‘Energy Efficiency’
Smart Grids and the Future of Privacy
Smart Grids and the Future of Privacy Smart grids are the future of power, but what does that mean for the future of privacy? Boulder Prepares to Wash Its Hands of SmartGridCity The Colorado city says little, if anything, is going right with Xcel Energy’s efficiency program. (more...)
China awaits proof to back carbon capture
CHINA AWAITS PROOF TO BACK CARBON CAPTURE ( Planet Ark 19 Aug 10) China 's plans for energy are unlikely to offer direct support for carbon capture technologies as Beijing remains wary about their cost and feasibility, industry officials said on Wednesday. http://www.eceee.org/news/news_2010/2010-08-19/ (more...)
Marine hydro firm Atlantis unveils largest, most powerful tidal turbine
Hydro Headlines Marine hydro firm Atlantis unveils largest, most powerful tidal turbine LONDON, England -- Marine hydro developer Atlantis Resources Corporation unveils the AK1000, the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built. GDF Suez, International Power enter into merger deal PARIS, France -- France's gas and electric [...]
ACEEE Names Three Champions of Energy Efficiency
ACEEE NEWS RELEASE Contact: Steven Nadel, 202-507-4011 Media Contact: Glee Murray, 202-507-4010 or 202-631-3753 ACEEE Names Three Champions of Ener g y Efficiency Pacific Grove, California (August 18, 2010): The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) presented three Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards last night at its [...]
Oncor Meters: Confirmed to be Accurate (Again)
Silver Spring, Oracle Win BGE Contract (Maybe) The cart may be in front of the horse, but here are the winners if B G E receives approval of its smart grid plan. Why Pick WiMax, Mesh Over Power Line? Cost. CenterPoint Energy thought about becoming an ISP. Utilities and power providers, meanwhile, may have to help consumers with [...]
Major Home Appliance Efficiency Gains to Deliver Huge National Energy and Water Savings and Help to Jump Start the Smart Grid
Major Home Appliance Efficiency G ains to Deliver Huge National Energy and Water Savings and Help to Jump Start the Smart G rid Industry and Advocacy G roups Agree on New Efficiency Standards, Tax Credits and "Smart" Appliances. Contacts: Steven Nadel, ACEEE Jill Notini, AHAM 202-507-4011 202-872-5955 x318 snadel@aceee.org [...]
Why Kohl’s Gone Green for Good
Why Kohl's Gone Green for Good By Nick Hodge | Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 If going green is the expensive energy option, why has Kohl's (NYSE: KSS)saved $50 million by converting 500 of its stores to Energy Star buildings? It's because while clean energy was once the expensive energy, it gets cheaper and cheaper every day. So every day you [...]
IISD & G SI paper on subsidy estimation: Measuring price subsidies using the price-gap approach: What does it leave out?
In the wake of India ’s move in June to reduce its fuel subsidies, and the IEA’s announcement that US$ 557 billion was spent on fossil-fuel subsidies by 37 of the world’s economies in 2008, the measurement of subsidies is a pressing and sensitive issue – what does it include and what does it omit? (more...)
Why Stewart Brand is wrong on nukes—and is losing
July 25, 2010 Stewart Brand has become a poster boy for a "nuclear renaissance" that has just suffered a quiet but stunning defeat. Despite $645 million spent in lobbying over the past decade, the reactor industry has thus far failed to gouge out major new taxpayer funding for new commercial reactors. (more...)
Top Five Players in Demand Response – GTM Daily
The Secret Sauce of the Nordic Nations Why Denmark , Norway , Sweden , Finland and Estonia have carved out a lead in greentech -- and how that might affect how the business operates in America . Congressional Budget Office Paints Dismal Portrait on Ethanol Subsidies Horse-trading continues on whether Big Ethanol will continue to receive [...]
