Energy Conservation News articles from June 1999

Energy Conservation News archives from June 1999

OUTLOOK: AGA Blasts Energy Efficiency Study.
June 1, 1999... A study that purports to measure the potential energy savings generated by proposed efficiency standards for commercial and high-rise buildings is ambiguous and flawed, according to the American Gas Association (AGA, 400 N. Capitol St. NW,...

Credits Analysis Misses the Mark.
June 1, 1999... According to the Alliance to Save Energy (ASE, 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20036; Tel: 202/857-0666, Fax: 202/331-9588, Email: info@ase.org, Website: ase.org), the Energy Information Administration (EIA), acting under a...

Wind Power Pace Quickening.
June 1, 1999... Installations of new wind projects and repowering of old ones should total more than 1,000 megawatts (MW) in the U.S. during the 12 months ending June 30, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA, 122 C St. NW, Fourth Floor, Washington, D.C....

GOVERNMENT: President's New Efficiency Order.
June 1, 1999... The federal government is the nation's largest energy consumer with an annual bill of over $8 billion--more than $4 billion to heat, cool, and power its 500,000 buildings. Federal agencies have already reduced energy consumption 17% per square...

Loans for Plant Nurseries.
June 1, 1999... The California Energy Commission is extending low interest loans to plant nurseries in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties as part of the state's commitment to keep agriculture on the cutting edge of energy technology. A loan of $150,000 from...

INTERNATIONAL: BPA Agrees to Do International Audits.
June 1, 1999... Bonneville Power Administration (905 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97208; Tel: 503/230-3000, Fax: 503/230-3816, Website: bpa.gov) has signed an agreement with the State Dept. to perform energy audits at U.S. embassies and consulates all over the...

ENERGY MANAGEMENT/FINANCING Chains Pay Too Much for Energy.
June 1, 1999... After analyzing thousands of utility bills of national retail, grocery, hotel, and restaurant chains from all across the U.S., Cadence (105 E. Fourth St., Suite 250, Cincinnati, OH 45202; Tel: 513/763-3100, Fax: 513/763-3437, Website:...

Demand Forecasting and Control Systems.
June 1, 1999... BioComp Systems, Inc. (4018 148th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA 98052-5165; Tel: 425/869- 6770, Website: biocompsystems.com), a provider of neural network applications, and COM/Energy Technologies, a wholly owned, unregulated subsidiary of Commonwealth...

RESIDENTIAL: Efficient Community Opens Model Homes.
June 1, 1999... A new housing development (Los Angeles, CA) will incorporate the latest energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, saving energy without compromising comfort. The Village Green, in the San Fernando Valley, opened its first model...

Making Attic Fans Smarter.
June 1, 1999... SolarAttic, Inc. (15548 95th Circle NE, Elk River, MN 55330-7228; Tel: 612/441- 3440) has shipped the first of its new electronic control, SAVC02. The control was designed for use with the company's patented duct technology for ventilation of...

Efficient Electricity in a Box.
June 1, 1999... The Bonneville Power Administration has signed a contract to purchase 110 fuel cells from Northwest Power Systems (NPS, a subsidiary of IDACORP Technologies, Inc., in Boise, Idaho). If testing of the new technology is successful, the region...

COMMERCIAL: Bank Projects Life-Cycle Savings with Fuel Cell.
June 1, 1999... First National Bank of Omaha (Dennis Hughes, Director of Property Management, First National Buildings, Inc., One First National Center, Omaha, NE 68102-1596; Tel: 402/633-3926, Fax: 402/633-3280, Email: dhughes@fnni.com), one of the nation's...

Fuel Cell Provides Savings for RI Hospital.
June 1, 1999... A state-of-the-art fuel cell from ONSI Corp. (South Windsor, CT) will soon provide electricity to a Rhode Island hospital, helping the facility to continue to run smoothly if utility service is interrupted and reducing energy costs. The...

Potential Savings for Wastewater.
June 1, 1999... DynamOx Corp. (Ann Arbor, MI) has been formed to manufacture a patented industrial oxygenation system capable of transferring oxygen into liquids at concentrations that are an order of magnitude beyond current technology. The corporation is...

INDUSTRIAL: Trigen Gets Huge Outsourcing Contract.
June 1, 1999... Trigen-Cinergy Solutions (Trigen-Cinergy,) and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals (200 International Circle No. 5000, Hunt Valley, MD 21030-1350; Tel: 410/229- 4400) have entered into a global energy outsourcing agreement to facilitate a 20%...

