Advanced Building Energy Articles & Analysis
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The building's 23 electric car chargers, building lights, HVAC, and water heating can all adjust when they use electricity to ensure that energy is only drawn from the grid when plenty of clean power is available in California. ...
The Energy Department's Building Technologies Office (BTO) is issuing two funding opportunities: Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2018 and Solid-State Lighting Research. ...
(NYSE: FE) is seeking permits to build the Center for Advanced Energy Technology, an 88,000 square-foot facility in Akron, Ohio, dedicated to evaluating, testing and training staff on new, digital grid technologies that enhance the company's ability to serve customers. ...
“However, we cannot support the Murkowski bill, even though it contains some useful provisions, because it contains a ‘poison pill’ that undermines collaboration and impedes progress on energy efficiency,” he continued. The Portman-Shaheen bill in particular contains provisions that will advance building ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIASF), in partnership with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), today to announce the opening of the third annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs.ZNE buildings produce as much clean energy as they use during a year through a ...
Many homeowners don't realize their water heater is the second single-biggest, energy-consuming appliance in their home.3 "With GeoSpring's advanced heat pump technology, a consumer can save more than $3,000 over 10 years. ...
BuildingIQoptimizes energy use in commercial buildings through an advanced building energy management system, providing a significant improvement on current solutions in the market. ...
GE Appliances’ new products, as part of its billion-dollar investment through 2014, continue to gain positive recognition. Today, BuildingGreen named GE’s GeoSpring™ hybrid electric water heater to its Top-10 list of green building products for 2013. GE began production of GeoSpring in February. Today, BuildingGreen named GE's GeoSpring(TM) hybrid electric water heater to its ...
From the company that brought you the first full line of smart grid-enabled appliances, GE is now launching additions and enhancements to its innovative suite of Brillion™ home energy solutions and laying the foundation for an energy-saving “connected home.” The new Whole-Home Sensor, an integral part of home-energy solutions, is being used in several ...
(NYSE: GE) — Nearly all Americans (96 percent) think improved appliance efficiency is important for personal financial reasons,[1] yet many homeowners don’t realize their water heater is the second single-biggest, energy-consuming appliance in their home, behind the HVAC system and that more energy-efficient options are available in the ...
GE Appliances (NYSE:GE) and Georgia-based Flint Energies announced today the launch of a two-year smart grid pilot to understand the potential for GE's Brillion™-enabled appliances to save consumers money and reduce peak load when combined with peak-time rebates. GE Appliances and Flint Energies will be giving 10 volunteer households in Warner Robins, Ga., GE's full ...
Green Community College Leadership Award Winners Instructor Award: Professor John Frala Professor John Frala teaches Advanced Transportation Technologies and Energy at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. ...
At NREL, her work focuses on renewable energy and energy efficiency applications for the buildings industry. She has been recognized by NREL for making exceptional contributions to renewable energy science and technology and advancing her profession with NREL’s Outstanding Performance Staff Award. ...
“GE will help build tomorrow’s smart energy grid; help drive electric vehicles out of the labs and onto the world’s roadways; and work to build advanced, cleaner energy production in the U.S., India, China, and the Middle East at mammoth scale,” Immelt added. ...
With the fundamental objective of advancing the most efficient use of energy as possible to reduce overall demand, the programs include home weatherization, incentives to purchase efficient appliances, interactive online efficiency tools, system infrastructure and co-generation opportunities for commercial, industrial and municipal customers, and additional ...