Energy & Power Management articles from March 2006

Energy & Power Management archives from March 2006

Free riders cause a storm: article rings a bell with former regulator.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... Free ridership has proven to be a hot topic among end users. One reader tells Energy and Power Management's readers how misuse of free ridership costs energy users money from rebate programs, a problem that continues today. Dear Editor:...

Under insulated.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Owens Corning also has concerns about "how little of this material (publications describing energy efficient technologies) reaches small but influential builders" (February), except for us insulation is the technology. I sympathize with your...

Errata.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Correction notice)
March 1, 2006... Energy and Power Management included an incorrect answer to the question 2 in the Energy Fundamentals column describing photovoltaics (February). The correct answer is b.

The rubber chicken tour: or is it crow?(Energy Information Agency)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Last fall I gave talks to several groups interested in my views about energy issues. One of the highlights, or so I thought, was a June 2004 slide showing Energy Information Agency (EIA) natural gas price forecasts. I had the sensitivity to...

Energy price forecasting guide: looking in the crystal ball.(COMMODITIES: ENERGY PRICES AND MARKET ISSUES)
March 1, 2006... In the beginning--let's say, 1966--everyone knew what energy prices would be. Crude oil was $1.80/ bbl (bbl); it had been that price for years. Further, it was the same price today, and forever would be... cheap-oil-world-without-end, amen!...

The future is dc: tomorrow's data centers--completely Dc integrated.
March 1, 2006... Recent technological advances have made totally dc integrated data centers a viable solution for the high-availability community. In the past such efforts were launched by societies such as IEEE Intelec (in 1997). IEEE presented a very clear...

Even greater data center reliability: high-voltage dc power for high reliability data center applications.
March 1, 2006... In May 1883 Nicola Tesla presented a lecture to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers: A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers". Thomas Alva Edison responded in an article in Scientific American, "My personal desire...

AC drives put handle on rising gas prices: manufacturers benefit most.
March 1, 2006... Once touted as a low-cost alternative to conventional energy sources, natural gas has lost some of its luster in recent years--largely due to rising prices. In fact, according to utility industry estimates, natural gas prices in the United...

Digital system powers Hancock Hospital: extra capacity enables more services.(Hancock Memorial Hospital and Health Services)
March 1, 2006... For more than 50 years, Hancock Memorial Hospital and Health Services (HMHHS) has served Greenfield, IN, and Hancock County with an emphasis on primary care, patient comfort, and convenience. Located 30 miles east of Indianapolis, Hancock...

Generator set from Cat.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 101 Caterpillar Inc. introduced the first in a line of diesel-fueled generator sets with ACERT technology. With rating ranges of 900-1000 ekW and 1000-1100 kVA, the new generator set is the first EPA Tier 2 certified...

Thermal audit solution from Fluent.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 104 Fluent Inc., announced the company's new solution for data center cooling, CoolSim. CoolSim dramatically reduces the risk of thermal-related equipment failures by enabling data center facility owners, engineers, and...

Enclosed ac drive from Square D.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 107 The Square D S-Flex enclosed ac drive from Schneider Electric provides a cost-effective solution to HVAC, pump, and fan applications rated 20 hp and below. Designed for new and retrofit applications, the S-Flex...

Rackmount PDUs from Aphel.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 110 Aphel launched its MT3 Series of rackmount PDUs to support mission critical servers. Viewed as one of the largest product portfolios ever released in North America, the MT3 Series is comprised of over 200 products that...

Diesel delivery from fuel delivery systems.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 102 The FLOATube is an innovative fuel delivery system inside the fuel storage tank. The system includes a floating arm that maintains position relative to the liquid as the volume of the fuel within the tank changes. A...

Single-phase UPS from Staco.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 105 The UniStar IIILA Series single-phase online UPS from Staco features powerful protection over a wide input voltage range at an affordable price. Its constant clean, steady sine wave (provided by the double-conversion...

Modular cooling system from HP.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 108 The HP Modular Cooling System is an innovative self-cooled rack for high density deployments in the datacenter. HP's new cooling technology makes possible the deployment of up to 30 kW in a single rack, bringing...

