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Energy benchmarking can help you better understand your commercial property’s energy use and monitor performance over time. It allows for comparisons among similar building types and helps identify which ones could operate more efficiently. The Environmental Protection Agency and its ENERGY STAR® Program offers a free online tool called Portfolio Manager that allows users to track and assess building energy …

Homeowners Use the Sun and Incentives to Save on Winter Heating Costs Fluctuating energy costs can make it difficult for homeowners to budget their heating bills during the cold winter months. That is why many are looking into alternative sources of energy for water heating. One source that is gaining popularity is solar thermal energy, a system that uses energy …

ACEEE REPORT: U.S. BETTER OFF “THINKING BIG” ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSTEAD OF FOCUSING FIRST ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY SOURCES How Lack of Emphasis on Major Energy Efficiency Investments Leaves “3 Jokers in the U.S. Economic Deck”; Slashing Energy Use 60% Could Generate 2 Million Jobs & Save the Equivalent of $2600 Per Household Annually. WASHINGTON, D.C.///January 12, 2012///America is …

Utilities worry about a lot of things, such as keeping the lights on, earning a return for investors, and making regulators and customers happy with their service. Now there is a new worry: How can they protect customers from what one utility refers to as “mental fatigue?” By Elisa Wood January 11, 2012 In this particular case, the utility raises …

the report shows that in 2010, renewable energy supplied an estimated 16% of global final energy consumption and delivered close to 20% of global electricity production. Renewable capacity now comprises about a quarter of total global power-generating capacity. Including large and small hydropower (an estimated 30 GW added in 2010), renewable energy accounted for approximately 50% of total added power-generating capacity in 2010. In 2010, existing solar water and space heating capacity increased by an estimated 25 gigawatts-thermal (GWth), or about 16%.

Spain is one of the world’s most advanced renewable energy players. In 2009, renewable energy represented 12.5 per cent of total energy generation in Spain, and this is expected to go up to 20 per cent by 2020.

“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.” …

–OnGreen – World’s Largest Online Cleantech Marketplace Launches– Los Angeles, Calif. – March 23, 2011 – OnGreen, the world’s largest cleantech marketplace announced today the launch of its website, OnGreen.com, out of a successful beta. The website is a comprehensive destination for cleantech professionals, connecting cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs with investors, expertise and resources. The beta site attracted 250 start-ups …

Loisa Jamora asked: A quick increase in the population of ecological companies has been noticed following the rising product requests of the organic society. Several green businesses assist the environment by making products that lessens our energy demands. Some of these companies offer alternative energy methods like solar energy, wind power and other services by the geothermal industry. Geothermal power …

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar energy sector has created 17,000 jobs since 2009, and supports roughly 46,000 related jobs in the U.S. Employment in solar is expected to surpass 60,000 jobs by the end of 2010.

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 …

AKRON METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY UNVEILS STATE’S LARGEST ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAY 2000 Sharp® Solar Panels Used In Project Designed and Installed By Third Sun Solar AKRON, OH September 30, 2010 – The Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority (RTA) today unveils the largest solar rooftop array in the state of Ohio. The solar rooftop of the RTA bus garages at METRO’s …

SPG SOLAR ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF STRUCTURED FINANCE GROUP ~Full Suite of Funding Resources and Expertise to be Available to Commercial Solar Market~ Novato, CA— September 21, 2010—SPG Solar, a leading US solar installer and recently ranked as the second largest in California, announced today that it will offer access to a full array of financial resources and expertise on public …

Investments for presenting companies average between $300,000 to $1 million   AUSTIN, TEXAS, September 21 – After an extensive evaluation of over 70 early stage clean energy companies from across the U.S., the fourth annual Clean Energy Venture Summit (CEVS), a partnership between The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and Austin Energy, has narrowed down its list to 20 clean tech …

El Segundo, Calif., August 3, 2010—Despite concerns that reductions in government incentives will halt growth in installations of solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2011, iSuppli Corp. predicts the global PV market will continue to expand next year as falling prices make solar energy more attractive, according to iSuppli Corp. Global PV system installations in 2011 will amount to 20.2 Gigawatts, …

Solar water heaters can be a price economical option to crank out hot water for your residence. They need the power to be utilised in any native weather, and therefore the supply that they use is freely available – the sun. The potential advantages may perhaps warm you up to the idea of investing in a solar water heating product …

Solar water heaters or, as they’re likewise named, solar domestic hot water systems, can certainly become a cost effective way to generate hot water in your home. They may be utilized in any local weather, and the fuel that they employ – sunshine – is 100% free. The prospective benefits might possibly help sway you to the thought of making …

A quick increase in the population of ecological corporations has been noticed following the rising product requests of the organic society. Several green businesses assist the surroundings by creating product that lessens our energy demands. Some of these companies offer alternative energy methods like solar energy, wind power and different services by the geothermal industry. Geothermal power production facility throughout …

But along comes a company to my attention of late that seems to be proving that wrong. Clear Edge Power is advertising a fuel cells power system for home and business use now, not next year or beyond.

In December 2004, a UNECA sponsored study conducted by CEMMATS Aggroup Ltd., a local consulting firm, involved various stakeholders in the sector to formulate an energy policy. The CEMMAT’s energy agenda for Sierra Leone in terms of policy and management represents an significant set of instruments that fundamentally encapsulates a multi-disciplinary structure bringing together sectors of the energy community – …