A national programme for doctors to prescribe energy efficient measures for fuel poor patients suffering from diseases as a result of cold homes has been unveiled.

Buildings account for 40% of the total energy consumption worldwide. Research from the US Building Science shows that people’s homes and commercial buildings use about 2/5 of primary energy sources made from coal and oil.

Solar power almost doubled in the last year, with 650,000 installations ranging from solar farms to panels on homes, figures showed.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show took place earlier this past month to much anticipation. Yet, apart from drones roaming about the displays with GoPros strapped to them, there wasn’t much overt buzz about the energy-saving gadgets. However, if you knew where to look, there were actually lots of innovative products showcasing how you could save you both time and energy around your home. Here are a few that really stood out to us.

Two groups of builders want to claim title of "greenest" home in the Yukon. A Whitehorse man whose hobby is building homes is aiming to build the most energy efficient house in the Yukon.

It was a lightbulb moment for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday as he launched a scheme to spread LED bulbs throughout homes in Delhi.

The recently revamped government Green Deal has been an encouraging step forward which will offer free cash for homeowners in need of double glazing or wall and loft insulation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched our Energy Star Home Advisor – an online tool to help consumers save money and improve their homes’ energy efficiency through recommended home-improvement projects.

Mới đây, Cơ quan Bảo vệ Môi trường Hoa Kỳ (EPA) đã cho ra mắt một công cụ tư vấn trực tuyến - Energy Star Home Advisor - giúp người tiêu dùng tiết kiệm tiền và sử dụng năng lượng hiệu quả thông qua các phương án cải tiến năng lượng cho ngôi nhà.

More than 23,000 energy efficiency measures have been installed in rural homes in the UK in the last six months. That’s an almost 3000% increase between April and September this year, according to new statistics from DECC.

The German Government has revealed a new national plan to save more energy for homes and businesses across the country.

To give those customers more options for geeking out on energy use, SolarCity has a new app, MySolarCity, which shows real-time home energy usage and offers basic energy assessments, as well as providing social network via which users can share their solar experiences.

According to the EPA, using recycled aluminum only uses 5% of the energy and emissions that are needed to extract new aluminum.

Keep electric storage heaters on all the time. Our research also found that few people with electric storage heaters fully understand how they work (only 38%). This means that households with electric heating could be paying through the nose by not taking advantage of cheaper night rate electricity.

John Colucci, vice president of sales and marketing at Westchester Modular Homes, says the up-charge is minimal. He claims that a modular home may cost 3 to 5 percent more for a house that is 50 to 60 percent more efficient than the typical home.

Thanks to NIRD, several inaccessible villages in the State are enjoying solar home lighting system and even the rural economy is looking up with transfer of technology.

In terms of electricity, 95.3 billion units were saved. India’s annual consumption of electricity is about 700 billion units. If this entire saved electricity had to be produced from coal-based thermal power plants, India would have burnt another 98 million tonnes of coal.

Across the nation, American businesses, families, and communities are embracing clean, renewable energy that is homegrown, healthy, and can never run out. By finding alternatives to fossil fuels that pollute our air and disrupt our climate, they are showcasing the single most practical way to tackle climate change, starting now.

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.

Water-related energy use accounts for about 19% of the state’s total electricity use,including treating, pumping and conveying water to your home, heating the water for your shower and washing machine, and treating the wastewater that leaves your home.