Efficiency

Smart Meter

EDF Looks to Pay as You Go Meters amid British Billing Crisis

Electric utility company Électricité de France (EDF) has announced support packages for British consumers, one of which involves using smart prepayment meters…

Natural Gas

Netze BW Releases Gastacho Gas Speedometer

EnBW subsidiary Netze BW has announced the ‘Gastacho’, an online tool for private households to measure their gas use.

Smart Meter

Switch2 Energy Releases Heat Savings Calculator amid Cost of Living Crisis in UK

As energy bills are on a staggering rise, a new heat network efficiency savings calculator has been made available to UK network operators by Switch2 Energy as …

Distributed Grid

DEWA Smartens Distribution Networks in Efficiency Drive

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced a new software with the hopes of enabling network design engineers the capability to augment electric…

Japan

Energy Efficiency, Not an Odd-Fish Anymore!

Japanese scientists turn fish scales into carbon-nano onions, a material used in LEDs and electronics.

United Kingdom

New Heat Pump Design Claims Efficiency Gains

Engineers at Glasgow University have designed a new prototype heat pump that they claim could deliver as much as 10 per cent efficiency gains on current devices…

Gas Turbine

GE Gas Power Awarded $4.2M to Boost Gas Turbine Efficiency

GE Gas Power has secured $4.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to advance development …

Smart Meter

Italgas – Smart Gas Networks at Core of Investments

Italian gas DSO Italgas is planning €8.6 billion (US$8.8 billion) investments in smart gas meters and other technologies and activities by 2028.

Electrification

ARENA Mandate Expanded to Cover Energy Efficiency, Electrification

Energy efficiency and electrification will help in emissions reduction.

Solar Power Panel

Too Hot for Solar Power: Europe’s Heat Wave Makes Solar Panels Less Efficient

Extreme heat is reducing the efficiency of solar panels in Europe.

United Kingdom

UK’s Electricity Sector in the Midst of a “Profound Transition”

Reform of the wholesale market could improve efficiency and minimise system costs, according to a report

Wind Turbine

WEG to Launch 7MW Wind Turbine

Global industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG has announced it will launch a new 7 MW wind turbine, provides greater power and efficiency for wind generation pr…

Singapore

Singapore Container Port Uses 2MWH Battery System to Increase Energy Efficiency

A large-scale battery system has been installed in Singapore as part of a project to increase energy efficiency at and reduce emissions from the country’s seap…

Energy Saving

‘Smart Window’ Demonstrates Energy Saving Potential

The Dutch innovation organisation TNO has reported its solar smart window is performing successfully in real world conditions.

Energy Transition

What Uzbekistan Needs to Succeed in the Energy Transition

The IEA identified three key areas: market reforms, higher efficiency, and electricity security.