Electricity

Dole Facility Cuts Lighting Energy Use 95%

Dole Facility Cuts Lighting Energy Use 95%

Switching to solid-state LED high-bay lighting has helped Dole Fresh Produce Co. save about 95 percent on lighting energy at a particular cold storage ...

November 2, 2009

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...

October 30, 2009

UCF Lighting Retrofit to Save $42K, Pay For Itself in 1.2 Years

UCF Lighting Retrofit to Save $42K, Pay For Itself in 1.2 Years

By switching to more efficient lighting, a University of Central Florida parking garage will see savings of $42,000 a year. UCF swapped out 500 lighting ...

October 30, 2009

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant ...

October 29, 2009

Data Center Optimization Products Emerge

Data Center Optimization Products Emerge

More service providers are starting to see energy efficiency gold in data centers, as evidenced by recent product offerings. Data centers are projected to account ...

October 28, 2009

Solar Industry Headed for Sunny Skies in 2010 but Obstacles Remain

Solar Industry Headed for Sunny Skies in 2010 but Obstacles Remain

U.S. solar executives expect significant growth for their businesses in 2010 and 2011, according to results from the 2009 U.S. Solar Industry Monitor survey. Over 90 ...

October 28, 2009

Verizon Chases Network Efficiency Via Thermal Modeling

Verizon Chases Network Efficiency Via Thermal Modeling

Verizon is requiring its hardware suppliers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets for its network equipment. The goal is to ...

October 27, 2009

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

October 27, 2009

Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects

Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects

Building owners can get the most out of their LEED status by focusing on energy efficiency over other LEED aspects, according to research conducted by the ...

October 27, 2009

30 States Could Meet Power Needs With Renewable Energy

30 States Could Meet Power Needs With Renewable Energy

All 36 states with either renewable energy goals or renewable energy mandates could meet them by relying on in-state renewable fuels, according to an updated report ...

October 26, 2009

‘Green’ Building Retrofits To Be 20-30% of Commercial Projects By 2014

‘Green’ Building Retrofits To Be 20-30% of Commercial Projects By 2014

Green building currently accounts for five to nine percent of the retrofit and renovation market activity by value, which equates to a $2 billion to $4 ...

October 23, 2009

Verdegaal Bros. Offsets 99% of Energy Bill With Solar

Verdegaal Bros. Offsets 99% of Energy Bill With Solar

A new fixed-mount solar installation at a California agricultural company should save the company about $60,000 a year in energy costs. The new 188-kilowatt system at Verdegall ...

October 22, 2009

Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of ...

October 22, 2009

Oregon Buildings Upgrade Energy Efficiency

Oregon Buildings Upgrade Energy Efficiency

The city of Portland, along with Portland Community College  (PCC) and other county facilities, are receiving $7.2 million in federal stimulus money for energy-efficient building upgrades ...

October 21, 2009

Dairy Farm Ties Into Grid With Methane Plant

Dairy Farm Ties Into Grid With Methane Plant

Westminster Farms, a Vermont dairy company, partnered with Green Mountain Power to build an on-site plant to convert methane into electricity. The project, which ...

October 21, 2009

Cap-and-Trade System Might Cost Less Than Critics Say

Cap-and-Trade System Might Cost Less Than Critics Say

The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system is much less than previously projected, and a ...

October 21, 2009

U.S. Adds Nearly 1,700 MW of Wind Capacity in Q3

U.S. Adds Nearly 1,700 MW of Wind Capacity in Q3

The U.S. wind energy industry has installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter, which is higher than either the second ...

October 21, 2009

Chipotle Adding On-site Solar to 75 Restaurants

Chipotle Adding On-site Solar to 75 Restaurants

Burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to install solar panels atop 75 restaurants over the next year. In total, the panels should produce about 500 kilowatt ...

October 20, 2009

P&G Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water In Half Since 2002

P&G Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water In Half Since 2002

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has reduced (per unit of production) water consumption by 52 percent, energy usage by 48 percent, CO2 emissions by ...

October 20, 2009

Tesco’s UK Import Warehouse to be 100% Biomass Powered

Tesco’s UK Import Warehouse to be 100% Biomass Powered

UK retailer Tesco plans to tap into a 295 megawatt biomass power plant in Teesport, England, to supply 100 percent of the energy needs ...

October 19, 2009

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