If anyone was waiting for energy efficiency market to blossom, now is the time to reap the harvest and the seeds of all hard work which the industry sector experts have sown with their rich experience can look forward to a brighter future.…
World over the Energy Efficiency market is facing the real issues now. After initial exhilaration and euphoria, world over people are realizing that setting the targets is one thing and doing all the donkey work to achieve them is another thing. The experts and senior officials from all over the world have expressed doubts over whether all the targets which have been set out by the respective countries would be met.…
Environmental Protection Agency has proposed carbon emissions cuts for CO2 emissions for coal based thermal power plants in USA. EPA has proposed that new power plants limit their carbon emissions to 1000 pounds or 454 kg per MWh (Mega Watt Hour).…
Protests have erupted in Germany against proposed reduction of Feed-in Tariff. There are widespread fears amongst the Solar Power Industry against scaling down of Feed-in Tariffs. Not long ago Germany had decided to close half of its Nuclear Power plants in the wake of Fukushima disaster and pledged to move to renewable energy sources.…
Climate change and global warming have become realities in our world. Every other day we read and hear about them. World over lots of programs are being implemented to conserve and save our environment. According to US department of Energy, transportation accounts for 67% of total oil use in use.…
Buildings be it commercial or residential are the guzzlers of energy. In USA, the Green House Gas emissions majorly come from road transportation or the commercial and residential buildings. While road transportation accounts for 21.6% of CO2 emissions, the commercial and residential buildings account for 15.3 and 12% respectively.…
In India, we are slowly and steadily waking up to the benefits of Energy audits. Though the pace at which we are moving leaves lot to be desired but we can still expect sustained energy savings in the times to come.…
2011 saw Asia Pacific adding 6 GW of Solar PV installations. Out of this about 2.8 GW was added in the quarter just ended. On year to year this translates to roughly a growth percentage in the excess of 150%. The three nations which are mainly driving this growth are China, Japan and India in that order.…
