Electricity
Electricity is generated by conventional energy and renewable energy sources, for example, oil, gas, solar arrays, and wind power. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMs) and other new alternative sources to generate electricity also are covered here. Finally, we look at different means to control and measure electric output including smart meters and smart grids.
Utility Asks for 15% Rate Hike; Efficiency Spend to Double
Utility Ameren Missouri is planning a 14.6 percent rate hike next year to reimburse investments in renewable energy, efficiency and reliability.
The subsidiary of Ameren ...
Companies Lured with 45% Electricity Discount
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's biggest power producer, is offering discounts as high as 45 percent to businesses moving to or expanding in the state ...
Demand Grows for Standardized Testing in the Ultracapacitor Industry
What are compliance standards and why do they exist?
Across many industries, compliance standards have been created so buyers are assured that the products ...
Environmental Logos and Certifications for Paper, Part II
In yesterday's post I wrote about the rationale behind eco-logos and illustrated the difference between self-generated claims and certifications. Now ...
Calgon Launches Products to Control Mercury Emissions
Calgon Carbon Corporation has launched an advanced line of its Fluepac products aimed at controlling mercury emissions in the coal-fired electric power generation market.
The new ...
Sandia Casino Expects 75% Energy Drop with LED Lights, Solar Panels
Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque will consume about a quarter the energy in its parking lots through switching hundreds of gas discharge lamps ...
CertainTeed Cuts Energy, Water Use, Landfill Waste
Building 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., ...
Maintenance is Key to Lowering Energy Costs
As green thinking and sustainability come to the forefront of business practices, well-run maintenance department with a focus on energy efficiency are becoming ...
IBM, 1E, Verdiem ‘Best in Breed’ for PC Power Management
1E, 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 ...
Green Monday Panel Discusses Corporate Energy
Green Monday panel discusses corporate energy.
Utility Savings at Home and at Work
Watch the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the Vanderbilt American Studies Sustainability Project's Dec. 7 installment of the ...
5 Ways Manufacturers Can Cut Energy Use in 2012
Manufacturers should concentrate on five areas that could have the greatest overall effect on their facilities' energy efficiency, according to Paul Stiller, director of ...
IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next Renewable
Anything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can be captured, and such human activities as walking, jogging and bicycling ...
Crystal Lagoons Applies Recreational Waters Technology to Power Station Cooling
Crystal Lagoons' sustainable cooling technology, a water cooling system that can disconnect thermoelectric plants from natural water sources, is showing at Power-Gen International 2011 ...
Consumer Sector Dominates Energy Harvesting
The consumer sector is leading the way in energy harvesting - using ambient energy to power small electronic devices, according to a report by analysis firm ...
Solar Briefing: L’Oreal, Carmanah, San Diego, Cogenra and Defense Dept.
L'Oreal USA's North Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing facility's solar array installation is fully operational. The 13 kW solar array will provide 18,000 kWh of electricity annually, ...
EnergySavvy Launches Program Optix; Signs City of San Francisco, LEAP
Software company EnergySavvy has put its Program Optix product - aimed at utilities running energy efficiency drives - on general release, and signed the City of ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Rules, Soot Standard, Competing Studies
The EPA said that it will propose twice-delayed rules for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants early next year, Reuters reported. The agency delayed the ...
Efficiency Company BlueStar Buys TruBrite
BlueStar Energy Solutions, a provider of energy efficiency and demand response services, has acquired TruBrite Energy Management. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The acquisition builds upon ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy IG Report, Keystone XL Reroute, Pickens Plan
The criticism is coming from all corners for the Energy Department. The department's inspector general issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the department rein in ...
