It may seem daunting to think you can have even the slightest effect on the Earth’s warming trend. But when many people make slight changes it can collectively make a substantial difference. One way to make an impact is to replace your old, hard-working appliances with newer, energy efficient “green” models.
Bella Energy, formally Sun Electric Systems, a Colorado renewable energy company, has installed a megawatt of power produced by solar energy. Residences and commercial properties all over Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West are gathering solar energy and converting it to electricity and hot water using systems installed by Bella Energy.
Consumers are seeing new light, thanks to Dominion Virginia Power's instant discount program for energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Sales in the first month have totaled 197,609 CFL bulbs, topping the goal of 150,000 bulbs set for 2007.
China Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHHL), a global diversified asset holdings Company, and its subsidiaries engage in multiple China-focused business activities including energy, renewable energy, resources, utilities, finance, real estate, and pharmaceuticals, announced today the Company has executed its 2nd development contract for the exclusive rights to develop and construct the 2nd Biomass Renewable Energy Project (Power Capacity: 50 MW) through its controlled subsidiary "China Power, Inc." with the local government in AnHui Province, the People's Republic of China.
It's 10 degrees below zero outside in late January and the thermometer hasn't topped the freezing mark in days, yet the thermostat at your high-rise office building is idle, your teeth aren't chattering and you don't need an ice-scraper to see your computer screen. Welcome to the frozen North's office of the future.
Over 1,100 students in grades K through 12 across the Commonwealth tapped into their creativity and designed posters that spread the word about the importance of renewable energy.
Leading energy experts today briefed reporters on the important role competitive electricity markets play in helping achieve the goals of energy and climate reforms under consideration in Congress.
Built around a central Plaza, Oshara will offer homes within walking distance of shopping, working and schools. This mixed use design can drastically reduce the energy and time expended driving especially for those that work in the village. At 470 acres, Oshara will eventually have more than 750 homes and space for businesses and employment with over 1,000,000 square feet of commercial buildings approved.
Duke Energy commends Sens. Lieberman and Warner and their staffs for their hard work on their legislation to address climate change. The legislation includes some fundamental provisions necessary to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These include a market-based cap and trade program, allowances for carbon capture and storage, and domestic offsets.
During its two-month Take A Load Off, Texas(SM) Tour, Oncor representatives and contractors met with hundreds of consumers in four Texas cities to educate them on different energy-saving measures that would help lower energy consumption. As part of this program, Oncor has developed a list of helpful tips to help you save energy right now.
Duke Energy Indiana has issued a "Request for Proposals" seeking bids for power generated from renewable energy sources, including sun, wind, water, organic matter and other sources. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) Broader use of renewable energy is part of Duke Energy's comprehensive plan to meet its generation needs while the company continues to work to reduce its environmental impact. The plan also includes building cleaner coal power plants and expanding the size and reach of its energy efficiency programs to reduce customer power demand.
Dr Paul Warde argues that policies focused on energy efficiency are unlikely to produce the cuts in consumption needed to control carbon emissions. His paper Facing the challenge of climate change: energy efficiency and energy consumption is published in the journal History and Policy.
The Nuon Solar Team were first past the finish, crossing the line at exactly 16:55 local time. This means that the Nuna4 has now won the World Solar Challenge for the fourth time running. The final day of the race went well, with only one tire change. The vehicle completed the final leg of 760 km in just eight hours.
Harvard chemists have built a new wire out of photosensitive materials that is hundreds of times smaller than a human hair. The wire not only carries electricity to be used in vanishingly small circuits, but generates power as well.
As Texas’ electric grid operator prepares to add power lines for carrying future wind-generated energy, an electrical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin is developing improved methods for determining the extent to which power from a wind farm can displace a conventional power plant, and how best to regulate varying wind power.
UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, said its PureCell(TM) Model 200 fuel cell system will provide clean on-site power at the new 283,000-square-foot Middletown, Conn., High School and Vocational Agricultural Center now under construction and due to open in September 2008. The $106 million facility will be one of the largest and most technologically advanced secondary schools in Connecticut.
Electricity usage in the United States is projected to grow more than twice as fast as committed resources over the next 10 years, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced today in its annual 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment. Unless additional resources are brought into service, some areas could fall below their target capacity margins within two or three years. In parts of western Canada, demand is projected to outpace resource growth within about two years.
Seminole Electric Cooperative recently signed two new purchase power contracts for renewable energy. With the two agreements Seminole now has more than 100 MW of renewable energy in its portfolio of generating resources.
A team of researchers from Ricor and Bar-Ilan University in Israel have, in the past several weeks, reached the final stages of the development of a unique technology, the product of a four year collaboration, that will prevent the kind of vast power failures that have frequented North America.
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