There are challenges to living on a remote island – from food scarcity to destructive weather – and the lack of affordable, reliable power is among the greatest. The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, located more than 4,000 miles from the West Coast of the United States, is no stranger to power rationing and […]
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.’s “SmartView” Advanced Metering Infrastructure pilot project engaged and empowered low-income consumers to use AMI technologies to better manage their energy use and reduce their energy bills. Through the project, Entergy New Orleans evaluated customer behavior in response to a number of demand-response programs, including peak-time rebates and air conditioning load controls, […]
In the 21st century, many countries around the world are investing important efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in response to climate change, and Korea is one of those. In particular, in 2009 the Korean government decided to contribute on this climate issue by setting a 30% GHG emission reduction target by 2020. In […]
The smart community demonstration project undertaken by North China Power Grid Company of SGCC—Xin'ao Golf Garden residential block in Langfang, Heibei province was completed on September, 20th 2010. The community consists of 655 households and 11 buildings, and is the first demonstration community built by North China Power Grid as well as the first project […]
The Top 1,000 Energy-Consuming Enterprises Program, which targeted the largest 1,000 enterprises in China, successfully achieved and surpassed its energy-saving target of 100 milliion tons of coal equivalent (Mtce) during the 11th FYP with reported savings of just over 150 Mtce. During the 11th FYP, the Top 1,000 Program was gradually expanded at the local […]
The GEO building is a pilot project, a demonstrator building which marked another milestone towards greater promotion and adoption of sustainable building concept in the Malaysian building sector. It is the only such building in Malaysia that integrates the Energy Efficiency, EE and Renewable Energy, RE in one working demonstrator building. The GEO building sited […]
The Ministry of Energy, Water & Communications (MEWC) have moved into their new Low Energy Office Building, LEO Building, in Putrajaya Malaysia in September 2004. This building is a National Demonstration project aimed at promoting energy efficiency (EE) in buildings, and the project is part of a wider program aimed at developing the capacity of […]
The bike share system in Hangzhou was designed, built, and funded by the local government in order to cover the last kilometer from the public transportation stop to the customer’s destination or vice-versa. Strong local government involvement helps to ensure the financial sustainability of the bike share system, prevent vandalism, and improve the service level. […]
