Linda Hardesty, managing Editor

College Building ‘Scavenges’ Heat

June 5, 2014March 23, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at Vancouver’s University of British Columbia utilizes innovative HVAC technologies such as heat scavenging from neighboring buildings, geothermal and solar. The four-story, 65,000-sq-foot net-positive-energy building has achieved LEED platinum certification and has applied for Living Building Challenge recognition. A spokeswoman for the ... Read more »

Ingersoll Rand Builds Czech Republic Factory for Trane Products

June 5, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Ingersoll Rand opened a new facility for manufacturing, light assembly and distribution of Trane commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products in Ov?áry-Kolín, Czech Republic. The new site will replace operations of the downtown-Kolín manufacturing facility, which has been in operation since 1992. The facility manufactures Trane water terminals ... Read more »

Updated Escalator Reduces Energy up to 40%

June 4, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Escalator maker KONE updated its EcoMod product, which offers an approach to replacing the entire workings of an escalator by installing technology directly into the existing truss. The updated version can reduce energy consumption by 20 to 40 percent and oil consumption by nearly 95 percent (18 liters vs. 600 ... Read more »

Hubbell, Totus Provide Lighting with Surveillance

June 4, 2014August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Hubbell Lighting and TOTUS Solutions formed a partnership to develop outdoor light fixtures with surveillance technology. Under the partnership, select Hubbell Lighting outdoor fixtures will be available with TOTUS Solutions’ surveillance technology. Hubbell says the arrangement will permit it to offer video surveillance, two-way audio communications and advanced site analytics ... Read more »

Colorado Expands Geothermal

June 4, 2014March 23, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed a geothermal bond bill, providing $1.98 million in state funding for geothermal energy exploration at Pagosa Springs, Colo. The project also leverages a $3.8 million award from the Department of Energy for evaluating and exploring the geothermal resource potential at Pagosa Springs. The Pagosa Verde ... Read more »

Energy Points Analyzes Energy Supply from ‘Source to Site’

June 4, 2014March 23, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

Energy management consulting firm Creekwood Energy will implement source energy analytics from Energy Points to drive energy efficiency across customers’ entire energy supply chain, not just at its headquarters. Energy Points analyzes energy supply from source to site. Energy Points source energy analytics will allow Creekwood to diagnose discrepancies between ... Read more »

IKEA Completes Miami-Dade Solar Installation

June 4, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

IKEA completed the installation of the solar array atop the future Miami-Dade IKEA store, which is opening this summer in Sweetwater, Fla. Combined with rooftop arrays in Orlando, Tampa and Sunrise, this fourth solar project will keep IKEA as the state’s largest non-utility solar owner. The 178,000-sq-foot array consists of ... Read more »

Power Africa Enlists 27 Investors

June 4, 2014March 23, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

The US government formally launched a framework under its Power Africa initiative to increase energy access across sub-Saharan Africa. Over an initial five-year period, Beyond the Grid will leverage partnerships with 27 investors and practitioners committed to invest over $1 billion into off-grid and small-scale solutions for this underserved market. ... Read more »

Divide LED Family Provides up to 79% Energy Savings

June 4, 2014August 2, 2019 by Linda Hardesty

Eaton says its Corelite Divide LED product family from its Cooper Lighting division provides up to 79 percent energy savings for commercial buildings. The Divide line is an architecturally inspired family of recessed, suspended, surface and wall LEDs, designed to replace linear fluorescent luminaires. The product line diversity offers a ... Read more »

Clean Power Plan Will Shrink Electric Bills 8%, Says EPA

June 3, 2014March 24, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled its anxiously-awaited proposal to cut carbon pollution from power plants. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which the agency crafted on instruction from President Obama, will cut carbon emissions from the power sector 30 percent by 2030, based on 2005 levels. While opponents of the plan say ... Read more »

Software Optimizes Solar Energy Sent to Grid

June 3, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

SolarEdge Technologies unveiled a Feed-in-Limitation feature integrated into its inverter firmware. The feature dynamically adjusts PV power production, ensuring that power output to the grid does not exceed pre-set limits, an issue in some areas of the world. In addition, the company’s new StorEdge product will employ an optimized battery ... Read more »

Telkonet Targets Brazil

June 3, 2014March 23, 2022 by Linda Hardesty

Telkonet announced a partnership with Evolutix, an engineering company in Brazil. The partners intend to supply Telkonet‘s EcoSmart Intelligent Energy Management System to the Brazilian market. Evolutix focuses on commercial building projects that require the design and implementation of intelligent systems for building infrastructure, power grids, and lighting that minimize energy use. ... Read more »

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