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.
Steel Plants Could Provide 20 MW of ‘Green’ Thermal Energy
Steel plants located just outside Sheffield's city center could be connected to the UK city's existing district heating network (pictured) to provide ...
Pepco Saves Delaware College $9 Million in Energy Costs
Pepco Energy Services will save Delaware Technical Community College more than $9 million in energy costs by installing more than $7 million in energy ...
Telecom Industry to Shift More Capital to Energy Efficiency
The telecom service industry will invest more than 61 percent of its capital expenditures into sustainable infrastructure by 2016, representing a ...
Panoramic Power’s P3E Designed to Save Energy, Detects Malfunctions Early
Panoramic Power has launched its P3E device-level energy management system for commercial and industrial properties.
The cloud-based system generates real-time alerts on buildings’ energy ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade, Alliance for Wireless Power, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The American Wind Energy Association's Windpower 2012 Conference ...
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 ...
Places to Look for Energy Losses in Commercial Buildings
Data from millions of businesses, institutions and manufacturers show that sustainability issues fall into four main categories: rising energy costs, growing ...
Lux Research: Lightweighting Provides ‘Vast Swath of Saving Opportunity’ for Transportation
Lightweighting can save the transportation sector a lot of money - in aviation, a 1-lb. reduction is worth a $100 to $300 premium, for ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: California-Quebec ETS, Energy Efficiency, Canada Emissions Target
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
The California Air Resources Board released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to the carbon market ...
Contract Wins: Q.Cells’ PV on Ikea, Turboden ORC at Heathrow, EnerNOC in SF
IKEA has ordered 7MW of Q.Cells' solar modules. The retailer will install Q.Cells' CIGS thin-film modules on the rooftop of its main ...
Electronics Giants Threaten to Abandon Energy Star
Major electronics manufacturers may drop out of Energy Star because of the EPA's third-party testing requirements, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek.
The ...
HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings
HonestBuildings.com has released information for more than 250,000 commercial and mixed-use buildings in New York City, representing more than 4 billion square feet.
The free ...
GE Joins EPA’s WasteWise, SmartWay Initiatives
GE Appliances has partnered with the EPA in the agency's WasteWise and SmartWay programs, pledging to reduce landfill waste and emissions.
Already an ...
AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011
Nearly 60 percent of all new higher-education programs or training opportunities in 2011 focused on renewable energy and green careers, with $543 million recorded toward the ...
Kohl's Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Rise 2.8%
Total CO2 emissions at department store chain Kohl's rose 2.8 percent from 2010 to 2011, while the company's sales rose by 2.25 percent, according to ...
Five Denihan Hotels Install EcoSmart EMS
The Benjamin (pictured) and five other Manhattan boutique hotels can expect upwards of 30 percent energy savings by using Telkonet’s EcoSmart energy management platform, ...
AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%
American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...
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 ...
Empire State Building Lights to Cut Energy 75%; Lightfair Kicks Off
The Empire State Building has unveiled plans to install an external lighting system that will use 75 percent less energy than its predecessor, as lighting ...
Marriott Ranked Least Efficient, as Budget Hotels Show the Way
A sustainability study of 46,000 US hotels by tech company Brighter Planet found budget hotels ...
