Half of all infrastructure firms have no policy to record their energy and emissions use.That’s the stark finding of a survey of 300 major building and manufacturing firms across the globe.

Vinh Long Electricity Company recently held a review workshop to commend on electricity efficiency in 2014 and to deploy the 2015 action plan for electricity efficiency.

One of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe is to save thousands of pounds following a review of its energy management system.

The San Francisco Travel Association, the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco, has received LEED Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) after moving from its old offices to new ones.

Urban rail systems in Europe have already achieved a target to reduce their energy consumption by 10 per cent by 2020.

At least $100 million will be used to begin to retrofit city housing projects with energy-efficient upgrades, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.

Affordable housing residents will be encouraged to use a specially devised game for smartphones and tablets linked to smart meters as part of a partnership initiative designed to reduce energy and CO2 consumption in their homes.

A number of efforts have been made to reduce the impact of data centers, both by using renewable energy to drive them, and to improve their efficiency.

On April 10th, the Workshop on “Policy and Financing of Energy Efficiency in Vietnam” under the Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) was held.

In the first quarter of 2015, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) announced that the national grid has been in stable, safe and sound power supply operation. The Corporation has made 03 sessions of water discharge from hydropower reservoirs of Hoa Binh, Thac Ba and Tuyen Quang to irrigate for the 2014 - 2015 Winter-Spring cultivation in the provinces in the Midlands and Northern Delta.

Woodstove owners looking to upgrade to a newer, more efficient model may be eligible for a state-funded rebate that can be as much as $1,250, and more for low income residents.

Hungarian architect Matyas Gutai believes that water is the perfect material for keeping a house at a comfortable temperature.

Hundreds of vulnerable people in Scotland will have warmer homes, thanks to a £103 million fund. It includes a £14 million initiative, which offers homeowners interest-free loans of up to £10,000 for energy efficiency measures.

Can Tho city is the gateway of the Mekong River down stream. With the advantage of agriculture and aquaculture, Can Tho remains a centre of businesses in the food processing sector.

California regulators are speeding up water-efficiency standards for faucets and urinals in response to the drought.

Weather could power the next generation of smart windows. Researchers have created glass that tints by harvesting energy from wind and precipitation. The approach offers an alternative to other smart windows powered by batteries, solar panels, and even standard power outlets.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Department of Industry and Trade and the Energy Conservation Center of Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation to undertake the investment project on building an incinerator generator with a capacity of 1,000 tons of waste/day, which generates power from the waste burnt.

On April 8th, the organizing Board of the Earth Hour Campaign conducted the prize awarding ceremony for the Poster Design Contest in response to Earth Hour 2015.

U.S. scientists said they have invented a cheap, long-lasting and flexible battery made of aluminum for use in smartphones that can be charged in as little as one minute.

Algae may indeed be a potential source of biofuel, but it can also find use in things like nutritional supplements and cosmetics.