The preferential loan will be used to finance projects on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Namibia through NamPower.

By remaining airborne for nearly 4 consecutive days and nights, and with the aircraft producing its own power with solar energy, Solar Impulse 2 has proven that Piccard's vision of reaching unlimited endurance without fuel was not a crazy dream.

NATO, the intergovernmental military alliance, will be testing energy efficient solutions including microgrids as part of its annual logistics interoperability exercise at Bakony Combat Training Centre near Veszprem, Hungary.

Technology company says it will open 14th data centre at Widows Creek site in Jackson County that will be powered with 100% renewable energy .

DECC has contracted Jacobs Engineering Group to provide technical advisory services for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Sustainable Energy Days will be held in Moldova on June 15-21 within the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW).

The European Commission has approved plans to grant around €10 million (£8m) of public investment to the operator of a gasification plant in Finland.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai agreed to implement the project to supply electricity to 22,617 ethnic households in the northern mountainous Son La Province.

E.ON has awarded a contract for a 400MW wind project located off the south coast of England.

The implementation and operation of the EnMS led to a greater understanding of the importance of operational control of significant energy users and how they can lead to sustained performance improvements.

On the basis of the data provided by Colusa Miliket, after the intro¬duction of the Energy Managemnt System measures, it was possible to see 12% savings in energy consumption.

The performance change of the facility for the first 8 months of 2012 following the implementation of the management system. This has yielded an average 1% on the power consumption when compared to the baseline year of 2011.

Energy consumption of 107.09 kWh and 29.6 kg of foil oil per production of 1,000 litres of beer in 2012 have also improved to 105.7 kWh and 28.96 kg of fuel oil respectively per 1,000 litres of beer in 2013. This has effectively increased the bottom line of the organisation.

In April and May, two earthquakes destroyed large swaths of Nepal leaving 3 million people homeless. As they moved into tents and temporary shelters, the risks of fire and health hazards related to cooking have increased.

The new furnace will emit less dust and be far more energy-efficient, says Bjørn Ugedal, CEO of Glencore Manganese Norway AS.

The Irish Government is investing €18.6 million (£13.4m) in energy efficiency projects.Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alex White said the cash will be used for 29 energy -saving and renewable projects.

Mexico has opened a wind farm with a capacity of 155MW in Baja California.

Schneider Electric presented today its latest energy efficiency project for buildings, developed for Skanska’s Green Court Bucharest office building.

Armenia is receiving $8.5m (£5.3m) to explore for geothermal resources in the country.

The Scottish Government is funding almost a quarter of a million pounds for five geothermal projects.

In its entirety, the Turkana wind power project is worth $700 million and will reportedly have a 310 megawatt capacity that will boost Kenya’s installed energy capacity by 20 percent.

A new research project that aims to make renewable energy cheaper than coal in the next 10 years has been launched.

The first commercial-scale solar plant in Kazakhstan has received funding worth €80 million (£58m).

Belfast International Airport has embarked on an energy economy drive designed to lop £100,000 off its electricity, gas and oil bills.

It probably makes sense to you that idling your car —running your engine when you’re not moving— truly gets you nowhere. It reduces your vehicle’s fuel economy, costs you money, and creates pollution.

Morocco is receiving €80 million (£50.4m) to boost sustainability in the country.It aims to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, raise awareness, reduce operating costs and improve competitiveness, states the EBRD.