The much anticipated ISO50001 Energy Management Standard has been released by the National Standards Institute (ANSI). With world energy prices soaring and calls for energy security coming from government, businesses, and consumers alike, the demand for organizations to manage their energy performance has never been more acute.
The Kodak manufacturing site in Manaus has earned the inaugural Kodak Energy Saver Award, recognizing the top Kodak site worldwide for energy conservation.
Wednesday, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Cancun, Mexico, an officially-accredited delegation from the Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) briefed attendees on why demand response and smart grid are necessary in order to ensure that climate-policy goals are attained. DRSG was selected by the UN to provide the briefing, which was incorporated into the official UNFCCC program for attendees
During a live online chat at the White House earlier today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that 24 projects are receiving a total of $21 million in technical assistance to dramatically reduce the energy used in their commercial buildings. This initiative, supported with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will connect commercial building owners and operators with multidisciplinary teams including researchers at DOE’s National Laboratories and private sector building experts. The teams will design, construct, measure, and test low-energy building plans, and will help accelerate the deployment of cost-effective energy-saving measures in commercial buildings across the United States.
IEEE, the world’s largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today announced that full-length videos of panel discussions and other activities that are part of the first IEEE Smart Grid World Forum will be available for online viewing. The IEEE Smart Grid World Forum Virtual Conference will provide coverage of the event, taking place in Brussels, Belgium on December 2-3, 2010. With in-person registrations at capacity, the videos will provide anytime, anywhere access to expert viewpoints for individuals unable to attend the event.
Chevrolet announced today that it will invest $40 million in various clean energy projects throughout America with a goal to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The initiative is based on projects that promote energy savings, renewable energy, responsible use of natural resources and conservation in communities across the United States.
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos announced today that the deadline for filing petitions under the USPTO’s Green Technology Pilot Program, which allows for expedited processing of patent applications related to green technology, is being extended until Dec. 31, 2011. The [...]
As the smart grid has evolved, most of the media and public focus has been on consumer-facing products and technologies, such as smart meters, automated metering, and home energy management systems. While those areas will continue to be important, a new study from Pike Research finds that utilities are placing increased emphasis on adding greater [...]
Department of Energy Announces Third Grant for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy & International Affairs David Sandalow announced that Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will receive $12.5 million over the next five years to lead a consortium on energy-efficient building technologies under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). [...]
Blount Fine Foods, a leading manufacturer of hand-crafted artisan soups and seafood products, has announced that the plant expansion currently underway at its Fall River, Mass. headquarters will now include the installation of an Alteris Renewables 100kW solar electric system, one of the largest in Southeastern Massachusetts. Alteris will provide the design, engineering and installation [...]
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