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UK Government launches consultation for streamlining Display Energy Certificate regulations
The Government has today announced proposals which could see radical changes to the requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DECs) that are mandatory for approximately 54,000 public buildings throughout England and Wales. Like most early news the tendency is to think of the most extreme scenario, in this case entirely scrapping the requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DECs). In the ...
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energyTEAM’s Display Energy Certificate rating improves
Our recent Display Energy Certificate (DEC) results show that Team House (Head Office of energyTEAM) has achieved an energy performance operational rating of ‘C’, indicating that the building is using energy efficiently and therefore reducing its carbon footprint and costs. energyTEAM’s operational rating has improved, going from a rating of 71 in 2013 to 66 in 2014. As a ...
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Duke Energy Carolinas Issues a Request for Proposals for Wind Generation
Duke Energy Carolinas is issuing a request for proposals for energy and renewable energy certificates produced from wind generation that can be delivered to the Duke Energy Carolinas transmission system. The company will also accept bids for the renewable energy certificates, without the associated energy, from qualifying wind generation facilities located within North Carolina. The company ...
By Duke Energy
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Platts Launches 17 Weekly Renewable Energy Certificates Assessments
Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemical and metals information and benchmark price references provider, today said it has launched weekly price assessments for renewable energy certificates (RECs) covering 15 compliance products in use in eight U.S. states where renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have been mandated by state governments. Platts is also providing assessments for two ...
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Microsoft’s carbon fee funds 15 projects around the world
As part of its quest for carbon neutrality, last summer Microsoft began charging all business divisions for the carbon they emit. At the time, the software company pledged to put that money into renewable energy certificates and carbon offset projects that focus on resource conservation. Now, Microsoft has disclosed 15 diverse initiatives that are benefiting from the strategy, ranging from ...
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Kimberly-Clark reaffirms sustainability commitment with renewable energy certificates from constellation energy
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (www.kimberly-clark.com) (NYSE: KMB) announced today that it will purchase from Constellation Energy (www.constellation.com) (NYSE: CEG) Green-e® Energy Certified power sourced from wind energy facilities in Texas. The purchase will match 100 percent of the electricity use at the company's worldwide headquarters located in Dallas from July 2011 through June 2014. ...
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Odyssey Energy Solutions and Powertrust partner to catalyze innovative financing into high impact renewable energy projects around the world
Powertrust is co-leading the D-REC Initiative, which is a multi-stakeholder, industry-led initiative to create a global market for distributed renewable energy through an internationally standardized market instrument called the D-REC, or Distributed Renewable Energy Certificate. Denoted in kWhs, D-RECs enable even the smallest solar devices to participate in global environmental markets. This ...
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Webinar: introduction to green-e energy
(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Join us in a free webinar on Wednesday, March 9th to learn about the Green-e Energy certification program and how it works within the larger voluntary renewable energy market in North America. The webinar will cover the basics of how renewable energy is generated, tracked, and sold; how Green-e Energy protects consumers by ensuring clear title to renewable energy purchases ...
By 3BL Media
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EPA Recognizes Webster Groves, Mo., as a Leading Green Power Community
The city of Webster Groves, Mo., has been officially designated by EPA as a Green Power Community, in recognition of its collective use of more than 7 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, enough to meet three percent of the community's total electricity use. Webster Groves is buying a combination of renewable energy certificates (RECs) and utility green power products from ...
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Waveroller Featured In Physics World And Wave & Tidal Energy Network
Physics World on overcoming wave energy engineering challenges Water covers about 70% of the planet, and much of it, driven by the Sun, is in constant motion. For at least 200 years, visionaries have dreamt of harnessing this “blue energy” and using it to power the world. But engineering challenges in these environments – especially at sea – can be vast. Discover more ...
By AW-Energy Oy
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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources to Supply Renewable Energy Certificates for 2012 Globalcon
For the third consecutive year, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA will supply renewable energy certificates (RECs) to the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for the 2012 Globalcon Conference & Expo. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100210/DA52541LOGO) The RECs, which will be Green-e® Energy Certified, are targeted to match the electricity consumed during the two-day expo, ...
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Constellation to Supply Renewable Energy Certificates to Rhode Island Manufacturers Association Event
Constellation today announced that it will donate renewable energy certificates (RECs) to match 100 percent of the estimated electricity consumption at the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association’s annual fundraising gala. On Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, the Renaissance Providence Downtown Hotel ‘goes green’ for this year’s fundraiser, The Renaissance Movement for Rhode Island ...
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Pilot Accreditation Program for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Certificate Programs Underway
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) are pleased to announce the four certificate-awarding entities that are currently participating in the ANSI-IREC pilot accreditation program for energy efficiency and renewable energy. CalCERTS, based in California and focused on ...
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Staples increases commitment to renewable energy with 2011 sterling planet purchase
Sterling Planet, Inc., a leading national provider of renewable energy and other clean-energy assets, today announced that in 2011 it will supply Staples with renewable energy comprising 50 percent of Staples’ total U.S. electricity usage, more than double the company’s previous annual level. Coming from wind energy projects located nationwide, the 338,929,000 kilowatt-hours of ...
By 3BL Media
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EPA Honors Top Energy-Efficient Building Designs
Today, at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Washington, DC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized nearly 100 commercial building design projects submitted by 43 architecture firms that achieved Designed to Earn the Energy Star certification in the past year. Projects that receive Designed to Earn the Energy Star certification are estimated to ...
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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources to Donate Renewable Energy Certificates to New England Aquarium
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, one of the largest competitive retail electric providers in the United States, announced today that it will donate Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to match 100 percent of the New England Aquarium's estimated annual electricity usage. This is the fourth consecutive year that GDF SUEZ Energy Resources has donated RECs to the Aquarium. The Green-e© Certified ...
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A Commitment to Energy Efficiency at Verizon Wireless Retail Stores
Verizon sets a goal of EnergyStar certification for all eligible Verizon Wireless retail stores. SOURCE: Verizon SUMMARY:Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer James Gowen blogs on our commitment to Energy Star and Verizon's new goal of earning Energy Star certification for all eligible Verizon Wireless retail stores at least once. DESCRIPTION:At Verizon, we strive to set higher goals for ...
By 3BL Media
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The Energy Co-op`s EcoChoice100 Renewable Energy Option Now Green-e Certified
SAN FRANCISCO, January 17, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that the Philadelphia, PA–based Energy Co-op’s 100 percent renewable energy option EcoChoice100 is Green-e® Energy certified. EcoChoice100 sources from solar and wind based in Pennsylvania as part of the ChoosePAWind initiative, and is available to customers in the state. The Energy ...
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Renewable Energy Powers Super Bowl XLVI: Travel Offsets and Solar Energy Expand “Greening”
The National Football League has been “greening” the management of Super Bowl for 18 years. This year, together with the Indianapolis Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee, the NFL has extended the use of ’green‘ power to all six major Super Bowl facilities. Everything from the computers in the Motorola Super Bowl XLVI Media Center to the lights that ...
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Infographic - ESOS Routes to Compliance
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) requires participants to measure their total energy consumption including buildings, transport and industrial processes. Once significant areas of energy consumption have been identified (90% of your total energy consumption), the next step is to implement a compliant energy assessment before the compliance date of 5th December 2014. For full ...
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