Energy efficiency News for May 2009

Energy efficiency News Archive

Printable power using carbon nanotube supercapacitors Printable power using carbon nanotube supercapacitors

Portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, netbooks, and cameras are becoming increasingly more important to our society. How rarely we leave the house without our trusty iPhone or Blackberry!

RPS measure diluted in US House Bill

Renewable energy advocates in the USA were disappointed with the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) included in legislation passed by a key House committee on 21 May.

US$10m to develop Smart Grid standards

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and US Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced standards needed for the interoperability and security of a Smart Grid and US$10 million in funding under the Recovery Act to support the development of these standards.

UK homes could have smart meters by 2020 UK homes could have smart meters by 2020

All homes in Britain could have smart meters installed by 2020, according to plans published by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).