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J$695 million to enhance energy efficiency program in Jamaica’s public sector

The Jamaican government is to spend J$695m in the 2017-18 financial year to enhance the country’s energy efficiency and energy conservation measures in the public sector. Implemented by the Mini...

Renewables boom will cause a 40-fold increase in storage in developing countries by 2025

Researchers at the World Bank Group predict that storage is set to grow 40% per year in developing markets. The growth will take the current installed base of around 2 gigawatts up to 80 gigawatts in ...

Gulf countries could save US$10b with smart grid

A new report has revealed that the Gulf countries could save up to US$10b in infrastructural investment by 2020, with the use of smart grid. One of the organisations to reflect change and innovation i...

Californians are paying billions for power they don’t need

The Sutter Energy Centre, at its 2001 launch, was hailed as the US’s cleanest power plant – it generated electricity while using less water and natural gas than older power plants. However...

Government of Canada invests in next generation sustainable technologies

The Canadian Minister of Science, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, has announced CA$50,014,110 in new funding for 94 projects through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Proj...