• Comverge, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Announce Settlement

    Updated: 2011-09-30 14:28:02
    , Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Comverge , Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Announce Settlement Posted by Derek on September 30, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Comverge , Inc . the leading provider of Intelligent Energy Management solutions for Residential and Commercial Industrial C+I customers , announced an amicable settlement related to litigation with Louisville Gas and Electric Company LG E and Kentucky Utilities Company KU with no material impact to Comverge’s financials , under terms that are . confidential via Comverge , Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Announce Settlement MarketWatch

  • Trade Barriers Dim Renewable Energy's Prospects

    Updated: 2011-09-30 14:00:00
    Protectionism in the renewable energy industry takes many forms depending on location and sector. For example, in the U.S., Ohio is stringently enforcing a law that half of its mandated renewable energy must be supplied through in-state production.

  • AT&T links with SmartSynch to offer Smart Meters and Wireless Connectivity to Utilities

    Updated: 2011-09-30 06:26:53
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads AT T links with SmartSynch to offer Smart Meters and Wireless Connectivity to Utilities Posted by Derek on September 29, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic AT T want to help utilities build a better future in combining electricity and wireless connectivity by offering their utilities smart grid products together with their wireless data services , all in one package . AT T have launched a new plan whereby the utilities and wireless data services from AT T will be provided with SmartSynch’s smart grid products , but users will only be paying one single . bill via AT T links with SmartSynch to offer Smart Meters and

  • Toshiba unit wins order for ‘smart grid’ system in Italy

    Updated: 2011-09-30 04:25:48
    Toshiba Corp. said Monday its Italian unit has won an order for a “smart grid” next-generation power delivery system from a major Italian public utility worth about 100 million yen. via Toshiba unit wins order for ‘smart grid’ system in Italy – The Mainichi Daily News.

  • IEEE Unveils Newly Redesigned Content-Rich Smart Grid Web Portal; Gateway to IEEE Thought Leaders’ Insights

    Updated: 2011-09-30 02:20:19
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads IEEE Unveils Newly Redesigned Content-Rich Smart Grid Web Portal Gateway to IEEE Thought Leaders’ Insights Posted by Derek on September 29, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic IEEE , the world’s largest professional association advancing technology for humanity , today announced the launch of its newly redesigned Smart Grid Web Portal , which has served as an essential destination for Smart Grid-related information since its initial debut in January 2010. Also available on the Portal at this time is the September edition of the IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter , a popular publication that features educational articles by IEEE

  • OG&E picks Energate’s smart thermostats for next smart grid deployment step

    Updated: 2011-09-30 00:18:56
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads OG E picks Energate’s smart thermostats for next smart grid deployment step Posted by Derek on September 29, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Residential demand response and home energy management solutions provider Energate will supply its smart thermostats through partner Silver Spring Networks to 40,000 homes in Oklahoma Gas Electric’s OG E service area as part of the utilities’ efforts to achieve its goals of a 70 megawatt peak reduction in 2012 and increased customer . adoption via Smart Grid : OG E picks Energate’s smart thermostats for next smart grid deployment step Related : posts Westar picks Lawrence for

  • Rethinking smart grid

    Updated: 2011-09-29 22:18:05
    AS SOME OF THE UTILITIES EARLY OFF THE POST ARE NOW completing their smart meter deployments, others are looking for a status check on the benefits utilities and consumers can expect to achieve from technology implementation. “If you think about a smart grid, the term `smart grid’ at its roots, I think we all need Continue reading →

  • Smart-Grid Sales in Latin America to Reach $1 Billion, GE Says

    Updated: 2011-09-29 20:16:56
    , Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Smart-Grid Sales in Latin America to Reach 1 Billion , GE Says Posted by Derek on September 29, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Sales of equipment to manage electricity consumption in Latin America may reach 1 billion by 2015, up from 100 million now , as governments require utilities to become more energy efficient , according to a General Electric Co . . manager Half of those sales will be in Brazil , where the government is already taking steps to expedite investment in the smart-grid industry , Roberto Vengochea , manager at GE’s Sao Paulo office , said yesterday in a telephone . interview via Smart-Grid Sales

  • Keys to successful time-of-use demand response

    Updated: 2011-09-29 18:15:48
    Understanding customer needs and resisting the urge for a “one-size fits all solution” are best practices to successfully transitioning to time-of-use pricing as a demand response technique, according to a panel of energy industry executives. via Keys to successful time-of-use demand response – FierceEnergy.

