Energy Conservation News articles from October 2000

Energy Conservation News archives from October 2000

OUTLOOK Muted Interest in Conservation.
October 1, 2000... Much higher heating bills are on the way, according to forecasts just released by the EIA (EIA Reports, Dept. of Energy [DOE], Washington DC 20585). According to EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook (Contact: David Costello; Tel: 202/586-1468;...

Efficient Buildings Act Intros in House.
October 1, 2000... According to the Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. (Roy Bonnell, FGBC, 3304 Santiago Way, Naples, FL 34105-2762; Tel: 941/263-6819, Fax: 941/263-4192; Email: roybon@aol.com , Website: floridagreenbuilding.org) on September 29, a House...

GOVERNMENT NYPA's Efforts Check Rising Costs.
October 1, 2000... A total of 300 public schools and colleges in New York City will save more than $22 million dollars a year on their electric bills as a result of energy-efficiency improvements by the New York Power Authority (NYPA, 123 Main St., White Plains,...

NIST Grants Emphasize Efficiency.
October 1, 2000... Almost a third of the 54 newly announced National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 3460, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460; Tel: 301/975-6478; Email: inquiries@nist.gov, Website: www.nist.gov) advanced technology...

ENERGY MANAGEMENT/FINANCING Cut Overhead for Free.
October 1, 2000... Building owners and operators facing skyrocketing energy costs resulting from deregulation can turn to imonitorenergy.com's (25172 Arctic Ocean, No. 108, Lake Forest, CA 92630; Contact: Cindy Kober; Tel: 800/960-5553 or 949/580-3636; Email:...

COMMERCIAL: Allegheny Launches Energy-Saving Effort.
October 1, 2000... Allegheny Energy Solutions, an unregulated subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. (10435 Downsville Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740-1766; Contact: Debra A. Beck; Tel: 301/790-6177 or 301/790-3400 or 800/255-3443, Fax: 301/790-6085; Website: www....

Data Center Cuts Bills in Half.
October 1, 2000... Data centers at the heart of the burgeoning Internet infrastructure are seeking ways to control runaway costs and stretch available power to keep their servers running around the clock. "Not all servers are created equal, when it comes to...

Helping Conservation Survive the Budget Axe.
October 1, 2000... Companies considering energy conservation measures must balance each measure's price tag with the expected energy savings. Conservation projects that don't offer a quick investment return won't survive the budget axe. In a recent academic paper...

INDUSTRIAL Microturbine Systems Due by Mid 2001.
October 1, 2000... Ingersoll-Rand Co. (IR, 200 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675; Contact: Paul A. Dickard; Tel: 201/573-3120, 201/573-0123 or 800/847-4041, Fax: 201/573-3172; Website: www.ingersoll- rand.com) expects to deliver commercial units of its...

Alloys Mean Efficient Cooling.
October 1, 2000... New alloys developed at the DOE's Ames Laboratory could significantly boost the cooling power of cryocoolers, devices that cool medical devices and scientific equipment to extremely low temperatures. Ames Lab scientists Karl Gschneidner Jr....

TRANSPORTATION More Efficient Hydrogen Storage.
October 1, 2000... According to IMPCO Technologies, Inc. (16804 Gridley Place, Cerritos, CA 90703; Tel: 562/860-6666, Fax: 562/809-1240; Website: www. impcotechnologies.com) a team of scientists from IMPCO, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), Thiokol...

Combustion Controls Reduce Fuel Costs.
October 1, 2000... Saab (SE-581 88 Linkoping, Sweden; Tel: +46-13 18 00 00, Fax: +46- 13 18 18 02; Website: www. saab.se) has introduced a new combustion control (Saab combustion control - SCC) system that mixes a large volume of exhaust gases into the combustion...

APPLIANCES Progress in Tiny Fuel Cells.
October 1, 2000... Scientists at Motorola Labs (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg, IL 60196) have reached another milestone in their development of a new, miniature fuel cell that may one day replace the traditional batteries that now power everything from...

Pepsi Approves Vending Controller.
October 1, 2000... The Pepsi-Cola Co. (700 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, NY 10577; Tel: 914/253-2000, Fax: 914/767-7761; Website: www.pepsi.com) has completed testing and approved the use of the VendingMiser on its cold drink vending machines, typically providing...

Cannon Releases Loadcontrol.Com.
October 1, 2000... In the wake of another summer of record electrical peaks, Cannon Technologies (1212 East Wayzata Blvd., Wayzata, MN 55391; Tel: 800/827-7966), an electric utility load management vendor, has created a simple, nationwide system for direct...

Fujitsu to Use Power-Saving Chips.
October 1, 2000... Fujitsu (6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8211, Japan; Tel: +81-3-3216-3211, Fax: +81-3-3216-9365; Website: www.fujitsu.co.jp), one of the world's leading notebook computer manufacturers, has announced that it will incorporate...

HVAC Efficiency Proposal Sparks Controversy.
October 1, 2000... The DOE has proposed new energy efficiency standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps that DOE claims will save energy, reduce utility bills, and improve air quality. The standards were published in a recent edition of...

Signal Processor Plays Key Role.
October 1, 2000... According to Analog Devices, Inc. (Analog Devices, Inc., Three Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062; Tel: 800/262-5643, Fax: 800/446-6212) Toshiba-Carrier Corp., a joint venture company between Toshiba (1-1, Shibaura 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo...

INDUSTRY NEWS Silicon Energy Wants to Go Public.
October 1, 2000... Silicon Energy Corp. (1010 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, CA 94501; Tel: 510/263-2600, or 877/749-9400, Fax: 510/749-6823; Website: www.siliconenergy.com), the developer and vendor of Internet-based energy technology software that allows enterprises...

Praxair Accelerates Injection System Sales.
October 1, 2000... To accelerate sales of Praxair's (39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06810-5113; Tel: 716/879-4077 or 800/772-9247, Fax: 716/879- 2040; Website: www.praxair.com) CoJet gas injection system, an energy-saving steel production technique, Praxair...

ONSITE Signs Big Customers.
October 1, 2000... Onsite Energy Corp. (701 Palomar Airport Rd., No. 200, Carlsbad, CA 92009-1027; Tel: 760/931-2400) has signed an agreement with a major frozen food processing company located in Central California. This project is another in their growing list...

RESOURCES: Virtual How-To To Remodeling.
October 1, 2000... ENERGYguide (Newton, MA) and ImproveNet (Tel: 800/437-0473; Website: www.ImproveNet.com) are jointly offering a virtual how-to guide to planning energy efficiency remodeling that helps consumers lower energy costs. ENERGYguide is a web resource...

ARI Releases Two Standards.
October 1, 2000... Those who need the most up-to-date information about air conditioning and refrigeration equipment performance requirements should know that the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI, Arlington, VA) has revised two equipment...

CALENDAR.
October 1, 2000... November 8-22, 2000, World Congress on Environmental Design for the New Millennium, Seoul, Korea. Contact: Website: www.millenniumED.org. February 26-28, 2001, RESNET: National Conference on Home Energy Ratings and Residential Energy...