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The Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ) in Virginia replaced nearly 2,000 old and inefficient streetlights, parking lot lights, and exterior area lights across a 1,000-acre site, which includes about 101 parking lots. The MCBQ replaced its mercury vapor and high pressure sodium fixtures with LED fixtures. The parking lots range ... Read more »
Constellation has been awarded a contract by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to implement $45 million in water and energy conservation measures and install a 2 MW solar generation project at the Federal Correctional Complex in Coleman, Fla. Under the terms of the energy savings performance contract (ESPC), the conservation ... Read more »
Evolved Lighting initially pitched a $93,000 lighting project to central Ohio’s Elysium Tennis Center in March of 2014. Although the project had a compelling payback of 3.7 years, the customer did not have budget set aside. Using Noesis’ online platform, Evolved Lighting created an Efficiency Business Proposal (EBP) for Elysium, ... Read more »
The Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Ky., has been retrofitted with a connected LED lighting system from Philips. The new dynamic color-changing lighting system creates a nighttime art piece and backdrop for waterfront events. More than 1,500 Philips Color Kinetics fixtures, mounted on both the interior and exterior of the ... Read more »
Revenue from building energy management systems (BEMS) is expected to reach $2.4 billion in 2015 and grow to $10.8 billion by 2024, according to a new report from Navigant Research. Although North America and Europe are projected to continue leading BEMS demand in the near term, Navigant projects increasing investment ... Read more »
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The Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) is collaborating with the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). The groups say because of their common focus on energy efficiency, M-WERC’s industry roadmaps and technology research and MEEA’s insight in policy and programs across the Midwest and nationally, their partnership will deliver more to ... Read more »
Ameresco won an energy savings project with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). The $4.3 million energy efficiency and facility renewal project at three buildings on NRC’s Montreal Road Campus in Ottawa is expected to save about $400,140 annually in utility costs. The project is expected to be complete in ... Read more »
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) has selected Saft to develop and install an extreme temperature battery energy storage system (BESS) for use as part of a hybrid microgrid that will deliver cleaner, more reliable and less expensive power to a community located 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle ... Read more »
ReneSola, a technology provider of energy-efficiency products, is expanding its new LED lighting division in the United States. ReneSola America recently expanded its sales and logistic network in 12 states including California, Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Florida and Tennessee, with plans of further expansion in ... Read more »
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and its state counterparts provide requirements to govern hazardous wastes during every step of their management, from “cradle to grave.” Although these rules are intended to improve management and provide incentives for recycling and other beneficial uses of hazardous wastes, many organizations find ... Read more »
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Environmental technologies and engineering firm AbTech is moving forward with a $12 million stormwater treatment project in Nassau County, New York. The company says it has received from the county’s commissioner of public works a notice to proceed with completion of the engineering design services for the first county-owned stormwater site ... Read more »
Ryder System has launched an online natural gas vehicle maintenance training program for its entire North American maintenance network consisting of more than 6,000 employees across Ryder’s 800 facilities. The program will provide the company’s technician workforce with knowledge of all natural gas vehicle platforms and configurations. This program supplements ... Read more »
Sustainable Waste Solutions has earned landfill-free verification from NSF Sustainability, a division of the global public health organization NSF International. Landfill-free verification demonstrates that more than 99 percent of waste generated by SWS never reaches a landfill but is rather reused, recycled or processed as waste to energy. SWS provides ... Read more »
Sustainalytics, a provider of environmental, social and governance research and analysis, has been selected by London-based WHEB, an independent asset management firm specializing in sustainable investments, to provide a variety of ESG research and data products and services that will be integrated into the firm’s investment decision-making processes. Specifically, WHEB ... Read more »
Tetra Pak has received Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification for all of its converting plants and market companies, covering a total of 92 facilities worldwide, the company says. It represents one of FSC’s largest multi-site certifications. Tetra Pak says the company is working to ensure that 100% of ... Read more »
Anthesis Group has acquired resource efficiency and supply chain consulting firm LRS Consultancy, its sixth acquisition in 18 months. The company did not disclose financial details. Anthesis says the acquisition means it can now provide an end-to-end sustainability consulting service to clients, with the introduction of waste treatment, recycling and ... Read more »
Kaiser Permanente has contracted with NRG Renew to install as much as 70 MW of on-site solar at Kaiser facilities in California. The company says it wants to achieve the top ranking for on-site installed solar capacity among US healthcare companies. NRG Renew will implement a single-brand, multi-site distributed solar ... Read more »
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering a webinar to explain its Building Energy Asset Score to energy efficiency service companies. The Asset Score is a free, web-based software tool developed by DOE and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that assesses the physical and structural energy efficiency of ... Read more »
Bright Power, a New York City-based energy management provider, is purchasing Ecological Partners, an energy efficiency service provider previously owned by Root9b Technologies. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Bright Power provides energy services for real estate portfolios nationwide, including energy benchmarking, energy auditing, resiliency solutions and energy ... Read more »
Will Teichman, director of sustainability with retail REIT Kimco Realty, discusses the rise of green leases, which have clauses in place with sustainability guidelines for tenants.
EnergyMarketPrice has launched a service to access end-of-day settlement energy prices, historical prices and other reference data on a web platform tailored to customer’s needs. EnergyMarketPrice’s Energy Cockpit delivers directly to a customer’s desktop (service is also available on native Apple iOS and Android applications) a customizable, cloud-based and secure ... Read more »
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making more than $280 million available to rural agricultural producers and small business owners to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. The funding is offered through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). USDA is offering grants for ... Read more »
Ilios Dynamics, a subsidiary of Tecogen, has introduced the Ilios HEWH-500-AS Split System air-sourced natural gas driven heat pump water heater. The new product cuts water heating costs in half, according to the company. The split system allows a significant portion of the machine to be installed inside the mechanical room, ... Read more »
Greenlots, a global provider of open standards-based technology for electric vehicles, and its partner EVSE, an electric vehicle charging manufacturer, are supporting a California Public Utility Commission-approved workplace EV charging pilot for Southern California Edison (SCE). SCE deployed 80 Level 2 chargers for a consumer behavior study to test fee-based ... Read more »
Larson Electronics released a portable power transformer that converts 120 volts AC to 12/24 volts DC or 12/24 volts AC for powering low voltage lighting and equipment. The TX-40-120-1224-WP compact power distribution transformer is designed for portability and convenience as well as durability and includes an elevated base platform for ... Read more »