Energy Efficiency

New Delhi: The government has finally decided to implement auto fuel economy standards. After a year of wrangling between the heavy industries, surface transport and power ministries, the PMO has decided that the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act while the surface transport ministry will ensure its implementation.

Publication Date:

03/06/2009

Author(s): Nitin SethI

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Fuel Efficiency, Fuel Economy Standards, Energy Efficiency, Cars, Energy

Energy

Philadelphia creates green jobs to weatherize row houses

The City of Brotherly Love is tackling rising unemployment and improving the energy efficiency of homes by training people to weatherize its estimated 400,000 low-income row houses.

Edward Abraham, 28, is one of Philadelphia's first class of 20 "weatherization" trainees who are learning how to install insulation, caulk windows, seal basements and assess fuel usage in city houses.

Publication Date:

02/06/2009

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

Tags:

Economy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy, Unemployment, United States Of America (US)

Energy

Summary of guidelines for energy efficiency measures in commercial and residential buildings

In India, there are several norms, regulations, codes and standards to establish energy efficient buildings that have been evolved by various ministries and government bodies. The MNRE invited consultants to bid for an assignment which shall harmonize various energy efficiency and renewable energy related codes/standards/ norms and guidelines for buildings and larger habitats.

Publication Date:

01/06/2009

Source: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Tags:

Energy Efficiency, Buildings, Renewable Energy, Energy, India

Energy

Green promise seen in switch to led lighting

Environment Elisabeth Rosenthal and Felicity Barringer Light emitting diodes could decrease carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50 per cent in just over 20 years
TO CHANGE the bulbs in the 60-foothigh ceiling lights of Buckingham Palace

Publication Date:

01/06/2009

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Energy Efficiency, LEDs, Energy, Energy Technology

Energy

Access to sustainable energy: what role for international oil and gas companies?

Development experts agree that ensuring access to sustainable
modern energy services is critical to achieving the Millennium
Development Goals. Some 2.4 billion people still use traditional
biomass fuels for cooking, often facing the risk of indoor air
pollution, while about 1.6 billion people have no access to
electricity. This report explores how international oil and

Publication Date:

01/06/2009

Author(s): Emma Wilson, Brian Shaad

Source: IIED

Tags:

Environment, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Biofuel, Energy, Oil, Natural Gas, Industry, Nigeria, Sustainable Development, Coal

31 May 2009

Not rebuilding for tomorrow

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The global meltdown led to expectations governments would use money to reinvent economies for climate change. The plan was simple: spend obscene amounts of public money in infrastructure and other projects, to stimulate national economies.