http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27681 National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm. National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too high, reports the Providence Journal. Deepwater is seeking to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/agilent-to-save-3-5m-over-10-years-with-solar/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/agilent-to-save-3-5m-over-10-years-with-solar/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27659 A new set of solar arrays atop buildings at Agilent’s headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., are projected to help save the company $3.5 million in energy costs over the first 10 years of operation. The new 1 megawatt installation spans over three buildings, according to a press release. This is Agilent’s second solar installation. The first was [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/agilent-to-save-3-5m-over-10-years-with-solar/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/no-sunny-skies-for-two-solar-projects-in-texas-california/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/no-sunny-skies-for-two-solar-projects-in-texas-california/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27601 Two major solar projects are at a standstill; one over contract renewals and the other due to environmental concerns. Meanwhile, New York lawmakers are making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar systems and makeenergy-efficiency improvements. NRG Energy’s plan to build Texas’ largest solar plant near its natural gas plant has halted over contract [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/no-sunny-skies-for-two-solar-projects-in-texas-california/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27596 News Corp. – owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and numerous other media properties – is adding software to help manage its environmental impact and energy use. News Corp. is using software from Hara Environmental and Energy Management to begin collecting energy and emissions information from its hundred-plus facilities worldwide, according to a press [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/solar-rebates-are-going-fast/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/solar-rebates-are-going-fast/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27435 The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the nation. Solar rebates have done their job by significantly increasing solar installation projects across the nation. In Massachusetts alone, as a result of high demand, the number of solar installers [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/solar-rebates-are-going-fast/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27412 Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of 150 meters, to supply a significant amount of electricity for its Genk plant in Belgium. Five years ago, Ford’s Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK became the first automotive plant to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/txu-marriott-identify-250k-in-energy-savings-at-40-texas-hotels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/txu-marriott-identify-250k-in-energy-savings-at-40-texas-hotels/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:26:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27423 TXU Energy recently conducted energy audits at Texas Marriott locations, identifying energy saving opportunities. If fully implemented across Marriott’s 40 properties in Texas, the savings could amount to 2 million kilowatt hours a year, or about $250,000 in costs, according to a press release. Recomendations include the upgrading of control systems and swapping out traditional bulbs for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/txu-marriott-identify-250k-in-energy-savings-at-40-texas-hotels/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/dry-cooling-challenges-notion-of-water-intensity-for-desert-solar/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/dry-cooling-challenges-notion-of-water-intensity-for-desert-solar/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:40:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27382 Many desert-based solar thermal power plants increasingly are being criticized for the amount of water they use, but a new dry-cooling technology may help make desert solar more feasible. Solar Millenium LLC plans to use new dry-cooling technology at two plants outside Las Vegas. The technology was developed by parent firm Solar Trust of America LLC. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/dry-cooling-challenges-notion-of-water-intensity-for-desert-solar/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/supermarkets-tackle-emissions-reductions-fuel-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/supermarkets-tackle-emissions-reductions-fuel-efficiency/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:06:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27356 Supermarkets are taking different roads to efficiency like Star Market in Massachusetts, aimed at reducing emissions, and Brookshire Grocery in Texas, which is addressing fleet efficiency. Star Market Newton, Mass., is the first grocery store in the U.S. to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership platinum store award, thanks to its advanced refrigeration technology that [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/supermarkets-tackle-emissions-reductions-fuel-efficiency/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:29:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27301 As more utilities begin offering customers the ability to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources, other utilities may benefit from a drop in the benchmark price that they must pay independent producers for renewable energy. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed a 15 percent cut in the benchmark that utilities must pay over a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/feed/ 3