India to procure 10,000 EVs for government duties

Aug 16, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon 0

India’s state-run energy efficiency unit has floated a tender to procure 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) and 4,000 chargers for a range of energy-related government ministries. Energy Efficiency...

New energy rules for vacuum cleaners really suck

Aug 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency 0

New EU energy labelling is failing vacuum cleaner users. That’s according to Justin Binks, Managing Director of SEBO UK, who claims the new energy efficiency legislation could needlessly reduce...

Food and agriculture ‘urgently needs to go green’

Aug 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 0

The food and agriculture industry urgently needs to improve its energy efficiency. That’s according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which...

Energy-saving makes a splash in Saudi Arabia

Aug 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Water 0

An energy solutions provider has been awarded $2.5 million (£1.9m) for desalination projects in Saudi Arabia. Energy Recovery’s technology uses pressure energy that would otherwise be wasted to...

Scottish councils win £4.4m for energy efficiency

Aug 10, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

Scottish councils are receiving £4.4 million to improve energy efficiency in homes, businesses, communities and public buildings. A total of 15 local authorities will use the funding for energy...

Carbon Trust to run £9.2m industrial energy efficiency initiative

Jul 25, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The Carbon Trust is to run the government’s new £9.2 million industrial energy efficiency initiative. The four-year Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) aims to lower costs and...

Buyers should be given ‘larger mortgages on greener homes’

Jul 19, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Homebuyers could get bigger mortgages if the energy efficiency of properties were part of the lending criteria of banks and building societies. That’s according to new government-funded...

Property consultants hit 78% of 2020 green targets

Jul 18, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Environment 0

A real estate investment consultancy has already accomplished 78% of its 2020 sustainability targets set in 2016. JLL UK completed 14 of its 18 green corporate targets, including cutting total...

Green energy fund worth €250m hits Southeast Asia

Jul 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

A €250 million (£222.3m) fund has been launched to accelerate the transition to a low carbon energy system in Southeast Asia. Sustainable investors SUSI Partners and low carbon project...

Energy efficiency helps UK property giants save £16m

Jul 07, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Energy Efficiency, Top Stories 0

The UK’s leading property owners have seen £16 million in energy savings since 2011 as a result of making their buildings greener. According to new figures from the Better Buildings Partnership...