U.S. gets lackluster energy efficiency ranking
A new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranks the U.S. 13th out of the 16 largest economies in the world. Germany was first.
A new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranks the U.S. 13th out of the 16 largest economies in the world. Germany was first.
AP: A widely popular, bipartisan energy savings bill fell victim in the Senate on Monday to election-year politics and the Obama administration's continued indecision...
The regulations would apply to washers used in commercial settings, multi-family housing units and laundromats. The DOE is prioritizing appliance energy efficiency.
Opower generated $89 million in revenue in 2013, up from $52 million in 2012.
The White House on Wednesday backed the bipartisan energy efficiency bill that’s on the Senate floor.
Nest Labs, a startup that makes energy efficient thermostats, will license patents from the portfolio of Intellectual Ventures in a move that may help stave off a lawsuit...
A conservative legal group wants the Energy Department (DOE) to withdraw microwave oven efficiency rules because the DOE didn’t seek public comment on its increased...
The U.S. EPA has backed down from an ambitious target for cellulosic biofuel production, releasing a final rule Tuesday that requires refiners to blend 6 million gallons...
This week Washington DC kicked off a project that collects and organizes building energy data in granular 15-minute intervals, one of the first and biggest of its kind.
Under a Senate proposal, a home’s projected energy savings could qualify buyers for larger mortgages and lower interest rates than they might otherwise receive.
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz vowed Tuesday to help advance a big bipartisan energy efficiency bill that’s moving through Congress and make conservation a major...
Nest Labs, the smart thermostat company that makes consumer technology lovers drool, today announced a range of new utility partnerships to expand its product offerings.
Investors jumped at the opportunity to invest in "smart" electrical grids, pushing shares of Silver Spring Networks up 29% in the energy-technology...
(Reuters) - A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but hopes the project’s construction can somehow be tethered to more aggressive energy...
PARIS (Reuters) - French shops and office buildings will have to turn off their lights at night to save energy and reduce light pollution, the French environment ministry...
Learning thermostat maker Nest has closed on $80 million to keep growing, and we've heard it's shipping 40K to 50K thermostats per month.
Tendril announced this week that its firmware will be integrated into Hitachi’s SuperJ Applications Ecosystem, which operates on the OSGi framework, allowing for multiple...
A Microsoft Research project offloads data and calculations to save battery life.
Tendril, a vanguard startup in the hard-to-crack home energy management market, has completed restructuring and has raised an additional $15 million of growth capital.