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*News and Events DOE to Invest $61 Million in Industrial Energy Efficiency New Green Power Purchases Announced as Leaders Earn Awards GM Shifts Hybrid Electric Plans to Focus on “Strong” Hybrids Three Energy-Efficient Habitat Duplexes Dedicated in Yonkers First Certification Exam Held for Photovoltaic Installers Voters Approve Light Rail in Houston; Seattle Breaks Ground*Site News Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership*Energy Connections EIA Publishes “Renewable Energy Annual 2002”———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- DOE to Invest $61 Million in Industrial Energy EfficiencyOn November 5th, DOE announced its selection of 32 new projects to improve energy efficiency in U.S. industry. DOE will invest a total of $61 million in the projects, which extend over the next three years, while industrial partners will contribute more than $54 million. Two dozen of the projects will pursue new energy efficiency technologies,including 3 projects for the glass industry, 4 for the metal-casting industry, and 17 projects developing technologies that can be applied throughout industry, such as industrial sensors, advanced materials, and automation technologies. In addition to those 24 research and development projects, eight projects will identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency in industrial plants using technologies and practices available today. Six of those eight projects will […]
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*News and Events Five Federal Energy Management Teams Earn White House Honors Federal Leaders Achieve $62 Million in Annual Energy Savings ASHRAE, DOE to Cooperate on Energy Efficiency and Renewables DOE Launches Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Education Effort U.S. to Host a Hydrogen Ministerial Meeting in Late November Interior Department Holds Meetings on Wind Power in the West*Site News Energy Efficiency 21*Energy Connections EIA: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Grew 0.5 Percent in 2002———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- Five Federal Energy Management Teams Earn White House HonorsThe White House awarded the Presidential Awards for Leadership in Federal Energy Management to energy-saving teams at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force last week. The teams implemented measures that will save the federal government about 1.3 trillion Btu (British thermal units) of energy each year — more energy than is used by 13,000 typical U.S. homes.Five energy management teams earned the awards: the team at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command drew on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and combined heat and power systems to save more than 900 billion Btu per year; the team at the Fort Carson Army post established long-term […]
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*News and Events DOE, EPA Announce Fuel Economy Leaders for Model Year 2004 Japanese Automakers Look to the Future at Tokyo Auto Show Thirteen of 22 Cars Complete the World Solar Challenge Big Wind Energy Projects Hit the Great Plains USDA, Rural Electric Coops to Advance Efficiency, Renewables St. Lawrence Hydropower Station Earns New 50-Year License*Energy Connections EIA: U.S. Energy Use Increased 1 Percent in 2002———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- <DOE, EPA Announce Fuel Economy Leaders for Model Year 2004 DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the latest edition of the Web-based “Fuel Economy Guide” on October 23rd. The latest edition of the guide includes fuel economy, emissions, and safety data for all model year 2004 vehicles sold in the United States. It also includes fuel-saving tips and additional informationon advanced-technology vehicles, including hybrid electric, alternative fuel, and fuel-cell vehicles. See the Fuel Economy Guide: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/For the fourth year in a row, hybrid electric vehicles are at the top of the fuel efficiency list, and with the new, larger Toyota Prius, hybrids also lead three vehicle classes: the Honda Insight leads the two-seaters, the Honda Civic Hybrid leads the compact cars, and the Toyota Prius leads the […]
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*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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*News and Events Honda Introduces Fuel Cell for Below-Freezing Temperatures California and Ohio Support Distributed Generation Projects Solar-Powered LED Lamps Help Guide Air Force Jets in Iraq Australia’s “World Solar Challenge” Car Race Starts Sunday Tests of Tidal Energy Turbine Underway in the United Kingdom Seattle Bank Offers Mortgage Financing for Energy Efficiency*Site News Revamped NREL Web Site Highlights Research Activities*Energy Connections EIA Statistics: Newer Homes Tend to Use More Energy ———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- Honda Introduces Fuel Cell for Below-Freezing TemperaturesHonda Motor Co., Ltd. has tackled one of the largest technical barriers for fuel cell vehicles, producing a fuel cell with advanced electrolyte membranes that can operate at temperatures as low as 4 degrees Fahrenheit below zero (negative 20 degrees Celsius). Honda announced last week that the new fuel cell uses a simplified structure to cut the number of components by nearly half, while more than doubling the power output per pound of fuel cell, compared to Honda’s previous-generation fuel cell. Incorporating the new fuel cell into Honda’s fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, yields a 10-percent increase in fuel efficiency and a 20-mile increase in range, to more than 180 miles. Honda delivered the first of five FCX […]
