New developments in London are cutting their carbon emissions by a third, according to a report by London South Bank University. The capital’s Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged to cut emissions 60% by 2025 and has focused efforts on the energy efficiency of buildings, which account for 71% of emissions (not including aviation). The Mayor’s […]
IT and communications giants including IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Yahoo! are to receive a $47 million boost from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to improve energy efficiency. IT and telecommunications centres currently use around 120 billion kWh per year, equating to 3% of US total electricity use. The rapid growth of the sector could require two new […]
US carmaker General Motors will take a step towards the mass manufacture of its Chevy Volt plug-in electric hybrid later today with the start of lithium-ion battery production. Battery production will begin at GM’s Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant in Michigan and is the first such plant operated by a major carmaker in the US. The batteries are […]
The UK Government’s boiler scrappage scheme to replace old inefficient models with better performing ones, announced in the December Pre-Budget Report, launched yesterday. The scheme, kickstarted by the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, will issue vouchers for £400 off the price of a modern A-rated boiler or […]
Stanford University has announced the creation of a new $100 million energy research centre that will bolster its current $30 million a year research programme in the area. “Addressing the challenge of energy will require research on a wide range of issues, from energy efficiency to development and deployment of renewable resources, to reducing the effect […]
Indian electric carmaker Reva has unveiled a lithium-ion battery version of the REVAi (G-Wiz i in the UK) city run-around that promises to extend its range and speed up charging times. The REVA L-ion has been fitted with the new lithium-ion power train, increasing its range to 75 miles – a 50% improvement on the existing model. It […]
