Carl Weinschenk, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Roof Energy Efficiency Looking Up

February 10, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

Few single elements have as big an impact on the energy efficiency of a structure as its roof. John Letts, the Technical Director of Insulations in the Firestone Building Products’ Technology Department, does a very good job of describing the two major families of insulation at Faculty Executive. The story, ... Read more »

Solar Costs Shrink, Employment Rises – For Now

February 10, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

IBISWorld released a study this week that says the prices of solar panels installation decreased 18.3 percent during 2016. The study said that prices will drop still further in 2017, but at only a 4.4 percent rate. One reason that the category is hot is the prospect of rougher seas ... Read more »

The Industrial Internet of Things Controls the Big Things

February 9, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

There are two distinct levels to the Internet of Things (IoT). The one with which most people are familiar connects consumer devices and other relatively lightweight pieces of equipment. The other is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). As the name implies, its realm is deep within manufacturing and industrial ... Read more »

The Refrigerant World Heats Up

February 9, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

The world of refrigerants is changing in ways that will impact energy managers and the jobs that they do. The most immediate change is a Department of Energy (DoE) requirement that energy consumption on new stand-alone commercial refrigeration equipment must be reduced by 30 percent to 50 percent on units ... Read more »

Laundry Services: A Big Opportunity to Save

February 9, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

Energy managers in many types of buildings – hotels, prisons, colleges and universities, military installations and others – are charged with washing and drying laundry. It is a big energy drain, and cutting use even a bit positively impacts the bottom line. Today, American Laundry News posted a story about ... Read more »

New York Moves to Update Its Grid

February 8, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released a five-year timeline for reshaping the state’s grid. “The Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap,” according to The Times Union, is part of the state’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) program. Grids today are one-way affairs in which a massive power source sends power ... Read more »

District Heating Heats Up in the U.K.

February 8, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

District heating is a hot item in the United Kingdom. Earlier this month, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) said that it will create the UK’s first test standard for heat interface units (HIUs). HIUs are the devices that divert heat from the network into structures. This is an obviously critical ... Read more »

UPS Goes Big on Solar

February 8, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

United Parcel Service this week announced that it will deploy solar energy assets worth $18 million to at least eight of its facilities by the end of the year. The new investments will produce almost 10 MW of power, which represents an almost five-fold increase over current generation. The locations ... Read more »

Benchmarking Growth Continues

February 7, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

The latest city to announce an energy benchmarking program is St. Louis. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported last week that the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a bill that mandates the practice. The story says that most of the buildings covered are in the downtown sector, which is Ward ... Read more »

Datacenters Add Power Resiliency

February 7, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

The fact that weather events are growing more severe is driving datacenter managers to upgrade their backup power platforms and strategies. Data Economy suggests that the goal is to build backup infrastructure capable of coming online fast enough to avoid any disruption to customers when the grid fails. In a perfect ... Read more »

Boston Home to Energy Projects

February 7, 2017August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

There is a no shortage of energy efficiency projects in the Boston area. Today, Fairbanks Energy Services said that it has completed work on more than 20 projects for the Massachusetts General Hospital system. The press release says that the overall initiative included 22 LED lighting and advanced control installations ... Read more »

Compressor Maintenance: Don’t Blow Money into Thin Air

February 6, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

Industrial companies can save a tremendous amount of money by carefully tending to their compressed air systems. The Strategic Energy Groups’ Ed Birch points to the easy gains that can be made by taking better care of this ubiquitous industrial and commercial platform. He says that leaks generally occur in ... Read more »

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