Energy saving

Vital Energi to Help London in Drive to Net Zero

Friday, 27 August 2021 REM Vital Energi has been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to guarantee energy savings of over £480,000 a year and carbon savings of over 1,000 tons a year, helping the governing body ...

UK could hit net zero two years' sooner if energy firms focus on cutting household energy waste

Thursday, 26 August 2021 Robin Whitlock The UK could reach its 2050 net zero target by as much as two years' sooner if all energy suppliers put the planet before profits and focused on cutting domestic energy waste, a new white paper submitted ...

Efficient Buildings Could Save Thousands of Lives in U.S. Every Year

Monday, 23 August 2021 REM Buildings in the U.S. are responsible for 40% of the country’s total energy consumption. A new paper published in Science Advances, authored by Yale School of the Environment Economics Professor Kenneth ...

Norway

BKK Nett signs agreement to further develop and test Kognitwin Grid

Monday, 23 August 2021 Robin Whitlock

Kongsberg Digital, operator of the research project KogniGrid, recently launched a digital twin for power grids called Kognitwin Grid which is to be further developed and tested by BKK Nett.

EBRD Lends €67.5 Million for Greening Buildings in Lithuania

Wednesday, 04 August 2021 REM Addressing a core issue in the effort to improve the use of energy in Lithuania, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending €67.5 million to support an innovative scheme ...

UK Clean Growth Fund makes first investment in low carbon heating sector

Wednesday, 28 July 2021 Robin Whitlock

The UK Clean Growth Fund is leading a £2.5 million investment round in tepeo in order to support commercialisation of the company’s Zero Emission Boiler for the domestic heating market.

U.S. and Canada Sign Agreement to Address Building Energy Efficiency

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 REM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the signing of a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The agreement recommits the ...

Daikin will help to make the EUs ‘Fit for 55’ package a success

Thursday, 15 July 2021 Robin Whitlock

In May 2021, heat pumps specialist provider Daikin anticipated the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package by publishing a 4 steps guide to decarbonising the heating sector.

Net-Zero Energy Buildings Market Size worth $140.18 Billion By 2028

Monday, 05 July 2021 The global net-zero energy buildings market size is expected to reach $140.18 billion by 2028 according to a new study by Polaris Market Research. The report “Net-Zero Energy Buildings Market Share, ...

IMCRC Funding Helps Lay Foundation for SiC Schottky Diodes Manufacturing

Wednesday, 16 June 2021 REM Silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes are small semiconductor devices – one-way electronic switches – used in many power conversion systems. Due to their incredible thermal conductivity, high switching ...