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Walter Kohn, Ph.D., a Nobel Laureate, expects direct wind and solar power to become the world’s main sources of energy over the next decades. The last decade has already seen an increase of factor 90 for solar and factor 10 for wind energy.
This new Sol/Wind era is brought about by the need to satisfy our [...]
I just read a new publication from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies called “From Silos to Systems: Issues in Clean Energy and Climate Change” which I would like to recommend to all of you. It is a comprehensive report on the work of the Renewable Energy and International Law (REIL) Network of the [...]
Purdue university scientists demonstrate us one great approach to lower 50% of winter heating expenses
19 Jul 2010
by Guest Author - Category: Contributed News
Researchers at Purdue University are working on a new research project that promises the potential to cut heating bill in half for folks who reside in very cold climates. The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, builds on previous work that began about five-years ago at Purdue’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories.
Building Your Dreams on the Pacific Coast Highway
03 Jun 2010
by Binu Parthan (REEEP Deputy Director General) - Category: REEEP
I had the chance to visit two interesting companies last week in Shenzhen, a new metropolis in the Pearl River delta region of China which is a hub of economic activity in China. Shenzhen used to be a fishing village in the 70s, before it was turned into a Special Economic Zone and is located [...]
New Compendium of Best U.S. Practices in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
25 May 2010
by Florian Bauer - Category: Contributed News, News, REEEP
Three leading energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations – the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), the Alliance to Save Energy (Alliance) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) – have jointly released their Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [...]
To stay within tolerable temperature limits, worldwide emissions must stop rising before 2020, must be cut by at least half of their 1990 levels by 2050, and must continue to fall thereafter. The EU is serious about ensuring that an ambitious and legally binding global treaty is agreed at the UN climate change conference in [...]
Energy Efficiency Visionaries honoured in Washington
20 May 2010
by Vince Reardon - Category: Events
The EE Global Forum and Exposition in Washington DC was the setting for the honouring of several champions of energy efficiency from around the world. At the plenary luncheon on May 11th, four awards were given, in front of an audience of 500 stakeholders. The first award went to Dr. Joseph Oteng-Adjei, Minister for Energy [...]
News from South East Asia and Pacific (Mai 2010)
07 May 2010
by REEEP South-East-Asia and Pacific - Category: Regional News
Find below the most interesting news from the last months from South East Asia and the Pacific on “Policy Developments”, “Project Developments “, “Access to finance” and “Information and Tools”:
Policy Developments
Australian Government requested REEEP to develop an end-use energy efficiency strategy for the Pacific region
REEEP has developed a draft [...]
Social Network for Energy Efficiency goes live on Earth Day 2010
23 Apr 2010
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
New low-carbon, web-based service uses behavioral factors to nudge householders to use less electricity.
Welectricity, a free web application for tracking and reducing household electricity consumption, has been launched by startup Welectricity Inc on April 22nd 2010, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
Founder Herbert A (Haz) Samuel, a Caribbean energy consultant, [...]
10.000 € Award for energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa
08 Apr 2010
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
The POWEO Foundation Award awards energy projects with 10,000 Euros in sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline for applications: September 30, 2010.
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