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Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
( 1/2 ) 12 Simple steps for going green in 2012
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. "The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustai... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacen... [more]
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's biogas plant takes high-solids organic material and turns it into heat and electricity
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has dedicated the first high solids dry fermentation anaerobic digester (HSAD) in the Americas. On average, 2,320,000 kWh will be generated annually, providing 8 percent of the University’s electricity needs on its campus. The biogas plant, owned by the University, is designed and constructed by BIOFerm™ Energy Systems, a member of the Viessmann Group. The plant is part of the University’s plan to achieve... [more]
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New Combined Heat & Power Plant to Eliminate Oil Burner Emissions and Reduce Energy Costs for St. Barnabas Health Care ...
EDISON, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison, New Jersey based energy project developer and investor Green Campus Partners, LLC ("GCP") has entered into a Development Agreement with St. ...
EPA Honors Military Facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency honored two Department of Defense facilities for achieving emissions reductions and energy savings with their Combined Heat and Power systems at the 25th Annual IDEA Campus Energy Conference in Arlington, Va. Here are the details.
Research and Markets: Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, 4th Edition
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, 4th Edition" book t
Cogenra Solar to Speak on Advantages of Solar Cogeneration at IDEA’s 25th Annual Campus Energy Conference
Cogenra Solar®, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, will be speaking at the International District Energy Association’s 25th Annual Campus Energy Conference.
Distributed Generation Market - Review of Distributed Generation Technologies Concepts
DALLAS, February 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ReportsnReports adds new market research report 'The Future of Distributed Generation' to its store. The shift to a distributed generation model will challenge ...
Adsorption Chiller from Power Partners Will Be Core Part of Hong Kong’s First Building to Generate Zero Carbon
Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Council (CIC) is building Hong Kong’s first zero carbon building, and it will include an ECO-MAX adsorption chiller made in Athens by Power Partners, Inc., as part of a tri-generation system that provides power, heat and cooling to the building.Athens, GA (PRWEB) February 08, 2012 Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Council (CIC) is building Hong Kong’s first zero ...
A great project; a bad process
Building a city-owned cogeneration power plant to serve industries near the Denton Airport is a forward-thinking idea that we have already endorsed in this space. Slipping around the voters to get it done was a misguided tactic that could further erode the already deteriorating confidence that Denton residents have in their leaders. We wish the city had found another way to get this project done.
Power plant sidesteps voters
A state law that allows Denton to build a power plant and sell natural gas to industries near Denton Airport also allowed the city to bypass a charter provision that could have required voter approval of the project.
Seeking sustainability with turbine system
The Cates Utility Plant renovation installed two 5.5 megawatt combustion turbines Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. The generators work more efficiently than regular generators because they use the waste heat from the combustion reaction to heat steam, yielding more power.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu Visits Thermal Energy Corporation
Secretary Chu Tours State of the Art CHP and District Energy System Serving Texas Medical Center in HoustonHouston, Texas (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Energy Secretary Steven Chu is traveling across the country to highlight President Obama’s State of the Union address and affirm the Obama Administration’s commitment to American energy. On Thursday, February 2, Dr. Chu visited the Thermal Energy ...
