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Alternative Fuels Power Alaska Airlines, Coast Guard Ships

July 24, 2013July 24, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Alaska Airlines says it will begin using biofuel to power its Hawaii flights as soon as 2018. The airline has signed an agreement with Hawai`i BioEnergy, a consortium of three of Hawaii’s largest landowners and three venture capital companies that plan to use locally grown feedstocks to produce biofuels. Hawai`i ... Read more »

SEPA Recognizes Utilities for Use of Solar Power

April 17, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Pacific Gas & Electric far outshines other utilities when it comes to the most solar added to the grid, according to the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), which has released its annual ranking, naming the top 10 American electric utilities that have added the most new solar power to their ... Read more »

Energy Curtailment Specialists Expands Demand Response Program

February 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Energy Curtailment Specialists has won a Pacific Gas and Electric contract to expand its PowerPay demand response program in California. The contract is intended to growECS’ PowerPay customer participation in the PG&E service area by 60 percent. ECS says it has paid more than $150 million to program participants over ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Perciasepe in Top EPA Spot, CARB Car Regs, Wind PTC

January 2, 2013November 13, 2016 by Leon Walker

With EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson stepping down in early 2013, the White House said that Robert Perciasepe, the agency’s deputy administrator, will take the top job in an acting capacity if no nominee has been Senate-confirmed when she departs. Potential nominees, in addition to Perciasepe, include Gina McCarthy, who is ... Read more »

Hawaiian Businesses Get 10-Minute Warning for Demand Response

December 21, 2012 by Linda Hardesty

In February, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) began a Fast Demand Response program, which rewards business customers if they reduce their electric consumption during emergencies. But participants must act fast. HECO already had demand response systems in place: Energy Scout for the home and Energy Scout for Business. These DR programs ... Read more »

Japan Urges Industry to Cut Energy Use 15%

May 22, 2012May 22, 2012 by Leon Walker

The Japanese government is pushing its industrial sector and citizens in certain parts of the country to reduce the amount of energy they use, in an attempt to avoid summer blackouts. The country is facing a shortage of electric power after shutting down all 50 of its nuclear power plants ... Read more »

Hawaiian Earns Carbon Credits Through Engine-Washing

February 21, 2012March 26, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

Hawaiian Airlines has earned aviation-based carbon credits under the Verified Carbon Standard, based in part on its use of Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine-washing system. EcoPower reduces fuel burn by using atomized water to wash engines in a closed-loop system that both filters and reuses water. The system helped the ... Read more »

Cold? Wear Gloves, Japan Tells Workers

November 1, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Japanese government is asking workers to pile on the sweaters as the country continues to face the possibility of electric outages. Continuing power supply problems resulting from the Fukushima nuclear disaster led the government to launch a “Super Cool Biz” campaign in the summer, pushing employees to wear Hawaiian ... Read more »

Why Personal Space Heaters Aren’t Useful in the Workplace

October 3, 2011 by Jennifer Hermes

Electric heat is the most efficient heat available. However, typical personal space heaters use a fan to push cooler air across an electrically heated element, considerably reducing the efficiency. Space heaters have become very common in the workplace, in the warehouse as well as the office areas. But every building ... Read more »

Japanese Firms Turn Out Lights, Redefine Weekend to Save Energy

June 20, 2011June 20, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Japan is embracing energy efficiency at an unprecedented rate, as the country continues to deal with the fall-out from its nuclear energy crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports. The government has ordered a 15 percent cut in electricity use in the Tokyo and Tohoku regions starting July 1, to avoid ... Read more »

Japan to Execs: Wear Sandals, Hawaiian Shirts to Save Energy

June 1, 2011June 2, 2011 by Paul Nastu

The Japanese government launched its “Super Cool Biz” campaign today, pushing employees to wear Hawaiian shirts, T-shirts and sandals to work in order to save electricity, WSJ reports. For years, the Cool Biz program has asked businesses to set their summer thermostats at 82 degrees Fahrenheit. The effort, along with ... Read more »

CVS Unveils Carbon Reduction Goal

May 10, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

CVS Caremark has announced a goal of reducing carbon intensity by 15 percent by 2018, from a 2010 baseline, according to its Corporate Social Responsibility report for 2010. The report reveals that CVS’s carbon intensity remained constant from 2009 to 2010 at .026 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per square ... Read more »

Alternative Fuels Power Alaska Airlines, Coast Guard Ships

SEPA Recognizes Utilities for Use of Solar Power

Energy Curtailment Specialists Expands Demand Response Program

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Perciasepe in Top EPA Spot, CARB Car Regs, Wind PTC

Hawaiian Businesses Get 10-Minute Warning for Demand Response

Japan Urges Industry to Cut Energy Use 15%

Hawaiian Earns Carbon Credits Through Engine-Washing

Cold? Wear Gloves, Japan Tells Workers

Why Personal Space Heaters Aren’t Useful in the Workplace

Japanese Firms Turn Out Lights, Redefine Weekend to Save Energy

Japan to Execs: Wear Sandals, Hawaiian Shirts to Save Energy

CVS Unveils Carbon Reduction Goal

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