Technology for Low-Cost Methanol.
June 1, 1999... Foster Wheeler Corp. (Perryville Corporate Park, Clinton, NJ 08809-4000; Tel: 908/730-4000, Fax: 908/730-4100, Website: fwc.com) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Starchem Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) to develop and...

TRANSPORTATION: Using Aluminum May Not Save Energy Overall.
June 1, 1999... Compared to the UltraLight steel auto body (ULSAB), it would take 32 to 38 years of driving aluminum-intensive vehicles to offset the amount of carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere by the production of the aluminum needed to build those...

No Misfire in Lean-Burn Engines.
June 1, 1999... A patent recently issued to engineers in Southwest Research Institute's (SRI, PO Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78228-0510; Tel: 210/522-2289, Fax: 210/522-3547) engine and vehicle research division provides technology that will help...

'Pulse Charge' Engine Efficiency Breakthrough.
June 1, 1999... According to BAT Int'l. (477 Marina Pkwy., Chula Vista, CA 91910; Tel: 619/409- 8977, Fax: 619/409-9598, Website: baat.com), engines modified with its Dolphin pulse charge technology are achieving breakthrough fuel efficiency. This patented...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION: Pirelli, ENEL, and Edison Focus on Supercon in Italy.
June 1, 1999... Pirelli Cables and Systems, ENEL, and Edison are embarking on a four-year cooperative venture to develop, produce, and test high temperature superconducting cable (HTS). The development program will include the first field trial of an...

Nitrogen Doping Key to More Efficient PV.
June 1, 1999... The urgent search for more efficient solar cells has recently focused on incorporating small amounts of nitrogen into the semiconductor alloy gallium indium arsenide. Nitrogen atoms have a small ionic radius; usually, the incorporation of...

Reduce Pollution Increase Power.
June 1, 1999... According to KFx's (Web site: kfx.com) subsidiary, Net Power Solutions (NPS), a just concluded DOE study confirms that its Pegasus Technologies NeuSIGHT process optimization software reduces NOx emissions by 20 to 60% (typically 25 to 30%)...

APPLIANCES: Bringing Advances Direct to Consumers.
June 1, 1999... A North Carolina State University (North Carolina State University News Services, CB 7504, Raleigh, NC 27695; Tel: 919/515-3470, Email: newstips@ncsu.edu, Website: ncsu.edu/news) engineer has developed technology that could translate into more...

Project Builds Support for Appliance Standards.
June 1, 1999... The Alliance to Save Energy, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council have launched a new project, the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), to build support for aggressive and...

REFRIGERATION: MaximICER Technology Means Big Savings.
June 1, 1999... MaximICER (Christy Neill, president, Maximicer, 13740 Research Blvd. K-5, Austin, TX 78750; Tel: 800/289-9098, Fax: 512/258-8804, Email: cneill@maximicer.com, Website: maximicer.com) was formed in 1993 as a private partnership to obtain...

HVAC: Innovative Chiller Installed in Tampa.
June 1, 1999... It's a first for Florida. TECO/BGA, Ltd., a partnership between Bosek, Gibson and Associates (BGA, a subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc.; Website: bosekgibson.com) and the senior partners of Tampa Bay Trane, recently completed the state's first...

MOTORS: Waste Not Want Not.
June 1, 1999... In a step toward finding alternatives to conventional engines, scientists at the DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a remarkably simple, energy- efficient engine with no moving parts. The engine is described in a paper...

INDUSTRY NEWS: $3 Million for Onsite Energy.
June 1, 1999... Onsite Energy Corp.'s dba Onsite Sycom Energy Corp.'s (701 Palomar Airport Rd., Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92009) wholly owned subsidiary, Lighting Technology Services, Inc. has signed five lighting retrofit contracts in California that have or...

Kyocera Buys Golden Genesis.
June 1, 1999... Kyocera Corp.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kyocera International, Inc. (8611 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123-1580; Tel: 619/576-2600, Fax: 619/492-1456, Website: kyocera.com/index.html), has reached an agreement with Golden Genesis Co. and its...

RESOURCES: Book Describes Efficient Transformers.
June 1, 1999... A new book entitled, Energy Efficient Transformers, by Barry W. Kennedy (Barry W. Kennedy, PE, Kennedy Consulting Solutions, 210 NW Gleneagle Dr., Sherwood, OR 97140; Tel: 503/625-7338, Fax: 503/625-7338, Email: BarryK20@aol.com) has recently...

CALENDAR.
June 1, 1999... July 12-15, 1999, National Conference on State Building Energy Codes, Tacoma, WA. Contact: Washington State University Conferences and Institutes; Tel: 509/335-3530; E-mail: wsuconf@wsu.edu.,Website: energy.wsu.edu/buildings/ncsbec/. July...