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ExxonMobil has been in business for over a century and one aspect that has worked favorably for the company is its dedication to new and innovative projects.
Natural gas is the fuel of choice. It's also now the leading emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. That's because natural gas has surpassed coal as the leading fuel used to generate electricity.
New Seasons Market has chosen Ecova to provide energy and sustainability services at its 18 locations in the Portland, OR area. The press release says that Evoca will provide the chain with utility expense management, telecom expense management, waste expense management and Energy Star reporting services. Ecova says that the ... Read more »
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has selected NORESCO to upgrade the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, NJ and the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia. The work will be done under a $49 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC). It will help fulfill mandates in Executive Order 13693 regarding federal ... Read more »
It sounds like space-age technology and in many ways it is: satellite mapping that could track waste from space. Amazon, satellite operator DigitalGlobe, the CIA’s venture arm In-Q-Tel and computer chip maker Nvidia and Amazon have teamed up on a satellite imagery and data project called SpaceNet. The project’s data ... Read more »
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German automotive supplier Bosch says it is the first and only supplier to offer water injection, which improves fuel efficiency and decreases greenhouse gas emissions. Especially at high engine speeds, cars use some of gasoline for cooling instead of for propulsion. Bosch says its water injection is a new way ... Read more »
On August 29, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) excluded SolarCity from participating in a case (Docket Nos. 15-07041, 15-07042) that will decide whether about 17,000 current residential rooftop solar customer-generators can be grandfathered – rather than pay a raised fixed fee for net metering. PUC Chairman Paul Thomsen’s order ... Read more »
In the Sunshine State primary elections on August 30, Amendment 4– a constitutional amendment intended to advance the use of solar power in Florida – passed with a majority of more than 70 percent of the vote.
Business people think that community solar is a great thing. That is, once they know it exists and what it is. The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), in conjunction with the Shelton Group, recently conducted two research studies on the topic. One is focused on the attitudes of consumers (2001 ... Read more »
Building owners and property managers that take on the responsibility of limiting energy consumption can be looked at as environmental leaders. While energy management adds extra tasks to everyday lists, the benefits outweigh the time and money spent, which is usually returned in savings. There are numerous areas to take ... Read more »
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According to the International Energy Agency in Paris, if the world wants to meet its climate targets set last December, something must be done. To that end, it says that more enforcement of building codes is necessary, which will in turn create more efficient buildings that would require less cooling.
Energy Systems Group (ESG) and Alabama Power are working to improve energy efficiency at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL. The companies are working on five energy conservation steps, according to Alabama Newscenter. The project elements include lighting control upgrades and retrofits in 18 buildings, heat recovery chillers in ... Read more »
The Star Tribune posted a story this week about the surge in rooftop solar panels on churches across Minnesota. The story says that the most ambitious project will launch this fall at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in north Minneapolis. The plan is to construct a solar garden on the roof and generate ... Read more »
The owner of a Pennsylvania recycling company has been charged with 16 crimes, including five felonies, after allegedly illegally dumping 23,455 tons of construction and demolition waste across four Pennsylvania counties.
The EPA is banning exports of five mercury compounds, effective Jan. 1, 2020, under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act. An EPA notice published in the Federal Register lists the five mercury compounds: mercury (I) chloride or calomel; mercury (II) oxide; mercury (II) sulfate; mercury (II) nitrate; and cinnabar or ... Read more »
PepsiCo reduced its operational water use last year per unit of production by 26 percent, against a 2006 baseline. Its water conservation efforts saved the company more than $80 million.
The Austin City Council unanimously approved a proposal by Austin Energy on August 29 to modify its residential electric rates, after the city-owned utility dropped a problematic plan to increase its base electric charge.
Batts--individual sections of insulation--don't do the trick. Encircling a building from top to bottom saves energy and provides other, more subtle, benefits.
Humber College in Toronto is receiving $24.98 million in funding for the study of energy efficiency-related issues. InsideToronto says the money is coming through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. The source of the funding will be the federal government ($21.68 million) and the province ($3.3 million). The story says that ... Read more »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) this week released a final rule for some types of walk-in coolers and freezers, according to the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP). It is a long process. ASAP says that a final ruling for walk-in coolers and freezers were established in 2014. At that ... Read more »
Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends The ERC national average benchmark price for retail electricity increased last week by a full percentage point, landing back where it was one month ago at $0.0742 per kilowatt hour (kWh). While prices declined in Texas by 1.1% last week, prices rose in every other state, led by ... Read more »
In testimony before the US Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that cyber threats and natural disasters could seriously put the electric grid at risk and has thus listed the steps that the country can take to mitigate disruptions and the economic harm that would flow from that.
CDP’s supply chain program will soon begin rating companies on how well they manage carbon and climate change in the supply chain.
Coca-Cola and its bottling partners have met their goal to replenish the equivalent amount of water used in their global sales volume back to nature and communities.
A well-engineered storm water management system allowed a Walmart Supercenter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to maximize water storage and minimize the project footprint. This allowed for additional parking and reduced the overall cost.