The U.S. Department of Energy is helping homebuyers determine a house's energy efficiency before making a purchase.

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is seeking to nearly double the budget for energy-saving measures to be adopted in places such as factories and homes as the country eyes improvements in energy efficiency.

A new report out today shows the cable, satellite and telco service providers — companies such as Comcast, Dish Network and AT&T that bring pay TV into our homes — have begun to really focus on the amount of energy consumed by the almost 200 million set-top boxes installed across America.

A new app that can reportedly cut household energy use by 10% is being rolled out to 200,000 Swedish homes.

London Mayor Boris Johnson has launched a tool for public sector organisations to make homes more energy efficient.

The scheme allowed householders to make their homes more energy efficient by installing technologies such as solar panels or loft insulation. This was done through loans with no upfront cost which were repaid through energy bills.

As continuous high temperatures and humidity drive up energy use, Mississippi Power is reminding customers that rebates and discounts are available focusing on ways to keep their homes cool and reduce the impact of the hot weather on power bills.

The agreement sets rigorous requirements that will improve the energy efficiency of small network equipment (SNE) by 10 to 20 percent compared to typical, recently-deployed devices and cover more than 90 percent of U.S. broadband households – roughly 80 million homes.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is funding €325 million (£227.5m) to improve the electricity grid in Spain.

Race Bank, which will be located off the Norfolk coast, will have a capacity of 580MW – enough electricity to power 400,000 UK homes.

The first utility-scale solar power plant in East Africa is now open in Rwanda. Built in the shape of the African continent, the solar farm is expected to generate enough power to supply 15,000 homes and boost Rwanda’s electricity generation capacity by 6%.

The Netherlands is to produce its first commercial tidal energy by placing five turbines between the pillars of the Oosterschelde storm barrier in Zeeland. The tidal turbines will produce enough energy each year to power 1,000 homes, broadcaster Nos says.

The new three-year scheme will target low income homes, carrying out essential repairs and energy saving upgrades.

It sounds like something more akin to alchemy, but engineers have developed a new light powered by gravity.

The social housing sector has been at the forefront of the adoption of different types of energy efficiency technologies and water-saving features as it has generally been building new homes to higher levels of the Code for Sustainable homes.

As part of the administration’s effort to cut energy waste in the nation’s buildings and double energy productivity by 2030, the Energy Department today announced $4 million to develop and demonstrate new energy efficiency solutions for the nation’s homes.

EMH homes, đơn vị cung cấp nhà xã hội đã giành chiến thằng với giải thưởng trị giá 5 nghìn bảng Anh cho dự án trợ giúp hộ dân tiết kiệm năng lượng và cắt giảm lượng khí thải carbon từ chính ngôi nhà của họ.

The NDP would invest $5 million a year to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 to Albertans wanting to put in energy efficient retrofits to their homes and businesses.

UK provider of commercial PayGo solar systems, Azuri Technology, has announced that it plans to partner with Oasis African Resources to provide 100,000 off-grid homes in Ghana with pay-as-you-go solar power over the next 2 years.

East Midlands-based social housing provider emh homes is celebrating winning £5000 for its project which aims to help residents save energy and cut carbon waste from their homes.