  • EFET Demands Strengthening of Market-Related Mechanisms Instead of Capacity Markets

    Updated: 2011-09-29 16:28:32
    Contribution to the discussion about introducing capacity markets, the German Section of the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) demanded to strengthen market-related mechanisms particulary regarding renewable energy to ensure the security of supply. While over capacities existed in the German electricity generation market in the past, there are fears for the security of supply after [...]

  • One Step Closer to Vehicle-to-Grid?

    Updated: 2011-09-29 16:14:49
    Selling power from an electric vehicle’s battery back to the power grid has been touted for years as one of the future advantages for this new class of cars. But the reality is much more complicated. There are issues at the levels of the carmaker, utility and grid operator that would have to be resolved Continue reading →

  • The Solar Decathlon

    Updated: 2011-09-29 16:01:44
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy Thursday September 29, 2011 by Tim Laughlin tags clean energy energy efficiency LED Lighting Lighting Passive House renewable energy saving energy Solar Decathalon solar energy solar panels solar power sustainability comments 0 The Solar Decathlon The U.S . Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon began last week with an impressive display of energy saving homes on the National Mall in Washington D.C . This unique , biennial program which runs through October 2, 2011 challenges collegiate teams from around the world to design , build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective

  • PPS Unveils “An Island in the Sun” Demonstration Site, New Manufacturing Facility

    Updated: 2011-09-29 15:02:31
    , Home Press Releases Blog Company Updates Technology Editorial In the News Events PPS Unveils An Island in the Sun” Demonstration Site , New Manufacturing Facility September 29, 2011 By Marta Loc PRINCETON , N.J . Sept . 28, 2011 Flanked by industry colleagues and key dignitaries , Princeton Power Systems PPS today unveiled its An Island in the Sun’ demonstration site that boasts a 200 kW solar array , lithium-ion battery system , and the new Demand Response Inverter DRI The demonstration was followed by an open-house and technical workshop at the company’s new manufacturing facility in . Lawrence Darren Hammell , PPS’ Executive Vice President , stated , Today’s demonstration culminates several hard years of work by many talented people at PPS and Sandia . Energy storage , communications

  • Oklahoma Gas & Electric Selects Energate for Expanding Smart Grid Deployment

    Updated: 2011-09-29 14:13:51
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Oklahoma Gas Electric Selects Energate for Expanding Smart Grid Deployment Posted by Derek on September 29, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Energate , Inc . a leading provider of residential demand response technologies for utilities , today announced it will be supplying its Smart Thermostats for Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s 2012 residential demand response program through its partner , Silver Spring Networks . This builds on the previously announced pilot results undertaken in . Oklahoma via Oklahoma Gas Electric Selects Energate for Expanding Smart Grid Deployment MarketWatch Related : posts Westar Energy Selects

  • Renewables Bounced Back in 2010, Finds REN21 Global Report

    Updated: 2011-09-29 14:00:00
    In the last year, the world has seen many significant developments that have had an impact – both direct and indirect – on renewable energy. The global economic recession entered a new phase in 2010, marked by massive public finance crises – felt most acutely in Europe – that led several governments to announce incentive cuts for solar energy. Natural gas prices remained low, temporarily reducing the competitiveness of renewable energy. At the same time, worldwide developments highlighted the security, economic and human costs of relying so heavily on fossil and nuclear energy.

