Tata Power’s initiative saves 8lakh energy units in India

Indian energy company Tata Power has saved nearly eight lakh energy units – more than enough to power 372 homes – through an energy conservation programme. The ‘Club Enerji’ initiative, spearheaded by school children, was launched six years ago as part of the company’s aim to stop wastage of energy and increase awareness of conserving […]

More cash for renewable heat for offices and local firms?

Extra cash could be made available for buildings such as offices, community centres and factories which want to get ground source heat pumps, large biomass boilers or solar thermal installations, the Government announced today. Under the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s plans for its Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, buildings across the country will be […]

China’s plastic bag ban ‘saves 6m tons of oil’

A plastic bag ban launched five years ago in China has helped the country save six million tonnes of oil, Chinese media reported. It has also helped cut the use of plastic bags by more than two thirds, equivalent to around 67 billion as more consumers are using reusable cloth-made bags, reports claim. China banned […]

It’s not just what’s under the bonnet! Cars rated on emissions

Most motorheads would look at a car’s spec for its break horse power or torque – but now car buyers can check how green their rides are. More than 40,000 models have been rated on how many carbon emissions are generated over their lifecycle, from the manufacturing process of the vehicle and the fuel to […]

South Korea could face ‘worst power shortage’ this summer

All public offices in South Korea (pictured) will have to cut their electricity usage by as much as 20% this summer in an effort to prevent power disruptions, according to reports. They claim the nation’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) have announced householders could be offered incentives, such as cuts in utility bills, […]

Shanghai Disneyland plans a ‘green’ future

The new Shanghai Disney Resort is installing a low carbon power source in a bid to be more environmentally friendly. The theme park in China which will open in 2015 is installing a Combined Cooling, Heating Power Plant (CCHP). That is a gas-fired power facility which generates cooling and heating from engine waste heat and […]

Coca-Cola caps water use

Coca-Cola is fizzing after announcing it has capped its water use and now only uses 1.4 litres for every litre of drink it makes. The soft drinks giant’s latest sustainability report also showed it has cut the carbon footprint of its operations by 15%. As a sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics, it collected 15 […]

Indian coal sector needs ‘urgent’ deregulation

An industry-led organisation in India has called for “urgent” deregulation of the coal sector to allow private firms to sell the coal they mine in a bid to make the sector more competitive. Over the past years, mineral resources – especially coal – have been allocated based on screening process to multiple public and private […]

Chancellor shuts energy giants’ £900m tax loophole

Chancellor George Osborne has closed a tax loophole that allowed energy companies to avoid paying up to £900 million in tax. The Treasury has introduced new legislation that will prevent gas and electricity distribution firms in particular from making new claims for costs dating back decades that have already been paid by their business customers. […]

UK ‘Europe’s second biggest carbon emitter’ for energy

The United Kingdom was the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide in Europe last year according to new provisional figures for the European Union. The UK’s absolute emissions hit 472 million tons last year, suggest early estimates of CO2 emissions from energy use for 2012 published by Eurostat this week. The EU fact body says […]