Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been in place in the UK since 2008. But have we made maximum use of them in promoting energy efficiency? In the Netherlands they’re taking a radical new approach – by sending every home in the country a document with their A to G home energy rating.

Google plans to increase its energy efficiency by converting the infrastructure of Alabama's Widows Creek Power Plant into a new data center, the company announced in June.

NATO, the intergovernmental military alliance, will be testing energy efficient solutions including microgrids as part of its annual logistics interoperability exercise at Bakony Combat Training Centre near Veszprem, Hungary.

To lessen the burden of difficulties in securing the supply of electricity, EVN HANOI respectfully calls for sympathy of customers in their economical and efficient use of electricity, by turning off unused electrical appliances, regulating the temperature from 25-28°C in air-con use, and restricting the simultanous use of electrical appliances during peak hours.

With special design, the Green Generation stove not only saves 50% to 60% of fuel compared with the traditional wood stoves but also releases less smoke during cooking, thereby reducing harmful emissions, contributing to health protection and environmentally friendly space.

In Germany and South Africa, researchers and industry are cooperating in a 'solar melting of aluminium in a directly radiated rotary kiln' (SOLAM ) project to develop a method by which aluminium foundries could use solar energy to melt the metal, states the German Aerospace Centre.

The owner of London business district Canary Wharf has announced plans to introduce solar-powered benches which will allow passers-by to charge their phone and digitally discover the local area.

Amid an extraordinarily hot weather, the demand for electricity of the Hanoi people soared, making the electrical system overloaded. Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has requested the districts to encourage the people to save power .

In response to the opinion of the Ambassador, the Minister also said that on June 11, 2015, EVN received the pre-feasibility Report for the nuclear power plant Project prepared by the Korean side.

Technology company says it will open 14th data centre at Widows Creek site in Jackson County that will be powered with 100% renewable energy .

A second tidal energy scheme could be coming to the Severn estuary as plans have been unveiled for a 30MW tidal energy fence to be constructed in the Bristol Channel.

Recently, Schneider Electric Vietnam visited and donated 330 sets of solar energized lamps with brand name Mobiya to households in Ta Phin village, Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province.

Denmark and Vietnam have a long-term cooperation in the field of climate change response and energy. Many projects have been rolled out by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade with the Danish Embassy; Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building.

The objectives of the training courses were to guide the enterprises through the identification and assessment of the current use of machinery in the production line, to avoid energy waste.

The Deputy Prime Minister demanded that ministries, concerned agencies, localities and enterprises continue promoting the achievements and efforts, to be more aggressive in implementation of the roadmap, to ensure the set targets hit, and to prepare the necessary conditions for nationwide expansion.

In 2014, Dak Nong Power Company saved 6.19 million kWh, accounted for 2.01% of commercial power yield.

A special lamp which can control the vegetation growth as desired has been researched and successfully produced by scientists of R & D Center (Rang Dong Vacuum Flask JSC).

The plant has a total investment of nearly VND900 billion, allocated for 2 phases. In Phase 1, the total investment is nearly VND400 billion and the facility was put into operation with a processing capacity of 200 tons /day of municipal wastes from Danang city.

By May 2015, the province saves 8,338,154 kWh, equivalent to 2.81% of the accumulated commercial electricity, reaching 47.55% of the 2015 annual plan assigned by the Corporation, (targeting at 17.535 million kWh).

Seoul has launched a campaign to paint its city roofs with thermal-barrier paint to boost energy efficiency.