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Hans De Keulenaer

Meeting the challenges of cost effective energy efficiency in buildings « Ene... - 0 views

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    The University of Ulster's Centre for Sustainable Technologies has been at the forefront of developing cost effective new and renewable energy systems appropriate for domestic applications and especially when considering the retrofit market. Fear...
Phil Slade

Sustainable Energy Academy - 3 views

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    "The Sustainable Energy Academy promotes education and action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and communities. We are currently spearheading Old Home SuperHome - a network of exemplar, old dwellings which have undergone an energy-efficiency retrofit. We aim to create a network of homes that are local and publicly accessible, within 15 minutes, to nearly everyone in the country."
Hans De Keulenaer

Window Film Most Cost-Effective Energy Conservation Solution, Study Finds - CleanTechnica - 2 views

  • International Window Film Association (IWFA) — yeah, I didn’t realize that existed — reported last week that “a comprehensive analysis of window film found it to be the most cost-effective energy saving choice for Californians when used in retrofit applications on homes and buildings.” Interesting.
Hans De Keulenaer

AIA Maui: Energy Efficiency Classes Sponsored by Hawaii Energy - 0 views

  • In partnership with EEFG, Hawaii Energy is sponsoring a new Hawaii Energy Series.  This series offers classes to help sell energy efficiency retrofits.
Energy Net

Electric Car Conversion Kits 2 - 0 views

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    Electric Car Conversion Kits are equipments and components that can be used to convert a Gas Powered Car to Electric. There are a few different types - AC kits, DC kits, custom kits, universal kits etc - the kits you end up using will depend on your budget, and your need. Once you build your Own Electric Car you will completely eliminate Gas cost and never pay for gas again, Qualify for up to $1000 IRS refund for driving a clean fuel vehicle. Electric car kits vary in cost depending on make and quality and can be quite expensive. This lens looks into how you can put your own electric car conversion kit together and use it to build your electric car thus avoiding the high cost of of electric car conversion kits or buying a new elctric car.
Colin Bennett

£20m for energy-efficient material boffins | Greenbang - 0 views

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    According to the egg-headed twosome the projects are looking into: * Energy efficient bio-based natural fibre insulation * New materials and methods for energy efficient tidal turbines * A new manufacturing process to produce a novel cellular vacuum insulation panel for retrofit into buildings, to reduce heat loss and energy * Sustainable power cable materials technologies with improved whole life performance Here's a sample of a couple of projects that got the nod:
Hans De Keulenaer

Compulsory contributions from UK energy companies (11 Sep 2008) - Reckon LLP - 0 views

  • UK Government announcement (8 pages, PDF) of a plan to “propose legislation requiring energy suppliers and electricity generators to contribute an estimated additional £910 million” towards a “Home Energy Saving Programme”. This cost estimate relates to the period to March 2011.
Colin Bennett

The Energy Blog: Powerspan Ammonia Based CO2 Capture to be Tested at Burger Plant - 0 views

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    The ECO2 process is a post-combustion CO2 capture process for conventional power plants. The technology is suitable for retrofit to the existing coal- fired, electric generating fleet as well as for new coal-fired plants.
Colin Bennett

Study: India leads the pack in green server rooms - 0 views

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    About 63 percent of Indian IT shops have completed a retrofit of existing server rooms to increase energy efficiency, or have a pilot project underway, according to a recent study. It's similar in Brazil, but IT companies there tend to favor building new server rooms before modifying existing ones.
Colin Bennett

Residential solar thermal systems get huge incentive boost - 0 views

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    The Canadian government boosted its incentives for home energy retrofits yesterday by 25 per cent for most items, which the Ontario government said it would match. It's all part of an effort to stimulate "green" home renovations as part of a larger effort to kickstart economic activity.
Hans De Keulenaer

Chicago Utility to Test Distributed Solar | Cooler Planet News - 0 views

  • ComEd, the electric service provider arm of Exelon Corporation (which delivers electricity to about 70 percent of northern Illinois), is planning a distributed solar array that will involve outfitting 100 Chicago-area homes with solar photovoltaic panels, and retrofitting at least 50 of those with “smart” meters, net metering, battery backup and a grid-tied status that enables them to send unused electricity from their solar energy systems back to the grid.The aim, according to ComEd, is to convert each home into a “mini-utility” in an attempt to prove that individual homes can act as power generators, buying and selling electricity in real-time, according to ComEd Environmental and Marketing VP, Val Jensen.
Phil Slade

Power House Europe: Briefing on EU Financing Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Hou... - 0 views

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    "Resources such as guidebooks, technical reports, tools for training and asset management for social, public and cooperative housing professionals to support the development of their energy efficiency and environmental strategies; Case studies of both retrofitting of older properties and low energy new construction, effective partnerships with residents, ICT applications for empowering residents and more; An on-line forum for information and knowledge exchange between practitioners and policy makers and updates on EU funding opportunities; POWER HOUSE National/Regional platforms which gather enablers of the energy transition from all sectors to work in partnership; A platform to easily establish contacts and partnerships between local social and cooperative housing providers; Updates on development and policy discussions on EU legislation related to energy efficiency and renewables in housing and on the activities of the CECODHAS - Housing Europe Energy Policy work."
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