Ac drive from Yaskawa.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 111 Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.'s G5HHP ac drive provides up to 1750 hp for use in pumps, fans, chillers, mining conveyers, rock crushers/extruders, and more. According to the company, the G5HHP drive is designed as a...

Cooling system from Emerson.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 103 Emerson Network Power and Egenera, a leader in utility computing, introduced the CoolFrame solution, which integrates Emerson Network Power's Liebert XD cooling technology with the Egenera BladeFrame EX system. The...

Monitored PDUs from HP.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 106 HP's three-phase monitored PDU line includes the HP 17.3 kVA S348 Monitored PDU for North America/Japan. The PDU supports rack-mount applications with three-phase power in and single-phase power out. A local power...

2-4 MW gen sets from Caterpillar.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 109 Caterpillar Inc.'s new family of diesel-fueled generator sets An the 2-4 MW power range are powered by Cat's new C175 centerline engine--the first to offer up to 4 MW of power in a single high-speed package. The new...

Pulse-start lamp from Venture Lighting.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 112 Venture Lighting's 320-W e-Lamp product is suitable for dimming applications and daylight harvesting. An addition to Venture's energy-efficient line of Uni-Form pulse-start metal halide systems, the new 320 W e-Lamp...

Modular cooling solutions from APC.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 113 American Power Conversion announced a range of new InfraStruXure compatible modular cooling solutions to support the delivery of precise and predictable cooling to high density loads. APC's solutions include the...

Gen set from MQ Power.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 116 MQ Power now offers a 1500-kW generator in an efficient, compact, 20-ft (6 m) ISO container making the EGC1500-20 ideal for demanding applications where space and maneuverability are at a premium. The EPA-certified...

Electricty meter from Ametek.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 119 Ametek Power Instruments has added Ethernet Communications to its Scientific Columbus JEMStar Revenue Meter, making it easier to configure and retrieve high-accuracy power measurements. An Ethernet communication board...

Current limiting panel from LCD.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 122 The SilverBullet, a sub-branch circuit current limiter from Lighting Control & Design, places a definite current limit en the wattage (VA) of each track lighting circuit. Designed to address the concerns of retailers...

Fire rated recessed lighting from Prescolite.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 114 Unique in design and function, FireTight, Prescolite's new family of patented, tested, and UL-approved recessed downlighting has been engineered to solve the thorny and expensive problems regularly faced by specifiers,...

Power conditioner from Solatron.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 117 The Sola/Hevi-Duty Solatron Plus is an innovative solution for improving industrial power quality and protecting equipment in factory automation and critical commercial applications. The Solatron Pius 3-phase power...

Active harmonic filters from Staco.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 120 The line of StacoSine active harmonic filters from Staco dynamically corrects a wide spectrum of harmonic orders. StacoSine uses power electronics to monitor a non-linear load and dynamically correct every harmonic...

Kilowatt hour meters from Hoyt.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 123 Hoyt Electrical Instrument Works announced the availability of the HW kilowatt hour meters. Round and LCD Rectangular models are available. The round meter is available in 0-200 A versions only. The HW-HLD-06,...

Sentinel current data loggers from AFMC.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 115 Sentinel Current Data Loggers are a new line of loggers that record True RMS measurements of current parameters. The current loggers include integral flexible current probes for three-phase measurements up to 3000 A....

48 Vdc sine inverter from Schaefer.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 118 Schaefer, Inc. has introduced the AEP-700 Series of 700-W, low-cost, high-efficiency, pure sine wave inverters. Unlike modified or quasi-sine wave inverters, the AEP-700 pure sine inverters deliver clean output power...

Wireless pulse transmitter from Solid State.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 121 The PRL-900 Pulse Radio Link system from Solid State Instruments makes a reliable wireless connection to a receiver located up to 1000 ft away, thereby eliminating the need for trenching or stringing overhead wires....

Adaptive condenser system from Liebert.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: DATA CENTER AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2006... FREE INFO: WRITE 124 Emerson Network Power announced four new models of the Liebert DS system and a new condenser system for the Liebert DS that eliminates the performance penalties associated with switching to green refrigerants. The...

