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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 ...

Nov. 7, 2008

By Inter-American Development Bank

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 ...

Nov. 19, 2020

By TrakRef, LLC

Massachusetts Tops California as Most Energy-Efficient State, while Arkansas, D.C., Kentucky, and Wisconsin are Most Improved

Governors and lawmakers in state capitals across the nation continue to take major steps to lower energy costs, reduce pollution, and save consumers money by increasing their states’ energy efficiency, according to the findings of the 8th edition of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Available online at ...

Oct. 21, 2014

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

New York State Pursues Clean Energy Goals

ALBANY, New York (ENS) - New York Lt. Governor David Paterson will tour the state this week to promote the government’s new clean energy agenda. He will inspect current renewable energy facilities and report on how this industry can be expanded. Last week, Governor Eliot Spitzer announced a comprehensive plan for reducing energy costs and curbing pollution in New York State. The plan focuses ...

Apr. 24, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

New report shows wide disparities in energy efficiency programs of 50 U.S. Electric Utilities

A new report comparing the energy efficiency programs of 50 electric utility companies shows wide disparities in how much money U.S. utilities are investing in energy efficiency programs, and how successful those programs are at saving energy. Major utilities, such as National Grid subsidiaries Massachusetts Electric and Narragansett Electric, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), are ...

Nov. 10, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Building energy efficiency retrofits - $1 trillion market opportunity

DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) and The Rockefeller Foundation have released a research study which examines the potential size and investment opportunity of upgrading and replacing energy-consuming equipment in US real estate. The paper, entitled, "United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing Models," highlights this ...

Mar. 6, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Swarthmore Presbyterian Church wins EPA award for energy efficiency (PA)

Swarthmore Presbyterian Church in Swarthmore, Pa. is one of only two congregations nation-wide to receive an EPA Energy Star Congregations Award two years in a row. The award recognizes congregations for saving energy and preventing pollution which helps to reduce climate change. Swarthmore Presbyterian is among nine national winners of EPA’s 2010 Energy Star Small Businesses and ...

Oct. 23, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Government, Industry Leaders Convene to Explore Financing of Large-Scale Energy Efficiency Real Estate Improvements

The need to finance energy-efficiency improvements to existing commercial and multifamily buildings throughout California has become a priority for the state’s public utilities commission. To meet that state priority, leaders in real estate, energy, finance, technology and government participated in a forum, “Where Is the Money? Unlocking Capital for Real Estate Energy Efficiency ...

Oct. 9, 2012

By Ecology Law Quarterly (University of California, Berkeley )

Seattle expands energy efficiency buildings program

The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking - or measuring and rating a building's energy performance. By benchmarking, owners get insight into how their building uses - ...

Nov. 22, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

A closer look at the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill

New energy efficiency legislation has been introduced by Senators Shaheen and Portman that could come before the U.S. Senate as early as this month. This bill, formally known as the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (S. 761), provides goals, incentives, and support for energy efficiency efforts across the U.S. economy. Passage of this bill would be a positive step toward ...

Jul. 25, 2013

By World Resources Institute WRI

EPA joins vice president Biden and other federal partners to unveil recovery through retrofit report

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today joined the Office of the Vice President, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, White House Offices and other federal departments and agencies to announce the Recovery Through Retrofit report, a comprehensive roadmap to grow green job opportunities and boost energy savings by retrofitting homes while, at the same time, reducing greenhouse ...

Oct. 20, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Utility Scorecard Reveals a Dramatic Increase in Energy Savings

The 52 largest US electric utilities have dramatically increased their overall energy savings as they adopt innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the ACEEE's 2020 Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Leading the way are Eversource Massachusetts and National Grid Massachusetts, which tied for first place for the second time, followed by San Diego Gas & Electric (#3), ...

Feb. 21, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

White House Highlights Two Energy-Slashing, Open Data Initiatives

The below is an excerpt from the White House fact sheet on Energy Datapalooza, an event that brings together innovators and entrepreneurs who are using open data to advance a secure, clean energy future. The White House highlighted two Building Technologies Office platforms that are enabling building owners, contractors, and policymakers to improve building energy performance. Since its earliest ...

May 28, 2014

By US Department of Energy

Vice President Biden unveils report focused on expanding green jobs and energy savings for middle class families

Vice President Biden today unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining the Vice President today were Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Hilda Solis, Secretary ...

Oct. 20, 2009

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

Net-zero energy buildings on the rise across U.S.

A report from the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium reveal that zero-energy commercial buildings are cropping up in all U.S. climate zones, from California to New York. Zero-energy buildings are highly efficient structures that produce as much energy as they use through on-site renewable resources. The report, "Getting To Zero 2012 Status ...

Mar. 19, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

DOE Resources Help Measure Building Energy Benchmarking Policy & Program Effectiveness

The Energy Department has released two resources to help stakeholders analyze the energy, non-energy, and market transformation impacts of building energy benchmarking policies and programs. The first is a handbook that provides methodologies for jurisdictions to use to analyze the impact of their benchmarking policies and programs. The second resource demonstrates the methodologies using real ...

May 21, 2015

By US Department of Energy

World’s largest green financial district planned

A unique ’green building’ experiment is underway to create he world’s largest international financial center and one of India’s biggest ever infrastructure projects. The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) will occupy a green field site of more than 500 acres in the rapidly developing state of Gujarat in India. It is slated to be the world’s largest international financial services ...

Aug. 21, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Energy Efficient Measures in Building Retrofits Can Deliver Increased Profits and Address Climate Change

Energy efficient buildings can deliver up to 20 per cent reduction in energy consumption and provide an overall better market value for investors, says a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Finance Initiative. Buildings account for approximately a third of the world's energy consumption and global greenhouse gas emissions, and are a high-impact sector for urgent ...

Feb. 26, 2014

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Renewables Acadermy - RENAC: Summer School 2013 and Announcements

International Summer School Renewable Energy Use the late summer to get a crash course in renewable energies or develop your engineering skills for photovoltaics, wind power or bioenergy in RENAC's Summer School. You will have the opportunity to study in a team with professionals from many different countries while broadening your renewable energy know-how. A blend of classroom lessons, ...

May 23, 2013

By Renewables Academy AG (RENAC)

Charles Hendry`s speech to the CBI Energy Conference

It is a year in which we have seen the energy landscape change beyond recognition. If you look back just 15 months, we have had Macondo and what that has meant in terms of oil and gas exploration; the crisis in the Middle East and what this has meant for our oil and gas security; Fukushima and what that means in terms of our nuclear safety; and Germany saying they will not only have no new ...

Jun. 14, 2011

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

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