  • Proactively Preparing For The Smart Grid

    Updated: 2011-09-29 06:27:11
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Proactively Preparing For The Smart Grid Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic With utility costs rising apparently with little end in sight , many building owners and operators view the potential of Smart Grids and their associated technologies with excitement . The transition of the century-old U.S . power grid , which is the largest interconnected web of technology and machinery on Earth , into a Smart Grid has begun , with technological advancements being implemented in transmission efficiency , integration of intermittent power sources such as solar and wind , distributed combined

  • IEEE ratifies smart grid standard

    Updated: 2011-09-29 04:23:33
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads IEEE ratifies smart grid standard Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic IEEE announced that IEEE 2030 IEEE Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System , End-Use Applications , and Loads has been approved and . published IEEE 2030 establishes a globally relevant smart grid interoperability reference model and knowledge base that can be used by utilities who are developing their infrastructure roadmaps , by manufacturers who are planning smart grid systems and applications , by scientists who are conducting

  • Smart grid communications game changer? Consumers Energy selects cellular for 1.8M meter rollout

    Updated: 2011-09-29 02:10:18
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Smart grid communications game changer Consumers Energy selects cellular for 1.8M meter rollout Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic For years , private radio frequency RF networks have ruled the North American smart grid communications market . Cracks began to appear in the dike in the summer of 2010 when Texas New Mexico Power announced it would use a public cellular network for its 230,000 . meters via Smart Grid : Smart grid communications game changer Consumers Energy selects cellular for 1.8M meter rollout Related : posts Avista selects open-standards wireless system for smart grid

  • A glimpse into the future for Urban Water Management from Singapore International Water Week

    Updated: 2011-09-29 01:57:15
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Electric Car Chargers for Central Parking System with 2,200 Locations A glimpse into the future for Urban Water Management from Singapore International Water Week On September 29, 2011, in Blog by Paul O`Callaghan Visiting Singapore is a glimpse into the future . It is glimpse into how the cities of the future will manage water or urban water . management Singapore is a City State . The total size of the State is just 26 miles wide , 14 miles north to south , and is home to five million people . The world is increasingly living in . Cities Singapore is

  • Detectent Launches New Software for Smart Grid Projects

    Updated: 2011-09-29 00:57:04
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Detectent Launches New Software for Smart Grid Projects Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Detectent , the leading provider of Customer Intelligence Solutions for North American utilities , recently unveiled new software that focuses on Smart Grid implementations . The software , CustomerIP , is ideal to be used in Smart Grid projects to enable a rapid deployment of cutting-edge business intelligence and analytics for electric , gas and water . utilities via Detectent Launches New Software for Smart Grid Projects Related : posts IBM Launches Software to Act as Smart Grid Glue for

  • Rome Welcomes EVs With Toshiba Smart Grid

    Updated: 2011-09-28 22:51:37
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Rome Welcomes EVs With Toshiba Smart Grid Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The city of Rome , Italy is poised to welcome electric cars to its streets , according to Toshiba . The electronics giant announced this week that its Italian subsidiary Ansaldo Transmissione Distribuzione S.p.A Ansaldo T D won a contract to supply a smart grid distribution system to ACEA Distribuzione S.p.A Gruppo ACEA one of Italy’s leading public utilities . The system will include a solar power array and storage batteries , as well as a control unit and smart . meters via Rome Welcomes EVs With Toshiba

  • EnerNex Awarded Contract In Support Of Smart Grid Deployment

    Updated: 2011-09-28 20:48:44
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads EnerNex Awarded Contract In Support Of Smart Grid Deployment Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Knoxville , Tenn . based EnerNex says it has been awarded a contract from the U.S . Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST to help deploy an interoperable and secure smart . grid Under the contract , EnerNex will provide NIST with technical resources to identify , prioritize and address new and emerging requirements for smart grid interoperability and security , according to the company . EnerNex has provided technical administration to NIST in support of

  • Silver Spring Networks’ Enhanced UtilityIQ Advanced Metering Software Speeds Time-to-Market for New Smart Grid Devices

