Karen Henry, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Ameren Missouri Energy Efficiency Plan to Save Customers $260 Million

December 26, 2014August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

Ameren Missouri filed a three-year energy efficiency plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC). The plan includes programs for business and residential customers, representing an investment of approximately $135 million over three years. The investment is expected to provide more than $260 million in total customer benefits over the ... Read more »

Advanced Energy to Sell Solar Inverter Business

December 26, 2014 by Karen Henry

Advanced Energy Industries is exploring strategic alternatives for its solar inverter business. The company is considering various options including sale, joint venture, partnership, licensing or other alternatives including additional product line optimization and rationalization, in order to maximize shareholder value. The company plans to continue offering its inverter products and ... Read more »

Lighting Retrofit Saves Mich. Automotive Group $1.4M

December 23, 2014August 2, 2019 by Karen Henry

CGE Energy (CGE) has upgraded the lighting at four southeast Michigan dealership locations. As a result of the change, Golling will see a return on its investment in less than 14 months and save $1.4 million in total energy costs over the next 10 years. CGE installed Cree LED lighting ... Read more »

Champagne Bubbles May Help to Build More Efficient Power Plants

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

Uncork a bottle of champagne, and as the pressure of the liquid is abruptly removed, bubbles immediately form and then rapidly begin the process of “coarsening,” in which larger bubbles grow at the expense of smaller ones. This phenomenon is known as “Ostwald ripening,” and though it is most familiar ... Read more »

B&W Vølund to Build Waste-To-Energy Plant in Scotland

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

A consortium that includes Babcock & Wilcox Company’s (B&W) Denmark-based subsidiary, B&W Vølund has been awarded a $230 million contract to engineer, procure and construct a waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant near Dunbar, Scotland. Viridor UK selected B&W Vølund and its construction partner, Interserve, to design and build the plant. B&W ... Read more »

World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to be Developed in Japan

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation have solidified plans to develop and operate a 13.4- MW floating solar power plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir. The plant will become the largest floating solar installation in the world in terms of output. Aiming to reduce its burden on the environment, ... Read more »

Energy-Storage Gets Big Win in California

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

When Southern California Edison requested proposals to meet its need for 2,221 MW of capacity in California, it did not expect energy storage systems to win the bid. But proposals for energy storage systems beat out hundreds of bids to construct new power plants, The New York Times reports. The ... Read more »

750 MW Solar Power Plant In India Gets World Bank Financing Commitment

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

An ultra mega solar power project (UMPP) in India has received a financing commitment from the World Bank, Clean Technica reports. The 750 MW solar power plant would require a total investment of about $1.3 billion and would likely be the largest solar power plant in the world. The 550-MW ... Read more »

Fuel Cell Market Poised for Consistent Growth

December 23, 2014 by Karen Henry

The fuel cell market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20 percent during 2015–2020, according to a research study published by business consultancy company RNCOS. According to the study, “Fuel Cell Market Outlook 2020,” the efficiency of fuel cells has created demand in applications including ... Read more »

Duke Energy Acquires 20-MW N.C. Solar Project

December 22, 2014 by Karen Henry

Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 20-MW (AC) solar project in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, from Geenex and ET Solar Energy. The Halifax Solar Power Project, developed in partnership between solar energy developer Geenex and energy investment company ET Capital, was placed into service this month. Duke Energy Renewables will ... Read more »

Proposed Policy Would Require Portland Buildings to Report Energy Use

December 22, 2014 by Karen Henry

Energy costs for commercial buildings in Portland, Oregon, are currently $335 million per year. The Portland Business Journal reports that the city is considering a policy that would require commercial buildings over 20,000 square feet to track and report their energy use. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) introduced ... Read more »

Lift Truck Manufacturer Acquires Fuel Cell Developer

December 22, 2014 by Karen Henry

Lift truck manufacturer Hyster-Yale Materials Handling’s operating company, NACCO Materials Handling Group has acquired Nuvera Fuel Cells. Nuvera is a development-stage technology and product development company focused on fuel cell stacks and related systems and supporting on-site hydrogen production and dispensing systems that can deliver clean energy solutions to customers. The ... Read more »

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