Energy Conservation News articles from March 2001

Energy Conservation News archives from March 2001

OUTLOOK: Energy Bill Makes Heat.
March 1, 2001... Although the just introduced National Energy Bill sponsored by Senator Murkowski and others gives short shrift to energy conservation initiatives, perhaps it will create recoverable heat. David M. Nemtzow, the president of the Alliance to Save...

IPCC Foreshadows Conservation Swing.
March 1, 2001... Since the world's commercial energy system will be replaced at least twice by the year 2100 due to natural turnover of equipment, there will be many cost-effective opportunities for making this system more climate friendly. The...

The Internet: Energy Implications.
March 1, 2001... Millions and millions of devices, from vending machines to automobiles, heating controls to security systems, can now be Internet-enabled due to the removal of the electronics cost barrier. This mass connectivity opens new opportunities for...

GOVERNMENT NY Contemplates.
March 1, 2001... Efficiency MeasuresThe New York State Public Service Commission has unveiled a five-point plan to boost energy competition, help ensure an adequate supply of electric generation by reducing demand and provide potential consumer savings. The...

NJBPU Pushes Renewable Energy.
March 1, 2001... The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA, 122 C St. NW, Washington DC 20001; Tel: 202/383-2500, Fax: 202/383-2505; Email: christine@awea.org, Website: www.awea.org), Natural Resources Defense Council (40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011; Tel:...

ENERGY MANAGEMENT/FINANCING Auditing Standard.
March 1, 2001... Moves To New BaseThe Energy Star Solution, an energy auditing standard under development by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has been transferred to the Washington, DC office of the Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC, 1300...

Enron Adds Large Contracts.
March 1, 2001... Enron Energy Services (EES), a subsidiary of Enron Corp. (1400 Smith St., Houston, TX 77002-7369; Tel: 713/853-6161, Fax: 713/853-3129; Website: www.enron.com), currently manages energy at more than 28,500 customer sites. Contracts signed...

Software Identifies Fuel Savings.
March 1, 2001... Combustion Software, Inc. (P.O. Box 360 582, Strongsville, OH 44136; Tel: 800/248-3120, Fax: 440/846-1883) has developed "Combustion Expert" software that helps supervisors, engineers and operators of industrial furnaces or combustion equipment...

RESIDENTIAL: Turning Windows Into Appliances.
March 1, 2001... Honeywell (101 Columbia Rd., PO Box 2245, Morristown, NJ 07962- 2245; Tel: 800/707-4555, Tel: 973/455-2000, Fax: 973/455-4807; Website: www.honeywell.com/yourhome) is allying itself with SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. (2150 Airport Dr., Faribault,...

High Cost of Leaking Ducts.
March 1, 2001... According to Max Sherman, a researcher in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, there is a huge energy hog in the vast majority of California homes. This culprit wastes 20% to 40% of our heating and...

COMMERCIAL: Grocery Chain Picks "Energy Miser".
March 1, 2001... According to DeMarco Energy Systems (12885 N. Highway 183, #108A, Austin, TX 78750-3223; Tel: 512/335-1494), their patented "Energy Miser" system technology has just been selected by one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. for a key...

Water Plant Cuts Energy Spending.
March 1, 2001... The Groundwater Replenishment System, a water purification project proposed by the Orange County (CA) Water District (OCWD) and Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), could save 140 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year when...

INDUSTRIAL: Bearing Concept Saves Energy.
March 1, 2001... More than 40 customers representing machinery manufacturers and end-users throughout Europe gathered in Frankfurt late last year to see Bently Nevada's (1631 Bently Pkwy. South Minden, NV 89423; Tel: 775/782-3611, Fax: 775/782-9337; Website:...

Ubiquitous Material Is A Superconductor.
March 1, 2001... Scientists have confirmed it: a common compound has profound potential for future uses. Excitement has built as scientists raced to analyze the properties of a new high-temperature superconductor found in January by a Japanese team in a simple,...

