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DOE Secretary Chu Speaks Our Language

Interesting rehash recently in TED Magazine's weekly special report (written by EleBlog's Joe Salimando) of the recent Great Energy Efficiency Day on Capitol Hill. First, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, the keynote speaker, made two points of interest to NEMA members involved in high performance...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2009 8:00 AM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

Recent article suggests motor industry needs to start paying attention to nanotechnology

The work and findings described in this March 10 a rticle suggest to me that NEMA members who manufacture motors should start watching developments in nanotechnology if they haven't already. The article reports that "brush contacts made of carbon nanotubes had 10 times less resistance than did...

Published Mon, Mar 16 2009 11:50 AM by Leibowitz, Mike

Filed under: Nanotechnology

Smart Grid Economics

We'll take a break this weak from the doom and gloom that is economic data and try to get a little smarter about a complex issue: smart grid. With smart grid entering the policy arena center stage during the past couple of weeks, I thought it would be good to point out a great resource that would...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2009 1:52 PM by Brian Lego

Filed under: Smart Grid, Economics

Card Check is on the Table -- and the Die is Cast

Both chambers of Congress introduced their versions of card check today. As Caesar said, the die is cast. You very well may not see an issue that unites business like this again in your lifetime. Or at least for the next year. NEMA is doing its part to alert the membership -- discussion of our industry's...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 6:15 PM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: Card Check

Introducing Smart Grid to the Public

Smart grid is front and center in the WaPo today. The lead article expounds on the benefits of overhauling the energy grid to create a more energy efficient, effective, safer electricity distribution system -- and the paper provides an excellent chart that gives a simplified explanation on how Smart...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 10:48 AM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: Smart Grid

In this ("Card Check") Corner...Warren Buffett

Round 1 of the battle over the so-called " Employee Free Choice Act " (EFCA) is winding down as round 2 begins with the introduction of the legislation in both chambers of Congress today. And what a bout it will be...here are just a few things we have learned about EFCA in just the past few...

Published Tue, Mar 10 2009 9:31 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Labor, Card Check

Kepler Telescope blast-off – Technology is the engine of growth

Over the weekend the Kepler telescope was launched into space to hunt for earth-like planets. So who was this space craft named for? The name Kepler is familiar to me because it is the name of my printer at work – being a slightly nerdy, technology-based trade association NEMA names it meeting rooms...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2009 10:54 AM by Gerard Winstanley

Filed under: General, Economy, Economics, Emerging Technologies

When the Bears Ate Goldilocks

Today's brutal payroll employment report capped one of the toughest weeks for economic data that I can remember, with events ranging from the Dow's expanded dollar menu to skyrocketing mortgage delinquencies . Perhaps one of the more troubling reports to come out this week was the Fed's Beige...

Published Fri, Mar 06 2009 11:39 AM by Brian Lego

Filed under: Economics

Solid-State Lighting Industry Should Get Involved in Nanotechnology Standards

A standard test method for the determination of quantum efficiency (power output) of quantum dots and nano-phosphors is under development at RTI International for consideration by the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to IEC TC 113 . The result of this method will be that industries that use these nanomaterials...

Published Thu, Mar 05 2009 3:07 PM by Leibowitz, Mike

Filed under: Standardization, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies

Without Interoperability Standards, What a Waste

We got our message across at yesterday's Senate Energy and Resource Committee hearing -- NYTimes and CNET both served a warning that a lack of standards could stymie the development of Smart Grid. The lead on the CNET article said it best: DOE is about to spend billions of dollars on Smart Grid,...

Published Wed, Mar 04 2009 5:21 PM by Stephen Gold

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