The government should promote energy saving home improvements by making sure people are not afraid of the initial cost, suggests one industry insider. Daniel Green, chief executive officer of HomeSun, which works to assist in the cost of installation of energy saving photovoltaic systems, says some people suffer from “inertia” because of fears about the… Read More
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Turning off the lights and closing classroom doors paid off in a big way for some Miami-Dade schools. Last year, more than 260 schools took part in a district-wide campaign to conserve energy. All together, the schools saved about $6 million and 46 million kilowatt hours. Now, 500,000 of those dollars are making their way… Read More
Monday, November 8th, 2010 Tags: education, school, schools
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The European Commission will present on Wednesday (10 November) its energy strategy for the coming decade, calling for investment of around €1 trillion to secure the bloc’s energy needs in a sustainable way. The new strategy will set out priorities for 2020 in order to deliver on the EU’s energy and climate goals. This will… Read More
Monday, November 8th, 2010 Tags: European Commission
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Some of their tricks will be applicable only for very large data centers — Facebook persuaded a server vendor to provide it with custom firmware to control fan speeds, for example — but others are relevant for mere mortals who don’t buy servers by the ton. “What we did here isn’t rocket science,” said Jay… Read More
Sunday, October 17th, 2010 Category: Energy Saving No Comments
A new survey has highlighted the ways that consumers are becoming more energy efficient. The Energy Saving Trust’s Attitude Tracker found that whatever people’s motivations are, they are saving energy. Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of respondents are looking for ways to reduce their energy bills, while 84 per cent said that turning off the… Read More
Friday, October 15th, 2010 Tags: energy saving, survey
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Investment in new energy efficient homes is a more expensive way to save carbon than retrofitting an existing property, a new study has found. In a Guardian article, a study for Historic Scotland calculated that building an average two-bedroom cottage emits 80 tonnes of CO2 when built to Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable… Read More
Friday, October 15th, 2010 Category: Energy Saving No Comments