Energy Secretary Ed Davey should ramp up the efficiency of our energy system and invest in home-grown renewable energy to boost the economy and reduce consumers' exposure to rocketing gas prices.
Orion is an energy management company with a focus on high efficiency lighting systems and alternative energy system integration in commercial buildings.
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The meeting will address the vision, strategy and analytical framework for growth and efficiency of green initiatives and the international agenda around the following initiatives: Power system transformation, energy efficiency in industry, global water demand issues, bio-refining, trade, aviation and financing.
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The new locomotives are designed for easier maintenance, will improve energy efficiency by using a regenerative braking system that will feed energy back into the power grid and will enhance mobility for the people, businesses and economy of the entire Northeast region.
That along with a high-efficiency cooling system resulted in a 34% energy savings compared to a typical building.
Investing in clean energy technology and improving the efficiency of buildings, cars and transportation system will create whole new industries, and as these flourish, there will be new demand for professions and skills of all types, producing new jobs that will drive our economic recovery.
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As each company seeks to be greener than the next, so demand is growing to get buildings certified by the Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design programme (LEED), America's biggest green rating system, run by the not-for-profit Green Building Council.
The fund gives a grant for a package of energy efficiency and heating measures ranging from insulation to, in some cases, a central heating system if you do not have one at the moment.
Other cleantech businesses that continue to look like good investments to venture capitalists include those producing products or software related to energy efficiency and those making improvements to existing businesses or products (making a better LED lighting system, for example).
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In contrast, systems that simply combine structural elements with power and energy devices, such that each set of materials are acting independently, provide no advantages in system efficiency.
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