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Solar/Energy Storage Market to Reach $2.8 Billion by 2018

September 12, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The concept of combining solar power with energy storage technology has caught on, but is still deployed only in niche applications. However, a Lux Research report says that while the market continues to be small, it will grow at a “torrid” pace and reach $2.8 billion by 2018, with 711 ... Read more »

How Cities, Builders Strive toward Sustainability and Energy Management

September 11, 2013 by Environmental Leader

To find leaders in sustainability and energy management, look at some cities and countries around the world: Globally, Sweden has emerged as a sustainability leader. RobecoSAM’s Country Sustainability Ranking declares it the world’s most sustainable country, largely because of the country’s renewable energy sources and low carbon emissions. The country ... Read more »

Solar Roundup: SolarCity, SolarCraft, SunWize, Direct Energy

September 11, 2013 by Environmental Leader

SunWize Technologies, an engineering, procurement and construction company and distributor of sustainable energy products, completed a solar canopy installation for the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center. The solar electric installation is one of many renewable energy projects at VA facilities across the United States, commissioned by the agency as ... Read more »

Several Power Plant Closures Will Challenge New England’s Supply

September 10, 2013 by Environmental Leader

A 41-year old nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt. that will soon shut down will impact the gas and electricity market in New England, predicts a report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which is part of the Department of Energy. The 604 megawatt plant owned by Enterenergy is one ... Read more »

Volkswagen Mexico Saves $3.5M Per Year with Wind Power

September 9, 2013 by Environmental Leader

Volkswagen Mexico will purchase wind energy from Mexico Power Group’s La Bufa wind farm in Zacatecas, Mexico to power its manufacturing facilities in the country. It announced the 20-year power purchase agreement last week. The 130 MW it will buy will power the Puebla plant that manufactures 2,500 vehicles a ... Read more »

Seeing Green: Emission Reducing Fuel Policies Help Lower Gas Prices

September 9, 2013 by Environmental Leader

Californians struggling with high gas prices should feel optimistic about the future. A new memo [PDF] by economists from EDF and Chuck Mason, a prominent economist at the University of Wyoming, demonstrates that policies established to reduce emissions and help the state reach its climate change goals also help to ... Read more »

Power Failure Cripples Venezuela, Opposition Accused Of Sabotage

September 6, 2013 by Environmental Leader

Roughly 70 percent of Venezuela was without power on Tuesday, when problems arose in the Bajo Caroni region that generates much of the country’s power. Power was restored by nightfall in Caracas, but President Nicolas Maduro blamed the opposition for sabotaging the country’s power source, The Guardian reports. Venezuela has ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency Investments on the Rise, but More Work to Be Done

September 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The state of the United States’ economy over the past few years has been met with a significant focus on cost control in both the public and private sectors. At the same time, the Obama administration has set the aggressive goal of doubling American energy productivity by 2030, which requires ... Read more »

Students Design Innovative HVAC Systems For ASHRAE’s Design Competition

September 5, 2013August 2, 2019 by Environmental Leader

College students from different universities designed award winning efficient heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) for ASHRAE’s annual student design competition and its applied engineering challenge, showcasing innovative, sustainable solutions. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) challenged student teams to come up with creative solutions for a ... Read more »

Waiting for the Digital Electrical Grid, Part II

September 4, 2013 by Environmental Leader

Co-authored by Earl Simpkins & Josh Stillman In part one of this article, published last week, we discussed why haven’t utilities made more progress toward the digital electrical grid. Today’s article looks at the benefits of the digital grid and how utilities can get there. Benefits of the Digital Grid ... Read more »

Rooftop Solar Presents Electrocution Danger For Firefighters

September 4, 2013 by Environmental Leader

A 7,000 panel solar array on top of a Dietz & Watson refrigerated distribution center in South New Jersey may have led to the destruction of the facility after a fire last Sunday. NBC Philadelphia reports that firefighters were held back from actively fighting the fire due to fears of ... Read more »

Major Players Exit High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Technology

September 3, 2013 by Environmental Leader

BASF and ClearEdge have both exited the high temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell development market, but that does not mean the technology is declining, reports Fuel Cell Today. Instead, their exit will open up the market and enable smaller players to service it. BASF announced that it would ... Read more »

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