• GE creates home energy unit in smart-grid play

    Updated: 2010-11-30 14:41:05
    General Electric is targeting home energy efficiency with the combination of its Nucleus home energy monitoring system and connected appliances.

  • CANADIAN SOLAR PV MODULES ON BANCROFT SCHOOL's ROOF-TOP

    Updated: 2010-11-30 05:00:00
    Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced a newly activated 106 kW roof-mount photovoltaic (PV) solar electric system on the McDonough Center at the Bancroft School in Worcester, Mass. This installation, completed and activated prior to start of the 2010 school year, is currently the largest private solar electric system in Worcester.

  • What is Mechanical Ventilation?

    Updated: 2010-11-29 19:49:24
    Mechanical Ventilation is an integral part of HVAC. It is the movement of air from one space to other as well as supply of fresh air into the air conditioned space. Mechanical ventilation assists in controlling the humidity, contaminants, air borne particles, and general air quality. Ventilation in HVAC HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation, and Air...

  • Schneider Electric displaying FIT-compliant solutions at Solar Canada 2010 Conference and Exposition

    Updated: 2010-11-29 05:00:00
    Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business is exhibiting a FIT-compliant grid tie inverter and a range of solutions at Solar Canada 2010, the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) annual conference and exhibition on December 6 and 7. The Schneider Electric exhibit will be at Booth 403 in the Toronto Convention Centre, with product displays and Schneider Electric experts.

  • Carbon Trust identifies energy saving opportunities

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:00:00
    The Carbon Trust claims to have identified immediate opportunities for the public sector to achieve net savings of £1 billion through energy efficiency projects.

  • Heat pump engineers get online help

    Updated: 2010-11-29 00:00:00
    Danfoss Heat Pumps is helping installation engineers maximise their online presence with a new course.

  • Extreme stone and tile mason

    Updated: 2010-11-27 00:45:22
    Scott, our stone and tile mason just happens to also be an exteme mountain biker. This picture was taken of him near our property off the boat launch access to the lake.  We think he did an ‘EXTREME’ly good job of our fireplace as well.

  • Many ways to conserve in a household

    Updated: 2010-11-27 00:14:19
          I installed several timers to mitigate phantom loads. For example, the microwave has a clock which is a phantom load, which we don’t want to run 24/7. Therefore, in order to power the microwaves, the dial must be turned on. Once turned on, everything works as normal until the timer runs out. [...]

  • Indian Joint Venture Targets 500 MW in Renewables

    Updated: 2010-11-26 05:00:00
    ADB will invest $40 million to take a 25% stake in the company, along with India's NTPC Ltd (50%) and Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Company (25%). The bank aims to invest $2 billion a year in renewable-energy and energy-efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific.

  • Who Will Be The Steve Jobs of Microwind?

    Updated: 2010-11-26 05:00:00
    Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business is exhibiting a FIT-compliant grid tie inverter and a range of solutions at Solar Canada 2010, the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) annual conference and exhibition on December 6 and 7. The Schneider Electric exhibit will be at Booth 403 in the Toronto Convention Centre, with product displays and Schneider Electric experts.

  • Daikin UK launches dedicated Installer Business Support Programme

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    Daikin UK is launching an initiative to support heating and plumbing installers' businesses.

  • Code for Sustainable Homes guidance favours microCHP claim

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    The Government's revised Code for Sustainable Homes Technical Guidance will encourage private and social housing developers to specify micro-CHP (Combined Heat and Power) when seeking Code Level 4 compliance, according to low and zero carbon heating and hot water systems specialist Baxi Group.

  • BSE sector has renewables mountain to climb: SummitSkills

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    New research by SummitSkills, the Sector Skills Council for building services engineering, has revealed the sector has a steep training climb ahead if it is to be ready for the future demand for environmental technologies.

  • BSS Industrial introduces own-brand heat exchanger

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    Pipeline and heating distributor BSS Industrial has launched a range of plate heat exchangers under its own brand, BOSS.

  • MHS Boilers becomes part of ELCO

    Updated: 2010-11-25 00:00:00
    MHS Boilers has been acquired by ELCO Heating Solutions, part of the Ariston Thermo Group.

