“The introduction of solar as the scheme’s first renewable energy product is a fantastic addition to Warm Up North’s range of energy efficiency solutions that will allow even more households to save energy and money.

More than 14 energy conservation and 40 industrial promotion centers have been established in the whole country in order to promote saving and using energy efficiently by direct consulting for business. However, until now, half of them have only played propagandizing roles.

First, British household budgets would benefit from a £5bn saving every year. This means an average annual saving of around £335 for British families.

The new energy efficiency standard’s positive environmental impact includes 3.63 quadrillion BTU’s of energy saved during the above mentioned period, that translates in avoiding 265 million metric tons of CO2 emissions equivalent to the annual emissions of about 52 million automobiles.

A chain of cafes in the US is onto a green bread winner after bagging an Environmental Sustainability Award for its commitment to saving energy.

Rıza Köroğlu, director of Istanbul-based Total Energy Efficiency, told the Anadolu Agency (AA) that if Turkey reached the level of Germany - the world's leading energy efficient nation - the country could save $39 billion (TL 87.15 billion) on its $65 billion annual energy spend.

Among its aims are developing Energy Saving and Efficiency Tools (ESET) for SMEs, with on-site training and assistance for 150 companies. Another 350 firms will be helped to evaluate their production processes and make investments to increase energy efficiency

A review of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme has found that the program saves participating households about $1600 each, Minister for the Environment, Simon Corbell, announced yesterday.

Businesses in the US are expected to save nearly $45 billion (£27.6bn) on their energy bills, thanks to funding announced for energy efficiency and renewable projects.

Nearly eight in 10 renters say landlords should not be allowed to let out properties that have very poor levels of energy efficiency as a majority of them find it hard to heat their homes properly.

The US Government is providing millions of dollars to help manufacturers increase the energy efficiency of their facilities in an effort to double energy productivity by 2030.

Around two-thirds of energy efficiency potential will be unrealised between now and 2035 under existing policies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Thousands of householders and local businesses in Azerbaijan can install energy-saving measures, thanks to a $5 million (£3m) grant provided by a London-based bank.

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC) and the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) organized a conference on improving energy efficiency for large enterprises in order to help them implement energy-saving solutions, save costs and improve competitiveness.

Germany is the global leader in energy efficiency while ageing power plants and inefficient ways of electricity generation and industrial practices put India at number 11 in the latest energy efficiency ranking of the world's 16 largest economies.

A student accommodation firm is to spend £21 million to install energy-saving lighting in 120 properties across the UK. Unite Students has teamed up with electronics company Philips, which will upgrade the lighting in 23 town and cities in the next two years.

The use of recycling in the manufacturing processes of materials such as iron, steel and aluminium has been “a main driver” of improvements in energy efficiency within the industry.

Brussels has proposed that European countries should increase their overall energy efficiency by 30% by 2013.

A new ranking has lauded Germany for its energy efficiency, while condemning the United States for lagging near the bottom.

While the EU may be made up of 28 Member States, the number of islands within the union runs into the thousands, dotted around the seas of the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean.