Tag Archive for 'energy use'
UK Energy Minister highlights smart grid solutions at Ecoislands Summit
October 18th, 2012 by Ecoisland
John Hayes, the Minister of State for Energy, provided the keynote address at the Ecoislands Global Summit 2012, which was sponsored by IBM and supported by Cable&Wireless Worldwide. John Hayes addressed an audience of community leaders, islands representatives, sustainability experts, UK government ministers, and technology companies. He spoke about the role that local initiatives play [...]
FIT4Green plug-in reduces data centre energy use over 20 percent
September 21st, 2012 by Technical Research Centre of Finland
The FIT4Green project has produced an energy-aware plug-in that reduces data centre energy consumption by more than 20%. ICT as a whole is responsible for about 2% of global CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to the global CO2 emissions of aviation. Data centres are a significant part of ICT. The energy related costs total over [...]
Environmental impact of the Web
April 19th, 2012 by admin
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Renewable energy use not reducing fossil energy use by same amount
March 23rd, 2012 by University of Oregon
Technology alone won’t help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In the paper, Do alternative energy sources displace fossil fuels? published in the journal Nature Climate Change, York argues for a shift in political and economic policies to embrace the concept that continued growth in energy [...]
Earth Hour 2012 is from 8.30 to 9.30 pm on Saturday 31 March
March 8th, 2012 by WWF
From Times Square to the Sydney Opera House, Brunei to Lithuania, the tallest building on the planet to an Inuit igloo, the world will once again celebrate the largest voluntary action for the environment as the lights switch off for Earth Hour, on 31 March 2012. Earth Hour has grown from a one-city initiative in [...]
States of Guernsey appoints former Guernsey Electricity Engineering Director as Energy Policy Advisor
March 2nd, 2012 by States of Guernsey Commerce and Employment Department
The States of Guernsey has appointed former Guernsey Electricity Engineering Director Steve Morris as its Energy Policy Advisor. Mr Morris, who has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy industry, now has the task of developing a range of initiatives that help meet the strategic requirements of the States’ Energy Resource Plan, which is [...]
Awareness of water and energy use saves money and resources
February 21st, 2012 by Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust shows how small changes in everyday behaviour can greatly reduce water and energy use and lower bills. Behavioural change is the quickest and least costly way of saving energy and water in a resource constrained world.
Recession creates new attitude towards reducing energy use amongst US consumers and businesses
May 24th, 2011 by Deloitte LLP
A study from Deloitte shows the emergence of a diligent new attitude toward energy consumption in the United States. According to the study, 52 percent of companies are working to reduce their energy costs by 25 percent on average over the next two to three years. Concurrently, an increasingly sophisticated consumer demographic is looking for [...]
The Law Society in London holding a debate on Sustainable Buildings
February 1st, 2011 by Events
The Law Society is holding a debate on Sustainable Buildings on 29 March 2011 at 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL Fifty percent of UK carbon emissions come from the construction and operation of the built environment, in addition to which it is dependent on vital resources such as energy, water and raw materials and [...]
Make your New Year’s Resolution a ‘Promise’ to START something good
December 30th, 2010 by Start
Start, an initiative inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales to promote and celebrate sustainable living, is seeking to galvanise people and whole communities across the UK to make ‘promises’ in the New Year related to sustainable living. Start Something Good in 2011 and make a ‘promise’ to lead a more sustainable life from midnight [...]
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