January 2012

Project Roundup: Slew of Projects Go Online

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/7d157_1332-project-roundup-slew-of-projects-go-online.jpg” /> With developers having made their final end-of-year push through the last day of December, the January ritual of announcements concerning new projects entering <a href="/power-save-3200″>commercial operation and new PPAs kicking in continued this week.

Project Roundup: Slew of Projects Go Online

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/8a24f_1332-project-roundup-slew-of-projects-go-online.jpg” /> With developers having made their final end-of-year push through the last day of December, the January ritual of announcements concerning new projects entering <a href="/power-save-3200″>commercial operation and new PPAs kicking in continued this week.

Evaluating Institutional On-site Clean Energy

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/afd86_8479-evaluating-institutional-on-site-clean-energy.jpg” /> Earlier this month, I attended EUCI’s Utilizing Clean Power Development Conference in Philadelphia.  The conference attracted a variety of large institutions (hospitals, municipalities, universities, etc.), developers, and financers to discuss the opportunity and challenges surrounding deployment of on-site renewable energy.  Instit

Evaluating Institutional On-site Clean Energy

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/757c1_8479-evaluating-institutional-on-site-clean-energy.jpg” /> Earlier this month, I attended EUCI’s Utilizing Clean Power Development Conference in Philadelphia.  The conference attracted a variety of large institutions (hospitals, municipalities, universities, etc.), developers, and financers to discuss the opportunity and challenges surrounding deployment of on-site renewable energy.  Instit

Evaluating Institutional On-site Clean Energy

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/60aff_8479-evaluating-institutional-on-site-clean-energy.jpg” /> Earlier this month, I attended EUCI’s Utilizing Clean Power Development Conference in Philadelphia.  The conference attracted a variety of large institutions (hospitals, municipalities, universities, etc.), developers, and financers to discuss the opportunity and challenges surrounding deployment of on-site renewable energy.  Instit

Integrating Anaerobic Digestion Into Our Culture Part 2: Stats, Reality and the Future

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c68fb_1332-integrating-anaerobic-digestion-into-our-culture-part-2-stats-reality-and-the-future.jpg” /> North America is at an inflection point in managing organic materials. Just as paper, metal and plastics were the darlings of the recycling industry a couple decades ago, our society is defining a new relationship with organic materials: one that harnesses the full carbon, energy and nutrient potential [...]

Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33 Percent

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/6144d_10208-hourly-electricity-pricing-boosts-value-of-distributed-solar-by-33-percent.jpg” /> What if electricity cost more when the sun was shining?  Many utilities are using new electronic “smart meters” to adjust the price of electricity as often as every hour, to reflect supply and demand.  And charging more when electricity is in short supply can be good news, increasing [...]

Run-of-the-River Hydropower Goes With the Flow

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/b4e62_1332-run-of-the-river-hydropower-goes-with-the-flow.jpg” /> In recent years, run-of-the-river hydropower projects have emerged as a viable, low-impact alternative to existing large-scale projects. Run-of-the-river facilities use conventional hydropower technology to produce electricity by diverting river flow through turbines that spin generators – before returning water back to the river downstream.

Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33 Percent

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/43ba2_10208-hourly-electricity-pricing-boosts-value-of-distributed-solar-by-33-percent.jpg” /> What if electricity cost more when the sun was shining?  Many utilities are using new electronic “smart meters” to adjust the price of electricity as often as every hour, to reflect supply and demand.  And charging more when electricity is in short supply can be good news, increasing [...]

Ford to triple production of fuel efficient eco engine

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

US carmaker Ford has announced plans to triple production of its fuel-efficient EcoBoost™ engines, offering in 11 vehicles this year, up from seven.

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