Schneider Electric presented today its latest energy efficiency project for buildings, developed for Skanska’s Green Court Bucharest office building.

Almost 300 companies in Romania received funds worth EUR 112 million for energy efficiency in the last three years, through a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union financing program RoSEFF.

The US has signed an agreement with Edison Electric Institute (EEI) to speed up the deployment of plug-in electric vehicle technologies.

The US Department of Agriculture is investing more than $6.7 million (£4.2m) in 544 renewable and energy efficiency projects.

Empa, ETH Zürich and Bucher Municipal have developed a hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers that's said to consume half the energy of diesel-hydraulic vehicles and reduce emissions by more than 60 percent.

In its entirety, the Turkana wind power project is worth $700 million and will reportedly have a 310 megawatt capacity that will boost Kenya’s installed energy capacity by 20 percent.

Since the beginning of the year, Hong Linh Electricity (Ha Tinh province) in collaboration with departments, unions, communes and wards has strengthened public communication, mobilized people to change their habits in power usage with an aim to save 10% of commercial electricity outputs in all sectors.

The energy required to run the center will be drawn from the highly efficient local energy grid which is powered by renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro power. Through a combination of various energy saving techniques, excess energy produced by the facility will serve to heat buildings in the district.

A team of Australian researchers is hoping to significantly reduce the death toll from pneumonia in developing countries by inventing an oxygen machine that keeps running during power outages.

Maintaining a business can be an expensive venture. Between shipments, advertising, store upkeep, and utilities, expenses can soar. One way to save money and reduce environmental impact is to implement energy efficient changes. Consider these five factors as the beginning of your cost savings.

The United Nations will be provided with a fleet of 200 green cars during its COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year.

In order to limit carbon dioxide emissions, a contribution into environment protection, Dien Bien Electricity authority has organized communication campaigns to encourage households, and traders and production households and businesses in the City to use energy economically with safety, and to participate in actions in environment protection.

The facade glazing does not go out of date for several decades. Buildings lined with glass have a modern, attractive look and provide unlimited opportunities for self-expression of the architect and the customer, thanks to the selection of glass of different shades, creating facets and an play of reflections.

A natural gas development platform in the Gulf of Thailand, operated by Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company Sdn. Bhd. (CPOC), has saved $52 million per year and significantly reduced water usage and chemical consumption with help from General Electric’s advanced cooling and chemical treatment technology.

Belfast International Airport has embarked on an energy economy drive designed to lop £100,000 off its electricity, gas and oil bills.

A man from Northern Ontario is living the green dream, by riding across Canada on a solar-powered bike.

Except for Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean depends almost entirely on costly imported fuels to generate electricity, often at a cost several times higher than continental rates.

Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they stopped short of agreeing their own immediate binding targets.

WWF-Pakistan has been awarded the National Energy Globe Award for its project City-wide Partnership for Sustainable Water Use and Water Stewardship in SMEs in Lahore, Pakistan.

Addressing the participants at the symposium, UN Resident Coordinator Christina Carlson said, “The world currently faces a set of urgent, interconnected challenges owing to the lack of access to efficient, clean and affordable energy.”