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Provided by EREN Network News*News and Events U.S. Navy Dedicates a 750-Kilowatt Solar Power System Company Proposes 12.5 Gigawatts of Wind at 17 Offshore Sites DOE Releases Its Strategic Plan for Efficiency, Renewables DOE Refocuses Truck Initiative and Unveils Hydrogen Roadmap Puget Sound Energy to Restructure Time-of-Use Pilot Ethanol Construction Boom Brings Michigan Its First Plant How About Solar Power on the Moon?*Site NewsPractical Ocean Energy Management Systems (POEMS)*Energy Facts and TipsEIA Updates Energy Analyses for Iraq and Afghanistan———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-U.S. Navy Dedicates a 750-Kilowatt Solar Power SystemThe U.S. Navy announced last week that it has installed the largest federal solar power system to date at Naval Base Coronado, located in San Diego, California. The 750-kilowatt system generates enough electricity during the day to power 935 homes. The photovoltaic panels also form a half-mile-long covered parking structure in the naval base’s parking lot, providing shading for more than 400 vehicles. The solar panels actually have a peak capacity of 924 kilowatts, but the system that connects the panels to the electrical grid will produce only 750 kilowatts. That system converts the direct current output from the panels into three-phase, 12-kilovolt power that is fed into the Navy’s electrical distribution system.The […]
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Smith Middle School in North Carolina teaches sustainability by making its green features obvious to the kids, encouraging them to ask questions.
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The North Clackamas High School in Oregon is one of the greenest schools in the nation and one of the first to use performance-based fees.
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The Chicago Solar Schools Project aims to make Chicago Public Schools the nation's largest school-based solar network and a leader in environmental education.
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by Kirsten Elder Companies in the news Ebara Solar Inc: www.ebarasolar.com Powerlight Corp: www.powerlight.com Shell Solar (Philippines): www.shell.com/solar Spire Corp: www.spirecorp.com Applications The US Navy Region Southwest announced it has deployed the largest federal solar photovoltaic system in the nation. The system is a unique solar electric carport at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, which makes innovative use of existing parking space. The installation is comprised of two contiguous solar arrays, covering a half-mile long parking structure that serves US Navy personnel. In addition to providing shade for parked cars, the system generates the equivalent energy during the day to power over 935 homes. This 750 kW solar electric system will reduce the demand on California’s power grid and was designed, manufactured and installed by PowerLight Corporation of California. The City of San Diego has taken the first step towards its goal of energy independence by commissioning its first solar-powered municipal building. The newly installed PV array consists of 468 panels and the entire structure will produce approximately 91,950 kWp per year to power the administration building, which currently uses 87,000 kWp of energy per year. The Citys Mayor believes that although the payback period may be as long […]
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Four top group purchasing organizations (GPOs) that buy supplies for more than 70% of U.S. health care facilities announced environmental commitments at the CleanMed conference, a conference on environmentally preferable products for the health care industry. Premier, Inc., Novation, Broadlane and Consorta, Inc. which together represent about $30 billion in medical purchasing power — announced initiatives designed to reduce purchasing medical products that contain mercury, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, and the chemical plasticizer DEHP. Novation will label DEHP-containing and PVC medical products in its catalogues so customers can seek more environmentally preferable alternatives. Consorta will ask shareholders for permission to label DEHP-containing and PVC products in catalogues, and to take mercury-containing medical devices off contract. Premier will take mercury-containing medical devices off contract. The company has developed a comprehensive list of pharmaceutical products that contain mercury to help hospitals identify them, and thus manage or dispose of them appropriately. Broadlane labels products that are free from chlorine, DEHP, latex, mercury and PVC in its on-line catalogue and contract implementation packages. Also at CleanMed 2002: Kaiser Permanente, the nations largest health care non-profit, discussed its green building initiative, which includes purchasing agreements for sustainable construction materials to be used in millions […]
