Energy saving

Germany

German renewables sector receives €150 million investment boost

Friday, 25 January 2013 Robin Whitlock

A new investment initiative will help to drive German smart grid research and development

New report examines consumer attitudes to smart energy

Thursday, 20 December 2012 Robin Whitlock

A new report by Pike Research surveys consumer attitudes to key energy concepts

India

CG develops new electronics plant in support of Indian smart grid

Monday, 03 December 2012 Robin Whitlock

The new plant will be operational by the end of the year and will be making intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) for the control and monitoring of power systems

smart grids estimated to reduce emissions by 2.2 gigatonnes by 2050

Wednesday, 28 November 2012 Robin Whitlock

A new NRG Expert report claims smart grids have the ability to reduce carbon emissions worldwide

UK and Taiwan partner up to maximise smart grid opportunities

Tuesday, 06 November 2012 Robin Whitlock

The UK smart grid mission is visiting Taiwan from 5 to 8 Nov to establish industry and academic links with Taiwan to develop smart grid technology and business opportunities.

South Korea

Korea becomes global leader in smart grids claims new report

Wednesday, 17 October 2012 Robin Whitlock

The World Energy Council (WEC) has released a report naming South Korea as an exemplar in smart grid technology

IEA sets out to halve fuel consumption by road transport

Thursday, 20 September 2012 REM Two reports released on Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA) show how the right policies and technologies could improve the fuel efficiency of road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, ...

Energy efficiency to help double ESCO market before decade end

Monday, 18 June 2012 REM New data from Pike Research show that the global energy service company (ESCO) market could more than double to $66 billion by 2017, driven by growth in energy efficient buildings. Pike Research's report, ...

Sensus £5 million investment in Navetas secures exclusive US license to smart grid technology

Thursday, 05 April 2012 REM US-based smart grid infrastructure firm Sensus has invested £5 million in Navetas, a technology spin-off from research first performed at Oxford University, in exchange for a 15 percent stake in the UK ...

Cloud computing has a silver lining

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 Toby Price New research from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) in the UK concludes that companies could achieve annual energy savings running into the billions and annual carbon reductions by using cloud computing ...