Energy Conservation News articles from October 1999

Energy Conservation News archives from October 1999

OUTLOOK: Savings of $43 Billion Possible Global Strategy.
October 1, 1999... According to a study just released by the Tellus Institute (11 Arlington St., Boston, MA 02116-3411; Tel: 617/266-5400, Fax: 617/266-8303; Email: info@tellus.org; Website: tellus.org) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF, 1250 24th St., N.W.,...

Developing World Faces Grim Energy Future.
October 1, 1999... According to a new report from the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the developing world is facing a grim energy and environmental future unless the United States immediately takes a leadership role in...

NASEO Adopts Home Rating Guidelines.
October 1, 1999... The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO, 1414 Prince St., Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314; Tel: 703/299-8800, Fax: 703/299-6208) adopted a set of voluntary home energy rating system (HERS) guidelines at its Annual Meeting in...

GOVERNMENT: DOE Pushes for Cheap Fuel Cells.
October 1, 1999... The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected four companies to conduct R&D that aims for a dramatic reduction in the cost of fuel cells. McDermott Technology, Inc. (1562 Beeson St., N.E., Alliance, OH 44601-2165; Tel: 330/821-9110), Allied...

INTERNATIONAL: China to Deploy Management System.
October 1, 1999... Metering Technology Corp. (MTC, 360 El Pueblo Dr., Scotts Valley, CA 95066; Tel: 831/438-9999; Website: metertech.com), Cisco Systems (170 W. Tasman Dr., San Jose, CA 95134; Tel: 408/526-4000), and MTC China have entered into an agreement with...

Ex-Im Bank Facilitates Energy for China.
October 1, 1999... The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has ratified a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China's State Development Planning Commission, China Development Bank (CDB), and the U.S. Department of Energy to increase...

RESIDENTIAL: Residential HVAC Research Targeted.
October 1, 1999... The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA, Albany, NY) has up to $500,000 available under Program Opportunity Notice (PON) 519-99 to co-fund projects that develop and/or demonstrate advanced heating and cooling...

KPMG Analysis Says Solar Is Viable.
October 1, 1999... Solar energy could become competitive in the short-term with conventional electricity, according to a report by business consultants and accountancy firm KPMG (345 Park Ave., New York, NY 10154; Tel: 212/909-5000, Fax: 212/909-5299; Website:...

COMMERCIAL: Solar to Power Industrial Park.
October 1, 1999... Three large buildings in a new industrial park will rely on solar energy from the largest commercial rooftop solar project in the Western hemisphere. The Pleasanton PowerPark will install 340 kw of PV modules to generate electricity for 3...

INDUSTRIAL: Enzyme Points to Less Expensive Hydrogen.
October 1, 1999... A look-alike enzyme active site synthesized by scientists at the University of Illinois may move the world much closer to an energy efficient, hydrogen-based economy. Scientists have been stymied in their attempts to develop a process for...

"Plant-Wide" Assessments Coming.
October 1, 1999... The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) will soon select the initial six participants for its new "plant-wide" energy efficiency assessments. At a plant site for each of the participants, the assessments will...

DOE: Steel Industries of the Future.
October 1, 1999... According to the Commerce Business Daily [October 4,1999], the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office (850 Energy Dr., M.S. 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563), is seeking applications for cost-shared research and development of...

Methane Hydrate Recovery Patent.
October 1, 1999... Syntroleum Corp. (Syntroleum Plaza, 1350 S. Boulder, Ste. 1100, Tulsa, OK 74119- 3295; Tel: 918/592-7900, Fax: 918/592-7979; Website: syntroleum.com) has been granted U.S. Patent 5,950,732 for the invention of a comprehensive system and method...

PROCESS ENERGY: Mobil Corp.'s Steam Efficiency Effort.
October 1, 1999... If you're trying to improve your organization's steam systems efficiency, check out a series of steam-related case studies developed for OIT by Mobil Corp. (3225 Gallows Rd., Fairfax, VA 22037-0001; Tel: 703/846-3000, Fax: 703/846-4669;...

GRI Releases Cogen Projections.
October 1, 1999... According to a recently released GRI report, "Summary of the 1999 Industrial Cogeneration Projection" (GRI-99/0155), natural gas will remain the fuel of choice for industrial cogeneration in the future with a 65% market share, but growth rates...

TRANSPORTATION: Turbocharged Diesel Is More Efficient.
October 1, 1999... According to Hino (1-1 Hinodai 3-chome, Hino City, Tokyo 191-8660, Japan; Tel: +81-3-3272-1891, Fax: +81-3-3272-4822; Website: hino.co.jp/index_e.html), Japan's top heavy truck maker, it has developed a new turbocharged diesel engine which...

Cooled Jet Fuel Improves Range.
October 1, 1999... By using cooled jet fuel, the airline industry could make its aircraft safer to fly and more environmentally friendly while increasing their range. The idea is simple enough: cooling the fuel increases its energy density, essentially enabling...

GM Focuses on Fuel Economy.
October 1, 1999... At a recent news conference, GM (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 313/556-5000, Fax: 313/556-5108; Website: gm.com) officials discussed their goal to improve powertrain system fuel efficiency by 15% to 25% for its 2004/2005...

Toyota in Fuel Cell System Advance.
October 1, 1999... Toyota (1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi 471-8571, Japan; Tel: +81-565-28-2121, Fax: +81-565-23-5800; Website: toyota.co.jp) announced in mid-October that their researchers had developed fuel cell system components with increasing power...

UTILITIES/POWER GENERATION: Solar Plant Technology Declared a Success.
October 1, 1999... A new technology that could lead to solar power plants as large as 200 mW has been declared a success by the U.S. Department of Energy and a private consortium led by Southern California Edison (2244 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770; Tel:...

HVAC: Dehumidification Leads to Savings.
October 1, 1999... McDonald's (McDonald's Plaza, Oak Brook, IL 60523; Tel: 630/623-3000, Fax: 630/623-5004; Website: mcdonalds.com) has been field testing a Fresh Air Solutions (FAS), desiccant dehumidification system. Significant energy savings have been...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Onsite, GPU Team Up in Efficiency Markets.
October 1, 1999... Onsite Energy Corp. (701 Palomar Airport Rd., Ste. 200, Carlsbad, CA 92009; Tel: 760/931-2400, Fax: 760/931-2405; Website: onsitesycom.com) has formed an alliance with GPU Advanced Resources, Inc. (300 Madison Ave., Morristown, NJ 07962-1911;...

South Korea Steps Up Efficiency Spending.
October 1, 1999... In good news for U.S. suppliers of energy-efficiency related goods and services, South Korea Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy has just announced that South Korea will spend a total of 4.2 trillion won between next July and the end of...

RESOURCES: Making the Most of Energy Savings.
October 1, 1999... Would replacing a building's heating system save enough in energy costs to be worthwhile? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have created a tool to help answer two questions: how to make a...

Simulation Makes Design Cost-Effective.
October 1, 1999... The use of 3D simulation has substantially reduced the construction costs of a new Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) installation. The basic principle behind HRSG is to utilize the energy from exhaust gas that is otherwise simply...

CALENDAR.
October 1, 1999... November 17-20, 1999, North American EV and Infrastructure Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA. Contact: Pam Turner, EVAA; Tel: 650/548-9464; Email: firstopt@aol.com. November 17-20, 1999, 1st European META Conference on Climate...