Energy & Power Management articles from March 2007

Energy & Power Management archives from March 2007

Ideas are plentiful: if you don't believe me, read on.(EDITORIAL: OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... Dear readers: Your response to my editorial in the January issue is gratifying, reassuring, and worrisome. Gratifying because the quantity and quality of your responses tells me I am not the only one who reads my column. Reassuring because...

Chilling, warming, and superheating: nothing is certain but death and taxes.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Dear Editor: Mark Jewell's column on the tax deductions for energy-efficient buildings in Section 1331 of EPAct 2005 (December, p. 6) fails to convey the purpose of the incentives and why they will work to promote real energy efficiency in...

Warming?(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Dear Editor: Walter Simpson (Letters, November, p. 4) and many others have failed to take a critical look at global warming. There are hundreds of scientists, including many professional meteorologists and physicists (who have studied the...

Superheating.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Dear Editor: The article "Water Cooled Chillers" by Don Clark (November, p. 22) was interesting and absorbing until the author stated that it was essential to measure superheat. The sidebar called for 10 to 20 degrees of superheat. It...

Open letter.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Dear Colleague: I'm asking you to interact with me on what I see as an important and compelling issue for you, for your company, for the uninterruptible uptime industry, and for The Uptime Institute (the Institute). There's no quick,...

Errata.(YOUR LETTERS: OUR READERS SPEAK OUT)(Correction notice)
March 1, 2007... Reader Ralph Bernstein correctly called our math into question (Commodities, January p. 8). We should have multiplied the global supply figure by five to get 175 days. In addition, the hyperlinked referenced nearby is Clarification of the Huge...

Go 'green' yourself! Forty shades of green in America.(COMMODITIES: ENERGY PRICES AND MARKET ISSUES)(Column)
March 1, 2007... There's talk (and excitement!) these days about "green" buildings, sustainable development, and related matters. What the heck is the talk all about? Is nuclear power "green," or is it some other color? If architects/engineers design a new...

Power system event reconstruction for data centers: getting back up and running is important when disaster strikes.(Cover story)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Reliability principles indicate that no power system can operate indefinitely without an incident, due to component degradation. Understanding what went wrong and implementing corrective actions quickly can lead to a...

Taking the long view: a systematic approach to data center designs.
March 1, 2007... Ongoing technological advances in high-performance computing continually increase the importance of reliable power and cooling for data centers. As the electrical power consumption of servers continues to grow, the cost of energy and the...

Rack-mount UPS from Liebert.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 101 Emerson Network Power announced a higher-capacity version of the Liebert GXT UPS. Configurable as a tower or rack-mount model, the 10-kVA Liebert GXT delivers online double-conversion UPS...

Redundant power source from Phihong.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 104 Phihong USA developed a redundant power source with up to 180 Power-over-Ethernet ports to meet the needs of telecom applications, such as VoIP systems. The RPS accepts three 500-W power...

Switch sensors from Leviton.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 107 The Lighting Management Systems Division of Leviton introduced Decora Wall Switch Sensors, available in occupancy sensing (Cat. No. 0SSNL) and vacancy sensing (Cat. No. OSS10) models. Both...

T12HO ballast from Universal Lighting.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 110 Universal Lighting Technologies introduces the latest addition to the Basic-12 family of ballasts with the B295SRUNVHP for use with F96T12HO lamps. This new Basic-12 ballast is designed to...

60-A CDU from Server Technology.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 102 A high-density 60-A sentry cabinet power distribution unit (CDU) from Server Technology Inc. combines with the Universal Electrical Corporations's Starline Track Busway to provide reliable...

ZigBee wireless environmental automation system from Ember.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 105 The WiSuite Environmental Management System uses Ember's ZigBee wireless networking technology to let property owners automate and control the energy efficiency of every room. Invented by...

Motor protection relay from SEL.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 108 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) introduced the SEL-710 motor protection relay that features the industry's most accurate motor protection together with settings, mounting, and...

Programmed rapid-start system from OSI.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 111 Osram Sylvania introduced the Quicktronic ProStart CF Programmed Rapid-Start System, the optimum compact fluorescent lighting system starting method, which provides up to 100,000 switching...

Motors from Eaton.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 103 Eaton Corporation expanded its Series 26 unidirectional fixed-displacement motor line by introducing a bi-directional fixed-displacement motor. This motor rotates both left and right and...

Float chargers from C&D.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 106 The Micro ARE Series of float rectifiers combines advanced rectifier control, filter circuitry, and user-friendly operator interface, with field-proven ferroresonant rectifier technology. The...

