Fiscal Years 2008 – 2010), for 11 university-led projects that will focus on developing advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) technology manufacturing processes and products. These projects are integral to President Bush’s Solar America Initiative, which aims to make solar energy cost-competitive ...

Mar. 14, 2008

By U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Research and Markets: Renewable Energy - Domestic Biomass Market - UK 2010-2020 - The Number of Biomass Boiler Installations to Rise to an Estimated 240,000+Installations by 2019-20

Research and ...

May 13, 2011

Powerful Wind Blows through US Energy Sector

The wind turbines are turning across America, and a majorreport by the US Department of Energy (DOE) says the wind energy sector now supplies 4.5% of the nation’s electricity. Given the right energy policies and investment in infrastructure, that figure could increase to 10% by 2020 and to 35% by 2050, the DOE predicts. That will not ...

Mar. 20, 2015

By Climate News Network

US Senate approves scaled-back energy bill

The U.S. Senate approved a landmark energy bill last Thursday that requires the first increase in vehicle fuel economy standards in more than 30 years. But the bill is far less ambitious than Democrats wanted, as they bowed to pressure from Republicans and the Bush administration and removed a $22 billion tax package that would have cut tax breaks for oil companies and boosted support for ...

Dec. 17, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Energy efficiency works: US energy use per dollar cut in half in last 35 years

Energy efficiency has made major strides in the US in the last 35 years, with “energy intensity” – the measurement of energy used per dollar of gross domestic product – down from 12.1 thousand Btus per dollar in 1980 to 6.1 thousand Btus per dollar in 2014, according to a major new report from the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). ...

Jun. 30, 2015

By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Centerpoint energy and U.S. deputy secretary of energy daniel poneman announce results of pilot project on home energy use

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:CNP) electric transmission and distribution subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman today released survey results from a 500 participant smart meter In-Home Display pilot program begun last fall. Based on surveys, 71 percent of customers reported that they have changed their electricity ...

Jul. 26, 2011

By US Department of Energy

New Report Shows Domestic Offshore Wind Industry Potential, 21 Projects Planned in U.S. Waters

The Energy Department today released a new report showing strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market—including the start of construction of the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, one of 21 projects totaling 15,650 megawatts (MW) in the planning and development pipeline. Of these 21 U.S. projects, 13 projects totaling nearly 6,000 MW—enough to power 1.8 ...

Sep. 29, 2015

By US Department of Energy

FPL´s fuel-efficient Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center comes online ahead of schedule, serving customers with clean, domestic natural gas power

Florida Power & Light Company today announced that its state-of-the-art Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center has begun generating electricity from clean, U.S.-produced natural gas. Over its operational lifetime, the new, fuel-efficient plant is expected to provide FPL customers hundreds of millions of ...

Apr. 24, 2013

By Florida Power & Light Company

Bold, transformational energy research projects win US$151m in funding

The Department of Energy today announced major funding for 37 ambitious research projects – including some that could allow intermittent energy sources like wind and solar to provide a steady flow of power, or use bacteria to produce automotive fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. The $151 million in funding is being awarded through the Department’s recently-formed Advanced Research ...

Oct. 27, 2009

By US Department of Energy

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