Predictions
Submetering Market ‘Will Grow to $1.5B in 2020′
The worldwide market for submetering technology and services totals $771 million and will grow to $1.58 billion in 2020 at a compound ...
Lux Research: Lightweighting Provides ‘Vast Swath of Saving Opportunity’ for Transportation
Lightweighting can save the transportation sector a lot of money - in aviation, a 1-lb. reduction is worth a $100 to $300 premium, for ...
Pollution Control Market to Top $9bn by 2017, Report Says
The global air pollution control equipment market should grow significantly once utility, oil and gas companies comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the ...
Food Price Volatility to Continue through 2012 and Beyond
Rising input costs, demand, and weather risk are expected to keep global food prices strong. Changes in production in water-stressed areas could ...
CO2 to Stay Below 2005 Levels, U.S. to Wean Itself from Foreign Oil, EIA Predicts
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will remain below 2005 levels through 2035 as increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production reduces U.S. reliance on ...
Carbon Forecast Slashed; UN Seeks CDM Improvements
Point Carbon has slashed its carbon prices forecast for the third phase of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme by 10 euros per ton, ...
Efficiency Could Cut Electricity Use 15%, Report Says
Energy efficiency is likely to bring down U.S. electricity consumption by five to 15 percent by 2020, relative to forecast trends, according to a ...
UK Rail Sector Plans to Cut Carbon Intensity 25%
The U.K. rail industry has set out plans to cut carbon emissions per passenger kilometer by a quarter by 2019.
In the Initial ...
Renewables to Grow Fastest in Next 25 Years – But Carbon Keeps Soaring
Renewable power will be the fastest-growing energy source over the next 25 years, but fossil fuels will remain the dominant energy source as ...
Loosening Oil and Gas Regs Could Create 1.4m Jobs, API Says
A reversal of current policy could increase daily oil and natural gas production by 10 million barrels by 2030, while creating 1.4 ...
Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast
Deutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program.
The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 ...
Real Men Don’t Do Green?
A recent study found that one of the negative and inaccurate perceptions of green is that “it is feminine and not for ...
Data Center Energy Growth Slows, Defying Predictions
Electricity use by data centers in 2010 was significantly below predictions, according to new research by a Stanford University professor.
In research carried out for ...
CDP: Cloud Computing Can Save $12bn
Cloud computing has the potential to save large U.S. companies up to $12.3 billion a year and to prevent 85.7 million metric tons ...
Hydrogen Fueling Stations Could Reach 5,200 by 2020
More than 5,200 hydrogen fueling stations for cars, buses and forklifts will be operational by 2020, up from just 200 stations in 2010, ...
CO2 to Hold Steady This Year, But Rise Coming in 2012
The Energy Information Administration expects fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to remain flat in 2011, as higher petroleum and natural gas consumption ...
Google: 90% of Cars Could be EVs and Hybrids By 2030
Electric, plug-in and hybrid vehicles could garner a collective 90 percent market share by 2030, and grid-scale electricity storage could actually increase emissions in ...
Smart Grid Benefits ‘Could Top $2 Trillion’
Smart grid technologies could deliver between $1.3 trillion and $2 trillion in benefits over the next 20 years, according to a study ...
Survey: Most Firms Beating Environmental Goals
Almost three-quarters – 72 percent – of C-level executives in the U.S., U.K. and China believe that the benefits of their sustainability initiatives ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Siemens, Silica and Colin Firth
Siemens has developed an energy management system to help plant operators in the iron and steel industry to monitor and optimize ...