    Updated: 2011-09-28 18:38:55
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Silver Spring Networks’ Enhanced UtilityIQ Advanced Metering Software Speeds Time-to-Market for New Smart Grid Devices Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Silver Spring Networks , a leading smart grid networking platform and solutions provider , today unveiled its enhanced UtilityIQ 4.4 advanced metering software suite that supports a Software Developer’s Kit SDK for integrating new meters . The SDK speeds time-to-market for new meters and simplifies new meter adoption for utilities . Mass adoption of the smart grid around the globe has spurred an unprecedented expansion of new metering

  • Oettinger: German EEG Surcharge Moving Towards 6 ct/kWh

    Updated: 2011-09-28 16:38:58
    Given the current German system of fixed feed-in tariffs for renewable energy, German EU Energy Commissionar Günther Oettinger sees the EEG reallocation charge moving towards 6 ct/kWh, the news agency Reuters reports. With the EEG surcharge, end consumers pay for the difference between the guaranteed feed-in tariffs and the sale of the renewable energy at [...]

  • Sprint Nextel’s smart-grid offerings target utilities

    Updated: 2011-09-28 16:37:38
    Sprint Nextel Corp. is eyeing business from utilities as it rolls out new smart-grid offerings. On Monday, Sprint (NYSE: S) announced that it had partnered its wireless network and machine-to-machine knowledge with Neptune Technology Group Inc., a Tallassee, Ala., digital power meter-maker. via Sprint Nextel’s smart-grid offerings target utilities – Kansas City Business Journal.

  • Next Generation MDM Unlocks Wealth of Smart Meter Data

    Updated: 2011-09-28 14:36:14
    Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Next Generation MDM Unlocks Wealth of Smart Meter Data Posted by Derek on September 28, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic Ecologic Analytics , a leading meter data management MDM provider for the smart grid serving electricity , natural gas and water utilities , announces that meter data management is being simplified by the third generation of its flagship product , the Ecologic MDM , making it easier for utilities to realize greater value more quickly from smart meter . deployments via Next Generation MDM Unlocks Wealth of Smart Meter Data MarketWatch Related : posts Cali Utilities : Get Ready to Give Your Customers

  • Brazil Soars in Clean Energy Rankings

    Updated: 2011-09-28 12:53:00
    There is an old joke that says Brazil is the country of the future – and always will be. But with rapid economic growth, the government claiming that some 40 million people have been lifted out of poverty in the past decade and the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on the horizon, it seems the joke is about to fall flat. Brazil's time has arrived and the country of sun, sea and samba is keen to showcase itself to the world as a positive example of how to exploit renewable energy sources as well as how to perform on the football pitch.

  • Smart grid: Slow buildout begins

    Updated: 2011-09-28 06:33:06
    : Smart Grid Blog News updates on smart grid technology Home About Contact Us Videos Downloads Smart grid : Slow buildout begins Posted by Derek on September 27, 2011 News Hello there If you are new here , you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this . topic The builders of the smart grid know they’re running a marathon , not a . sprint Just as we saw cell phone technology leapfrog the old wire-based systems , we should anticipate that new power technologies will give rise to innovative systems that may leapfrog our familiar lineup of power plants , wires and meters , Theodore F . Craver , Jr . chairman of the Electric Power Research Institute , stated in EPRI’s State of the Technology 2011 report . But the buildout is a monumental task that will take decades to .

  • This Week in Energy: U.S. Military to Spend Big on Alternative Energy

    Updated: 2011-09-28 05:07:29
    Join the forum discussion on this post This Week in Energy is a weekly round-up of news making headlines in the world of energy. Most of these stories are posted throughout the week to our Energy Ticker page. The purpose is to stimulate discussion on energy issues, and community members should feel free to turn [...]

  • EEG Clearing Agency Clarifies Requirements for Premium on Hydro Power Feed-in Tariffs

    Updated: 2011-09-27 18:37:53
    Pursuant to Section 23 Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2009) operators of hydropower plants commissioned prior to 1 January 2009 and modernised after 31 December 2008 can claim feed-in tariffs that differ and are (on the whole) higher than the regular fixed feed-in tariffs the EEG provides for hydro power plants. Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency), which serves [...]

