Energy Conservation News articles from December 2000

Energy Conservation News archives from December 2000

OUTLOOK: Most Industries Would Benefit From Efficiency.
December 1, 2000... The Center for a Sustainable Economy (CSE, 1731 Connecticut Ave. NW, 5th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20009; Tel: 202/234-9665, Fax: 202/588-1297, Email: center@sustainableeconomy.org, Website: www.SustainableEconomy.org) has released a report...

Energy Forecasts Creep Upward.
December 1, 2000... Long-term U.S. economic growth is expected to average 3% per year through 2020, increasing projected U.S. energy demand from 96 quadrillion Btu in 1999 to 127 quadrillion Btu in 2020, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA Reports,...

INTERNATIONAL: U.K. Government Unveils Green Fuels Challenge.
December 1, 2000... U.K. Environment Minister Michael Meacher and Transport Minister Gus Macdonald have invited fuel producers, motor manufacturers, environmental groups and others to provide information on a range of environmental, health and safety and vehicle...

GOVERNMENT: DOE Encourages Natural Gas Engines.
December 1, 2000... DOE has awarded $15 million over five years to three industrial partners for research, development and testing of advanced natural gas reciprocating engines. The research should help reduce the cost of this cutting-edge technology while...

Washington Earmarks Advanced Cogeneration.
December 1, 2000... The General Services Administration, Smithsonian Institution, and Washington Gas (1100 H St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20080; Tel: 703/750-4440, Fax: 202/624-6277, Website: www.wglholdings.com) are modernizing and expanding GSA's central heating and...

New York Leads Nation.
December 1, 2000... A recent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 801, Washington, D.C. 20036; Tel: 202/429-8873) national study on state energy and carbon intensity trends ranks New York State first among the 50...

ENERGY MANAGEMENT/FINANCING Invensys Purchases 100 Microturbines.
December 1, 2000... Capstone Turbine Corp. (21211 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, CA 91311; Tel: 818/734-5300, Fax: 818/734-5320, Website: www.microturbine.com) has entered into a nationwide distribution agreement with Invensys Building Systems (Carlisle Place, London...

BGE Selects Management Platform.
December 1, 2000... Baltimore Gas and Electric (Constellation Energy, 250 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21201; Tel: 410/234-5000, Fax: 410/234-5220, Website: www.constellationgroup.com) has entered into an agreement with Powerweb Technologies (415 E Baltimore Pike,...

COMMERCIAL: School District Saves with Energy Upgrades.
December 1, 2000... Strategic Resource Solutions Corp. (5625 Dillard Dr., Suite 101, Cary, NC 27511; Tel: 919/859-1335 or 888/575-7878, Fax: 919/851- 7602, Website: www.srs.net), a subsidiary of Progress Energy is saving Florence Public School District One...

Large Survey for California.
December 1, 2000... The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected Regional Economic Research, Inc. (RER, 11236 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130-2649; Tel: 858/481-0081) to conduct the California Commercial End-Use Survey (CEUS). The project requires...

INDUSTRIAL: Cutting Petrochemical Industry Energy Costs.
December 1, 2000... Goodyear Chemical (PO Box 26003, Cheek, TX, Highway 10 SW, Beaumont, TX) and the DOE's Sandia National Laboratories are jointly exploring new and more energy efficient processes that could dramatically reduce U.S. petrochemical industry...

TRANSPORTATION: New York Promotes Alternative Fuels.
December 1, 2000... The New York State Clean Fueled Vehicles Council has issued a request for proposals (RFP) soliciting bids from private firms interested in developing and operating high volume alternative fueling stations on state properties in designated...

"Flying" Low Drag Trucks.
December 1, 2000... With support from the DOE and American Trucking Associations, the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI, Georgia Institute of Technology, 430 Tenth St. NW, Suite N-116, Atlanta, GA 30318) is applying aerodynamic concepts and "circulation...

Delphi Interested in Orbital Engines.
December 1, 2000... Delphi Automotive Systems (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2523, Website: www.delphiauto.com), the large U.S. parts producer, and Orbital Engine Corp. (One Whipple St., Balcatta, Western Australia 6021,...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION Converting Coal Wastes to Clean Energy.
December 1, 2000... Three new technologies that can help the nation's coal industry turn waste into energy are now ready for scale up, according to the DOE. Each of the three recovers carbon-rich materials that in the past have been discarded during coal mining...

Hybrid Plant Is 60% Efficient.
December 1, 2000... The Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (SWPC, 4400 Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826; Tel: 407/281-2000, Fax: 407/281-5035) has entered into a consortium agreement with four key European utilities to provide the first MW scale hybrid plant to be...

Combustor Generates Commercial Heat.
December 1, 2000... CSIRO's (The Gatehouse, Bayview Ave., Clayton VIC 3168; Tel: 1300 363 400, Fax: +61 3 9545 2175, Email: enquiries@csiro.au) low energy combustion technology--the new generation pulse combustion (NGPC)--has cemented its market potential with new...

APPLIANCES: Philips GreenChip Saves Power.
December 1, 2000... Philips Semiconductors (811 East Arques Ave., PO Box 3409, Sunnyvale, CA 94088; Tel: 408/991-2000, Fax: 408/991-2311, Website: www.semiconductors.philips.com), a division of Royal Philips Electronics, has launched the second generation of its...

MOSFETS Reduce Power Requirements.
December 1, 2000... Siliconix, Inc. (2201 Laurelwood Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95054; Tel: 408/988-8000, Fax: 408/567-8950, Website: www.siliconix.com), an 80%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., is sampling power MOSFETs built on an advanced silicon...

HVAC: Study Evaluates Heat Pumps.
December 1, 2000... A new analysis report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET) Energy Efficiency assesses the current experience of owners of...

ARI Questions Standards Proposal.
December 1, 2000... The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI, 4301 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 425, Arlington, VA 22203; Tel: 703/524-8800, Fax: 703/528-3816) has questioned the merits of a DOE proposal for new minimum efficiency standards for central air...

MOTORS: NEMA Announces Motor Program.
December 1, 2000... NEMA's (1300 North 17th St., Suite 1847, Rosslyn, VA 22209; Tel: 703/841-3200, Fax: 703/841-3300) motor and generator section is establishing a premium motor energy efficiency program. Traditionally, there has been no industry consensus...

LIGHTING: Light Bulbs Go Solid State.
December 1, 2000... The first ultra-violet (UV) solid-state microcavity laser has been demonstrated in prototype by scientists at the DOE's Sandia National Laboratories working with colleagues at Brown University. Among their benefits, UV vertical-cavity...

INDUSTRY NEWS: SatCon Gets Army Contract.
December 1, 2000... SatCon Technology Corp. (161 First St., Cambridge, MA 02142-1221; Tel: 617/661-0540, Fax: 617/661-3373, Website: www.satcon.com), a manufacturer of power and energy management products targeting the distributed power generation and power...

H Power Wins Over Gaz de France.
December 1, 2000... According to H Power Corp. (1373 Broad St., Clifton, NJ 07013; Tel: 973/450-4400, Fax: 973/450-9850, Website: www.hpower.com), a fuel cell development company, and Gaz de France (23, rue Philibert Delorme, 75840 Paris Cedex 17, France; Tel:...

CALENDAR.
December 1, 2000... February 26-28, 2001, RESNET: National Conference on Home Energy Ratings and Residential Energy Efficiency Financing, Cocoa, FL. Contact: RESNET, Email: resnet@earthlink.net. March 12-15, 2001, The Third International Trade Fair for Energy...