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Geo`s Whole Home Optimization Trial Shows Dramatic Energy and Carbon Savings
UK households are saving an average of 49% on their annual energy bills and cutting their carbon footprint by 14% as part of a trial led by smart energy specialist, geo, to assess how real-time smart meter data enables the Whole Home Optimization of energy. Funded by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the trial, known as Core4Grid, uses geo's Whole Home ...
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RMI: Treasury’s 45X guidelines will supercharge U.S. clean energy manufacturing & technological innovation
Today, the US Department of the Treasury unveiled initial guidance on one of the highest-value tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act, the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit, which incentivizes the domestic production of solar, wind, inverter, and battery components. This guidance provides certainty to investors on the specific technologies and production conditions that qualify ...
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Renewable energy investors closely monitoring US-China relations
On her first trip to Asia as the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has announced: 'We will be looking for ways to collaborate on issues that go beyond just our mutual concerns to really addressing global concerns.' Accompanying Mrs Clinton was Todd Stern, the administration's climate change envoy, and amid the flux of economic stimulus facilities announced this month by both the US and ...
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Report: Retail, tech industry on track to procure 60 GW of green energy by 2025
States which invest in clean domestic energy production are also the most likely to attract new business and create jobs, according to a new report, as demand for clean energy among retailers and technology companies is expected to reach 60 gigawatts (GW) by 2025. The new analysis, released by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), ...
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Obama to feds: Boost renewable power 20 percent
Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020. Obama says the plan to use renewables for 20 percent of electricity needs will help reduce pollution that causes global warming, promote American energy independence and boost domestic energy sources such as solar and wind ...
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Is decentralisation the future of sustainable energy?
A team of German scientists has taken a look into the future in a unique evaluation of decentralised electricity generation. They found that there are a number of factors that affect the sustainability of decentralisation. These must be fully considered in order to properly evaluate proposed changes to the power grid. Decentralisation consists of small plants or even microgenerators that ...
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White House touts energy policies as rules loom
Setting the stage for upcoming restrictions on coal-fired power plants, the Obama administration is making a concerted effort to cast its energy policy as an economic success that is creating jobs, securing the nation against international upheavals and shifting energy use to cleaner sources. In a 42-page report released Thursday, the White House argues that significant increases in the domestic ...
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