The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Sunday launched the world's first atlas on clean energy which will offer open-access information on countries' renewable energy potential.

Electronics and refrigeration enterprises fear that from January 1, 2013, their refrigerators and air conditioners would not be launched into the market because of the delay in energy saving labeling.

With an aim to raise women's awareness of energy efficiency so that they and their family members can use energy effectively, recently, the Department of Trade and Industry and the Association of Women in Bac Giang province launched a campaign for model families using energy efficiently in Bac Giang city.

To celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19, researchers at Columbia University's Engineering School, working in Ghana with Waste Enterprisers Ltd., the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, are launching a pilot facility to convert fecal sludge into biodiesel fuel, thereby addressing a ubiquitous societal problem and concurrently producing renewable, cost-effective sustainable energy.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Journalists' Association launched a press contest on November 12 in Hanoi to improve people's understanding of energy efficiency and conservation in 2012.

Industrial energy efficiency is key to sustainable industrial development, especially in developing countries like Viet Nam, according to a flagship publication of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched in Hanoi on March 7th, 2012.

The country's most populated city has adopted a programme to save power and promote the use of renewable and environmentally friendly energies.

Heating and hotwater industry urges consumers to patch up "hole in the roof"

The Government of Azerbaijan and the World Bank (WB) have started a dialogue in order to develop the country's renewable energy resources, WB Baku Office told Trend on Wednesday.

The Energy Conservation Center Hanoi (ECC Hanoi) under the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade launched a workshop on October 23 in Hanoi to present energy management models for commercial buildings in the city.

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially launched an international organization Thursday to promote strategies for environment-friendly economic growth drivers.

"More multinational companies including from US and Taiwan have also come to Malaysia to invest in this area," he told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Petronas' First Solar PV Installation here today.

Under the guidance of the Northern Power Corporation in the official letter no. 3281/EVNNPC-KDDN dated 07 September 2012 on the development of “power saving family” movement in the Power Companies, Dien Bien Power Company launched “Power saving family 2012” movement, the households commit to save at least 10% of power use and get power use results of October 2012 as a landmark for comparing to November and December 2012.

After the campaign for electricity and energy saving programs in 2012 recently launched in Hanoi, about 100,000 typical households have adopted energy and money saving measures.

The EU Commissioner for industry has told businesses that environmental policies will be central to driving the "third industrial revolution", ahead of a the launch of a growth strategy next month.

A few years ago, Craig Winn launched a new company with two employees and a good idea: leverage the auto industry’s engineering prowess to improve solar manufacturing. Three years later, the Michigan-based company has hired nearly 50 workers and doubled its production capacity.

On May 3rd, 2012, representatives of leading international companies in the solar photovoltaic industry announced the founding of the Global Solar Council, a CEO‐level industry coalition whose aim is to expand the global deployment of solar energy in a sustainable and cost‐competitive way.

CAPE TOWN, March 14 – South Africa yesterday launched its first verified wind atlas which maps out potential hotspots as a tool for wind farm developers as the coal-hungry country pushes toward renewable energy.

Simpa is about a year old and has raised a seed round of $1.3 million from angel investors (which it is calling a Series A round) to launch its product commercially