Consumption

BP Predicts Small Future Role for Renewables

BP Predicts Small Future Role for RenewablesEnergy production by renewable sources will roughly quadruple by 2030, but the use of such energy will still only account for fraction of energy consumption, ...

January 19, 2012

EL Pro CertainTeed Cuts Energy, Water Use, Landfill Waste

CertainTeed Cuts Energy, Water Use, Landfill WasteBuilding products manufacturer CertainTeed has reduced energy consumption by 15 percent and water usage by 24 percent over the past four years. The Valley Forge, Penn., ...

January 17, 2012

Drop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEE

Drop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEEAmerica is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of "crowding out" economically beneficial investments in energy ...

January 13, 2012

IBM, 1E, Verdiem ‘Best in Breed’ for PC Power Management

IBM, 1E, Verdiem ‘Best in Breed’ for PC Power Management1E, IBM and Verdiem should always be on the shortlist for companies seeking PC power management products, according to a report by technology consultants Ovum. In ...

January 12, 2012

Patagonia Pioneers Sustainability Legal Status

Patagonia Pioneers Sustainability Legal StatusOutdoor clothing company Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect to be a "benefit corporation." The legal status affords a company's directors ...

January 5, 2012

How the Public Sector Can Use More Current Resources and Cut Costs

How the Public Sector Can Use More Current Resources and Cut CostsEfficiency Matters Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to independent research firm Forrester Research, ...

January 4, 2012

NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than Cars

NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than CarsRegularly-used commercial lawnmowers can consume more fuel than a typical car, according to a guide to alternative fuel vehicles published by the National Renewable Energy ...

December 29, 2011

Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a Year

Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a YearEnergy efficiency improvements across 36 facilities in Minnesota will generate more than $3 million in permanent, ongoing energy savings every year for the foreseeable future, ...

December 21, 2011

Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices

Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking DevicesThe Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in ...

December 16, 2011

Trane Launches GE Software-Based Data Center Management Tool

Trane Launches GE Software-Based Data Center Management ToolHeating and cooling product manufacturer Trane has launched an intelligent building automation platform that uses GE software. Tracer XT was developed in response to data center customer ...

December 13, 2011

EL Pro Del Monte Taps Locus for Energy Management

Del Monte Taps Locus for Energy ManagementDel Monte Foods has selected Locus Technologies' ePortal platform to provide an integrated system for monitoring and managing its energy use, water, and other sustainability efforts. The ...

December 13, 2011

Battery Rooms Can Be Hotbeds of Waste

Battery Rooms Can Be Hotbeds of WasteSix out of the eight most common sources of waste in warehouses can be found in the battery room, according to Harold Vanasse, vice president of ...

December 9, 2011

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent. The product, with the working ...

December 2, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Bonds, ISO 50001, Cradle to Cradle, Green Leaf

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Bonds, ISO 50001, Cradle to Cradle, Green LeafThe Climate Bonds Initiative has released a prototype Climate Bond Standard - a screening tool for investors and governments to support investment in the ...

November 29, 2011

Noesis Energy Reveals ‘Freemium’ Business Model

Noesis Energy Reveals ‘Freemium’ Business ModelNoesis Energy is to start giving away its energy management software, then charging customers for additional services related to the products. The company is hoping this "freemium" ...

November 10, 2011

Allianz Deploys IO Anywhere Modular Data Center

Allianz Deploys IO Anywhere Modular Data CenterAllianz Global Investors of America has deployed IO's IO Anywhere, a modular data center technology platform. By choosing the modular platform, ...

October 31, 2011

International Paper Announces Green Goals

International Paper Announces Green GoalsInternational Paper has committed to use 15 percent less energy and reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020, against ...

October 27, 2011

Austin, Texas, Joins US’s Top Ten Renewable Energy Buyers

Austin, Texas, Joins US’s Top Ten Renewable Energy BuyersThe recent announcement by the City of Austin, Texas, that it is now powers all of its facilities using only renewable energyhas made the municipality ...

October 26, 2011

GSA Issues Net Zero Retrofit Challenge

GSA Issues Net Zero Retrofit ChallengeThe U.S. General Services Administration has announced its Net Zero Renovation Challenge, which aims to get the private sector to improve the energy performance of federal ...

October 21, 2011

Green Drive Saves Hilton $74m in Two Years

Green Drive Saves Hilton $74m in Two YearsLightStay, the sustainability measurement system used by Hilton Worldwide and its portfolio of 10 hotel brands, has saved the company more than $74 million since its ...

October 21, 2011