William Opalka, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Cree Intros Self-Programming Lighting Control System

February 5, 2014August 2, 2019 by William Opalka

The first self-programming wireless lighting control system that reduces energy consumption by more than 70 percent at half the cost of traditional lighting controls has been released. Cree, Inc. has introduced SmartCast Technology luminaires that remove the complexity associated with lighting controls. They feature OneButton Setup, create their own secure network, learn about ... Read more »

Facebook Finds Cold Data Storage

February 4, 2014 by William Opalka

Facebook may use Blu-Ray in the data center to provide cold storage for older photos to save money and energy. The storage system that packs 1 petabyte of data into a single cabinet filled with 10,000 Blu-Ray optical discs, according to Data Center Knowledge. The company showed off its prototype ... Read more »

Solar Power at the Super Bowl

February 3, 2014 by William Opalka

Super Bowl XLVIII may have been played after dark, but on-site solar power was helping to light the stadium. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2 hosted the Super Bowl. During the game, aerial footage showed 916 external LED fixtures powered by 1,350 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels ... Read more »

Automated Demand Response Spreads Worldwide

January 31, 2014 by William Opalka

Demand response (DR) is a growing part of the resource base as grid operators have come to rely on it to maintain a stable and reliable electric system. A new report from Navigant Research examines the US market and also considers the likelihood that it will spread worldwide in the ... Read more »

Indiana Could Gut Energy Efficiency Programs

January 30, 2014 by William Opalka

A bill before the Indiana Senate threatens the state’s energy efficiency goals because it would allow large industrial users of electricity to opt out of the demand side management (DSM) program. Senate Bill 340 was written by Republican state Senator James Merritt and recently cleared the Senate Utilities Committee. DSM ... Read more »

Dynamic Glass Brightens Convention Center

January 29, 2014 by William Opalka

Dynamic Sage Glass used in the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Minnesota saves energy, reduces glare and preserves views of historic downtown landscapes. Saint Paul RiverCentre is the city’s premier convention center and part of a complex that includes Xcel Energy Center arena and The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The organization installed ... Read more »

Facebook Likes CA Technologies Software

January 29, 2014 by William Opalka

Facebook is using CA Technologies data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software in its global data centers to bring together millions of energy-related data points from physical and IT resources to improve power efficiency. Facebook reviewed a dozen vendors when it considered and completed a proof-of-concept. This was followed by a more ... Read more »

National Labs Lead Clean Energy Quest

January 28, 2014 by William Opalka

Innovations in driving the clean energy technologies of the near-term are the focus of the set of national labs run by the Energy Department. Scientists at the labs use some of the most cutting-edge facilities in the world, with availability to other government agencies, private companies and universities. These facilities are ... Read more »

Energy Storage Company Bankrupt

January 27, 2014 by William Opalka

Energy storage company Xtreme Power has filed bankruptcy petitions in Texas as it seeks to find a buyer. The voluntary Chapter 11 petition was filed the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. The company’s core engineering, project development and operations staff will remain in place during this process. ... Read more »

First High Color Rendering LED Lamps Launched

January 27, 2014August 2, 2019 by William Opalka

Soraa’s GaN on GaN™ (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) LED technology is now available in a line of high color and white rendering, high light output LED GU10 230V dimmable lamps. The company’s continuous full visible spectrum Soraa Vivid 2 LED GU10 lamps, with a CRI of 95 and R9 ... Read more »

Integrated Solutions Providers Gain Competitive Edge

January 27, 2014August 2, 2019 by William Opalka

Worldwide revenues in LED markets will quadruple to more than $36.5 billion by 2017, according to updated research by Frost & Sullivan, World LED Lighting Markets (2013 Update). The market earned revenues of $9.18 billion in 2012 and estimates reach up to $36.52 billion in 2017. The residential and outdoor application ... Read more »

Energy Executive Moves: utiliVisor, WSP USA, PositivEnergy Practice, Key Equipment Finance, Environmental Defense Fund

January 27, 2014 by William Opalka

Raymond P. Necci (pictured) has been named a consultant at utiliVisor, an energy management and advisory company that provides comprehensive energy monitoring and sub-metering services for commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. He is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of The Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P), Connecticut’s largest electric ... Read more »

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