Browsing Archive: August, 2011
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from Greenversations on Wednesday, August 31, 2011,
These days just about everybody wants their 15 minutes of fame. And in 2011, you don’t have to be a movie star to get there. With over 2 billion views per day on YouTube, it is obvious that regular, everyday people are picking up their home video cameras and sharing their world with the online universe—and people are watching. As a former TV reporter, one would think that I would be all about posting personal videos on YouTube. But I must admit, taking random videos of myself and sharing ... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from Gigaom on Tuesday, August 30, 2011,
Hurricane Irene wasn’t exactly the raging monster that some forecasters expected, but it has left millions of people across a whole bunch of communities in the dark, and potentially without power for days, and even weeks, at a time. For example, Long Island Power Authority was able to restore electricity for about 150,000 customers but left 350,000 without power for the second day, according to local reports. Dow Jones reported that wide areas of Maryland, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Co... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from Boston Herald on Monday, August 29, 2011,
In October, Energy Secretary Steven Chu pledged that solar panels and a solar hot water heater would be installed on the White House roof before the start of summer.
Now, summer is almost over, the 2012 election campaign is well under way, and there are still no solar panels on the White House roof.
Why? That’s a mystery.
The Energy Department will say only that the project is mired in the "competitive procurement process." Spokeswoman Joelle Terry declined to go into details of the ho... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from EERE on Sunday, August 28, 2011,
This week, Erin shared the results of a major energy efficiency retrofit at her local library. Efficiency improvements over several years include installing 250 solar panels on the roof, upgrading to energy efficient lighting, and others. The library has been saving over $57,000 per year in electricity costs, and expects to save even more in the future.
After discovering a renewable energy project in our blogger's own community, we're curious: What energy-saving, innovative projects have you... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from EERE on Friday, August 26, 2011,
Today, the Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25% by 2014. These new standards, developed through a consensus process with manufacturers, consumer groups, and environmentalists, are expected to deliver more than $200 in electricity bill savings for the typical consumer over the lifetime of the refrigerator. Nationally, consumers are expected to save more than $21 billion on their ener... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from Green Car Congress on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
The US Department of Energy has selected 16 projects for almost $29 million in funding to develop advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from coal–fired power plants. The projects, with an overall value of more than $40 million over three years, are focused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture technologies to existing and new power plants.
The selected projects will focus on developing carbon captu... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu from Planet Save on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
In recent years, environmental concerns have become greater than ever. Lots of us are recycling at home, but many businesses still believe that going green is difficult and requires a lot of hard work. In reality, there are several simple ways that businesses can go green and reduce their impact on the environment – as well as reducing their outgoings, since going green is all about minimising waste.
By simply turning off computers, printers, lights, and equipment at the end of the bu... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
Human gait could soon power portable electronics
If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone — or just about any other portable electronic device — could be powered by simply taking a walk.
In a paper appearing this week (Aug. 23) in the journal Nature Communications, Krupenkin and Taylor, both engineering researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, describe a new energy-harvesting technology that promises to dramatically re... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 22, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the launch of two online tools designed to help communities better prepare for widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs). DOE has developed a template to help local governments design permits for residential EV charger installations and accelerate the approval process. DOE has also released a training video to provide inspectors and electricians with a guide to facilitate inspections and installations of home EV charg... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
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Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) program recently completed five projects at the Oak Ridge site funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 18, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium will hold its Southwest Region Workshop on August 25 – 26 in San Jose, California. The City of San Jose is hosting the workshop—the Consortium's final regional workshop in 2011—and welcomes designers, consultants, utility and city representatives, government agencies, and energy efficiency organizations that evaluate and implement light-emitting diode (LED) street lighting solutions.
Ful... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
Release date: 08/17/2011
Contact Information: Bonnie Smith 215-814-5543 / smith.bonnie@epa.gov
LINCOLN, Del. (Aug. 17, 2011) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture and ING DIRECT here today in recognizing an innovative rural housing project where soon-to-be homeowners are learning construction skills and pitching in to help build their own energy efficient homes.
The program called “Self Help Housing” is operat... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy today issued the following statement in support of the commissioning of the world's first tri-generation fuel cell and hydrogen energy station to provide transportation fuel to the public and electric power to an industrial facility, located at the Orange County Sanitation District's wastewater treatment plant in Fountain Valley, California. The fuel cell commissioned today is a combined heat, hydrogen, and power system that co-produces hydrogen ... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 16, 2011
U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Teachers Association today announced the kick-off of registration for a nationwide student contest to help families save money by saving energy at home. As part of the Obama Administration’s support for student education in science, technology, engineering, and math, America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC) will engage students in elementary and middle schools across the Nation to help them learn the science of energ... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 16, 2011
President Obama today announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. The initiative responds to a directive from President Obama issued in March as part of his Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future, the administration's framework for reducing dependence o... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Wednesday, August 24, 2011,
August 12, 2011
As part of the Obama Administration's ongoing efforts to help American families and businesses save money on their energy bills, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the availability of up to $12 million in funding for energy-saving lighting technologies. The Energy Department will invest in projects to accelerate research and development of solid-state lighting technologies – semiconductor devices such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitti... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
August 11, 2011
A team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have pinpointed the exact, single gene that controls ethanol production capacity in a microorganism. This discovery could be the missing link in developing biomass crops that produce higher concentrations of ethanol at lower costs.
“The Department of Energy relies on the scientific discoveries of its labs and research centers to improve the production of clean energy sources,” sai... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
August 10, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy today released a report – 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry – detailing U.S. biomass feedstock potential nationwide. The report examines the nation's capacity to produce a billion dry tons of biomass resources annually for energy uses without impacting other vital U.S. farm and forest products, such as food, feed, and fiber crops. The study provides industry, policymakers, and the agricultur... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
New Website Offers Localized Data, Resources to Save Energy and Money
August 04, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the next step of its comprehensive website reform, making Energy.gov a cutting-edge, interactive information platform and saving taxpayers more than $10 million annually.
Through a complete overhaul of its front-end and back-end design, Energy.gov modernizes how consumers and businesses access the information and resources they need to save money and energy wh... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2011
earth energy Solutions Announces Partnership with ENERGY STAR®
eeS Group today announced a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR Partner. earth energy Solution’s voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR means that we will be working toward helping their clients improve the energy efficiency and performance... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Tuesday, August 23, 2011,
Philips Product Delivers on Department's Challenge to Replace Common Light Bulb with Energy-Saving Lighting Alternative
August 03, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The Department of Energy's L Prize challenged the lighting industry to develop high performance, energy-saving replacements for conventional light bulbs that will save Am... Continue reading ...
Posted by eco.nomics.edu on Monday, August 22, 2011,
SUNPATH Program Will Boost American Competitiveness, Lower Cost of Solar Energy
August 02, 2011
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program, aimed to help the nation reclaim its competitive edge in solar manufacturing. SUNPATH, which stands for Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home, represents the second solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) supporting the Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative.
"This investment p... Continue reading ...
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