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.

Addressing the participants at the symposium, UN Resident Coordinator Christina Carlson said, “The world currently faces a set of urgent, interconnected challenges owing to the lack of access to efficient, clean and affordable energy.”

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.

The new three-year scheme will target low income homes, carrying out essential repairs and energy saving upgrades.

The International Finance Corporation IFC - a member of World Bank Group - has announced the certification system for works of efficient use of natural resources in Vietnam - EDGE.

On June 2, the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) and Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency (Ministry of Science - Technology - MOST) signed a memorandum on cooperation in training of human resources in the field of atomic energy of Vietnam.

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.

Chương trình Better Buildings Challenge sau 4 năm thực hiện giúp người dân Mỹ tiết kiệm 840 triệu đô la, hạn chế phát thải 6 triệu tấn khí các-bon, tương đương với 1 triệu xe ô-tô.

Chứng chỉ EDGE chứng nhận công trình xây dựng xanh với mục tiêu giúp các nhà đầu tư giảm 20% mức tiêu hao năng lượng và nước của công trình đồng thời giảm mức phát thải khí gây hiệu ứng nhà kính.

Algeria đang thực hiện một loạt chương trình quốc gia về tăng cường hiệu quả năng lượng với mục tiêu giảm thiểu 9% mức tiêu thụ năng lượng hiện nay vào năm 2030, theo thông tin từ Bộ trưởng Bộ Năng lượng Youcef Yousfi.

Theo tuyên bố của Bộ trưởng Bộ Năng lượng Scotland Fergus Ewing, nước này sẽ thành lập một quỹ mới với tên gọi Challenge Fund nhằm hỗ trợ nghiên cứu phát triển công nghệ năng lượng lượng địa nhiệt để đáp ứng nhu cầu năng lượng ngày càng tăng của người dân.

As reflected by Lam Dong Department of Industry and Trade, the funding budget to implement energy saving programs in Lam Dong province in 2015 is VND1.26 billion dong; with over VND1 billion from the state budget and the remaining from the individual units.

S&C Electric Europe has brought power to two primary schools in rural Zambia by combining solar with energy storage technology.

Power Saving Communication messages are directed to not only the officers, employees and officials within and outside the electricity sector but also to secondary school students in the province of Quang Nam as it is actively performed by the Youth Union in Quang Nam Power Company.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €156 million (£112.32m) in a wind project in Germany.

The energy savings announced today have saved partners a total of $840 million dollars in energy costs and avoided 6 million tons of harmful carbon emissions, equivalent to cutting the emissions of 1 million cars.

Leading bioenergy and bulk materials handling specialist Saxlund International has collaborated with Hope Construction Materials to install and commission a new waste-derived fuel solution for Hope Construction Materials, Britain’s leading independent supplier of construction materials.

The Glasgow manufacturers responsible for the invention of the world’s largest zero carbon 90ᵒC district heat pump has been shortlisted for a green tech award, with the chance of winning £20,000 to go towards the next project.

The Challenge Fund is open to organisations working together to benefit local communities, achieving carbon reductions which are sustainable and commercially viable on a long term basis and the development of future viable delivery models.

South Staffordshire Housing Association (SSHA) has announced that it will be trialling Wienerberger’s e4 brick house concept.