The U.S. military had been tinkering with renewable energy for some time. Now, seeing that one in 24 fuel convoys carried in Afghanistan gets at least a civilian and a soldier killed, the Pentagon set a firm standard for the army to use 50 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2020.

The world's largest consumer product maker announced Monday that it has set ambitious long-term targets for cutting the waste it produces and improving its energy efficiency. Procter & Gamble said it eventually will use only renewable energy to power its factories and only recycled or renewable materials to make and package its products.

Eurostar has today announced a planned £700m investment in its rolling stock that will result in the rail operator running some of the greenest trains on the planet from 2014. The company revealed it is to buy 10 new trains and refurbish its existing 28-strong fleet as it looks to further build on its position as a low-carbon alternative to short haul flights.

After three days of prompt installation, at the end of October 18th 2010, 80% of the project installing grid connected solar panels on the rooftop of MOIT’s building has been completed as scheduled.

After renewing the house, Mr Hieu and his wife decide to reuse the decorative since they thought it is still very new. However, being put into use, the chandelier has caused a complicated problem as it consumes a lot of electricity and is very hot. The chandelier has three tiers, with about 26 40W bulbs, so it consumes 1.040W per lighting hour. Then the chandelier has been“retired” once again after a month.

A British business offering turnkey solutions for micro wind power is aiming to become one of the top five producers in the world by 2016. Its innovative new design will provide a fully installed wind turbine for as little as $7000, according to the company’s CEO.

Vietnam ’s first wind power turbine production factory was inaugurated at the Nomura industrial zone in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 15. The 61 million USD project, invested by the US-based GE group, rolled out over 200 turbines for export in the past five months of test run.

The University of Malta Junior College recently concluded a two-year project entitled ‘Saving energy… Saving our future’, in which 21 Maltese students and teachers made use of Comenius EU funds made available by the European Commission through the local agency EUPA.

Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed a proprietary corn-based composite board that can be used instead of particle board, plywood of fiberboard. Called CornBoard, the invention is not one of those still-in-development laboratory hothouse flowers.

Previous news were saying that the Obama administration doesn’t have any plans of installing solar panels on the White House. Not even a month has passed, and a representative of the White House in Washington, DC says solar panels will be installed on the White House in order to impulse Americans to adopt green energy.

Sau khi sửa sang tân trang nhà mới, vợ chồng anh Hiếu quyết định sử dụng lại chùm đèn trang trí vì thấy còn rất mới. Tuy nhiên khi đưa vào sử dụng đã phát sinh một vấn đề đau đầu vì đèn chùm trang trí tiêu tốn điện nhiều và phát nhiệt rất nóng. Toàn bộ hệ thống đèn chùm có ba tầng, khoảng 26 bóng công suất 40W điện, như vậy đèn tiêu thụ hết 1.040W mỗi giờ chiếu sáng. Thế là đèn chùm lại tiếp tục “ngủ yên” ngay sau khi được sử dụng một tháng.

As one of three companies of which products are labeled as “Vietnam Energy Star”, the Rang Dong Light Source And Vacuum Flask Joint Stock Company proves its leading position in producing lighting equipment which has high quality, save energy and does less harms to the environment.

Each household taking part in the project has been provided with financial assistance worth VND1.2 million to build a biogas plant (of this sum, VND625,000 comes from the project’s budget and the remainder from the provincial budget). In places where the project was developed, people took active part in the construction of biogas plants. Before they were put into use, biogas plants were checked carefully and at the same time users were provided with detailed instructions to ensure effective and safe operation of biogas plants.

Participating in the course, trainees will be equipped with systematic knowledge and management skills and techniques on energy efficiency. With that knowledge, businesses will not only save costs and gain markedly economic benefits but will also be more active when the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation is officially enforced from 01/01/2011.

Các hộ gia đình có mức sống dưới mức nghèo sẽ được mua bóng đèn LED và bóng compact với giá trợ cấp. “Mỗi bóng đèn compact có giá bán trên thị trường là 90 Rupee. Nhưng họ sẽ chỉ phải mua chúng với giá 15 Rupee 1 bóng”.

New technology is the key to the meeting the coalition's pledge to lead the "greenest government ever", David Cameron has said. The prime minister was announcing the publication of an online league table which will be updated daily, to allow the public to see which departments were cutting energy use the most.

Norwalk and Darien residents looking to dispose of used compact fluorescent light bulbs, commonly called CFLs, have a variety of options to take advantage of. At a news conference at the Home Depot location on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk Thursday, state Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) and Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia detailed the services available to those in the area.

An energy saving house built from hemp is being tested at the University of Bath to see if the eco-friendly resource might be used in construction. The test home was built by a consortium led by the Building Research Establishment Centre for Innovative Construction Materials.

The vehicle that has been Dubbed Superbus, is as long as a normal bus and has the same height as a conventional SUV, being capable to carry about 23 passengers. According to the designers, the new electric bus is a “future vision of sustainable public transport.” It also features an aerodynamic design to create a sustainable, fast and comfortable mode of public transport.

Với tinh thần chiếu sáng đẹp và tiết kiệm, 15 vị trí quanh hồ Hoàn Kiếm, 4 vị trí khu Hồ Tây, 22 tuyến đường phố, trục chính đều được chiếu sáng bằng công nghệ LED, tiết kiệm điện. Phương án chiếu sáng trang trí trên địa bàn thành phố hướng tới lễ kỷ niệm đã được triển khai, thử nghiệm từ dịp tết Nguyên đán vừa qua. Các giải pháp chiếu sáng bao gồm cả trang trí các công trình kiến trúc, cây xanh, khung hoa văn, khẩu hiệu, trang trí mô phỏng đài phun nước… với công nghệ tiên tiến nhất hiện nay như đèn LED thay đổi màu sắc lung linh, sống động, đèn chiếu sâu, đèn chôn đất hiện đại, ánh sáng rực rỡ.