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Comfort Laboratory are Exploring Ways to Reduce Building Energy Consumption

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Minister for Industry and Innovation in Australia, Greg Combet will be opening the country’s first comfort laboratory on 31, August 2012.

1 Sep 2012

AT+T Launches USB Chargers Made with Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics

AT&T, a communications holding company, has announced that it has introduced a new line of wall and car USB chargers made using post-consumer recycled plastics. The new products are a part of the company’s green initiatives to provide sustainable products to its customers.

31 Aug 2012

Florida League of Cities Environmental Stewardship Award Honors Town of Cutler Bay

Ygrene Energy Fund Florida, a developer and administrator of energy upgrade programs, has commended the Town of Cutler Bay on being honored with the Florida League of Cities Environmental Stewardship Award.

30 Aug 2012

Ameresco Starts Energy Saving Project at Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

Under its Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) with Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, Ameresco has commenced the energy saving project at the schools.

From Ameresco 22 Aug 2012

Park Resorts Unveils First Environment-Friendly Caravan

Park Resorts, a company that offers caravans for sale and caravan holidays in the United Kingdom, has collaborated with ABI to offer its first environment-friendly caravan holiday home labeled the ABI Pure.

13 Aug 2012

U.S. Market Penetration of Automotive Stop-Start System to Reach Eight Million by 2017

The technology that automatically turns of the engine of a vehicle when it stops in traffic is set to enter the United States automotive market. This technology, labeled the stop-start system, is not new and has been in use in countries such as Japan and Europe. It is also known by other names such as idle-stop-go, idle elimination and micro hybrid.

10 Aug 2012

Automakers Increase Efforts to Meet Proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

The 2012 WardsAuto survey results revealed that automakers have increased their focus on reduction of vehicle weight, electrification of vehicles, and optimization of internal combustion engines to fulfill proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE).

From DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions 8 Aug 2012

Hexabus Power Outlets for Energy Savings in Homes

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK in Munich in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute of Industrial Mathematics ITWM in Kaiserslautern and industrial partner embedded brains, have successfully connected power outlets at homes wirelessly using the IPv6 protocol. Hence it is now possible to switch sockets on and off wirelessly using a device compatible with IPv6 such as a laptop PC or a smartphone from any location.

3 Aug 2012

UPM Researchers Obtain Patent for Thermal Energy-Storing Gypsum Boards

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM researchers have obtained a patent for gypsum boards that can store thermal energy, which will bring down up to 40% of a building’s energy consumption. The boards along with strategies like natural airing and sunlight can bring down energy consumption, especially in Spain where nearly 80% of the energy is imported.

2 Aug 2012

Massive Energy Saving Project Awarded by Air Force at Tinker

An Energy Savings Performance Contract was offered by Air Force leaders at Tinker. The project will be jointly conducted by Honeywell, Tinker AFB, the Department of Energy, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency and the Air Force Material Command.

2 Aug 2012