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Global spending on energy management by large corporations will increase or remain flat in 2014 with just 6 percent of corporations expected to spend less, according to a new survey from analyst firm Verdantix. On a worldwide basis, 45 percent of corporations will spend more on energy management in 2014 ... Read more »
PowerCell’s S1 fuel cell stack was examined by President Barack Obama during his recent state visit to Sweden. President Obama had specifically requested to study some outstanding Swedish energy technology innovations at a visit to the Royal Institute of Technology, and PowerCell’s S1 fuel cell stack was part of three ... Read more »
A 41-year old nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vt. that will soon shut down will impact the gas and electricity market in New England, predicts a report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which is part of the Department of Energy. The 604 megawatt plant owned by Enterenergy is one ... Read more »
Coordinating water-energy efficiency efforts provides a significant opportunity to achieve greater savings for both water and energy utilities and for their customers, according to a new study from the Pacific Institute. Despite recent events such as the Rim Fire and the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station demonstrating some of the ... Read more »
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Procter & Gamble is participating in a new smart building technology program with first-year average energy cost savings of 10 percent, using Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) IntelliCommand smart building management technology in a test group of laboratories, offices and manufacturing facilities. P&G’s initial investment in the technology was returned within the ... Read more »
The Energy Department announced the addition of five new Better Buildings, Better Plants Partners, including HARBEC, a custom injection molder and precision component parts manufacturer based in Upstate New York, which became a Better Plants Challenge Partner. HARBEC will reduce its energy intensity by 25 percent over a 10-year period, ... Read more »
When Congress reconvenes this month, the Senate will debate the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 1392), introduced by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D–NH) and Rob Portman (R–OH). The proponents and opponents of the bill are lining up their arguments. Read more at Energy Manager Today.
The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association’s survey of its members’ use of pre- and post-consumer recycled materials in insulation products in 2012 found that US manufacturers used almost 1.6 billion pounds of recycled glass in the production of residential, commercial, industrial, and air handling thermal and acoustical insulation. Manufacturers estimate they ... Read more »
SuperMax supermarkets in Puerto Rico are launching a pilot program that rewards consumers with coupons when they recycle magazines, newspapers and catalogs at interactive kiosks in three store locations. The REMAG program gives consumers instant coupons of their choice from a variety of product categories. Customers also select their favorite ... Read more »
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Voters have elected Tony Abbott as Australia’s 28th prime minister in an election largely won on the Liberal National Coalition member’s pledge not to recognize the Labor Party’s 2007 mandate to implement an emissions trading scheme. Abbott, who defeated Labor Party’s Kevin Rudd in the election, has demanded the upper ... Read more »
Shell will pay $1.1 million for violating its Clean Air Act permits for arctic oil and gas exploration drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, off the North Slope of Alaska. Based on EPA’s inspections and Shell’s excess emission reports, the federal agency documented numerous air permit violations for Shell’s ... Read more »
Walmart may drop about 40 Alaskan salmon processors that stopped pursuing the Marine Stewardship Council label – a threat that has stirred state officials to lobby the retailer. The processors of wild-caught salmon decided last year to drop the label because it was expensive and eroded their brand, Reuters reports. In ... Read more »
For 2014, FIFA and the LOC will also jointly produce a comprehensive sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative.
Nine Northeastern and mid-Atlantic US states raised $102.5 million selling carbon dioxide allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s (RGGI) auction last week. RGGI, the nonprofit that administers the regional carbon auction, says all of the available greenhouse gas emissions permits sold out at the Sept. 4 event — it ... Read more »
The top Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, David Vitter (R-LA), has alleged that the “Richard Windsor” emails show collusion between Jackson and FERC chairman Jon Wellinghoff. Vitter says Wellinghoff supported regulations that could lead to power plants closing and reducing grid reliability. The House Energy & ... Read more »
In a move by the UK government to secure greater environmental accountability, companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will soon be required to report their global GHG emissions. The new rules, introduced as part of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013, will initially cover ... Read more »
UK grocery chain Sainsbury’s is working with transport refrigeration specialist Carrier Transicold as it trials what it says is the world’s first naturally refrigerated trailer to transport chilled and frozen goods. The CO2-refrigerated unit trial is part of the retailer’s review of its transport refrigeration gas as it aims to reduce ... Read more »
PureSense has launched its Irrigation Manager software platform for the web. Over the last seven years, growers have used the desktop version of the product, which includes visual displays and access to summary information and reports. With the release of the Irrigation Manager for the web, growers can continue to ... Read more »
Join Hess Energy Marketing, Lux Research and Energy Manager Today for a free energy management webinar Wednesday, September 25, 2013 – 11am PDT/2pm EDT. Energy managers often have the responsibility of procuring natural gas for their companies, especially during the Fall and Winter when establishing natural gas contracts for the ... Read more »
Volkswagen Mexico will purchase wind energy from Mexico Power Group’s La Bufa wind farm in Zacatecas, Mexico to power its manufacturing facilities in the country. It announced the 20-year power purchase agreement last week. The 130 MW it will buy will power the Puebla plant that manufactures 2,500 vehicles a ... Read more »
An office tower in Vienna, Austria, has achieved the Passive House Standard, an energy efficiency building standard in Europe. The high-rise building, home to 900 employees of the Austrian Raiffeisen- Holding Group, features superior indoor air quality and minimal energy consumption. The building’s energy is provided by a photovoltaic system ... Read more »
Electrical power management products firm Power Analytics Corporation has won a contract to operate a secure cluster of microgrids at three San Diego, Calif.-area naval bases as the Navy aims to reduce its energy consumption and improve the security of its electrical supply. Under the auspices of the Department of Defense’s Environmental ... Read more »
EDF Renewable Energy acquired the Heartland Biogas Project, marking EDF’s first project in the anaerobic digestion segment. The 20 MW-equivalent anaerobic digester and renewable natural gas (RNG) facility has commenced construction activities with biogas deliveries to begin by the end of first quarter 2014. The project, located in Weld County ... Read more »