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Scandic Hotels, based in Stockholm, Sweden, received this year’s International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) Environmental Award (Corporate Category). The theme of the 2002 award is energy efficiency and indoor air quality. The runner-up is ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers in New Delhi, India. The winner in the Independent Hotel category is The Orchid, an ECOTEL-certified hotel, in Mumbai, India, and the runner-up is Bucuti Beach Resort in Eagle Beach, Aruba. IH&RA and American Express launched the Annual Environmental Award in 1991. Since Scandic’s Environmental Program started nine years ago, over 9000 employees have participated in The Natural Step training sessions. The hotel has more than 9000 “eco-rooms,” has reduced energy use by 24% and has reduced unsorted waste by over 40%.Six hotels qualify for The Nordic Swan eco label. Last year, all Swedish Scandic and Hilton hotels began serving KRAV-certified (the organic certifier) organic breakfasts. Last month, all week Swedish hotels began serving eggs only from free-range hens (200 tons yearly). The most recent eco hotel, Scandic Hotel Alvik Stockholm, built entirely according to the Scandic Environmental Construction Standard, opened October 1.This award is yet another proof of the fact that sustainable business is not only successful and […]
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Provided by EREN Network News*News and Events First Phase of Five-Megawatt Arizona Solar Plant Dedicated China Buys Solar Cell Equipment Despite Industry Downturn Construction of Zero Energy Home Underway in Tucson, Arizona DOE Marks Weatherization Program’s 26th Anniversary Several New Geothermal Plants Slated for Nevada ZAP Offers to Buy Think Electric Vehicles Assets from Ford Portland Utility Agrees to Remove 22-Megawatt Hydro Project*Site NewsMidwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA)*Energy Facts and TipsVoters are Increasing Deciding Transportation Issues———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-First Phase of Five-Megawatt Arizona Solar Plant DedicatedAPS, Arizona’s largest electric utility, dedicated the first phase of its Prescott Airport Solar Power Plant last week. The new solar facility is currently online with a capacity of 450 kilowatts, to be increased to 1.5 megawatts by March 2003. But within the next three to five years, the utility plans to expand the Prescott facility to 5 megawatts, which will place it among the largest in the world. See the October 30th press release on the APS Web site at: [sorry this link is no longer available]A number of solar power installations were completed in October, including one 59-kilowatt and one 56-kilowatt solar power system installed in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. With […]
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by Kirsten Elder Companies in the news AstroPower: www.astropower.com Baoding Yingli BP Solar: www.bpsolar.com Evergreen Solar: www.evergreensolar.com Grundfos: www.grundfos.com GT Solar Technologies: www.gtsolar.com ICP Global Technologies: www.icpglobal.com Konarka Technologies: www.konarkatech.com PowerLight Corp: www.powerlight.com SunPower Corp: www.sunpower.com SunTechnics: www.suntechnics.de New Products Solar product manufacturer ICP Global Technologies, has introduced the iSun BattPak solar battery charger. The iSun BattPak can charge up to 10 AA and AAA batteries in the home, car or with the power of the sun with ICP Global’s iSun Portable Solar Charger. The iSun BattPak can quick-charge up to 10 AA or AAA NiMH and Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries in as little as 4 hours. (SolarAccess, 04/11/02)Applications The construction of the largest photovoltaic project worldwide has just started in Hemau, near Regensburg, Bavaria. SunTechnics Solartechnik GmbH located in Hamburg has been assigned to build a solar power plant with a total output of 4 MW. Four different types of BP Solar modules will be mounted on a former ammunition depot and connected to the public grid. All the modules have been purchased and are on their way to the construction site. Last year, SunTechnics finished the construction of the largest solar power plant in Germany at that time (1.6 […]
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Provided by EREN Network News*News and Events DOE and EPA Release Fuel Economy Guide for Model Year 2003 Automotive Electronics Companies Advance Hybrid Technologies Automotive Companies Pave Way for LEDs and “Smart” Windows Five Agencies Save $100 Million and Earn Presidential Awards New Superconductor Wire Beats High Current-Carrying Goal Three California Wind Facilities Caught Up in Enron Scandal*Site NewsCold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC)*Energy Facts and TipsReport: U.S. Energy Use Dropped 2.4 Percent in 2001———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-DOE and EPA Release Fuel Economy Guide for Model Year 2003DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released yesterday the estimated fuel efficiencies for all U.S. passenger vehicles for Model Year 2003. The “Fuel Economy Guide 2003” ranks the vehicles by fuel efficiency within each class, and the online version allows users to make side-by-side comparisons of vehicles. For 2003, hybrid electric vehicles continue to lead the list of fuel-efficient vehicles, with the manual and automatic versions of the Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, and Toyota Prius topping the list. Interestingly enough, diesel-fueled Volkswagens follow close behind the hybrids, and among conventional gasoline-fueled vehicles, only the Toyota Echo lands on the top-ten list. But if you own a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, or Maserati, […]
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