Energy Efficiency
ABB EV Road Trip: Doing on the Ground what Solar Impulse is Doing in the Air
Solar Impulse has proved that clean, electric transport is capable of great things in the air. Now, Solar Impulse Main Partner ABB is embarking an its own electric vehicle adventure: a symbolic road trip from Spain to Germany to show…
Coca-Cola Sabco Opens Southern Africa’s Newest Bottling Plant
Matola Gare, Mozambique is now home to a new $130 million world-class bottling plant – the latest milestone in a 10-year, $17 billion investment plan by the Coca-Cola system in Africa. At an official event to open the new facility,…
Investment Plan for Europe: EIB support Helsinki’s “second city centre”
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a loan agreement with YIT of Finland, in support of energy efficiency in an urban development project in Helsinki. The loan is guaranteed under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). “We are…
Environmental projects of UEFA Euro 2016
Organising an event on the scale of UEFA EURO 2016 is an environmental challenge, thus the organisation of the event started in 2014. Each of the organisational domains involved in the tournament (including transport, logistics, lighting, catering, merchandising and broadcasting)…
Suppliers Installed 42k Energy Efficiency Measures in March in the UK
More than 42,600 energy efficiency measures were installed in March. They were developed under the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) programme, new data from DECC revealed. In total 1.79 million measures have been installed under the scheme which requires larger…
Ireland Targets Big Energy Savings in Schools, Hospitals and Local Government Services
Ireland has set itself a tough energy efficiency target. The country is aiming to achieve energy savings of 33% compared to the overall EU target of 27% by 2030. To do this, the Emerald Isle is focussing on energy efficiency…
Ontario Investing up to $900M in Energy Retrofits for Social Housing, Private Residential Apartment Buildings
Climate Change Action Plan will reduce GHGs, create jobs, support sustainable communities. Ontario is leading the fight against climate change by investing up to $900 million over four years from cap and trade proceeds to support people who rent by…