Linda Hardesty, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Trane Expands Series of Cold Generator Scroll Chillers

July 31, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Trane expanded its series of Cold Generator scroll water chillers to serve a wide variety of facilities. The portfolio features traditional and compact models that include advance controls with Building Management System compatibility interfaces. Each chiller is scaled for delivery through a standard doorway for ease of installation in new, retrofit ... Read more »

Cooling System Eliminates Chemicals by ‘Pulsing’ the Water

July 30, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

McKinstry installed a new cooling system at the Chelan County Courthouse in Wenatchee, Washington, which will eliminate chemicals from entering the city’s wastewater. The old cooling system at the courthouse relied on an aging cooling tower that was requiring increasing maintenance costs and was near failure. The County Commissioners authorized ... Read more »

Dunkin’ Donuts Distributor Updates with LEDs

July 30, 2015August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

National DCP, the purchasing cooperative that serves more than 7,000 Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise owners, tapped Energy Source of Providence, Rhode Island, for a facility lighting redesign to save energy. The project at National DCP, which took about 5 weeks to complete, consisted of the removal of inefficient high intensity fluorescents ... Read more »

Grid Forecasting Tool Combines 5 Different Models

July 30, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

A new tool that forecasts future electricity needs has been developed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Performance of the Power Model Integrator tool was tested against five commonly used forecasting models processing a year’s worth of historical power system data. “For forecasts one-to-four ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency Saves $750,000 per Year for Civic Center

July 30, 2015August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

The New York Power Authority and Monroe County, New York, completed a $15.2 million energy efficiency project at the Monroe County Civic Center that will save more than $750,000 in annual energy costs. The upgrades at the Rochester facility are being carried out under Governor Cuomo’s BuildSmart NY program, a ... Read more »

Biomass Supplements Output of Geothermal Power Plant

July 30, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Enel Green Power has brought online a biomass plant to heat geothermal steam at the Cornia 2 geothermal power plant in Tuscany, Italy. The project will increase both the energy efficiency and the power output of the geothermal cycle. A small power plant fueled by forest biomass sourced from within ... Read more »

Schneider Uniflair LE Room Cooling Series Receives DOE Certification for Energy Efficiency

July 30, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Schneider Electric’s Uniflair LE Room Cooling series for data centers has received the Department of Energy’s certification for energy efficiency. The Uniflair LE uses highly efficient electronically commutated (EC) fans, intelligent controls and optimization during part-load operation. The Uniflair LE perimeter units provide efficient cooling for any data center environment. ... Read more »

Direct Current Powers Building

July 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Adolfson & Peterson Construction is beginning Phase I of a project to redevelop the city of Fort Collins, Colorado’s municipal services complex. The first project is the erection of a new 3-story, 37,500-sq-foot Utilities Administration Building that will rely on Direct Current Power, as opposed to traditional Alternating Current. This ... Read more »

Honeywell Acquires Elster for $5.1B

July 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Honeywell signed an agreement to acquire the Elster Division of Melrose Industries for about $5.1 billion. Elster is a provider of thermal gas systems for commercial, industrial and residential heating systems as well as being a provider of gas, water and electricity meters. Honeywell says during the past decade, it ... Read more »

Business Services Firm Adds Energy Management to its Offerings

July 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Quatrro Business Support Services signed a strategic partnership agreement with GridPoint to target small and medium businesses with energy management. Quatrro will act as a referral partner by offering GridPoint’s energy management system to its customers in the restaurant, retail, automotive, healthcare and hospitality space. With this partnership, Quatrro will ... Read more »

Ideal Power, KACO Converge Energy Storage, Solar

July 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

KACO new energy, a manufacturer of solar inverters and power conversion systems, will resell Ideal Power‘s products under the KACO label. In addition, KACO will use Ideal Power’s patented Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA) to develop its own products and integrated energy storage systems. KACO new energy has more than ... Read more »

Constellation Deploys Solar for Baltimore Ravens

July 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Constellation will construct a 375 kW (DC) solar system for the Baltimore Ravens at the team’s headquarters and training facility in Owings Mills, Maryland. Constellation provides energy services to the team and is the Official Energy Services Sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens. Constellation will own and operate the solar power ... Read more »

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