  • Electric Car Chargers for Central Parking System with 2,200 Locations

    Updated: 2011-09-27 08:53:27
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us The Great State of Uticana A glimpse into the future for Urban Water Management from Singapore International Water Week Electric Car Chargers for Central Parking System with 2,200 Locations On September 27, 2011, in Blog by John Addison Central Parking System and its subsidiary USA Parking have announced the rollout of electric car charging . Central Parking , with 2,200 locations and over one million parking spaces , clients include some of the nation’s largest owners and operators of mixed-use projects , office buildings , hotels , stadiums and arenas

  • Wir sind das GE in Germany

    Updated: 2011-09-27 05:34:59
    Hi everybody! I wanted to put up a quick blog entry to let you know about the new advertising ...

  • The Great State of Uticana

    Updated: 2011-09-26 17:56:41
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us The Networked Electric Vehicle Electric Car Chargers for Central Parking System with 2,200 Locations The Great State of Uticana On September 26, 2011, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi Last week , at the stunning student union of The Ohio State University Battelle convened a meeting entitled 21st Century Energy Economic Summit on behalf of Ohio Governor John Kasich who both opened and closed the conference with some observations . The agenda covered a wide spectrum of energy issues facing Ohio , and didn’t lack for interesting . moments One of the hot issues

  • BNetzA Consultation on Sale of EEG Electricity by Transmission System Operators

    Updated: 2011-09-26 11:45:17
    Since 1 January 2010 the four German transmission system operators (TSO) sell electricity from renewable energy sources for which fixed feed-in tariffs are paid in accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) at the spotmarket of the EEX electricity exchange. The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) is currently in the process of drafting an evaluation report [...]

  • Bundesrat Rejects CCS Law

    Updated: 2011-09-23 16:32:25
    Today, the Bundesrat (Federal Council) rejected the Bundestag’s (German Parliament’s) proposal for an Act on the Demonstration and Implementation of Technologies for Carbon Capture, Transport and Permanent Storage of C02 (CCS Act).  As the bill is a so-called Zustimmungsgesetz (“consent law”), consent by the Bundesrat is required under German constitutional law. Hence, the objection by the [...]

  • Help! I Need a Makeover!

    Updated: 2011-09-23 15:22:00
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Friday September 23, 2011 by Erin Mathe tags business energy bills energy efficiency Lao Family Center rebates saving energy comments 0 Help I Need a Makeover Admit it . You like to watch makeover shows . The Biggest Loser Extreme Makeover What Not to Wear Everyone loves them . Of course , we all hang on to the end to see the big . reveal Before and after photos are fun to see , whether they’re photos of people , bathrooms or entire . buildings Recently , Xcel Energy helped to conduct a unique makeover” of its own . We’re not talking makeup , hair or weight-loss , we’re talking light fixtures and windows

  • FH Münster: Smart Meters Potential Surveillance Devices

    Updated: 2011-09-22 19:24:35
    Smart meters are potentially capable of becoming a surveillance device, the University of Applied Science of Münster’s Laboratory for IT Security warns. Advanced metering devices are on the way to gradually replace regular electricity meters. The aim is to reduce energy consumption and costs by providing more detailed information on consumption. In a project sponsored by the [...]

  • Stump the Scientist: Energy from lightning bolts

    Updated: 2011-09-21 20:04:10
    Today’s Stump the Scientist question was actually posed to our friends @generalelectric on Twitter and sent our way internally.  Keep ...

  • Study Recommends Retrofitting of PV Power Plants to Solve 50.2 Hz Problem

    Updated: 2011-09-21 16:40:04
    A study conducted on behalf of the four German transmission system operators, the PV trade association BSW Solar and Forum network technology/network operation in the Association of Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE/FNN) recommends retrofitting roughly 315,000 PV power plants to solve the mounting 50.2 Hz problem for networks due to rising decentralised input by PV systems. [...]

