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As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced 17 states and territories to receive awards totaling $66 million from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Capitalization Grant Program. The program, supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provides ...
The portfolio of projects will address critical clean energy supply chain vulnerabilities by supporting key materials and components for energy storage for grid and transportation uses, wind energy, and energy efficient solutions for buildings. ...
With its unique properties and versatile applications, biochar is finding its way into various construction practices, revolutionizing the way buildings are designed, constructed, and maintained. Enhancing Building Materials: Biochar has proven to be an effective additive for enhancing the performance and sustainability of building materials. ...
The state-sponsored financing entity has a growing portfolio of transactions supporting building decarbonization, clean energy, energy storage, sustainable transportation, and other sustainable infrastructure, which are expected to mobilize up to $5.5 billion in public and private investments. These investments advance the Climate Leadership and ...
The Nemetschek Group, a leading global provider of software for the digital transformation in the construction and media industries, is driving a more sustainable building management. It is responding to the energy crisis with the solution Spacewell Energy (Dexma), enabling the energy-efficient operation of ...
This is confirmed by both the study on the ´New ecological transition challenges for Italian companies´ presented at the 11th edition of the States General of the Green Economy and promoted by the National Council for the Green Economy, at the opening of Ecomondo, and the study entitled ´Disruptive energy scenarios for Italy´ for renewable ...
Additionally, the law sees the implementation of a long-sought change in the federal definition of renewable energy. That section in federal procurement law was amended to define “energy avoided” by a GHP as “energy produced” for the purposes of meeting clean energy targets in federal ...
The legislation moves on to the White House for President Trump’s signature. As part of the deal, the Energy Efficiency Property Tax Credit (residential credit) for GHPs is extended for two years at its current level of 26% of total installation cost. ...
The energy transition in the building sector If the buildings sector represents nearly 40% of energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the 2017 UN report, the potential for emission reduction is significant. ...
Energy efficiency in buildings. At European level, heating and cooling account for 80% of energy consumption and of this approximately 66% is satisfied with the use of fossil fuels. ...
An innovative and environmentally-friendly solution offering for public buildings and private housing Saint-Gobain will also offer public authorities a service to measure and diagnose the comfort of the interior spaces of their buildings as part of an energy-efficient renovation project. ...
Now is the time to use the current willingness of the public sector - EU, federal, state and local authorities - to finance a rapid implementation of the energy transition. What we want is a peaceful and peace-building mobilisation of all forces. ...
As a result, it holds the potential to fully decarbonise heating of buildings, which counts for 40% of the total European Union (EU) energy consumption. ...
There is a growing body of evidence that there is huge potential in energy efficiency. We do not want energy efficiency for itself. It is a means to many of our ends. ...
It also highlights the six most impactful policies - fuel economy standards, appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards, ENERGY STAR, utility sector efficiency programs, federal research and development, and building energy codes - which have saved an estimated 25 quadrillion BTUs of ...
FortisBC released emissions and energy use data this week showing that simple energy efficiency upgrades in older apartment buildings have the potential to reduce carbon emissions in the province by about 200,000 tons annually, or the equivalent of removing 43,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road. ...
All buildings must be net zero carbon by 2050 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, but fewer than 1% of buildings are today. Closing this gap will require dramatically enhanced ambition and execution of more efficient buildings and renewable energy supply. Zero Carbon Buildings for All, a ...
The opening day, 6th November, will see the meeting entitled ´Energy efficiency: the key to a sustainable future´ (3 pm, Energy Room, Hall B5), a talk show that will outline the situation regarding policies on the efficient use of energy. ...
"These homes are not only better for the environment but also for homeowners, as their innovative design and energy efficiency features will enable homeowners to achieve extremely low energy bills and live more comfortably in their home, while reducing their carbon footprint and promoting better air quality in ...
On the 21st June, the Seimas approved the revised National Energy Independence Strategy (hereinafter – the Strategy). The Strategy provides for four main directions of Lithuanian energy policy – energy security, the development of green energy, efficient energy consumption, and ...