energy efficiency

Feb
19
UK ups cash for green home improvements

UK ups cash for green home improvements

Homeowners in the UK are being given additional cash incentives to make energy-efficiency and carbon-reduction improvements. The cash-back programs are
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Mar
19

US industry wastes way too much energy, coalition says

With wasted electricity accounting for nearly 25 percent of their total energy consumption, industries in the US need a lot
1 min read
Feb
28

Eat your efficiency: Good for us but hard to swallow

Why is it people continue to do so many things they know aren’t good for them: eating fast food,
2 min read
Feb
08

Does energy efficiency matter?

Just days on the job, Britain’s new Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey sent the message that he
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Jan
13

Would banks lend again if they could get a cut of your power bill?

A common complaint in the “new normal” aftermath of the global financial crisis is that banks, despite receiving massive bailouts,
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Oct
21

Massachusetts flexes efficiency muscles, ousts CA for top spot

California has fallen from its first-place position as most energy-efficient state, with Massachusetts taking over the title. That’s not
2 min read
Oct
17

From here to efficiency: People want to change, but don't know how

People across Europe and the US see energy efficiency as an important way to help them save money. But many
2 min read
Sep
26

ABB invests in NASA-favored IT energy management firm

The company behind the technology NASA is using to cut energy consumption at more than 75 data centers has closed
1 min read
Jul
21

Green roof, IT help cut Postal Service energy costs by $400m

Almost exactly two years after it finished installing one of the largest green roofs in the country, the US Postal
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Jul
21

Nexant starts testing new efficiency management system

California-based smart-grid company Nexant has begun testing a new energy efficiency system it is developing for the Bonneville Power Administration
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