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The overall level of energy consumption across the EU has dropped below the 2020 targets across the whole of the EU, a recent report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has been able to suggest. The final energy consumption has fallen from 1,133 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in 2000 to 1,061 Mtoe […]

Although large buildings are the typical benefactors of various energy efficiency improvements, the truth of the matter is that small and medium-sized buildings’ market offers huge potential, especially since retrofitting costs can actually be significantly smaller. A recent research report from Navigant Research said that the value of the small and medium size commercial building […]

Building Energy Management Systems, also known as BEMS, are some of the best solutions available for organizations looking to cut down on their energy expenditure. And now, Welsh public sector organisations will be offered the option to apply for energy efficiency project funding via Salix’s Wales Funding Programme, which combines the Salix Energy Efficiency Loans […]

Over 1,200 companies around the UK are currently being investigated by the Environment Agency over their Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) status, with many of them being suspected of having illegally avoided participation in the scheme, a news report has been able to suggest. The ESOS scheme prompts qualifying UK businesses to undertake comprehensive assessments […]

June has not been a particularly good month for the deployment of energy efficiency measures under the ECO scheme, as the number of installs decreased by 15%, a news report has been able to suggest. Fresh data from the BEIS points out that more than 33,600 energy efficiency measures under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), […]

The future growth of the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) segment will have a positive effect on the overall System Integration Market, which is set to reach an estimated USD 393.10 billion by 2020. Research from Hexa Reports suggests that developments in technologies such as Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), clinical integration, Cloud Service Brokerage […]

North America is likely to be the market leader in the Zero Net Energy Homes (ZNEH) segment until 2025, a recent research report from Navigant Research has been able to suggest. California is leading the drive toward ZNEHs worldwide with its goal of 100% of newly constructed residential homes to be zero carbon by the […]

Dubai has sets itself a very ambitious goal in terms of achieving energy savings, aiming to effectively double the energy efficiency of its buildings and infrastructure by 2030, according to a recent news report into the matter. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has joined the UN’s Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) to make sure […]

The Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) segment is set to soar over the next couple of years as the global energy-efficient building market is expected to see steady growth (9.6% CAGR) during 2016-2020, according to a recent market research report. The report from RnR Market Research points out that this forecasted growth could be attributed […]

Implementing a set of 35 proven sustainability measures could help the NHS save £400 million and reduce carbon emissions by a million tonnes every year by 2020, a recent research report has been able to suggest. The ‘Securing healthy returns’ research paper points out that, of the 18 energy-saving measures covered in the report, CHP […]

Multiple Green Building Councils have been set up in cities around the world in an attempt to drive down energy consumption and help reduce their carbon footprint, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The bodies in in Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Poland and South Africa will work with the cities of […]

Deploying energy efficiency measures would actually be more cost effective than building the new Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, energy efficiency experts have recently suggested. A report by Utilitywise points out that the cost of implementing energy efficiency measures is estimated to be less than £6 billion, while the construction of the new nuclear plant […]