Energy Savings
Hitting a Home Run for Clean Energy March 12, 2012 11:39 Spring. With gentle breezes, blooming flowers, and warm sunshine, the season marks the beginning of fun outdoor activities—picnics, camping, hikes, and the classic American pastime—baseball. In the past five years, major league baseball teams have increasingly made strides in greening up their stadiums. Here [...]
Today, the Energy Department is launching the next phase of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize), a competition that pushes for accelerated innovation and drives industry to create more energy-saving lighting options. And with more high-performance, high-efficiency lighting options set to appear on store shelves — it’s time to change the way we shop for light. Think about [...]
So, what does the little indicator light on your cell phone, a street light, an exit sign, and the common household light bulb have in common? If your answer is that light emitting diode (LED) technology can power all these things, then you’re pretty bright. LEDs are a form of solid state lighting. Once thenew kid [...]
February 15, 2012 The Energy Department today announced new voluntary energy-saving specifications for lighting troffers – rectangular overhead fixtures used in commercial buildings – as well as parking lot and parking structure lighting. The new performance criteria were developed by the Department of Energy’s Commercial Building Energy Alliances (CBEAs), which bring together major U.S. companies [...]
February 16, 2012 As part of the Administration’s support for innovations in American manufacturing, the Energy Department today highlighted a recent breakthrough in residential window manufacturing that cuts down production time, while creating better-insulating, highly energy-efficient windows. This innovative manufacturing design was partially funded by DOE and developed by GED Integrated Solutions, Inc. (GED), a [...]
A cold snap in February last year in Texas saw more than 1,000 megawatts of resources respond within minutes when a blackout appeared imminent. In July in New York, the system operator called on 2,000 megawatts of demand response resources to curtail load during an oppressive heat wave. The list of similar emergencies is long. [...]
The Army’s overall “energy intensity” went down last year, said the Army’s lead on energy-use reduction. “Just last year, overall, the Army’s energy use per square foot decreased by a little more than four percent,” said Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, adding the Army is on track with [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a report that documents the increased adoption of energy-efficient lighting products in the United States over the last decade. The 2010 U.S. Lighting Market Characterization examines the current conditions and broad trends in the U.S. lighting market, broken down by technology and sector. The report also details [...]
Siemens and Johnson Controls have won contracts from the US Army for renewable and energy efficiency projects totalling over $60 million. The deals were announced last week, with Siemens landing one contract and Johnson Controls two. Siemens’ $16.8 million contract will see a 4. 465 MW photovoltaic solar system installed at White Sands Missile Range, [...]
Energy-efficiency upgrades in U.S. apartment buildings could cut energy bills by almost $3.4 billion annually nationwide, according to a new report this week from think tanks CNT Energy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The estimate includes $2.03 billion in potential electricity savings and $1.34 billion in potential natural-gas savings from retrofits such [...]