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Energy Technology Could Save UK's NHS £130m Per Year
At a time when NHS budgets are under pressure, the savings are enough to fund more than 4,000 nursing jobs, which could help to meet significant and increasing demands for NHS services.The figures, released by Centrica Business Solutions, are part of a wider report that examines the potential impact of distributed energy solutions on national job creation, economic growth and productivity.Jorge ...
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BPA Launches New Energy Efficiency Tracking System, Expediting Processing Times by 25%
BPA launched its new Energy Efficiency Tracking System known as BEETS last fall, and early results show significant improvements for customers compared to the previous solution. Since the launch on Oct. 3, 2022, customers have reported over 7,000 energy efficiency measures and projects, resulting in over $7 million in EE incentive payments and 66 million kilowatt-hour savings processed. Much is ...
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Finland's New Centralized Information Exchange System for Rretail Electricity Goes Live
Partnering with CGI, Fingrid Datahub Oy successfully went live with Datahub, Finland's new centralized information exchange system for the retail electricity market, on February 21, 2022. It represents a major step in Finland's journey toward a smarter, cleaner and more flexible energy system. Centralizing approximately 3.8 million energy data points on a single platform accelerates the speed of ...
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From photovoltaic systems, to battery storage and electromobility: energy eff i- ciency in direct current systems
(Wohlen AG, March 2018) The trend towards efficient utilization of limited resources has led to the introduction of a host of activities for energy efficiency improvement. For DC systems especially, monitoring their performance and error-free operation is fundamental. Photovoltaic and battery storage systems are particularly relevant here and the focus is also evidently on the power supplies of ...
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Measuring MIT’s plug load
Undergrad project offers glimpse of electricity consumption on campus. Written by Kathryn M. O'Neill, correspondent.You can read the original story in MIT NewsThis article first appeared in the Autumn 2012 issue of Energy Futures, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today. In spring 2012, the Department of Facilities tapped one of MIT’s greatest resources — its students — to ...
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ECO launches a new service with kWIQly: a remote energy audit of building portfolios
ECO, a leading provider of high-intensity ultraviolet germicidal solutions for HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) will soon offer a new service to its clients: a remote analysis of building energy efficiency all without onsite visits or device installations. All this powered by kWIQly. kWIQly combines energy meter readings with independently sourced weather data, and using ...
By E-CO
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Dell, Facebook, Alliance partner to develop, promote LivingEfficiently.org
The Alliance to Save Energy is undertaking a trio of initiatives to raise the profile of energy efficiency nationally and globally in the digital age: Entering into an innovative partnership with its newest Associate member, Facebook, that employs the explosive power of the social network to empower consumers worldwide to save money with energy efficiency; Unveiling www.livingefficiently.org, ...
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G8 summit will test leadership of world’s richest nations - WWF
Leaders of the world’s wealthiest industrialized countries gathering in L’Aquila must commit to keep global average temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius in order to prevent climate change from threatening the future of our planet, WWF says ahead of the G8 summit. The meeting taking place in L’Aquila from July 8-10 will be a major test of leadership and commitment, and will show whether ...
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U.S. Auto Dealers, EPA Strive To Take Energy Savings to New Heights
Washington, D.C. - In a first-of-its-kind partnership between automobile dealers and EPA, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) today announced at the kick-off of the Washington Auto Show that they are joining the Energy Star Challenge. NADA is challenging its 20,000 member dealerships to reduce energy use at more than 43,000 facilities nationwide by 10 percent or more. 'America's ...
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Advanticsys M2M monitoring solutions enhance Kliux Energies self-consumption installations
Kliux Energies has selected ADVANTICSYS remote monitoring technology to manage their renewable-energy generation facilities. Two Spanish technology companies joining their strengths in the quest for a quality product in the energy market. Kliux Energies is a Spanish company with a global presence in distributed energy solutions and energy generated at site of use, tailor-made to the ...
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Verisae`s Paul Hepperla invited to smart grid panel
Verisae announces the inclusion of Mr. Paul Hepperla, Vice President of Sustainability Resource Planning (“SRP”), in the panel discussion on energy efficiency and the emerging Smart Grid Coalition across the Midwest.Hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment, conference participants will hear from prominent smart grid experts, such as Mr. Hepperla, ...
By Accruent
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From words to action on energy efficiency
The International Energy Agency today released two guides aimed at helping countries around the world develop ambitious energy efficiency policies by showing policy makers, analysts and statisticians how to better track and use data on the so-called hidden fuel. The IEA views energy efficiency as an important way to improve energy security and cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the decades to come. ...
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`Circle of inertia` to energy efficiency broken in commercial building sector
Carbon Trust today announced that the UK’s first low-carbon commercial building has been awarded the new Low Carbon Workplace Standard and opens the door for more commercial buildings to follow suit and cut emissions. Investec Wealth and Investment Management (IWIN) passed the stretching requirements to achieve the Standard by making a 33% reduction in carbon emissions per person at its ...
By Carbon Trust
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Berkeley Lab study finds energy efficiency workforce training needs to ramp up to meet coming demand
A new study by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) examines the workforce needs of the energy efficiency services sector, and finds that the speed with which employment will grow will depend in part on how effectively the nation deploys training and education programs for the energy efficiency workforce. “There is a shortage of formal ...
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The Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency
The IEA established an independent global commission last week to examine how progress on energy efficiency can be accelerated through new and stronger policy action. The focus of the new panel will be on key policy actions and will produce a concise list of clear, actionable recommendations next year. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of Ireland will be the commission’s honorary chair, and ...
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Berkeley Lab experts assist in the greening of China
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists Lynn Price and Nan Zhou expected the long banquet and endless toasting. What they did not expect on a recent trip to a cement plant in central China was a three-hour variety show by the factory employees, complete with folk dancing, song-and-dance numbers and comedians. Even more surprising were the lyrics to one of the songs: “I started to listen ...
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Eaton Energy monitoring and efficiency solutions reduce buildings’ energy costs and carbon footprint
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the launch of Power Xpert 200E gateway, an intelligent solution that collects energy usage data from meters, enabling customers to benchmark energy usage, set energy management goals, determine the effectiveness of energy management initiatives and reduce energy costs. The Power Xpert 200E gateway reports on energy usage at the ...
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Changes to Scottish Energy-Efficiency Regulations
In September last year new regulations were brought into effect in Scotland. These regulations relate to the energy performance of large non-domestic buildings, and what can be done to improve them. The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 applies to non-domestic buildings of more than 1000sqm. Owners who wish to sell or lease their property will ...
By Flex7 Ltd
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New wide range 3 Phase Power Meter
VPInstruments is proud to launch a new model of the 3 Phase Power Meter. With the 3 Phase Power Meter you can measure the voltage and current of all three phases, thereby, providing a high-accuracy measurement of the real power consumption. The new model 3 Phase Power Meter can handle a very wide range of voltages: the same meter can be used for all nominal voltages between 100 Vac and 600 Vac, ...
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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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