http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:40:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76064 Here’s the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. Siemens has announced plans for the eHighway of the Future—the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires, similar to those used for modern-day trolleys or streetcars. German roadways are already testing a pilot, and Siemens is planning [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/fleet-briefing-toyota-siemens-coda-abb-vws-car-of-the-future/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:20:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75335 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 brakes. Viridity Energy, a Philadelphia-based demand-side energy startup, says it has reached a “significant milestone” in enabling SEPTA to capture the kinetic energy created from the regenerative braking ability of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/pennsylvania-electric-trains-viridity-to-sell-energy-back-to-grid/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:45:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73776 A Google data center planned for Changhua County, Taiwan, is to use a thermal storage system, Data Center Knowledge reports. Thermal storage systems, typically made of ice or liquid coolant, are used to cool buildings in the day through a heat exchange when outside temperatures and electricity rates are at their highest and air conditioning [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/jail-gets-microgrid-powered-by-wind-solar-fuel-cell/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/jail-gets-microgrid-powered-by-wind-solar-fuel-cell/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:20:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72047 The Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, Calif., recently teamed up with Chevron Energy Solutions to create its own microgrid, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The 3,000-inmate penitentiary uses about as much electricity as a small town, and has an annual utility bill around the $3 million mark, the paper reports. The new microgrid is powered [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/jail-gets-microgrid-powered-by-wind-solar-fuel-cell/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/wireless-att-technology-improving-cooler-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/wireless-att-technology-improving-cooler-management/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:27:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70823 Ice Energy, a company that manufactures ice-based cooling systems, is using AT&T’s Enterprise On-Demand wireless device control system to more efficiently manage its machines. The roof mounted Ice Bear machines, which are designed for medium to large-sized commercial buildings, work in conjunction with energy-intensive air conditioning units by generating ice at night and using that ice [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/wireless-att-technology-improving-cooler-management/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:24:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68752 EV makers are moving in on the energy storage market, with Nissan North America and ABB partnering to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs, and Coda Holdings launching an energy business. Nissan and ABB are teaming up with Sumitomo Corporation of America and 4R Energy – itself a joint venture between Nissan and Sumitomo [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/nissan-abb-to-use-ev-batteries-for-electrical-storage-coda-launches-energy-arm/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68639 Train manufacturer Bombardier is to install Maxwell Technologies’ ultracapacitors in a braking energy recuperation system. Each stationary “wayside” EnerGstor unit incorporates a Maxwell ultracapacitor array that is capable of storing up to two kWh of electrical energy generated by a rail vehicle’s braking energy recuperation system. Recuperative braking is accomplished by running the vehicle’s electric [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/bombadier-to-use-maxwell-ultracapacitors-for-energy-storage/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:39:52 +0000 Chad Hall http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66240 As 2012 quickly approaches, it is time to take a look at upcoming trends in the energy storage industry. Moving into next year ultracapacitors will see increased use in transportation, smart grid, server memory applications and consumer electronics applications. As the need for ultracapacitors increases, customers are looking for entire systems rather than individual cells [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/05/new-trends-predicted-for-ultracapacitors-in-the-energy-storage-industry/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:04:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64123 Almost 600 energy storage projects have been announced or deployed worldwide, and such installations are gaining momentum, according to Pike Research. Pike said energy storage technologies offer the potential for a wide range of long-duration and short-duration applications, for balancing electric grid operations and improving efficiency. Research analyst Anissa Dehamna said the energy storage market [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/26/energy-storage-market-dynamic-but-still-immature-pike-finds/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:22:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62519 Ultralife Corporation has launched the GenSet Eliminator, a storage and power system for defense and commercial applications that is designed to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs by 25-to-30 percent. The mobile system, which uses lithium-ion batteries, is scalable from 10 to 50 kWh of energy storage and should significantly reduce fuel consumption while enabling [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:30:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60984 Total installed generation capacity for campus microgrids will increase by 164 percent between 2011 and 2017, rising from 620 megawatts  to 1.6 gigawatts, according to a new report from Pike Research. According to Microgrids for Campus Environments, by the end of the forecast period in 2017, the campus microgrid market will reach $777 million in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/31/campus-microgrid-market-to-boom/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:40:46 +0000 Christine Hertzog http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60601 The cards dealt to the energy storage industry are looking better now than in the past.  Here are three of them, all played because of the growing presence of Smart Grid technologies that enable solutions and policies that encourage energy storage markets. There’s also a wild card that could have significant influence over the speed, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/25/the-energy-storage-hand-gets-more-interesting/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:54:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59754 The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The funding, to be spread over three to five years, will support 40 projects across 15 states. The DOE said its money will leverage additional investments by the grantees, for total project funding of more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:15:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59654 Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division says Imperial Sugar will pay $80,000 to settle charges that the company violated state clean water standards, Georgia Public Broadcasting reported. The company self-reported the incidents of sugar wastewater discharged to the Savannah River, which occurred two years following a refinery explosion that killed 14 people. As the EU shifts its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/10/policy-enforcement-briefing-imperial-sugar-wetlands-fill-gas-storage/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:21:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59384 Soon, Nissan’s Leaf electric car won’t just draw power from its owners’ homes – it will help to power those buildings, the car maker says. Nissan has unveiled a system which enables the Leaf’s lithium-ion batteries to supply electricity to households, using a connector linked to the car’s quick charging port. This allows the Leaf [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/nissan-leaf-to-help-power-homes/feed/ 3