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Hotel Chains Embrace Energy Management

From Lodging Hospitality: As the mandate to control costs becomes more acute in a soft hotel economy, several lodging companies have taken forceful steps to reduce consumption of energy, water and other utilities.

GE Teams with Major Utilities, Builders, and Communities to Increase American Home Efficiency by 70%

From EC&M: $5 million project with the DOE to employ a mix of energy efficiency and clean power measures to reduce energy usage for new and existing homes

New Illinois Laws Promote Solar Power

From American City & County: Illinois has passed a package of laws that aim to expand the use of solar power in the state

SEPA-led Fact Finding Mission to Japan Affirms U.S. Solar on the Right Track

From Transmission & Distribution World: Utility leaders on a recent fact-finding mission to Japan led by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) returned with a wealth of new contacts and a refreshed outlook on the solar power market here in the United States.

ACI Council Assesses Energy Market, Nanotech, EPA Coal Ash Rule, BIM

From Concrete Products: The ACI Strategic Development Council fall session will include updates on a) the concrete industry’s pursuit of research funding and standards development through interface with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy and National Institute of Standards & Technology; b) nanotechnology applications in concrete; c) ACI response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on coal combustion residuals, including fly ash; and, d) progress on a roadmap for integration of concrete design and construction into Building Information

GreenGov Symposium Open for Registration

From HPAC Engineering: Presented by The White House Council on Environmental Quality and hosted by The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5-7, the GreenGov Symposium will bring together leaders from federal, state, and local governments; nonprofit and academic communities; and the private sector for a three-day educational event to identify opportunities for greening the federal government.

Stanford Engineers Discover New Solar Energy Conversion Process

From EC&M: A new process discovered and proven by Stanford engineers simultaneously combines the light and heat of solar radiation to generate electricity, potentially offering more than double the efficiency of existing solar cell technology

NACo Creates Task Force to Address Gulf Oil Spill

From American City & County: The Washington-based National Association of Counties (NACo) has established a Gulf Counties & Parishes Oil Spill Task Force to ensure that the needs of local governments associated with the Deepwater Horizon disaster are addressed sufficiently by the federal government.

Utilities M&A Deal Activity in North America Shows Upward Momentum in Q2 2010

From Transmission & Distribution World: The merger and acquisition (M&A) environment in the United States provides reason for continued optimism in the Utilities and Power Generation sector as deal value increased 14 percent in Q2 2010 from the previous quarter, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP quarterly report entitled North American Power Deals: Q2 2010.  

Yudelson Associates Searching for World's Greenest Buildings

From HPAC Engineering: Yudelson Associates, a green-building-consulting firm, is shining the spotlight on "the world's greenest buildings," those that perform at the highest level of sustainability with documented low use of water and energy.  

Waste Management Landfill to Provide Power to Detroit Edison

From Waste Age: Waste Management’s Eagle Valley Landfill in Oakland County, Mich., will supply 3 megawatts of electricity to the Detroit Edison electrical utility.

Qualcomm and ECOtality to Enable Electric Vehicle Charging Stations with Cellular Connectivity

From EC&M: The solution will allow ECOtality to use a commercial cellular network to manage its Blink brand charging station operations, transfer usage data, download firmware updates and publish availability to EV drivers in real time

Iowa Project Tests Wind Power’s Weaknesses

From American City and County: A $400 million project in Iowa is geared toward addressing two of wind power’s drawbacks: energy storage and variability.

World’s First HVDC Superconducting Power Transmission System Successfully Tested

From Transmission & Distribution World: Nexans has completed successfully the test of the world’s first HVDC high temperature superconductor power transmission cable designed for 200 kV.

Coulomb Technologies Unveils First ChargePoint America Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in San Jose, Calif

From EC&M: Palo Alto, Calif.-based Coulomb Technologies recently announced the installation of its first networked charging station for electric vehicles (EVs) in San Jose, Calif., from its $37-million ChargePoint America program.

Xcel Energy Releases Promising Results from Wind-to-Battery Project

From Transmission & Distribution World: Xcel Energy has released preliminary results from its wind-to-battery storage project in Minnesota, and the company is reporting that the technology works.

CRSI Issues Position on LEED Credits for Reinforcing Steel

From Concrete Products: In response to increasing implementation of sustainability rating systems, the CRSI board of directors approved a position on LEED credits for reinforcing steel at the group’s 86th Annual Conference in Naples, Fla.

USGBC Launches Toolkit to Advance Green-Schools Agenda

From HPAC Engineering: "Greening Our Schools: A State Legislator’s Guide to Best Policy Practices” debuted recently at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Legislative Summit.

Carmanah Launches New Online Application for Solar LED Lighting Selection

From EC&M: The tool will allow users to explore different solutions and produce full technical specifications for the Carmanah EverGEN solar LED lighting systems that fit their specific lighting applications

Sprouts Store Gets Energy Efficiency Award

From Supermarket News: A Sprouts Farmers Market store that opened in late June in Culver City, Calif., yesterday received the first ever “Energy Efficiency Leader in Retail Grocery Award” from Hussmann and Trane, divisions of Ingersoll Rand, for the sustainable energy and operational efficiency systems selected for the store.