Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency includes articles about companies that efficiently use both conventional energy and renewable energy sources – such as solar and wind power often enjoy cost savings. In addition to examples of companies that use energy efficiently, these articles describe tools to reduce energy consumption, for example, power management software and smart grids.
‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy Efficient
Researchers have designed an "inexact" computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology.
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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 ...
Matt Brewing Cuts Steam Use, Energy Costs
The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water ...
Daikin McQuay Commercial AC First to Meet DOE Efficiency Challenge
Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department's rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that ...
Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers
Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program for the first time this year.
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Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says
Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail ...
Accor Launches Carbon Footprint Calculator for Events
Accor, the European hotel group that owns the Sofitel and Adagio brands, has launched an interactive tool designed to help seminar organizers determine the carbon ...
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.
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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 ...
Japan Urges Industry to Cut Energy Use 15%
The Japanese government is pushing its industrial sector and citizens in certain parts of the country to reduce the amount of energy they use, in ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: SCS Biofuel, Energy Star Health Care, EMerge, Climate Action Reserve
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International ...
Nine out of Ten Businesses Have Energy Goals, Deloitte Says
Businesses are driving efforts to cut energy consumption even as the economy recovers, and plan to cut ...
NASCAR and EPA Partner on Environmental Initiatives
NASCAR and the EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to raise racing fans' awareness of environmentally friendly products and initiatives.
Under the agreement, NASCAR ...
Top Environmental Services Firms Named
AECOM, AMEC, Arcadis, CH2M Hill, ERM, SAIC and URS lead the US market for environmental services, according to a report from Verdantix.
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University of Texas Taps Locus’ ePortal for Compliance
The University of Texas at El Paso has selected software company Locus Technologies' ePortal platform to provide an integrated system for monitoring and managing its ...
Contract Wins: SolarCity PV, Delta and DOE, Allure Energy
Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las ...
IBM to Monitor 50 Federal Buildings, Save Taxpayers $15m – With More to Come
IBM has won a contract to develop and install smart building technology in 50 of the federal government's most energy-consuming buildings, and the resulting data ...
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.
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Energy Efficiency Gaining Ground in Inefficient States, ACEEE Says
Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council ...
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 ...
