John Galyen, president, Danfoss North America, addressed energy productivity at the Alliance to Save Energy’s (ASE’s) Energy 2030 On the Road campaign, Sept. 29, in New York City.

Daintree Networks Inc. and CoR Advisors® have released findings from their “State of Building Energy Management Survey,” distributed to building owners and managers, which indicated that a majority have no energy monitoring and reporting capabilities.

The U.S. Army has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to increase energy security through improved energy efficiency and optimized renewable energy strategies at nine installations in the Army’s portfolio.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the availability of $9 million in funding to encourage investments in energy-saving technologies that can be tested and deployed in offices, shops, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and other types of commercial buildings.

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has awarded a contract to TDIndustries for the implementation of a pilot program to monitor and report on electricity use in AAFES stores in the United States and abroad.

GridPoint, a provider of data-driven energy management systems (EMS), has announced an enhanced energy management solution powered by MicroStrategy® Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software platforms. GridPoint said the collaboration enables it to develop more robust enterprise-wide energy analytics.

A pilot energy efficiency program launching this fall in Texas from Samsung and Earth Networks, parent company of WeatherBug Home, will provide homeowners with actionable intelligence they can use to save energy, reduce their electric bills, and find the best energy service rate plan based on their personal energy use.

Universal Devices has introduced “Energy Management In a Box.” The new offering, a low-cost system configured for the small and medium business (SMB) market, complies with California’s Title 24 building requirements and further extends demand response (DR) using the OpenADR specification.

Sustainable Energy Fund is inviting not-for-profit and governmental entities in Pennsylvania to apply for a loans at 2 percent interest to complete energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. Projects must reduce energy consumption of non-sustainable resources or generate energy from sustainable resources.

In the period to 2019, the building energy management software market is forecast to grow at an annual rate of up to 15 percent, according to independent analyst firm Verdantix, but the market is complex and growth trends vary widely across different countries and industries.