The new Fuel Poverty Strategy states that future governments will now be required by law to tackle fuel poverty by making the coldest homes in England more energy efficient.

A new research project aims to reduce the energy consumption of container ships by 10-20 percent. This will result in considerable environmental and economic benefits.

Researchers at The University of British Columbia (UBC) have helped engineer a new pulp screening technology that is up to 50 percent more energy efficient and is saving Canada’s pulp and paper industry approximately $20 million a year.

West Sacramento-based Raley's is rolling out a cleaning and sanitation program designed to save millions of gallons of water and dramatically lower its energy costs.

The indoor tennis courts at the Pickering Recreation Complex recently received a major lighting retrofit expected to reduce operating costs for the City.

Renewing the hammers and screen on a mill reduced the energy used per kilogram of grain by 3% and increased milling rate (kg/m) by 5%. Feed grist size distribution was improved. On one of the farms the fan in the hammer mill was replaced following the test, resulting in a marked increase in throughput.

The new proposals are to create a single energy market to help the EU lower prices, improve interconnectivity, move towards a lower carbon future, increase energy efficiency and counteract Russia’s ‘monopoly’ on gas supplies to the continent.

Compared to conventional control methods, the atl Platform can reduce up to 20% of the kW consumed and up to 30% of the overall energy costs of the WWTP.

A new centralized SON (self-organizing network) solution, Nokia iSON Manager provides an energy-saving function to minimize energy consumption of LTE networks. In a pilot project, Nokia iSON Manager helped Korea Telecom save 40 % on its consumption by shutting down particular frequencies when they weren’t needed.

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Whirlpool Corporation are collaborating to design a refrigerator that could cut energy use by up to 40 percent compared with current models.

The state of Maharashtra is soon expected to have a policy on energy conservation which will promote the use of power saving LED lighting and building up of renewable energy sources.

North Central College in Naperville has expanded its commitment to sustainability by investing more than $200,000 to replace old fixtures with energy-efficient LED lighting. The newest upgrades are estimated to reduce energy consumption by 448,271 kilowatt hours annually.

To ‘green’ schools and increase student awareness of energy savings and renewable energy, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has implemented green school model at Luong The Vinh primary school.

"Các công ty New Zealand đang dần nhận ra rằng quản lý năng lượng tốt là một phần của một phương thức kinh doanh thông minh và bền vững."

In recognition of the importance of saving energy, the Commercial International Bank (CIB) along with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy launched an energy-saving initiative aims at reducing the energy consumption in the Bank’s branches, which count for more than 160 outlets across Egypt.

“If you use motors without drives, you are using more electricity. You can save 30 to 40 per cent power by using the drive technology”.

Many Indian states and municipalities have announced plans of replacing less energy-efficient lighting with LEDs. Recently, Indian capital New Delhi has announced a pilot project to replace 500,000 streetlights with LED lights.

Superintendent of Police Ved Prakash Surya while emphasizing the need for energy conservation urged people to use renewable energy devices like solar lamps etc. He also urged the participants to spread the message of energy conservation to the children and youngsters.

Canadian City Ottawa has reported new LED streetlights installed since Fall last year have helped cut energy bills by nearly 75 percent, according to local paper The Times report.

The campaign would see various activities launched in 24 major cities in the Kingdom using newspapers, online press, outdoor billboards, radio, television, and social networking sites.