Guinness, the Irish stout, is famously dark with a creamy head. It is also increasingly green. A newly-opened Guinness brewhouse has been awarded LEED Platinum certification. Brewhouse No. 4 at St. James’s Gate in Ireland was also awarded BREEAM Outstanding certification last year.

The legal framework and policy mechanisms play an important role in promoting and implementing the energy-saving and efficiency programs with their most effectiveness.

Much of the discussion around energy efficiency tends to center on replacing inefficient devices with newer, more efficient components.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on January 14 that the United States steel industry has achieved a new milestone in energy efficiency by reducing its energy intensity per ton of steel shipped by approximately 33 percent since 1990.

The US has funded $1.5 million (£1m) to tackle air pollution in the city of Oregon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will use the funding to remove air pollution from diesel-fuelled activities around its Port in Portland.

Graduates from the US and Canada will join a European summer school which aims to create the next generation of low carbon entrepreneurs.

Gần đây, trường Đại học Cincinnati, Mỹ đã thực hiện một số sáng kiến tiết kiệm năng lượng, nhờ đó đã giảm thiểu được 2,5 triệu USD hoá đơn tiền điện.

A UK energy and water consultancy has bought an energy software firm. Utilitywise announced today it has bought t-mac Technologies Ltd in a bid to expand the services it offers to customer needs.

Costa has opened what it claims is the first “zero energy” coffee shop building in the UK. Dubbed the ‘Eco Pod’, the store at Wrekin Retail Park in Telford boasts a number of energy efficient and sustainable technologies.

Khu nghỉ dưỡng Marina Bay Sands, Singapore đã đầu tư 9,43 triệu USD cho công tác tiết kiệm năng lượng và thu được những khoản tiết kiệm rất lớn, lên tới gần 15 triệu kWh mỗi năm.

On April 20, 2015 in Ho Chi Minh city, the Ministry of Construction, the Embassy of Denmark and Ho Chi Minh city Energy Conservation Center (ECC HCMC) jointly organized a training of trainers (briefly called TOT) on applying the National Technical Regulations QCVN 09: 2013 / BXD – in construction with efficient use of energy.

Valmet has launched a new and patented calendering technology to the market. The new aqua cooling technology improves the calendering results compared to usual paper production conditions.

With the help of Danfoss drives, the Aarhus water treatment plant in Denmark not only ensures clean water – it also produces more electricity and heating than it consumes.

At Chinaplas 2015 in Guangzhou, German manufacturer Brückner Maschinenbau will mainly focus on two areas of a modern plastics film production: reduced energy consumption and raw material usage as well the manufacture of special functional plastic films.

At Feiplastic 2015, battenfeld-cincinnati will present its extrusion systems for pipe, profile and thermoforming sheet that offer both high performance and efficiency and save costs and resources.

On April 20, 2015, under the guidance of the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for construction of Energy Manager Training Center in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park, Hanoi.

Với công nghệ truyền động mới, các nhà máy xử lý nước tại Aarhus ở Đan Mạch không chỉ hoàn thành xuất sắc nhiệm vụ xử lý nước thải của mình mà còn sản xuất ra điện và nhiệt ở mức dư thừa.

Consumer advocates are pushing California to enact tough new energy efficiency rules for computer monitors.The Consumer Federation of America said computer monitors waste millions of dollars worth of electricity and the situation can be corrected.

In the current trends of development, the environmental problems have so far been considered to be trade-offs for developing countries. However, experts still can reconcile both elements if the government, businesses and consumers join hands.

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) reveals that in the framework of the International Exhibition of LED/OLED Technology and Lighting Equipment in Vietnam to be held in HCM City during May 7-9, 2015 there will be a presentation for Vietnamese businesses about the Project "Development and promotion of LED lighting technology in Vietnam".