Karen Henry, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

New Materials Could Boost Solar Efficiency

January 6, 2015 by Karen Henry

New materials and designs are being developed to push solar PV cells to new levels of efficiency. An article in Yale Environment 360 provides an overview of some of the more recent material advances, the impact they are having on solar PV development and the challenges that exist for their further ... Read more »

Installed DESS Power Capacity to Increase More than 11,000 MW by 2024

January 6, 2015 by Karen Henry

According to a new report from Navigant Research, global installed distributed energy storage system (DESS) power capacity is expected to grow from 171.9 MW in 2014 to 12,147.3 MW in 2024. The report, Distributed Energy Storage Systems for Energy Cost Management ?and Grid Management: Global Market Analysis and Forecasts, covers ... Read more »

Energy Analytics Companies to Watch

January 5, 2015 by Karen Henry

The market for energy analytics services is growing quickly, and Forbes provided a list of the companies that made headlines in the last part of 2014. BuildingIQ’s cloud services saved customers $700,000 in the third quarter of 2014. The company is working with NV Energy to help several Las Vegas ... Read more »

Wind Installation Saves Kansas Telecom Thousands in Energy Costs

January 5, 2015 by Karen Henry

Northern Power Systems and BTI Energy are partnering to install multiple wind turbines across the United States. The latest Northern Power/BTI Energy installation has generated about 30,000 kWh for Kansas-based telecommunications company Golden Belt Communications (GBC) in its first month of operation, exceeding GBC’s expectations and saving the company more than ... Read more »

LEDs Saved Businesses Big Money in 2014

January 2, 2015August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

LED Source’s top three energy saving lighting retrofit projects for 2014 include a painting studio, a beverage distributor and a hotel. LED Source helped Pinot Palette reduce energy consumption at its Naperville, Illinois, location by more than 80 percent. The traditional halogen lamps that were being used to light its Naperville ... Read more »

NY Food Safety and Metrology Laboratory Achieves LEED Silver with Energy Efficiency

January 2, 2015August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

The New York State Food Safety and Metrology Laboratory, located on the Harriman State Office Campus in Albany, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification from the US Green Building Council. The laboratory was designed and constructed by the State Office of General Services (OGS). The ... Read more »

Geothermal Heat Pumps Outperform VRF Heating and Cooling

December 30, 2014 by Karen Henry

Research conducted by the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO), Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has shown that a geothermal heat pump (GHP) system offers more efficiency in a large commercial building than a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system. For the study, researchers collected data at the ... Read more »

Trends that Will Impact Supermarket Retailers in 2015

December 30, 2014August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

Chain Store Age has identified some trends that will impact supermarket retailers in the coming year. 1. Data-Driven Insight Spills Over to Back-of-House Not only are retailers investing in data to cultivate closer customer relationships, they are also using data to reduce energy use and maintenance spending, which in turn has ... Read more »

Energy Efficient Buildings Could Save Chicago $77M

December 29, 2014 by Karen Henry

The City of Chicago released the first set of aggregate building energy-use data collected under its Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, which required commercial and municipal buildings in Chicago over 250,000 square feet in size to measure, verify and report their energy use to the city by June 1, 2014. The report ... Read more »

Researchers to Develop ‘Intelligent’ Windows and Façades

December 26, 2014 by Karen Henry

An international research effort coordinated by scientists from the University of Jena in Germany has set its sights on developing a new breed of energy-efficient windows and facades. The goal of the project, Large-Area Fluidic Windows (LaWin), is to improve the materials and production processes that enable building facades and windows ... Read more »

Largest Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage System Deployed in LA

December 26, 2014 by Karen Henry

CODA Energy announced the full interconnection and operation of the largest behind-the-meter lithium-ion energy storage system in the Los Angeles basin. The 1,054 kWh, 510 kW system was developed under a contract with South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and co-funded through California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP). CODA began ... Read more »

LEDs Light Up Madrid

December 26, 2014August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

Royal Philips is updating the entire street lighting system in Madrid, Spain, in what the company says is the largest street lighting project in the world to date. Philips will provide the Madrid government with 225,000 new energy-efficient LED lights, which are expected to cut the city’s energy bill by 44 ... Read more »

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