  • Hamburg Finance Court: Constitutionality of Nuclear Fuel Rod Tax Seriously Doubtful

    Updated: 2011-09-20 19:48:17
    In a preliminary injunction procedure, the 4th Senate of the Finance Court of Hamburg expressed serious doubt as to the legality of the nuclear fuel rod tax that is levied as of 1 January 2011. The court therefore granted preliminary relief to a nuclear power plant operator. The nuclear fuel rod tax was introduced last [...]

  • The Networked Electric Vehicle

    Updated: 2011-09-20 15:24:48
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Building Energy Performance : The Johnson Controls White Paper Library The Great State of Uticana The Networked Electric Vehicle On September 20, 2011, in Blog by John Addison Thousands of electric cars are now communicating with owner’s smart phones , charging stations , and service networks . These EVs are plugging into smart grids that use network communications to charge off-peak , monitor and improve . reliablity When I use my Blink EVSE to charge my Nissan Leaf the charger sends a packet of info to the charging network every 15 minutes using Sprint

  • Building Energy Performance: The Johnson Controls White Paper Library

    Updated: 2011-09-20 12:12:52
    : Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Hyundai Making 2,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles The Networked Electric Vehicle Building Energy Performance : The Johnson Controls White Paper Library On September 20, 2011, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi Without much fanfare , Johnson Controls NYSE : JCI has developed a number of very good white papers relating to building energy performance : energy efficiency and renewable energy implementation for . buildings The list of white papers includes coverage of topics such : as Lighting retrofits for industrial facilities including an illustrative

  • DEHSt Publishes July 2011 Report on Auctioning of Emission Allowances in Germany

    Updated: 2011-09-19 16:07:59
    The Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has published its July 2011 report on emission allowance (EUA) auctioning. DEHSt has wide ranging competences with respect to emission trading in Germany. Since January 2010, the Federal Republic of Germany has been offering an annual total of 40 million EUAs for auctioning. Between 2010 and 2012 the [...]

  • Debunking Energy Myths

    Updated: 2011-09-16 16:42:05
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Friday September 16, 2011 by Mary Lalone tags convective loop energy efficiency energy myths energy tips energy vampires Lighting comments 0 Debunking Energy Myths Like most people , I like a good urban myth . For many years , I believed if I went to bed with my hair wet I would catch a cold thanks Mom But we also see many myths when it comes to energy efficiency . Unfortunately , most folks have neither the time nor the , ahem , energy to investigate which efficiency myths” are real and which ones are just a bunch of hot . air So to help , we’ve investigated a few popular energy efficiency myths .

  • Preliminary New German PV Capacity in June 664 MWp – Adjustment of Older Figures

    Updated: 2011-09-16 15:52:52
    According to preliminary figures from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), 664 MWp in new German PV capacity were added in June. BNetzA also appears to have revised PV capacity figures for prior months. New capacity so far continues to be considerably lower than in the boom year 2010, reflecting the various feed-in tariff reductions of the past. It appears [...]

  • Pure Fantasy On Green Manufacturing, Solar Jobs and The Mainstream Media

    Updated: 2011-09-16 15:40:33
    Over the last 36 months, more than 100 new U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency manufacturing plants have opened in the United States.

  • Malaysia Explores Its Renewables Options

    Updated: 2011-09-16 14:00:00
    Malaysia's potential for renewable energy generation is substantial. Its equatorial location is superb for solar, and its extensive tropical forests can supply large quantities of biomass. Hydropower already plays a significant part of the nation's energy mix, particularly on the island of Borneo, and mini-hydropower from streams and rivers has boosted the electricity supply in rural areas.

