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Congressional Unveiling of Major Energy Savings and Carbon Reduction...

Do you want to save 4.48-7.95 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon annually (equivalent to removing approximately between 3-5.4 million automobiles annually)? Do you want to save 25 to 42 Terawatt hours (billion kWh) per year (equivalent to 3 to 6 nuclear power plants or 6 to 10 coal-fired plants)? Do...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2009 9:22 AM by Hansen, Dain

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, General, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, electricity, economic stimulus, Emerging Technologies, climate change, Energy Resources, Congress, manufacturing, energy

World’s Largest Pedestrian Bridge Soaks up Rays

A few days ago, The Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane officially opened, and it’s been referred to as the “largest pedestrian and cycle bridge.” It’s 470 meters long, and around 36,500 people will use the bridge each week. It features a programmable LED lighting system that can be adjusted...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 2:47 PM by goodwina

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Electrical Grid, renewable energy

Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

Often, important emerging technologies get caught up in misconstrued facts and misunderstandings of capacities and roles in an already technology-driven and confusing world. An example of this can be found in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, "Getting Real on Wind and Solar" by James Schlesinger...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 5:45 PM by Schweitzer, Eric

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, Regulation, renewable energy, transmission, grid, PHEVs, Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, demand response, wind, economic stimulus, meters, Emerging Technologies, Energy Storage

NEMA and "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings

In April 2008 the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of the Executive Office of the President of the United States held a Workshop on "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings. The scope was to define the R&D activities that could decrease use of natural resources and...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 1:01 PM by Moldoveanu, Andrei

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Environment, renewable energy, grid, Building Codes

SEMI Gets It!

Recently, the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International ( SEMI ) released an article announcing the publication of a white paper prepared by its SEMI PV Group. This group supports SEMI members "serving the crystalline and thin film photovoltaic (PV) supply chains." In describing the...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 10:21 AM by leibowitzm

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, General, Environmental Design, Environment, renewable energy, electricity

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Congressional Unveiling of Major Energy Savings and Carbon Reduction...

World’s Largest Pedestrian Bridge Soaks up Rays

Fact Versus Fiction on Energy Storage Systems

NEMA and "Net Zero Energy" High Performance Green Buildings

SEMI Gets It!