Low N[O.sub.x] boilers and water heaters from AERCO.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 109 AERCO International, Inc. enhanced its low N[O.sub.x] line of KC1000 high-efficiency boilers and water heaters. The one million BTU/hr condensing units deliver unmatched turndown while...

Architectural health care luminaire from Cooper.(PRODUCTS LITERATURE & SERVICES: METERING, LIGHTING, AND BACKUP POWER)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FREE INFO: WRITE 112 Meeting the demands of today's health-care facilities with its sleek contemporary design and specially designed optics, Cooper Lighting introduced the Meditrine Series, an architectural...

Training and events.(Calendar)
March 1, 2007... MARCH 13-15 Building Energy 2007: Building for a Changing Climate, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. For more information, visit: http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/Discover BuildingEnergy07 18-20 Annual Spring Conference, The...

Lee Technologies awarded major contract for CyrusOne's Houston data center expansion.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... FAIRFAX, VA -- Lee Technologies, Inc. announced on February 7th that CyrusOne, Houston's largest IT services and colocation company, has selected Lee Technologies to nearly double its 60,000 square foot Tier 4 enterprise data center. Located...

DataCenterDynamics returns to NYC.(New York Conference)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Building on last year's success in New York, DataCenter Dynamics has now set a date for its 2007 New York Conference, which will take place March 20th at the Hilton on the Avenue of the Americas. This year again...

Elliott Energy Systems, Inc. announces microturbine order in New York City.(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... STUART, FL -- Elliott Energy Systems, Inc announced on February 7 that a Materials Equipment Acceptance (MEA) number had been assigned to its 100-kW integrated combined heat and power (CHP) microturbine systems. The MEA is given under the...

Syska Hennessy forms Green Critical Facilities Committee.(Syska Hennessy Group)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, CA -- Syska Hennessy Group, a national consulting, engineering, technology and construction firm, has announced the formation of its Green Critical Facilities (Green CF) Committee. The team will incorporate sustainability and...

MGE UPS Systems expands power system test center.(MGE UPS Systems)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... COSTA MESA, CA -- MGE UPS SYSTEMS announced on January 17th that it had invested $1 million into expanding its Customer Test Center. The expanded facility, located at MGE's North American headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA, encompasses over 25,000...

AFCOM taps Hewlett-Packard to Keynote Data Center World.
March 1, 2007... AFCOM, the leading association for data center professionals, brings its Data Center World Conference and Expo to Las Vegas, NV, from March 25-29th. Considered one of the industry's premier educational events, Data Center World provides...

The Gas Company offers $10 Million in Rebates, incentives.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Southern California Gas Company)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, CA -- Southern California Gas Company (The Gas Company) is encouraging its business customers to apply for more than $10 million in energy-efficiency rebates and incentives reserved for them in 2007--the highest level of funding...

Dallas Independent School District installs a central monitoring and control system.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... DALLAS, TX -- The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD), the 14th largest public school system in the nation, is installing a central monitoring and control system to manage mechanical systems at more than 220 schools. TAC, a world...

Data Center University offers Associate Certification designation.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)
March 1, 2007... WEST KINGSTON, RI -- American Power Conversion made a January 16th announcement that its Data Center University (DCU) online curriculum now offers an Associate Certification, an international, vendor-neutral credential that recognizes...

Honeywell helps Luke AFB Deliver Solar-Powered Energy Savings.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)
March 1, 2007... PHOENIX, AZ -- Honeywell announced the completion of a photovoltaic solar installation at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ. The solar technology is integrated into a new, 144,000-square-foot roof on the Base Exchange building that will...

Weather hedging: Chicago Mercantile Exchange weather Futures Prices.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Statistical table)
March 1, 2007... As presented by Accuweather in the The Wall Street Journal January 6, 2001. The East is having spring like weather; not so in the rest of the country. Typical cold conditions in the Midwest and disruptive blizzards in the West make...

Spotlight on cool-roof incentives: saving energy by reducing solar gain through the roof.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The term cool roof is used to describe materials that can significantly lower the surface temperature of a roof--by as much as 65 degrees F on a hot, sunny summer day. In an air-conditioned building, lower roof surface temperatures result in...

DegreeC Holds East Coast Seminar tour.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Degree C AdaptivCool will host the first session of its East Coast Seminar tour on March 15, 2007, at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, MA. The Waltham seminar will be followed by a seminar at the Hilton Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 19,...

PG&E awards $1.25 million incentive for Fuel Cell.(INDUSTRY TICKER: CURRENT HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS)(Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company presented Alliance Star Energy LLC with a ceremonial $1.25 million incentive check to help pay for a fuel cell electric power plant at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.'s Westin San...