energy efficiency policy News
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Business attitudes to energy efficiency policy options
The Carbon Trust has completed new research for the Department of Energy and Climate Change examining the attitudes of businesses in the UK to a range of potential energy efficiency policy options. The project was designed to inform the early stages of the policy development process, with a particular objective to build the evidence base on incentive policies, and to explore which types of ...
By Carbon Trust
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How to make Europe number 1 in Energy Efficiency? Key results of the Energy Efficiency Watch project released today
Energy Efficiency Watch reports: Considerable progress in Energy Efficiency, but more needed to achieve 2020 target Despite considerable progress in the implementation of energy efficiency policies since 2011, more is needed if the EU is to reach its 2020 efficiency targets. This is the conclusion of an exhaustive set of reports on EU and national energy efficiency policy implementation released ...
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How to make Europe Number 1 in Energy Efficiency? Key results of the Energy Efficiency Watch project released today
Despite considerable progress in the implementation of energy efficiency policies since 2011, more is needed if the EU is to reach its 2020 efficiency targets. This is the conclusion of an exhaustive set of reports on EU and national energy efficiency policy implementation released today from the Energy Efficiency Watch 3 project. While the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the ...
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Media advisory - Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy
NREL Director Dan Arvizu will discuss how increased energy efficiency can benefit the nation when the Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy releases its recommendations Thursday, Feb. 7 in events at the National Press Club and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Arvizu will join Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., Tom King, President, National Grid USA, Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to ...
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Alliance to Save Energy President Offers Energy Efficiency Expertise at Republican & Democratic National Conventions
WHAT: Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan is available for live and taped interviews in Tampa and Charlotte during the conventions. She can answer your questions about how energy efficiency helps: Spur job growth; Save Americans money; Boost innovation; Increase our energy security. Both political parties are examining how energy efficiency can be incorporated ...
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Energy efficiency policies around the world: review and evaluation
The World Energy Council (WEC) has published a new report on energy efficiency trends and policies around the world. The report produced in collaboration with ADEME (France) covers over 70 countries representing more than 80% of global energy consumption. The report was presented today by the study Chair Dr. Francois Moisan at a round table of leading media energy experts organised by the World ...
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ACEEE Statement on National Research Council Fuel Economy Study
ACEEE executive director Steven Nadel made this statement on the report Cost, Effectiveness and Deployment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles released today by the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering: “This study confirms that the ambitious CAFE standards in place to raise the fuel ...
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IEA brings together energy efficiency experts from across the globe
Inaugurated in 2015, the annual IEA Energy Efficiency in Emerging Economies Training event is the only one in the world dedicated to sharing experiences and promoting best practices for planning, implementing and evaluating energy efficiency policies in emerging economies. This year’s edition brought together over 100 participants from more than 40 emerging and developing countries, ...
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First Meeting of the Latin American Sustainable Energy Policy Initiative to Take Place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 28, 2006
The REEEP Regional Secretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, hosted by the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States, will hold the First Meeting of the Latin American Sustainable Energy Policy Initiative. The meeting will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, on September 28, 2006 in conjunction with the Ministerial Meeting on Energy Security in the ...
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Launch of IEA Policy Pathway: A Tale of Renewed Cities
Join us for a Webinar on July 10 Register Now Live webinar featuring Maria van der Hoeven, IEA Executive Director Didier Houssin, IEA Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology John Dulac, Energy Analyst, Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology Directorate For the launch of the report A Tale of Renewed Cities: A policy guide on how to transform cities by improving energy ...
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ACEEE Statement on President Obama’s New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks
In response to President Obama’s speech today on new fuel efficiency standards for heavy trucks, ACEEE Transportation Program Director Therese Langer made the following statement: “ACEEE strongly supports the president’s work to continue the improvements in heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency initiated through the first phase of standards, adopted in 2011. There are major ...
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Can we save energy by changing our behaviour?
In 2010, European households consumed almost 13% more energy than two decades ago and generated 25 % of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. This trend must be reversed for the EU to reach its goal of reducing primary energy consumption by 20 % by 2020. Today, the European Environment Agency (EEA) publishes a report which investigates what it takes to achieve energy savings through changing ...
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Energy efficiency programs and policies could save Louisiana residents and businesses over $4 billion
New Orleans Already Beginning to Lead State in Energy Efficiency Efforts, but Tremendous Savings for Residents and Businesses Still Untapped Energy efficiency is still largely an untapped energy resource that could save Louisianans money on their utility bills, create local jobs, and increase the competitiveness of the state’s businesses. According to two new reports released today by the ...
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ACEEE Presents the 2013 champions of energy efficiency in industry awards
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) presented four Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards last night at its Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry. The awards recognize leadership and accomplishment in the energy efficiency field. Winners are selected based on demonstrated excellence in program implementation, research and development, energy policy, or private ...
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ACEEE’s Neal Elliott to Receive 2014 Industrial Energy Technology Conference Leadership Award
The Industrial Energy Technology Conference (IETC) has announced that associate director for research R. Neal Elliott, PhD, PE, will receive a 2014 IETC Energy Award at its 36th annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 22. In making its selection, IETC cited Elliott’s leadership in promoting and fostering energy conservation on an international scale in industrial applications. ...
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IEA to launch `Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency` on 9 September in Berlin
Maria van der Hoeven Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA) will launch the IEA’s newest publication Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency on Tuesday, 9 September, 2014, 9:00 – 9:35 CET, at the International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference (IEPPEC) at Besondere Orte, Umweltforum Berlin Pufendorfstr. 11, Berlin, Germany The ...
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ACEEE statement on the passage of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 (HR 2126)
Today (March 05, 2014) 191 Republican and 184 Democratic members of the House joined to pass the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 (HR 2126), sponsored by Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Peter Welch (D-VT). The bill includes several provisions to save energy in buildings: The Better Buildings Act to encourage commercial building tenants to save energy through a “Tenant ...
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ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard Shows Which States Are Doing Best on Energy Efficiency
As more states struggle with extreme weather events, the 2017 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard gives state-level policymakers a road map for building stronger and more resilient communities. This 11th annual report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), released today, shows which states are doing the best on energy efficiency a critical tool for withstanding and ...
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Didier Houssin returns to IEA as director of sustainable energy policy and technology
Didier Houssin took charge this week as the International Energy Agency's<http://www.iea.org/> new Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology (SPT), bringing his expertise from five years as chief of Energy Markets and Security at the IEA. In his new role, Mr. Houssin is responsible for all aspects of energy sustainability, such as energy efficiency policy, energy technology ...
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Energy Trust of Oregon Awards ICF International $16 Million Energy Efficiency Contract
ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been awarded a new contract to provide energy efficiency services to Energy Trust of Oregon (Energy Trust) for its Existing Buildings program. The contract has a value of $16 million and a term of two years. Additionally, ...
By ICF
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