The Indonesian Government has pledged to work with companies towards sustainable development. The commitment was made at the 2015 Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit last week.

Schneider Electric presented today its latest energy efficiency project for buildings, developed for Skanska’s Green Court Bucharest office building.

Almost 300 companies in Romania received funds worth EUR 112 million for energy efficiency in the last three years, through a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union financing program RoSEFF.

The US has signed an agreement with Edison Electric Institute (EEI) to speed up the deployment of plug-in electric vehicle technologies.

Empa, ETH Zürich and Bucher Municipal have developed a hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers that's said to consume half the energy of diesel-hydraulic vehicles and reduce emissions by more than 60 percent.

A team of Australian researchers is hoping to significantly reduce the death toll from pneumonia in developing countries by inventing an oxygen machine that keeps running during power outages.

The capital of Ukraine is getting its first biomass power plant.

The United Nations will be provided with a fleet of 200 green cars during its COP21 climate conference in Paris later this year.

Nhà máy điện sinh khối này sẽ sử dụng mạt gỗ, thân cây hoa hướng dương, bã ngô và tro lúa mỳ để sản xuất điện. Công suất thiết kế của nhà máy là 25 MW. Dự kiến, công trình sẽ được hoàn thành vào tháng 11 - 2016.

Industry sector consumes huge energy and emits much environmental pollutants. The thermal power plants, metallurgy plant, cement, glass, food processing facilities all have the incinerator using coal, oil, gas or electricity to generate much heat during the manufacturing process. However, the really useful energy often accounts for only a small fraction of the total burned fuel.

The facade glazing does not go out of date for several decades. Buildings lined with glass have a modern, attractive look and provide unlimited opportunities for self-expression of the architect and the customer, thanks to the selection of glass of different shades, creating facets and an play of reflections.

A natural gas development platform in the Gulf of Thailand, operated by Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company Sdn. Bhd. (CPOC), has saved $52 million per year and significantly reduced water usage and chemical consumption with help from General Electric’s advanced cooling and chemical treatment technology.

Except for Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean depends almost entirely on costly imported fuels to generate electricity, often at a cost several times higher than continental rates.

ABB Group (ABB) Wednesday said the first application on a marine engine of its Power2 800-M turbocharging solution will help achieve "six figure savings" on fuel annually.

Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but they stopped short of agreeing their own immediate binding targets.

The Western Indian state of Maharashtra has announced its new renewable energy policy through which it plans to achieve an installed renewable energy capacity of 14.4 GW by the end of the next 5 years.

The French gas utility named Engie (formerly GDF Suez) is developing new geothermal projects in the Paris, France, area to the tune of 50 MW, which will bring the company’s total geothermal capacity there to 100 MW.

Good news for people living in Hanoi is that there is no power shortage, although the electricity demand of the people increases in hot days. However, electricity demand spike could create a considerable pressure on power transmission system in Hanoi.

Since the beginning of the year, Tra Vinh Power Company saved 6.75 million kWh, achieving 44.02% of the planned assignment (15.33 million kWh), equivalent to VND9.9 billion.

Following several months of road trials and test bench programs adding up to the equivalent of 20,000 km, the Renault Trucks laboratory vehicle, called Optifuel Lab 2, has recorded fuel consumption 22 percent lower than that of a production Renault Trucks T.