  • Hyundai Making 2,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

    Updated: 2011-09-13 18:32:27
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Clean Coal Technology Is Making Venture Investors Money Building Energy Performance : The Johnson Controls White Paper Library Hyundai Making 2,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles On September 13, 2011, in Blog by John Addison The most popular way to extend the range of an electric vehicle is to add a small gasoline engine coupled with a generator as done in the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid . The most popular way to extend the range of an electric bus is to add a fuel cell that generates added electrons . During the Winter Olympics , 100,000 riders

  • Clean Coal Technology Is Making Venture Investors Money

    Updated: 2011-09-13 08:36:40
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Keystone Cops Hyundai Making 2,000 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Clean Coal Technology Is Making Venture Investors Money On September 13, 2011, in Blog by Neal Dikeman One of my friends , John Moore . the CEO of Acorn Energy NASDAQ:ACFN recently sold off their rapidly growing CoaLogix investment for a quick return . I caught up with John to get the . story So John , who the hell is Acorn Energy anyways Acorn Energy NASDAQ:ACFN is the Sun Studios of the energy sector . We have created companies and categories like Demand Response

  • U.S. Army Using Princeton Power Electronics for Microgrid Demonstration

    Updated: 2011-09-13 00:28:51
    . Home Press Releases Blog Company Updates Technology Editorial In the News Events U.S . Army Using Princeton Power Electronics for Microgrid Demonstration September 12, 2011 By Marta Loc September 12, 2011 Princeton Power Systems PPS in conjunction with the U.S . Army , is participating in a field-deployed microgrid” demonstration system . The advanced microgrid application combines large-scale solar generation with a lead-acid battery storage system and smart controls . The project is part of the Army’s larger groundbreaking initiative to lower fossil fuel consumption on the . battlefield Princeton Power Systems contributed the large-scale inverters for the system , for both the solar array and battery banks . Prior to deployment , the microgrid , including PPS’ inverters , went through

  • BOMBSHELL: Solar and Wind Power Would Speed Up, Not Reduce, Global Warming

    Updated: 2011-09-12 08:04:46
    Join the forum discussion on this post Study: Coal-Fired Power Plants Emit Pollutants That Keep the Earth Cool (Note: I am amazed that I have to put such a disclaimer in here, but a note for the comprehension-impaired: This is not an article calling for more coal-fired power plants. It is an examination into how the [...]

  • Exciting developments in the field of ToF-SIMS

    Updated: 2011-09-09 18:49:46
    It is hard to believe that it has been more than a year since we took delivery of our new ...

  • Making the most of wind testing

    Updated: 2011-09-08 20:59:08
    Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Thursday September 8, 2011 by Pam Butler tags clean energy energy grid National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Wind Technology Center renewable energy wind power comments 0 Making the most of wind testing When I meet people and tell them what I do at Xcel Energy environmental communications manager they often get excited and volunteer that they have seen the wind farm off state Highway 93, outside of Golden , Colo . And being a know-it-all , I’m quick to correct them that it’s not really a wind farm , but the National Wind Technology Center NWTC It’s merely a testing facility operated by the

  • NEXT100 Moving to PGECURRENTS.COM

    Updated: 2011-09-08 20:39:51
    Sep 08 2011 NEXT100 Moving to PGECURRENTS.COM Posted by : Jonathan Marshall Dear NEXT100 : reader Starting today , new content on NEXT100 is moving to www.pgecurrents.com next100 Please bookmark your browsers . accordingly NEXT100 is now in its fourth year of covering the intersection of the clean energy business and the environment . Its mission to explain important trends in green technology , policy , and the Earth's climate that will most impact the energy industry and PG E's customers over the next 100 years becomes more timely and relevant every . day Some months ago , PG E launched a companion site , www.pgecurrents.com to report in depth on all facets of news about the utility . Rather than maintain two separate sites , we have decided to integrate them without changing their

  • Google Discloses Carbon Footprint, Renewable Energy Goals

    Updated: 2011-09-08 20:32:56
    Google has been playing an interesting role in renewable energy development, and not only because it has invested more than $780 million in renewable energy generation and tech development.

  • Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Rise to 20 Percent

    Updated: 2011-09-08 10:04:42
    Join the forum discussion on this post The following is a guest post from OilPrice.com. ——————————- In the Aftermath of Fukushima, Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Rise to 20 Percent The worldwide implications for nuclear power advocates in light of the 11 March disaster at Japan’s Daichi Fukushima nuclear complex, battered first by an earthquake and [...]

