EPA’s Final Methane Emissions Rule Unveiled
The EPA today unveiled final regulations to limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas sector. The post EPA’s Final Methane Emissions Rule Unveiled appeared first on...
View ArticleEnergy Management Market ‘to Almost Double’ by 2020
Worldwide spending on industrial energy management systems and services, including software components, will grow from $11.3 billion in 2013 to $22.4 billion in 2020, according to a study from Navigant...
View ArticleVenstar Launches ‘Go Green for No Green’
Venstar has launched a program that allows retail chains and other multi-location businesses to install its energy management system — which Venstar says saves companies up to 25 percent on energy and...
View ArticleSmart Meters Catch Fire, Halting Installations
The paper reports that electricians made repairs in more than 1,000 homes after installers found problems, but before the meters were installed. In Texas, privacy concerns have prompted some residents...
View ArticleNationwide to Use Carbon Trust’s Energy Saving Tool with 15,000 Staff
Nationwide, the UK financial institution and the world’s largest building society, is using an online tool developed by the Carbon Trust aimed at changing the behavior of its 15,000 employees, in an...
View ArticleGM Plant to Save $800k Annually Through Lighting Upgrade
General Motors expects to save more than $800,000 a year on electricity at its Spring Hill Manufacturing complex in Tennessee by upgrading to high-efficiency lighting and wireless controls. The...
View ArticleDrive Data Center Energy Efficiency with Focus on Core IT Systems
Data center energy efficiency emerged as a serious issue five years ago this August when the US EPA issued a report that highlighted the dramatic growth of the industry – and its rising power demands –...
View ArticleToyota, Duke Lanch Indiana EV Smart Grid Pilot
Toyota Motor Company, Duke Energy and nonprofit energy industry initiative Energy Systems Network are to participate in a smart grid pilot project in Indiana. The aim of the project will be power grid...
View ArticleIntel, KT Test Energy-Efficient Data Center Technology
Intel has partnered with South Korean telecom company KT Corporation to develop energy-efficient technology to reduce power consumption at data centers, according to news reports. The new system, if...
View Article3Degrees Launches New Renewable Energy Products
3Degrees has launched three new Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) products: Regional Green Power RECs, Catalyst Wind RECs, and Brighter Schools Solar RECs. The REC offerings are certified by Green-e...
View ArticleEPA’s Final Methane Emissions Rule Unveiled
The EPA today unveiled final regulations to limit methane emissions from new and modified sources in the oil and gas sector. The post EPA’s Final Methane Emissions Rule Unveiled appeared first on...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency as Important for Branding as for Bottom Line, Deloitte Says
Improving energy efficiency at America’s businesses is as important to brand building as it is to growing the bottom line, according to a new Deloitte report. The study, reSources 2012, shows that...
View ArticleErnst & Young HQ Retrofit to Halve Lighting Costs, Save $1m a Year
JAS Consulting, Philips Lightolier Energy Service Group and One Lux Studio have completed a lighting retrofit project at Ernst & Young’s US headquarters in New York City that E&Y says will cut...
View ArticleCommercial Buildings and Utilities – More in Common Than One Would Think
At first glance, utilities and commercial electricity consumers do not have a lot in common. In fact, they appear to be on the opposite end of the spectrum. One supplies electricity, while the other...
View ArticleStudy Finds Big Differences in NYC Building Energy Intensity
In most sectors, New York City’s most energy intensive large buildings typically use three to five times the energy of the least energy intensive buildings, according to a report by the city’s Office...
View ArticleFuel Cell Industry to Hit $15.7B by 2017
The global fuel cell industry had a mixed year with portable system shipments contracting 16 percent, while the stationary sector grew 75 percent from 2010, according to a report from Pike Research....
View ArticleLucid Software in Starbucks Energy Trial
Ten Starbucks coffee shops are to use cleantech software company Lucid’s real-time Building Dashboard in an attempt to change employee energy use behavior. Developed in conjunction with the Snohomish...
View ArticleAir Products to Build 50MW Gasification Energy-From-Waste Plant
Air Products will build and operate a 50 MW renewable energy plant in the UK using advanced gasification energy-from-waste technology. The Tees Valley plant, depicted in the graphic, will divert up to...
View ArticleIowa Cold Storage Taps SmartWatt for Retrofit
Iowa Cold Storage, a Midwest-based provider of temperature-controlled warehousing, logistics, and transportation for food products, is saving more than $30,000 per year in total lighting costs...
View ArticleHilton DoubleTree Hotel Installs 100kW CHP
The DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown, NY, has installed a combined heat and power system that is expected to reduce its carbon emissions by about 403 tons per year. American DG Energy owns and operates...
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