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Chicago City Council passes Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
The Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance today, which will give the public access to energy efficiency data for buildings over 50,000 square feet. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has partnered with the City of Chicago to establish the Chicago Commercial Buildings Initiative, showcasing the impact that energy efficiency efforts can have on large ...
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Trakref Becomes Energy Star Partner for Energy Management
We’re excited to announce that on November 3, 2020, Trakref was approved to be an ENERGY STAR partner for building energy benchmarking. This partnership will help us further promote energy efficiency to our clients and, in turn, the relationship between commercial building energy efficiency and refrigerant leaks. As a commercial building owner or manager, it’s important to comply ...
By Trakref Inc.
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Enerit to enable Rome and Milan airports to reduce overall Energy Usage
Enerit have partnered with a number of Europe-wide energy specialists within the CASCADE project for energy efficient airports. CASCADE, led by the prestigious Fraunhofer Institute, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation, provides a number of technology-based solutions for airports to reduce energy use in systems such as refrigeration, lighting, under-floor heating, ...
By Enerit Ltd
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European Commission needs new controls to ensure EU meets 27% RES target by 2030
The European Commission needs new powers to ensure that Member States meet the EU’s 27% renewable energy pledge by 2030, according to a paper released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). By December 2015, the European Commission must come forward with renewable energy benchmarks, which should provide an indication for Member States on reaching the EU-wide target by the end of ...
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World Energy Investment Outlook, 3 June, London
Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol Chief Economist, IEA For the launch of World Energy Investment Outlook Special Report from the IEA's World Energy Outlook 2014 Tuesday, 3 June, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. London time Hilton London Tower Bridge 5 More London Place, Tooley Street, London SE1 2BY Questions about the reliability, affordability and ...
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The Antenna Group Top 10 Cleantech Trends to Watch in 2013
Antenna Group is the nation's largest clean technology public relations firm, representing companies in sectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative fuels, energy storage, finance, waste management and water. Here, drawn from input provided by our client-partners, is Antenna's list of the top 10 cleantech trends to watch in 2013. According to these trends, 2013 is shaping ...
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Elif implemented world’s largest scaled heat recovery project, in cooperation with Atlas Copco
Elif implemented the largest scaled heat recovery project not only in Turkey but also around the the world. With the accomplished new heat recovery project, Elif started to recover the heat rejected by the compressors used in its global benchmark production facility and reuse this energy in the production cycle again. Elif, targeting ‘ISO 50001 Energy Management System’ in 2012 in ...
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The Evergreen State College Selects eSight to Meet Energy Initiative Requirements
Due to increased requirements from the state of Washington and their utility providers, The Evergreen State College required a way to decrease energy consumption across the entire campus. To assist with both their internal sustainability goals and the outside requirements placed on the college; Evergreen chose eSight energy management software to examine energy usage across the campus portfolio, ...
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Modular Wind Energy Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Modular Wind Energy (www.modwind.com), a manufacturer of innovative rotor blades for large-size wind turbines, has achieved certification from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) as an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems compliant organization for the design, manufacture, installation, and service of wind turbine blades. LRQA is accredited by American National Accreditation Board ...
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The governments of United States and Canada harmonize approach to save energy in commercial buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have signed an agreement that will create a common platform for measuring and assessing the energy performance of commercial buildings in both countries. The agreement will harmonize the approach of the two countries by enhancing EPA’s existing Energy Star Portfolio Manager software tool to track and rate ...
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ICE Broadens Ties With Platts; Will Distribute Platts` Real-Time Content to Become Integrated Information and Trading Platform
Platts, a leading energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider, and IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated futures exchanges, clearinghouses and over-the-counter markets, are combining capabilities to provide the market with an integrated solution for commodities information and trading, with ICE becoming a distributor of Platts' electronic products and ...
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EPA Reports Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities for U.S. Servers and Data Centers
A new EPA report shows that data centers in the United States have the potential to save up to $4 billion in annual electricity costs through more energy efficient equipment and operations, and the broad implementation of best management practices. The 'Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency' recommends priority efficiency opportunities and policies that can also lead to ...
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Hawaiian Electric Develops Plan to Ramp Up Rooftop Solar, Other Customer Resources to Meet 100% Clean Energy Goals
Hawaiian Electric is seeking public input on its strategy to increase rooftop solar and similar customer energy resources to the scale needed to reach the state's clean energy benchmarks. The company has filed "Customer Energy Resources for Hawaii; A Customer-First CER Strategy for a 100% Clean Energy Future" with the Public Utilities Commission. The document is available for review at Customer ...
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Brazil to get IDB loan to finance energy efficiency
Usiminas, Brazil's largest flat steelmaker, will obtain a $50 million “A” loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance investments in power generation. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has been appointed as the lead arranger for syndicating another loan related to investments in power generation for Usiminas, a portion known as a “B” loan. Under the program, the IDB will be the ...
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Elkhorn, Neb., Facility Recognized as Top Performing Energy Star Certified Manufacturing Plant
The Merck Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health facility in Elkhorn, Neb., is one of 70 manufacturing plants that achieved Energy Star certification for their superior energy performance in 2014. The facility was officially recognized this week for leading the pharmaceutical industry by saving energy and money while combating changing climate. “Energy Star certified manufacturing plants ...
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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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FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Launch Request for Proposal for 2012 Solar and Renewable Energy Credits
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to purchase All-States Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) and both In-State and All-States Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison – to help meet the renewable energy benchmarks established under Ohio's energy law. ...
By FirstEnergy
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Energy star helps auto plants improve energy efficiency (HQ)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program has helped improve the energy efficiency of the auto manufacturing industry, which has cut fossil fuel use by 12 percent and reduced greenhouse gases by more than 700,000 tons of carbon dioxide, according to a recent report by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University. The emissions reductions, ...
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DOE Releases New National Requirements for Zero Energy Ready Single-Family Homes
DOE's Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program in EERE's Building Technologies Office (BTO) has released Version 2 of its national program requirements for single-family homes (ZERH V2), the most significant overhaul of DOE's energy and environmental performance benchmarks in history. Since 2013, the DOE Zero Energy Ready Homes program has consistently set the federal government's highest standards ...
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FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Launch Request for Proposal for 10-Year Solar Renewable Energy Credits Generated in Ohio
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced that a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be conducted to secure 10-year contracts to provide Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) for customers of its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating and Toledo Edison – to help meet the renewable energy benchmarks established under Ohio's ...
By FirstEnergy
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