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Kraft Foods has committed to a multiyear deal to purchase coffee from farms certified as sustainably managed. The food giant will buy some five million pounds of coffee in the first year from farms in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Central America. The deal was brokered by the Rainforest Alliance, which certifies, monitors and verifies compliance of the coffee farms through the Sustainable Agriculture Group. It commits Kraft Foods to increasing purchases of certified coffee, paying more to farmers that employ sustainable farm management practices, and working more closely with local community. In addition, the company says it will support training of local certification specialists, auditors and to support the work of the Sustainable Agriculture Group. The deal signals “an institutional change,” said Tensie Whelan, executive director of the Rainforest Alliance. “Given Kraft’s global leadership in coffee sales, this partnership is the first indisputable evidence that the concept of sustainability, once limited to niche markets, is ready to enter the mainstream,” she said. Certified farms can be “havens for wildlife and good places to work, as well as economically viable and outstanding community citizens,” said Juan Marco Alvarez, executive director of SalvaNATURA, a member of the Sustainable Agriculture Network. The price […]
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Japan’s new computer recycling law went into effect this month, giving the used computer business a boost. The new Japanese legislation requires customers to pay a recycling fee of up to 5,000 yen (US$43) in addition to the regular price of new computers. About 98 percent of new computers shipped this season will be stamped with a logo designed by the Japan Electronic and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) showing that the buyer has paid the recycling fee. When the equipment is no longer wanted, it will be collected for free by the manufacturers, who will recycle the machines into their metal and plastic components. Users of older computers will pay a disposal fee at the end of their machines’ lives. People who want to dispose of computers without the logo, must contact the manufacturer directly by phone or online to request a delivery slip from the recycling department. Secondhand computer stores sell about one million computers each year in Japan, and used computer dealers like Sofmap believe the new regulations will attract public interest in used equipment as long as it is no older than five years old. “The used computer market will likely grow threefold over the next […]
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The message at this year's ICCR forum - the time is ripe for corporate reform - keep the pressure on.
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This global partnership aims to accelerate the market for renewable energy & energy efficiency around the world.
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*News and Events NREL and DuPont to Design and Build a Pilot “Biorefinery” New Large Wind Facilities Online in California, New Mexico Massachusetts Provides $4 Million for Community Wind Power Lowe’s Installs 370-Kilowatt Solar Power System in L.A. Green Power Comes to North Carolina and Georgia Three Hydropower Facilities to be Shut Down in Maine ———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- NREL and DuPont to Design and Build a Pilot “Biorefinery”DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and DuPont announced on Monday that they will work together to develop the world’s first integrated “biorefinery” that uses corn or other organic materials to produce a variety of fuels and chemicals. Under a $7.7-million agreement, the two organizations will collaborate to develop, build, and test a pilot-scale biorefinery that will make use of the entire corn plant, including the stalks, husks, and leaves. Those parts, which currently go to waste, will be converted into fuel-grade ethanol and electrical power. Purified sugars from the corn kernel will be converted into chemicals such as Sorona, DuPont’s new corn-basedpolymer. See the NREL press release at: [sorry this link is no longer available]See also DuPont’s Sorona Web site at:[sorry this link is no longer available][sorry this link is […]
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