DatacenterDynamics returns to New York.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)
March 1, 2006... LONDON, ENGLAND -- DatacenterDynamics has announced that DatacenterDynamics New York will take place on March 28th, 2006 at the Hilton New York. DatacenterDynamics New York inaugurates this year's series of 12 educational and networking...

Castle Oil and PEPCO reduce fuel use.(Peconic Energy Products Company)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Castle Oil Corporation and Peconic Energy Products Company (PEPCO) announced an agreement that will result in significant long-term savings for Castle customers. Castle will offer its customers a variety of PEPCO products that are designed to...

Calendar: training and events.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Calendar)
March 1, 2006... MARCH 12-16 NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference, Long Beach, CA. National Hydrogen Association. For more information, visit: www.hydrogenconference.org 19-21 2006 Annual Spring Convention, Hyatt Sarasota, Sarasota, FL. Electrical...

DOE takes first step on setting energy-saving appliance standards.(Department of Energy)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, DC - A coalition of energy-efficiency advocates praised the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on February 1 for issuing a proposed schedule for completing new energy-efficiency standards for appliances but called on the department to...

Credit Suisse recognized by New York.(New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)
March 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Credit Suisse, a leading global investment banking and financial services firm, was recognized by state and city of New York officials for installing New York City's largest ice storage based air-conditioning system, which delivers...

Study finds energy savings potential within U.S. commercial buildings.(Department of Energy)
March 1, 2006... CAMBRIDGE, MA -- TIAX, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, released a comprehensive report evaluating the energy savings that could be achieved in U.S. commercial buildings from controls and diagnostics. The report,...

EPA releases first Top 10 List of colleges and universities that purchase green power.(purchasers of renewable energy)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its first nationwide Top 10 List highlighting the largest college and university purchasers of renewable energy by members of the Green Power Partnership. The list reflects renewable...

SCMEP receives energy grant.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... COLUMBIA, SC -- The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) has awarded the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SCMEP) a third grant as part of the USDOE's Industries of the Future Program. The grant will be used to assist the states...

Sharp solar at Patagonia clothing headquarters.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- The Patagonia clothing company is working toward its goal of becoming energy self-sufficient with the installation of a 66.6-kilowatt (kW) Sharp solar electric system at its Ventura, CA-headquarters. The system, a...

ABB HVAC receives BACnet testing labs approval.(BACnet Testing Laboratories)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... NEW BERLIN, WI -- The ABB Drive for HVAC applications, ACH550, is the first and only drive, to date, to be BTL (BACnet Testing Laboratories) approved and listed. BTL, an independent lab that tests devices for conformance to the BTL testing...

Capstone turbines on the GSA schedule.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... CHATSWORTH, CA -- Capstone announced that it had become the first microturbine manufacturer to be included on General Services Administration (GSA) supplier schedule. "As a result of our continuing efforts to place Capstone MicroTurbine...

Massachusetts cuts energy costs through procurement.(Operational Services Division)
March 1, 2006... BOSTON, MA -- World Energy announced the successful completion of a retail electric power procurement for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through which the Commonwealth is expected to save $6.2 million in electricity costs over the next three...

NYSERDA funding promotes new lighting technologies.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded nearly $200,000 to EPRI Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the Electric Power Research Institute, to validate and demonstrate an electronic ballast technology for high...

MGE's UPS systems awarded UL 924 listing.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... COSTA MESA, CA -- MGE UPS SYSTEMS, Inc. announced on January 18th that key models of their uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) from 5 to 225kVA have met the strict criteria of the UL 924 Emergency Lighting Systems standard. The listed models...

Study finds solar cost reductions.(photovoltaic cost trends in California)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... BERKELEY, CA -- Solar photovoltaic costs in California have declined significantly in recent years, according to a new report released January 19th by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The report presents the most comprehensive...

Commissioning incentive programs and related technical services.(www.realwinwin.com)(Table)
March 1, 2006... Commissioning Incentive Programs and Related Technical Services Visit www.realwinwin.com for access to an expanded version of the Rebate Report, featuring direct links to these incentives, rebate application forms, contact data, and...