  • The Demand for Oil in the Face of Renewables, Electric Vehicles

    Updated: 2010-11-21 05:00:00
    ADB will invest $40 million to take a 25% stake in the company, along with India's NTPC Ltd (50%) and Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Company (25%). The bank aims to invest $2 billion a year in renewable-energy and energy-efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific.

  • Renewable Energy Tour set for Florida

    Updated: 2010-11-19 05:00:00
    The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) is excited to announce the 2011 Renewable Energy Tour. This tour will travel through cities across the state, reaching an audience of well over 1000 individuals and businesses. The tour will be Floridian's best opportunity to learn about renewable energy policy, interact with their elected officials and be part of the sweeping grassroots movement that will bring Florida in to the renewable energy future.

  • The Story of an Energy Storage Startup

    Updated: 2010-11-17 05:00:00
    To decrease the transportation sector's reliance on gasoline, viable alternatives must be found. Ultracapacitors — energy storage systems with very high energy density — might be a technology that drives Americans into a future free of the pump.

  • Coalition claims to be greenest government ever

    Updated: 2010-11-17 00:00:00
    The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which will be launched in June 2011 is a world first and real fillip to an industry that will boost green growth in Britain, according to Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker. He claimed it was likely to provide support for a wide range of renewable heat technologies from household solar-thermal panels to industrial wood pellet boilers.

  • Ecodan CERT funded in deal with British Gas

    Updated: 2010-11-17 00:00:00
    Mitsubishi Electric's Ecodan range of residential air source heat pumps is now CERT (Carbon Emissions Reduction Target) funded, meaning that all equipment installed and working before March 31, 2011 will be eligible for an average rebate of £500.

  • Economizer and Air Pre-Heaters are Provided for Heat Recovery

    Updated: 2010-11-16 18:40:45
    Boilers are provided with economizer and air pre-heaters to recover heat from the flue gases. An increase of about 20% in boiler efficiency is achieved by providing both economizer and air pre-heaters. Providing economizer alone gives only 8% efficiency increase and so designers provide both. Most of the high capacity boilers firing coal op...

  • Low Furnace Pressure and Boiler Operation

    Updated: 2010-11-16 18:39:13
    Low furnace pressure can cause equal damage like furnace pressurization or a explosion. Low furnace pressure leads to a situation called furnace implosion if not corrected at the right time. To correct a imploded boiler requires a very long outage and work to be carried out. Balanced draft boilers are prone to a very low pressure condition inside t...

  • SEI Leads Renewable Energy Tour to Cuba

    Updated: 2010-11-16 05:00:00
    2006 was "The Year of the Energy Revolution" in Cuba. Government Ministries and NGOs developed a nationwide plan focused on energy efficiency and independence. The entire electrical system was upgraded, efficient appliances were distributed among the citizenry, and cadres of young social workers went from house to house in every community teaching energy efficient methods of home maintenance. Cuba became the first country in the world to completely phase out incandescent light bulbs.

  • Windlab Expands Fleet of Second Wind Triton Sonic Wind Profilers

    Updated: 2010-11-16 05:00:00
    International wind energy developer Windlab has adopted Second Wind's Triton Sonic Wind Profilers as part of its standard wind resource assessment methodology, Second Wind and Windlab announced today. With a fleet of 12 Tritons, Windlab has added remote sensing to its wind resource assessment studies worldwide.

  • REC Solar to join the 7th South East European EE & RES Congress as speakers

    Updated: 2010-11-13 05:00:00

  • Frequency and Induction Heating

    Updated: 2010-11-11 18:43:47
    Need information about high frequency induction heating? You are on the right page. This article describes high frequency induction heating, how induction heating works and the effect of the frequency. Types of the induction heating equipment are also discussed. Introduction High frequency induction heating is a heating process that does not in...

  • Moving Renewables Beyond Cap and Trade

    Updated: 2010-11-11 05:00:00
    Let's face it: A major push to pass a Renewable Energy Standard or a Cap and Trade program is very unlikely this year, or even into next. But that doesn't mean clean energy has to suffer.

  • USPTO Extends and Expands the Green Technology Pilot Program

    Updated: 2010-11-10 05:00:00

  • U.S. Utility Solar Market Takes Off

    Updated: 2010-11-10 05:00:00
    Let's face it: A major push to pass a Renewable Energy Standard or a Cap and Trade program is very unlikely this year, or even into next. But that doesn't mean clean energy has to suffer.

