To help curb the consumption and keep your cottage green, follow these simple energy-efficiency upgrades from Sally Morse, director of creative services for window treatment manufacturer Hunter Douglas.

Rather than rely on an electric utility to burn more coal or natural gas to provide electricity, as well as its own boilers to burn more fuel to provide heat, the facility decided to install a combined heat and power (CHP) unit.

The Dubai Crystal Mineral Water and Refreshments is set to upgrade its factory with leading global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging Matrix Combi technology and StarLite base technology, for the first time in the UAE.

Back in 2008, Illinois raised its energy efficiency standards, rewarding electricity ratepayers who, for example, used energy-efficient light bulbs or better insulated their factories. As result since then, all consumers have saved more than $1 billion.

Supermarket cold cases and wall refrigerators use about half the electricity load of a typical supermarket, making them big energy-saving targets for businesses operating on razor-thin margins.

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.

The government on Friday launched its annual Cool Biz energy-saving campaign for late spring and summer.

In order to savings, BEE launched the AgDSM scheme, whereby it would undertake replacement of inefficient pumps by efficient ones through an Energy Service Company (ESCO), at no additional cost to the farmer.

Cameroon and Korea are currently considering to craft a strategy to develop renewable energy in the country.

By using a company’s new material called Thermosaver, it keeps insulation and reduces the thickness of the pipe by two thirds. Using it for 1km piping, the plant can save up to 100K megawatt for one year.

Transporting one person a distance of one mile by aircraft consumed on average the energy equivalent to 2,465 British thermal units (BTUs), compared with 4,211 BTUs for moving one person one mile by car, in 2012.

German car manufacturer Audi says it has created the "fuel of the future" made solely from water, carbon dioxide and renewable sources.

ASEAN member states have committed themselves to work together to switch to efficient lighting standards and policies, a move that will significantly reduce energy consumption in the region.

The UAE can achieve energy system savings of $1.9 billion (Dh6.98 billion) annually by 2030 by producing a 10 per cent share of renewable energy in its total energy supply and almost 25 per cent in the power sector, according to a new report.

Alongside this it hopes to cut the weight of packaging by 25% and water usage by 20%. The company also aims to become 100% carbon neutral by 2020.

It’s easy to forget how much energy it takes to keep our food fresh. So imagine taking advantage of the earth’s natural underground insulation to store and keep your vegetables.

Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) on their first joint patent with International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation have been awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

From plants to people, every living thing on this planet needs water. But getting enough to survive, and survive comfortably, that can be a little tricky

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.

To combat this the HRS system uses waste heat from the plant’s CHP engine via the engine’s cooling water and also recycles the heat (through heat exchanger tubes) used during the pasteurisation process to reduce energy consumption by up to 70%.

NRDC’s Ralph Cavanagh looks at the roots of the energy efficiency successes in New England and the Pacific Northwest.

Missouri farmers could become more energy efficient in the future, after a USDA grant was given to the University of Missouri Wednesday.

For a generation motivated by technology and fast-moving information, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has created an energy-tracking app to make reducing day-to-day energy usage more accessible.

Franklin Energy Services, LLC, a leading national energy efficiency program implementation firm, is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the first annual Energy Efficiency Experts of Tomorrow scholarship program.

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.

The German Energy Agency-dena has launched the new project: “Check-in Energy Efficiency: A dena Pilot Project for Energy Optimisation in Hotels & Accommodation”