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Last update Sep 23 2011 - 10:33
Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner. Growing global demand is increasing pressure on the environment, and competition for many...
Last update Sep 23 2011 - 10:15
The European Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme, established in 1992 to encourage businesses to market environmentally friendly products and services. Today the EU Ecolabel covers a...
Last update Sep 23 2011 - 10:14
Green Public Procurement (GPP) is a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle...
Last update Sep 23 2011 - 09:45
EU’s leading approach in waste management is based on several key principles: waste prevention, recycling and reuse, as well as improving final disposal and monitoring.
EU...
Last update Jun 22 2011 - 15:06
The European Commission published on 22 June 2011 its proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive.
The Commission proposes the following measures:
Legal obligation to establish...
Last update Jan 1 2011 - 00:00
Today’s radiators: efficient, comfortable and sustainable. Successfully increasing the efficiency of a whole heating system is dependent on all the components being optimally...
Last update Jan 1 2011 - 00:00
1. Solar Heating
Solar collectors convert sunlight into heat and produce hot water, and, in larger systems, assist the space-heating system. Solar-thermal systems can save...
Last update Jan 1 2011 - 00:00
Optimum use of fuel – Heating oil contains hydrogen which, on combustion, is turned into steam. If the exhaust gases from the combustion process are cooled, the steam contained in...
Last update Jan 1 2011 - 00:00
Efficient heat generation - Modern condensing boiler technology, running on natural gas, contributes to savings of energy and costs for the supply of heating in the home. Natural...
Last update Jan 1 2011 - 00:00
The new directive on the use of energy from renewable sources (2009/28/EC, also referred to as the “RES directive”) sets ambitious targets for all Member States, such that the EU...