Tag Archives: Energy Efficiency

Ultimately, you want an energy efficiency plan for your business – understanding it makes good business sense to lower your energy consumption, to save money, improve your bottom line and protect the environment in the process. You followed the preliminary steps of benchmarking to see how your building compares with similar buildings in your area. You’ve also had an energy …

Does your business have a comprehensive energy plan? Implementing a plan can save energy and drastically reduce costs and emissions, while creating a culture that fosters continuous improvement in sustainability and building performance. High performance buildings operate efficiently and cost-effectively. Now is the right time to put your plan to work. Building technologies are rapidly improving while costs are declining. …

Energy Department Finalizes $150 Million Loan Guarantee to 1366 Technologies that Could Drive Down Manufacturing Costs and Make American Solar More Competitive Game-Changing Manufacturing Process Could Cut Production Costs of Silicon Wafers in Half Washington D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today finalized a $150 million loan guarantee to 1366 Technologies, Inc. for the development of a multicrystalline wafer …

Department of Energy Awards More Than $145 Million for Advanced Solar Technologies DOE SunShot Initiative Accelerates Development of Cost-Competitive Solar Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $145 million for projects to help shape the next generation of solar energy technologies and ensure that the United States remains a leader in this global market. Sixty-nine …

Turn on the Savings with Con Edison’s Energy Savings Programs. by Courtney C. Capshaw, Lockheed Martin Member of the Con Edison Green Team Did you know lighting consumes up to 40% of a commercial facility’s electricity? The heat output from lights also impacts cooling loads. The following four options can help reduce lighting costs. Turn Off the Lights This sounds …

by Courtney C. Capshaw, Lockheed Martin Member of the Con Edison Green Team Office buildings consume more energy than any other building type, according to the U.S Energy Information Administration. These buildings use 198 billion kWh of electricity each year, equivalent to the amount of electricity consumed by 18 million American homes annually. The cost of this energy usage is …

Solar Startup Semprius to Create 250 Jobs in North Carolina at Cutting-Edge Pilot Plant Energy Department-enabled innovation made Tuesday, July 19, a good day for North Carolina. Entrepreneurs from Durham-based solar startup Semprius teamed with Governor Bev Purdue to announce the company’s plan to build a new high-tech manufacturing facility in Henderson. The factory is expected to create more than …

In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the clean economy expanded by 8.3 percent, says the report. Efficiency, renewable energy, biofuels and other clean industries accounted for 2.7 million US jobs in 2010. To put that number in perspective, that’s more jobs than you’ll find in fossil fuels or biosciences, but still less than information technology

Energy efficiency programs save UC $21 million per year Improved light controls, such as those that are part of UC Davis’ Smart Lighting Program, are among ways UC campuses are improving energy efficiency in existing buildings. By Harry Mok UC has won national praise for its 50 LEED-certified facilities, the most of any U.S. university. Many are considered shining examples …

“In 88 minutes, the sun provides 470 exajoules of energy, as much energy as humanity consumes in a year.” In Scientific American, Ramez Naam adds, “In 112 hours – less than five days – it provides 36 zettajoules of energy – as much energy as is contained in all proven reserves of oil, coal, and natural gas on this planet.” …

To meet 21st century energy challenges, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) “must go beyond best practices in merit review to the adopt a set of best practices in human resources, procurement, contracting, public-private cooperation, and technology transfer that is currently practiced by leading edge applied research organizations in the public and …

As our economy continues to sputter, one little-noticed industry has been booming for a while now: energy efficiency. The sector is hiring like crazy — a fact that speaks volumes about the close relationship between clean energy and the economic recovery that we’re all waiting for. Energy efficiency could save us all.

Another potential benefit to crops is that increased airflows could enable corn and soybean plants to more readily extract atmospheric CO2, a needed “fuel” for crops. The extra turbulence might also pump extra CO2 from the soil. Both results could facilitate the crops ability to perform photosynthesis.

Stephen Ewings asked: Today’s geothermal systems outperform the best gas technology, by an average of 36% in heating mode and 43% in cooling mode. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency geothermal heat pumps are the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and most cost-effective space conditioning systems available. There is no doubt that geothermal heat pumps are the low hanging …

The partnerships with Greener Dawn, FreeCleanSolar.com, and Ennovationz, allow Lending Club to provide much needed financing for energy upgrades and solar power installations, which are expected to rise as much as 42% 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance[i]. These types of energy upgrades increase home values by $20 for every $1 reduction in annual utility bills, according to a study, titled "Evidence of Rational Market Values for Home Energy Efficiency," published in the Appraisal Journal.

viability of solar power As the demand for energy continues to grow the world is looking to diversify energy platforms Solar power is mentioned continually but is it really viable If you step back form the debate on energy sources you’ll realize something quickly Solar energy is already the vastly dominant source of energy we use It just comes in …

Cleantech Group Reveals Its 2010 Global Cleantech 100 List of the Most Promising Private Clean Technology Companies on the PlanetSAN FRANCISCO and LONDON – October 13, 2010 – Cleantech Group™, LLC, the leading global research, advisory, and events firm focused on cleantech innovation, today unveiled the second, annual Global Cleantech 100 at the Cleantech Forum® New York. The Global Cleantech …

Even as Congress failed to take major action on climate and energy legislation in 2010, states across the United States achieved major new strides in energy efficiency, according to the 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit and independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Announces Five Top Energy-Efficiency Award Winning Programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York State