Tag Archives : energy efficiency

The Turanor Planet Solar Catamaran is the largest solar powered sea vessel. The round the world trip it has undertaken has made it the symbol of energy efficiency and sustainable energy. Tûranor aims to break-records and raise awareness of energy efficiency. To draw attention to the matter it sailed into the harbor of Cancun, on the east coast of Mexico, [...]

The American government has thought of a new way for Americans to save energy and get jobs. No wonder since President Barack Obama has been under great pressure since quite some time to create more jobs to reduce the 9.6 percent joblessness in America. On Tuesday, the 9th of November, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden announced a new series of initiatives [...]

EPA has announced a first ever competition among buildings and 14 short listed buildings from all over US will compete with each other in The National Building Competition to reduce their energy use and waste. Isn’t this an innovative challenge and good motivation to earn energy stars and other points and stand out as most energy efficient winner? [...]

Beijing’s declaration that the country aims ‘to reduce its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent by 2020’ does not mean that ‘China’s overall emissions will drop, it just means that CO2 emissions per unit of GDP will decline. Because China’s economy is growing at such a torrid pace, overall emissions will keep ticking upward—it’s [...]

China, the world’s largest CO2 emitter, has pledged to increase its efforts to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will also attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit, officially known as COP15 UN Climate Change Conference 2009, ‘to show the country’s commitment to the global effort to reduce greenhouse emissions.’ [...]

Another shining beacon for green architecture and energy conservation, the Cité du Design in Saint-Etienne has just opened its green gates for the world to step into and the view of this grand façade is truly mesmerizing for environmentalists and commoners alike. Designed by LIN, the energy efficient Cité du Design is powered by a vast solar roof [...]

According to a report issued by the international environmental group WWF, green technologies offer the hope in averting climate disaster but the ultimate deadline for committing to these technologies is 2014. The group has come up with the conclusion that should the world miss the said deadline, runaway global warming and economic meltdown are sure [...]

According to Alan Meier, a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a leading expert on energy efficiency, “We have entered this new era where essentially everything is on all the time.” ‘The biggest offender is the flat-screen television. As liquid crystal displays and plasma technologies replace the old cathode ray [...]

Utah-based Ceramatec might have the solution we all have wanted or a very long time. Researchers at the centre have discovered a battery that can provide electricity for the whole house for a complete day. It can be used to store 20 kilowatt hours and the coolest part is that it does not require any solar panels, electrical grids or anything like that. The [...]

Since the adoption in October 2008 of its strategic plan on climate change and development, the World Bank has worked exceptionally hard to become a major player in climate issues. After being convinced that the climate change battle will be won in the cities, the World Bank is amending its preparedness strategy and position. The new World Bank strategy [...]