Gita Subramony, ERS, for Zondits In the recently released ACEEE International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, Brazil was one of the lowest-scoring countries, ranking within the bottom three. In a few weeks, they will also be hosting a different type of international competition, the 2016 Summer Olympics. [mks_pullquote align=”right” width=”300″ size=”18″ bg_color=”#8224e3″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]The organizers of the Rio … Read more
Gita Subramony, ERS, for Zondits Every year the ACEEE releases a scorecard that ranks the top 23 energy-consuming countries based on energy efficiency policies and performance. They gather data to evaluate metrics on buildings, industry, transportation, and overall national energy efficiency policies and efforts. According to ACEEE’s analysis, Germany takes the gold medal, with Japan … Read more
2016 Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator survey reveals planned investment at all-time high: 72 percent of respondents to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy investments PR Newswire, June 23, 2016 The 2016 Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) survey of more than 1,200 facility and energy management executives in the United States, Brazil, China, Germany and India shows interest and investment in … Read more
NORTHSHORE MANAGEMENT ACQUIRES MAJORITY OWNERSHIP IN FIVEWORX Fiveworx, July 12, 2016 Fiveworx announced today that Knoxville-based Northshore Management Company has acquired majority ownership in Fiveworx. As part of the transaction, Fiveworx management and founders will maintain an equity position in the company. The transaction will allow the company to accelerate development of its persona-based email … Read more
Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion Kilowatt Hours A Year To Run The Internet Forbes, June 28, 2016 America’s myriad server farms and data centers operate 100 million drives that hold 350 million terabytes of data — everything from your decade-old emails to lolcat videos and the collected offerings of Netflix. A new report from the Department of Energy’s … Read more
Population policy to impact emissions targets Phys, June 14, 2016 Current immigration rates into Australia, and associated projected population growth, will make greenhouse gas emissions targets even more difficult to achieve in the future, a University of Adelaide-led study has found. The researchers investigated how much Australia needs to reduce its per capita emissions to … Read more
New Home Buyers Will Choose Energy-Efficiency Over Luxury Features Builder, June 13, 2016 The recently released annual Energy Pulse study from Shelton Group suggests that consumers in the market for a new home prioritize energy-efficient features over luxury items. Eighty-five percent said they’d pay more for an Energy Star-certified home, and their preferences for individual … Read more
Smartphone Apps Help Bring Reliable Power to 1.3 Billion People Bloomberg, June 6, 2016 At any given minute in India, you can find out how much electricity is for sale and at what price with a few swipes across a smartphone screen — a level of transparency in the nation’s power sector that’s increasing the … Read more
Valerie Eacret, ERS, for Zondits As temperatures in the northern hemisphere start to climb, many of us reach for the thermostat and turn on the air conditioning – in our homes, at work, and in our cars. People who don’t crank the A/C typically fall into one of two buckets: those who have it but … Read more
Here’s how GE is using software to change its business model CNBC, June 7, 2016 Call it the “Industrial internet” if you will. Take industrial machines from jet engines to medical equipment and turn them into intelligent interconnected devices. Suddenly, you are no longer just selling assets, you are selling services. You can improve the … Read more