  • Water: The New Oil

    Updated: 2011-09-07 22:36:11
    Sep 07 2011 Water : The New Oil Posted by : Jonathan Marshall As the Earth warms and the world's population grows , competition for dwindling supplies of fresh water will intensify . As the biggest industrial user of water the energy sector can either fight to maintain its share , or learn to . conserve The stakes are high . As Jim Rogers , CEO of Duke Energy , put it , water is the new . oil For utilities especially , water is precious . They use it most of all to cool steam generators that may be driven by coal , natural gas , nuclear or even solar . energy In 2008, at least one nuclear reactor , in Alabama shut down briefly because water supplies dried up during the great Southeast drought that summer . Reactors in Western Europe shut down during the 2006 heat wave and were threatened

  • Watch Those Numbers!

    Updated: 2011-09-06 22:17:30
    Sep 06 2011 Watch Those Numbers Posted by : Jonathan Marshall The sun is shining on Pennsylvania solar power production , rdquo read the lead of a story in Monday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It reported that the state's solar capacity for the first time tops 100,000 megawatts , producing enough electricity to power more than 12,600 homes . rdquo I was sure impressed by that first number . It's almost identical to the entire capacity of the nuclear power industry in the United States If that seemed a bit improbable , so did the following statistic that all that power would light only a few thousand homes . They must have some pretty big air conditioners and refrigerators in Pennsylvania The story's errors since corrected reflect the fact that many people , including news editors , don't have

  • 9/11 – A Call for Energy Security

    Updated: 2011-09-06 16:32:03
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us Solar Eclipse Keystone Cops 9 11 A Call for Energy Security On September 6, 2011, in Blog by John Addison Book excerpt from Save Gas , Save the Planet My ninth trip to teach a workshop at Two World Trade Center never happened because of the great tragedy 9 11. For years Sun Microsystems , my former employer and now part of Oracle , had invited me to conduct a series of workshops about technology and strategy . Much of the Wall Street ran on Sun servers , Java applications , and Sun network technology . Reliability , performance , and the ability to

  • Solar Eclipse

    Updated: 2011-09-06 01:58:00
    Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us OMG Solyndra’s Dead How Much is This Going to Cost Whom 9 11 A Call for Energy Security Solar Eclipse On September 6, 2011, in Blog by Richard T . Stuebi The sections of the blogosphere concerned with energy topics were abuzz last week with the news that Solyndra had filed for bankruptcy Until recently one of the poster children for cleantech , Solyndra’s apparent demise was all the more notable due to its blue chip investor roster and its prominent selection by the Department of Energy in March 2009 for a 535 million loan guarantee Indeed , President

  • Cheese curds, chocolate-covered-jalapeno poppers-on-a-stick and energy efficiency

    Updated: 2011-09-02 21:02:13
    , Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Friday September 2, 2011 by Erin tags energy efficiency Minnesota State Fair saving energy xcel energy comments 0 Cheese curds , chocolate-covered-jalapeno poppers-on-a-stick and energy efficiency The end of August means many things . Late summer vacations , getting ready for school . For some , this time of year means hitting up county and state fairs . I’m one of those . people I go for the rides , I go for the concerts , I go for the people-watching . But mostly I go for the greasy , deep-fried , chocolate covered , batter-dipped whatever-it-is-on a stick that a just a few bucks will buy .

  • Climate Changes

    Updated: 2011-09-02 19:44:58
    Sep 02 2011 Climate Changes Posted by : Christine Cordner Several stories on the science and politics of global warming caught our attention this : week Increased depression , anxiety , substance abuse , suicide and self-harm could be more prevalent in a world of greater natural disasters due to climate change , nbsp according to a study by the Climate Institute that looked at recent events in Australia . Following a severe weather event , as many as one in five in a community will suffer extreme stress , emotional injury and despair , nbsp it noted , and the longer-term impacts lower the quality of . life Climate change appears to be forcing many of the world's creatures to migrate to more favorable locales up to three times faster than previously believed , according to a study published

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