TRANSPORTATION Here Comes the.
March 1, 2001... "Daimlersaurus"In a dramatic reminder that the world's drivers continue their love affair with so-called, SUVs, Daimler-Chrysler (Epplestrasse 225, 70546 Stuttgart, Germany; Tel: +49-711-17-170, Fax: +49-711-17-94075; Website:...

Are Hybrid Vehicles Worth It?
March 1, 2001... According to the article, "Are Hybrid Vehicles Worth It?," by Lester B. Lave and Heather L. MacLean, published in IEEE Spectrum [47-50, March 2001], with over 40,000 in use in Japan and thousands more on the roads of North America, Toyota's...

More Ethanol Could Save Billions.
March 1, 2001... Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, chair of the Governors' Ethanol Coalition, released an ethanol market analysis this month that was conduced by economist John Urbanchuk, Executive Vice President of AUS Consultants (155 Gaither Dr., Moorestown,...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION NREL Launches Incubator Alliance.
March 1, 2001... The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has added six incubators to the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators, formed by NREL in April 2000. Alliance member incubators will focus on...

Largest Solar Rooftop Installation Announced.
March 1, 2001... The Alameda, California, County Board of Supervisors has given the green light for PowerLight (PowerLight, 2954 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710; Tel: 510/540-0550, Fax: 510/540-0552; Website: www.powerlight.com) to install a 500-kW solar...

ELECTRONICS: Lowest Power Voice Over IP Chip.
March 1, 2001... Although the Internet economy has been decimated recently, technical innovation still proceeds unhindered. For example, this month Agere Systems, Inc. (Room 30L-15P-BA, 555 Union Blvd., Allentown, PA 18109; Website: www.agere.com), the former...

The Promise Of Nanowires.
March 1, 2001... In the world of electronic circuits, smaller is better: Small circuits, such as those used in computers, run faster and process more data. One key to developing smaller circuits is making tiny wires. Scientists at the U.S. Department of...

LIGHTING: Berkeley Lab Debuts Lighting Breakthrough.
March 1, 2001... Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new high- performance, energy-efficient table lamp that is designed to save energy in homes and offices while greatly increasing...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Capstone Turbine Adds New Division.
March 1, 2001... Capstone Turbine Corp. (21211 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, CA 91311; Tel: 818/734-5300, Fax: 818/734-5320; Website: www.microturbine.com) has formed a wholly owned subsidiary- Capstone California-to directly serve the electricity needs of...

Bonneville Power Adds Initiatives.
March 1, 2001... The Bonneville Power Administration (905 NE 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232; Tel: 800/622-4520, Tel: 503/230-3000, Fax: 503/230-3816; Website: www.bpa.gov) is looking for upwards of 1,000 MW of new renewable wind power, and it wants the power...

RESOURCES: Tax Laws Reward Energy Investments.
March 1, 2001... As California taxpayers brace for financial fallout from the statewide power crisis, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA; Website: www.calcpa.org) reminds businesses that federal tax law offers valuable incentives for...

MEP Centers Help Small Manufacturers.
March 1, 2001... Manufacturers consume more than a quarter of the natural gas used in the U.S. and have been especially hard hit since natural gas prices spiked upward this past winter. Small manufacturers can find ways to reduce energy costs with help from the...

Distributed Energy Funds and Incentives.
March 1, 2001... EFI (530 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210; Tel: 617/443-1300, Fax: 617/443-1301) has published the "Guidebook of Funds and Incentives for Distributed Energy Resources." The guidebook provides an extensive listing and description of federal and...

CALENDAR.
March 1, 2001... April 2-3, 2001, The 2001 Fuel Cells and Distributed Generation Planning Conference, San Antonio, TX. Contact: BCC, Inc.; Tel: 203/853-4266, Fax: 203/853-0348. April 21-25, 2001, FORUM 2001, Solar Energy: The Power to Choose, Washington,...