The Palo Alto–based startup ElectrIQ Power will be launching an integrated home energy storage product during Quarter 4 2016 — featuring a 10-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, a hybrid DC-to-AC inverter, a DC-to-DC converter, an intelligent battery management system, and a high-frequency energy meter.

The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) in collaboration with Tien Giang provincial authority launched its Electricity Efficiency Festival 2016 in 2016 in My Tho city.

Statoil will install a 1 MWh Lithium battery-based storage pilot system in late 2018.

Wind energy provider DONG Energy has launched a new scheme that offers commercial customers financial rewards for turning down their consumption or increasing onsite generation when the wind isn't blowing.

Scotland has turned to people power in its efforts to tackle climate change, launching a citizen engagement campaign and renewing green funds for communities.

In the past year, participating in the Program "Cultural Hamlet of Power Savings", there were 5,877 registered households in Bau Bang.

A new plan to ensure universal access to energy in Africa by 2025 has been launched.

In December, Bac Lieu PC launched program “Power saving Hamlets/Villages 2016”.

The first ever US Navy ship to run on an alternative fuel blend as part of its regular operations, has been deployed from California.

The Scottish Government has launched a new food-waste reduction scheme designed to encourage restaurant goers to take their leftovers home with them.

French energy giant Engie has announced a partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency that will aim to create enabling conditions for the global deployment of 1,000GW of solar energy.

A new consultation to ensure regulation in the energy industry encourages innovation has been launched.

Leading digital communications provider O2 has entered the domestic energy management sphere, partnering with American firm AT&T to launch a new service that allows customers to manage their home's energy system via a mobile app.

The UK building industry has launched a new research project that aims maximise building performance in terms of energy efficiency and overall environmental impact.

A district heating project worth £10.6 billion has been announced in Scotland.

Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation formally launched replacement of the existing sodium and tube light bulbs with energy saving ones in the city.

A new in-depth investigation into the UK’s plans to support the conversion of the Drax coal-fired power plant into biomass has been launched.

Carmaker plans to launch 13 eco-friendly vehicles by 2020 as regulators call for lower emissions and tech companies encroach on market.

On December 3, in Phu Tho, the Electricity of Vietnam - Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) organized "Review Ceremony on Emulation Program of Power Saving Families in Phu Tho Province in 2015". This is the first prominent event in the series of pro-customer activities deployed by EVNNPC during the month of "Gratitude to customers - December 2015" which had been launched by Electricity of Vietnam.

In order to transform awareness into concrete actions on economical and efficient use of energy, plans of economical and efficient use of energy in 2015-2020 have been enforced in Thai Nguyen.