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In Search of a Pan That Lets Cooks Forget About Teflon

By MARIAN BURROS, June 7, 2006 Like many home cooks, I have sent my nonstick skillets to the moldy recesses of my basement, where they have joined the 1950’s aluminum pots and the Dru casseroles (Dutch enamel coated cast iron, now eBay collectibles). What led to this step were unsettling reports that an overheated Teflon-coated pan may release toxic gases. DuPont, the manufacturer of Teflon, says that its pans are safe and that their surfaces won’t decompose, possibly releasing the gas, until the pan’s temperature reaches 680 degrees. Some scientists say that an empty pan left on a burner set on high reaches 700 degrees in as little as three minutes. All pans with nonstick coatings are subject to the same problems, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental research and advocacy organization. I banished the skillets last year and spent months dithering over what to buy while making do with the pans I had left: a large Revere Ware skillet with a concave bottom; a small, warped hand-me-down from my mother; and a medium All-Clad in fine shape. A few passes at online pot sellers made matters worse: there are too many choices. Finally, after consulting the […]

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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 7, 2006

DOE Awards $34.6 Million to States for Energy Efficiency New Iowa Legislation to Boost Renewable Fuel Use Wood-Burning Power Plants Planned for Four States Hydropower Expansion Qualifies for Federal Tax Credit IRS Certifies Honda and Toyota Hybrids for Federal Tax Credits IRS Issues Guidance on Commercial Building Tax Deduction DOE Awards $34.6 Million to States for Energy EfficiencyDOE announced last week that it will award a total of $34.6 million to 24 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia to improve energy efficiency throughout the nation. The funding is from DOE’s State Energy Program, which provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices from technology programs in DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Among the states receiving funding are Maryland, which will receive $642,000, and New Mexico, which will receive $314,000. Those awards were announced, respectively, by Andy Karsner, DOE’s Assistant Secretary for EERE and Karen Harbert, DOE’s Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs. See the State Energy Program Web site and the DOE press releases on the overall funding and the awards to Maryland and New Mexico.New Iowa Legislation to Boost Renewable Fuel UseIowa Governor Tom Vilsack signed a legislative package […]

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Ormat Receives $29M Canadian Order

Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA ) has announced that two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have received supply and construction orders worth approximately US$29 million for 3 ORMAT Recovered Energy Generation (REG) power plants from an independent power producer (IPP) in Western Canada. Each facility will have a capacity of 5 MW net and will convert into electricity the recovered waste heat from the exhaust of existing gas turbines. The 3 plants are expected to be commissioned in 2007 or early 2008. The ORMAT REG facilities consist of ORMAT Energy Converters (OEC) based on Organic Rankine Cycle technology, which convert recovered heat to electric power without the need for any additional fuel or water. The OEC units are environmentally benign as they have no emissions of CO2 or NOX. Lucien Y. Bronicki, Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer of Ormat Technologies, said, “This agreement brings the total of REG on order above 60MW and provides further validation of the importance of recovered energy as one of Ormat’s growth engines. The Ormat line of REG systems responds to two objectives high on the energy policy agenda: energy efficiency and emission reduction. We are very pleased with our progress on this […]

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Martek Shares Jump

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