Energy Conservation News articles from December 2001

Energy Conservation News archives from December 2001

OUTLOOK: Solar Energy Might Be the Mainstay.
December 1, 2001... Greenpeace and the European Photovoltaic Industry Assoc. have recently completed a study of World PV markets. Solar Generation concludes that solar power could meet fully 25% of global energy demand by 2040. The solar electricity industry now...

Climate Change Puts Focus on Conservation.
December 1, 2001... A continuous stream of reports from the scientific community continues to put a spotlight on the enormous needs for reducing waste in energy utilization. A new report, Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (Website: www.nap.edu), from the...

GOVERNMENT: New York Expands Efficiency Programs.
December 1, 2001... The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority expanded its network of energy and engineering consultants offering services through its Flexible Technical (FlexTech) Assistance Program (Tel: 866-NYSERDA; Website:...

Connecticut Looks at Wave Energy Possibilities.
December 1, 2001... Wave energy technology is coming to Connecticut. After meeting in September to discuss Connecticut's role in the development and commercialization of wave energy, the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CEF, 999 West St., Rocky Hill, CT 06067; Tel:...

New State Initiatives.
December 1, 2001... In the last several months, many states have announced significant energy-efficiency initiatives. Following is a year-end wrap-up of some of the most recent. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is providing more than $10 million in funds to...

ENERGY MANAGEMENT/FINANCING Real-Time Data on Microturbine Testing.
December 1, 2001... Users evaluating microturbine generators and systems now have real-time Internet access to real-world-simulated test stand data. Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA, 20 University Rd., Fl. 7, Cambridge, MA 02138-5756; Tel: 617/497-6446)...

COMMERCIAL: ASHRAE Ensures Accurate Modeling.
December 1, 2001... Programs used to model the energy performance of buildings are complex, often containing 10,000 to more than 100,000 lines of computer language. A single typo, error, or bug in any one of those lines can have devastating consequences on the...

Methods Reduce Data Center Power.
December 1, 2001... According to a new report, Energy Smart Data Centers: Applying Energy Efficient Design and Technology to the Digital Information Sector (Website: www.crest.org/articles/static/1/binaries/data_centers_report.pdf) published by the Renewable Energy...

Commercial Design Tools on Web.
December 1, 2001... Two new reports and a Web-based tool offer advice for saving energy and greening commercial buildings. A report from Penn State University, available at www.bio.psu.edu/greendestiny, offers useful ideas for improving the performance of...

INDUSTRIAL: Demonstrations of Industrial Technologies.
December 1, 2001... Approximately $4 million in government grants is being awarded to eight organizations to demonstrate energy efficient and clean production practices in manufacturing. One project introduces a technique for making paper without using chemicals,...

High-Strength Steel Saves Energy.
December 1, 2001... National Steel Corp. (4100 Edison Lakes Pkwy., Mishawaka, IN 46545-340; Tel: 219/273-7000; Website: www.nationalsteel.com) has recently developed new Advanced High-Strength Steel that will enable auto manufacturers to significantly reduce...

Heat Technology Can Boost Fuel Efficiency.
December 1, 2001... Eneco Corp. (391 Chipeta Way, Suite B, Salt Lake City, UT 84108- 1268; Tel: 801/583-2000) has announced an improved technology for generating electricity with heat captured from auto or generator engines and power plants. The thermionic...

TRANSPORTATION: Pursuing Higher Fuel Economy.
December 1, 2001... Four firms are receiving approximately $10.7 million from the DOE for research and testing to evaluate advanced low-sulfur fuels and lubricants in advanced engines and emission control systems. The new fuels and engines are designed to...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION Wind Developer Looks at Northeast.
December 1, 2001... The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CEF), together with enXco, a wind power developer and leading provider of asset management services to the wind industry, has formed a new company in the Northeast to further the expansion of wind energy...

Flu-Ace Technology at Fraser Papers Mill in Quebec.
December 1, 2001... Thermal Energy International, Inc. (34 Bentley Ave., Nepean, Ontario, K2E 6T8, Canada; Website: www.thermalenergy.com) is performing a feasibility study to possibly implement its Flu-Ace (Hybrid) systems at Fraser Papers. According to...

APPLIANCES: Efficiency Top Issue in Appliance Purchases.
December 1, 2001... U.S. consumers now rank energy efficiency as their most important consideration in shopping for new home appliances, according to a new study by Primen (1001 Fourier Dr., Suite 200, Madison, WI 53717; Tel: 877/976-4681, Fax: 608/829-2437;...

Tiny Fans to Cool Future Electronics.
December 1, 2001... Research engineers at Purdue University (Purdue University News Service, 1132 Engineering Admin. Bldg., West Lafayette, IN 47907- 1132; Tel: 765/494-2096; Email: jnorberg@purdue.edu) are developing tiny, quiet fans that wiggle back and forth to...

HVAC: Boeing Evaluates Borealis Technology.
December 1, 2001... According to the Boeing Co. (100 N. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606-2609; Tel: 312/544-2000, Fax: 312/544-2082; Website: www.boeing.com), they have completed their evaluation of a new technology called Cool Chips that the Cool Chips'...

MOTORS: Chorus Licenses Beckett Elevator.
December 1, 2001... Chorus Motors, plc, a subsidiary of Borealis Exploration, Ltd., entered into a licensing agreement with Beckett Elevator International Ltd. (1600 Midland Ave., Scarborough, ON, M1P 3C2; Tel: 416/752-9045, Fax: 416/752-7398; Website:...

LIGHTING: Powerweb Controls On-Demand System.
December 1, 2001... Powerweb Technologies (415 East Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19065; Tel: 610/627-9600, Fax: 610/874-7212; Email: lbudike@2powerweb.com, Website: www.2powerweb.com) has executed an exclusive Omni-Link license agreement with Westinghouse Light...

INDUSTRY NEWS: FTC Charges Savings Claims Were Bogus.
December 1, 2001... The marketers of the Super FuelMAX automotive fuel-line magnet, advertised as providing dramatic fuel-saving and emissions- reducing benefits, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Ave.,...

Fund Provides Investment Vehicle.
December 1, 2001... San Francisco-based Montgomery Asset Management, LLC has introduced the Montgomery New Power Fund as a part of its series of funds devoted to alternative energy investment strategies. Offered through financial intermediaries, the New Power Fund...

Big PV System Starts in Washington.
December 1, 2001... Schott Applied Power Corp. (SAPC, Schott Corp., 3 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701-1405; Tel: 914/968-1400, Fax: 914/968-4422; Website: www.us.schott.com/apc) has completed the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system in Washington State. The 23-kW...

RESOURCES: Financial Analysis Model for Renewables.
December 1, 2001... A Renewable Energy Technology Financial Model (RET Finance; Website: www.analysis.nrel.gov/retfinance) is an Internet-based cost of electricity model that simulates a 30-yr. nominal dollar cash flow for a variety of renewable energy power...

Proceedings of Whole Buildings Conference.
December 1, 2001... Papers presented at the Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII conference are now available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA...

CALENDAR.
December 1, 2001... January 29-February 1, 2002. Reducing Your Energy Costs Conference and Exhibit, New Orleans, LA. Contact: Stuart Steller; Tel: 781/939-2411, Fax: 781/939-2495; Email: s.steller@cbinet.com May 15-17, 2002. External Combustion Engines: New...