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.
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...
Spartech Expects Over $1m in Energy Savings with World Energy Solutions
Spartech Corporation has awarded World Energy Solutions a three-year energy management contract expected to save the plastics producer more than $1 million in energy costs.
The ...
Winning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star Benchmark
Melon, an app that simplifies the process of getting an Energy Star benchmark for a commercial building, was one of the big winners in ...
Submetering Market ‘Will Grow to $1.5B in 2020′
The worldwide market for submetering technology and services totals $771 million and will grow to $1.58 billion in 2020 at a compound ...
Owens Corning CSO Discusses Bloom Energy
Frank O'Brien-Bernini, chief sustainability officer for Owens Corning, discusses Bloom Energy.
Intel Sustainability Report: Tech Giant Commits to 10% GHG Cut
Intel has pledged to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on a per-chip basis by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and announced ...
Apple Data Center to be 100% Powered by Renewable Energy
Apple said it will power its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., entirely with renewable energy by the end of the year.
The announcement, which ...
Legrand Cuts Energy Use by 20 Percent, Beating DOE Goal by 8 Years
Legrand has reduced its energy use by more than 20 percent, in its first year participating in the Department of Energy's Building Buildings initiative.
The electrical ...
International Paper Expects to Meet 12 Sustainability Goals by 2020
International Paper has outlined 12 voluntary sustainability goals that it expects to meet by the end of the decade, including a 15 ...
GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, Composting
General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling ...
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...
US, German Automakers Adopt Fast-Charging Standard at Odds with Nissan, Toyota
Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to standardize a single-port fast charging approach, called DC-fast charging with ...
DOE Guide to Help Hospitals Achieve 50% Energy Savings
LED surgery lights, HVAC systems and improved facility design, among other technologies, can cut large hospitals’ energy costs in half, according to a Department ...
Renewables Briefing: Oberlin, Dairy Biogas, Tidal Power, St. Petersburg
Here's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and ...
Cox Saves 17,400 Tons of Carbon over Five Years
Cox Enterprises has saved 17,400 tons of carbon through alternative energy projects since 2007 and conserves 20 million gallons of water annually, according ...
Fleet Briefing: BMW Olympic Vehicles, Gamesa, CODA, GE WattStation Software
Here's the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives.
BMW has unveiled its London 2012 Olympic fleet ...
Pennsylvania Electric Trains, Viridity to Sell Energy Back to Grid
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority trains are on track to becoming virtual power generators, putting energy back into the electric grid as they put on the ...
GE, Arista Battery System to Back Up Commercial Wind, Solar
General Electric has partnered with Arista Power Inc. to develop and sell systems that can store electricity from ...
Memorial Sloan-Kettering, United Stationers LED Retrofits Cut Costs by 57%, 91%
New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Sacramento, Calif.'s United Stationers have recently completed lighting retrofits.
At Sloan-Kettering, LED lighting manufacturer Seesmart Technologies replaced about 700 ...
DC-Powered LED Lighting Could Lower Electricity Bills, Study Says
A direct current electrical power system may be the most economic way to power lights in commercial buildings, according to a paper by Carnegie ...
