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The market for energy efficiency may have slowed a bit in the industrial sector but in the transport and building sectors, it is all set to grow sharply. With building energy consumption accounting to approximately 40 percent of the total energy consumed in both Europe and North America, the building sector is garnering significant attention from policy makers and technology developers. Similarly, the intensifying demand for fuel efficiency and better road, air and seaway connectivity has necessitated superior machine handling and operation, driving the adoption of energy-efficient engines and vehicles.

When you live in one of the world's most densely populated cities, green space can seem almost non-existent. That won't be the case for people who frequent Ingenhoven Architects' Marina One development in Singapore, which is centered around a huge, lush and green biodiversity garden.

From a distance, the Beijing Greenland Center recently-completed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) may look like any of the other rectangular skyscrapers that dot China's capital city. Look a little closer, however, and you'll see that the tower features an elegant trapezoidal glass facade that's claimed to improve its energy performance.

Today marks the start of ees Europe 2016. At Europe's largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, exhibitors from all around the world are set to showcase the most up-to-date products, services and solutions in renewable energy storage until June 24, 2016. This year, ees Europe is taking place in parallel with Intersolar Europe, the world's leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners.

Green building is already widely adopted globally, with strong growth expected in most countries, but most particularly in the developing world. The findings reveal that green building is a global trend, with nearly universal importance placed on energy conservation. However, as the previous study from 2012 also demonstrated, the priorities and obstacles need to be understood on a country-by-country basis to truly succeed as a sustainable business in the global marketplace.

Thirty-two businesses from around the world presented a signed Commitment Letter to sustainable development to the Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Lenni Montiel.

Global wind employment grew 5% last year to reach 1.1M

Power management company readies itself for huge predicted growth in decentralized electricity generation

Delta Electronics, Inc., a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, and LOYTEC jointly announced on April 29, 2016, that Delta Electronics’ wholly owned subsidiary, Delta Electronics International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., has acquired shareholdings in Loy Tec electronics GmbH and Innocontrol electronics GmbH (hereinafter referred to as LOYTEC) on April 28, 2016.

The managing directors of LOYTEC, Dietmar Loy and Hans-Jörg SchweinzerAlso in 2015, LOYTEC received the highly coveted “Austria’s Leading Companies Award”. In the category...