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Noesis Energy announces mechanism to finance efficiency upgrades

Friday, 31 May 2013 REM Noesis Energy, a startup based in Austin, Texas in the US, has signed agreements with four lenders who will offer loans and other financial packages to help building owners make energy efficiency upgr...

Green Deal debts could obstruct property sales says Which?

Monday, 20 May 2013 Robin Whitlock

The consumer magazine Which? has found that nearly 50 percent of home buyers in the UK would want a Green Deal loan paid off before they considered buying a property

Green Deal could fail without SME support says builders group

Friday, 17 May 2013 Robin Whitlock

The Federation of Master Builders has warned that small building companies need fairer access to the Green Deal market if the shortage of installers is to be addressed

Renewable heating for social landlords

Thursday, 16 May 2013 Robin Whitlock

DECC has launched a new £6 million competition aimed at getting renewable heating equipment into the homes of social housing tenants

Powerstax announces new converter power modules for fuel cells

Monday, 13 May 2013 Robin Whitlock

The modules in the FC series accept 50V to 120V input direct from many popular fuel cells and deliver a stabilised output of up to 500W

Renewable energy could be stored as liquid air finds new report

Thursday, 09 May 2013 Robin Whitlock

The Centre for Low Carbon Futures has launched a report showing that air could potentially be turned into liquid as a means of storing power from renewable energy generators

Bristol network to promote energy saving homes

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 Robin Whitlock A new national network to encourage low-carbon retrofitting and led by Bristol-based organisations The Centre for Sustainable Energy and Bristol Green Doors has been launched today by UK Energy Minist...

New Lithium Flow battery could help supply the grid

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 Robin Whitlock Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical g...

Microsoft embracing energy efficiency in big way

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 REM

Microsoft is looking beyond its data centers and striving to make energy efficiency a cornerstone of all of its operations, its director of energy strategy.