Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is seeking to nearly double the budget for energy-saving measures to be adopted in places such as factories and homes as the country eyes improvements in energy efficiency.

With more than half of the world’s population and emerging economies, Asian countries have the potential to play a significant role in reducing energy consumption through adoption of energy efficiency techniques.

The Coca-Cola headquarters in Brussels improved its energy efficiency with Umisol window film.

The testing equipment System for energy saving features (energy efficiency) of air conditioning is funded by JICA and installed in the new experiment headquarters of QUATEST 3 at Cat Lai Industrial Zone, Ho Chi Minh City.

The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) yesterday approved the Energy Efficiency Plan (EEP) 2015-36, which aims to lower Thailand's energy-intensity rate from 25 per cent as stated in the initial 2010 plan to 30 per cent, saving an estimated Bt8.5 trillion.

The Ministry of Energy with support from the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) on 12 August, 2015 opened a two day workshop to validate the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) and National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) for the Gambia.

The MOU will enable a comprehensive education in energy efficiency technology and management, complementing classroom teaching and demonstrating the real-world application of energy efficiency.

Waste heat accounts for a painful 60% of the gasoline consumed by our cars, and in other Industrial applications the numbers are equally devastating.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $63 million (£41) in 264 energy efficiency and renewable projects across the country.

Bristol’s harbourside museum is installing a solar array on its rooftop and boosting its energy efficiency.

Representatives of the Ministry of Construction reveal that buildings consume more than 30% of total energy consumption in the fast growing economy. Thus improving the energy efficiency for the new construction is an urgent requirement.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam have attended the signing ceremony of Letter of Intent on cooperation and development of clean energy and energy efficiency in Vietnam.

The deployment of ISO 50001 standards helps provide a comprehensive and systematic approach and system to improve energy efficiency, helping reduce costs, increase profits and promote social responsibility through the supply chain.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ho Chi Minh Energy Conservation Center continues the competition, "Energy-efficient Buildings" for 2016. The competition is meant for the following types: Building / Resort, Hospital, Office , School / Library, Mall / Super Market ... nationwide.

A project that is expected to help save around 50% of energy used to heat multi-storey buildings in Romania has bagged a loan from the EU bank.

The MOSFETs can bring highestenergy efficiency to end-applications such as power and gardening tools, light electric vehicles, drones and e-bikes that demand a high level of energy efficiency but are restricted in available space.

Georgia has been granted a loan worth $125 million (£80m) to support energy efficiency in the Caucasus.

To encourage “Energy Conservation & Environment Protection” in the industrial sector PCRA has been continuously upgrading the energy conservation knowledge through energy audits and sharing the experience of energy efficiency improvement and achievement of industries.

India's state-owned fertiliser manufacturer Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) is reportedly planning to reduce energy consumption at two of its urea-ammonia units in Thal, Maharashtra.

Enhanced energy efficiency is – and will continue to be – both a technical and economic challenge. It is critical to success for manufacturing companies.