The legal framework and policy mechanisms play an important role in promoting and implementing the energy-saving and efficiency programs with their most effectiveness.

Much of the discussion around energy efficiency tends to center on replacing inefficient devices with newer, more efficient components.

ABB’s ENVILINE energy management solutions offer up to 30 percent energy savings for direct current (DC) rail transportation. This innovative and holistic technology is presented at the 60thUITP event in Geneva.

Apart from improving energy efficiency through investment in more efficient equipment and processes, there is also significant potential to achieve energy savings by improving energy management practices.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on January 14 that the United States steel industry has achieved a new milestone in energy efficiency by reducing its energy intensity per ton of steel shipped by approximately 33 percent since 1990.

Dubai Investments (DI), a leading investment company, is showcasing a wide-ranging portfolio of energy-efficient products and solutions at the ongoing Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) in Dubai, UAE.

A UK energy and water consultancy has bought an energy software firm. Utilitywise announced today it has bought t-mac Technologies Ltd in a bid to expand the services it offers to customer needs.

Costa has opened what it claims is the first “zero energy” coffee shop building in the UK. Dubbed the ‘Eco Pod’, the store at Wrekin Retail Park in Telford boasts a number of energy efficient and sustainable technologies.

Since 2008, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has been working hard to develop technologies to transmit electricity wirelessly.

On April 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh city, the Ministry of Construction, the Embassy of Denmark and Ho Chi Minh city Energy Conservation Center (ECC HCMC) jointly organized a training of trainers (briefly called TOT) on applying the National Technical Regulations QCVN 09: 2013 / BXD – in construction with efficient use of energy.

A new method could improve energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids. Scientists have developed a new X-ray imaging technique to visualize and study the reactions in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

Valmet has launched a new and patented calendering technology to the market. The new aqua cooling technology improves the calendering results compared to usual paper production conditions.

With the help of Danfoss drives, the Aarhus water treatment plant in Denmark not only ensures clean water – it also produces more electricity and heating than it consumes.

At Chinaplas 2015 in Guangzhou, German manufacturer Brückner Maschinenbau will mainly focus on two areas of a modern plastics film production: reduced energy consumption and raw material usage as well the manufacture of special functional plastic films.

On April 20, 2015, under the guidance of the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for construction of Energy Manager Training Center in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Hanoi.

Consumer advocates are pushing California to enact tough new energy efficiency rules for computer monitors.The Consumer Federation of America said computer monitors waste millions of dollars worth of electricity and the situation can be corrected.

Reducing energy intensity is an urgent task, identified in the strategy of socio-economic development of the country. However, with the current energy consumption, the issue of energy intensity reduction is still troublesome.

The research outcome "Modeling the control system of public lighting to save energy in Thai Binh" realistically applied in Thai Binh city has helped save energy, protect the environment and reduce costs of operation, management, and maintenance of the system.

During April 4-21, 2015 the Department of Industry and Trade in collaboration with EVN Hanoi examines the use of energy in 92 key enterprises in 12 districts of Hanoi to assess the level of energy consumption and the observance of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy.

Small and medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam account for 40% of total energy consumption in the industrial sector. The potentiality for energy efficiency is large, but local policies to promote savings for the sectors of brick, ceramics and food processing are not really showing the effects.