Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:October 23, 2003

*News and Events DOE Awards $20.4 Million to 13 Building Efficiency Projects Canada to Join International Hydrogen Partnership Oklahoma Gains a Massive 102-Megawatt Wind Power Plant Toyota Launches U.S. Sales of its New Prius Netherlands Team Holds Wide Lead in World Solar Challenge Will Electrokinetics Yield a New, Clean Energy Source?DOE Awards $20.4 Million to 13 Building Efficiency ProjectsDOE announced last week its award of $20.4 million to 13 projects that will advance energy efficiency in buildings. Industry partners will contribute more than $10 million to the projects, bringing the total investment to more than $30 million. The three-year projects will aim to develop advanced technologies for lighting systems, windows, waterheaters, and air conditioning systems.Among the technologies being investigated are LED (light-emitting diode) light sources using nanomaterials, organic materials, and other novel materials; new phosphor coatings for fluorescent lamps; wireless lighting control systems; advanced windows that use extremely lightweight insulating materials, called aerogels; “smart” windowsthat mirror over in direct sunlight to reflect heat; electrochromic windows, which can be electronically lightened or darkened; commercial heat pump water heaters that use carbon dioxide as a refrigerant; air conditioning systems that add fresh outdoor air to maintain indoor air quality; and magnetocaloric air […]

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