  • Aided by Market-Leading Remote Sensing Technology, Australian Boco Rock Wind Farm Receives Planning Permission

    Updated: 2010-11-09 05:00:00
    Wind Prospect CWP (WPCWP), one of the most successful independent renewable energy developers in the world, today announced it has received planning permission to build the Boco Rock Wind farm near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia. The Boco Rock Wind Farm – which will comprise 122 turbines with a maximum capacity of 270MW – is the first New South Wales wind farm development project for Wind Prospect and the second largest in the wind-rich state of NSW.

  • New Research Will Shape Future of Green Economy

    Updated: 2010-11-09 05:00:00

  • HTF Pumps for Solar Installations - Design Criteria and Selection

    Updated: 2010-11-08 17:09:09
    Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) pumps are used to pump fluids through the heat collection system of large mirror tract and concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. They are normally centrifugal pumps, and circulate fluids like synthetic oil and molten salt at high temperature, pressure, flow rate, and head. Introduction to HTF Pumps for Sol...

  • Obama May Kill Key DOE Loan Guarantee Program

    Updated: 2010-11-08 05:00:00
    The Obama Administration has been debating an option to kill the Section 1705 DOE Loan Guarantee program and transfer remaining funds to a pool for Section 1603 investment tax credits. The move could be good for wind and solar, but bad news for biofuels companies.

  • Alternative Energy and Climate Change Mutual Funds, Part I

    Updated: 2010-11-08 05:00:00
    It's been a bit over a year since I last looked at the mutual funds in the Clean Energy sector. Each year, I comb through their portfolios for new ideas on where to invest my own funds and those of my green-minded clients, with the added bonus of being able to help readers make better decisions about which fund, if any, is right for them.

  • Excel template_Natural Convection_Horiz Cylinder SI units

    Updated: 2010-10-29 05:32:33
    This is one of the Excel spreadsheets for natural convection heat transfer coefficient calculation. The Excel formulas calculate the natural convection coefficient for a horizontal cylinder, with S.I. units, using correlations of Nusselt number in terms of Prandtl number, Grashof number, and Rayleigh number. This Excel spreadsheet is discussed in t...

  • Great Picture Day for Mountains and Sunset

    Updated: 2010-10-17 01:33:25

  • Lawn – Going even Greener!

    Updated: 2010-10-17 01:06:09
      I threw some lawn seed down so we would have a place to sit and look at the view from the lower level. It didn’t seem to grow at first but after about a month I needed to borrow a mower  to keep it under control.             Things really [...]

  • Would you like Ice in your Drink?

    Updated: 2010-10-17 00:25:15
    We were so impressed with the downstairs SR10 Sun Frost fridge that we ordered the larger model RF16 for the upstairs kitchen – this time with a freezer too. You are able to see both compressors in the photo. Yes, the compressors are on the top, where it only makes sense!  The Sun Frost RF16 [...]

  • LED Uses Less Power than LCD TV

    Updated: 2010-10-17 00:06:26
      LED TV’s are available and they take significantly less power than a LCD or Plasma TV, however they do cost about 20% more to purchase. I had to dig hard to find the manufacturers’ ratings for energy consumption. The only way I was able to find out the energy consumption was to read the CSA [...]

  • Solar Nightlights

    Updated: 2010-10-16 23:38:34
        Everyone has seen these Solar PV self-contained yard lights. I thought it would work well to insert them into the logs that border the path from the house to the beach. It’s nice to be able to see where you’re going at night, especially if you’re driving down a path that has a [...]

  • Volume 45, Number 6, April 2004

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:38
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 45, Number 6, April 2004. Loaded on 2004-01-17

  • Volume 45, Number 5, March 2004

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:38
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 45, Number 5, March 2004. Loaded on 2003-12-13

  • Volume 44, Number 20, December 2003

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:32
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 20, December 2003. Loaded on 2003-08-23

  • Volume 44, Number 19, November 2003

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:32
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 19, November 2003. Loaded on 2003-08-02

  • Volume 44, Number 17, October 2003

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:31
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 17, October 2003. Loaded on 2003-06-28

  • Volume 44, Number 16, September 2003

    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:30
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 16, September 2003. Loaded on 2003-05-17

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    Updated: 2010-09-08 21:34:30
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 15, September 2003. Loaded on 2003-05-17

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