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Unique research tool aims to reduce PV cost

NREL has installed its first Atmospheric Processing Platform to prototype lower-cost thin film solar cells from inks and other solutions. Thin film technologies are spurring innovative new solar applications, such as modules that double as roof shingles, and semi-transparent modules that can be integrated into building walls or roofs. It has the potential to dramatically increase the generation ...

Jul. 13, 2009

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Honeywell and Opower Develop Next-Generation Tools to Reduce Energy Use and Costs in Homes

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Opower today announced plans to jointly develop energy management tools to help consumers cut their energy use and expenses. The companies will combine Honeywell's expertise in residential automation and control systems with Opower's industry-leading energy data analytics and customer engagement techniques to create intuitive, reliable and cost-effective technology that ...

Sep. 13, 2011

By Honeywell

Honeywell Technology to Reduce Energy Costs and Improve Comfort at Alger County Facilities

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a building modernization program to upgrade infrastructure across three Alger County facilities in Munising, Mich., and save more than $114,000 in annual utility and operating costs for the county. The energy retrofit initiative, backed by guaranteed savings through a 15-year, ...

Oct. 5, 2011

By Honeywell

Webinar: The Hidden Cost of Hazards in Utilities

The act of reporting an incident is just the first step in the entire incident lifecycle. How you manage the following steps will have a very significant impact on your business. Life After the Incident: Claims, Cases, Lost Time and the Hidden Cost of Hazards in Utilities, is a free 30-minute webinar hosted by Fraser Dickie and Graham Campbell, Intelex’s Energy and Utilities solutions ...

Nov. 19, 2014

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Energy Department announces $20 million for new tools and technology to strengthen energy sector Cybersecurity protections

As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to strengthen the United States’ cybersecurity defenses, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the availability of up to $20 million for the development of tools and technologies to enhance the cybersecurity of the nation’s energy delivery control systems for electricity, oil, and gas. As part of this funding, the ...

Feb. 21, 2013

By US Department of Energy

Department of energy announces up to $70 million to advance technology and reduce cost of geothermal energy

In support of President Obama's goal of generating 80% of the country's electricity from clean energy sources by 2035, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the availability of up to $70 million in new funding over three years for technology advancements in geothermal energy to accelerate development of this promising clean energy resource. Innovations in exploration ...

Jun. 9, 2011

By US Department of Energy

White House honors federal agency teams for saving energy and reducing energy costs

The White House today honored energy management teams from four federal entities: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. General Services Administration; and, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, for their support, leadership, and efforts in promoting and improving energy use in their facilities and operations. These teams, which included 44 ...

Oct. 28, 2008

By US Department of Energy

Eaton Energy monitoring and efficiency solutions reduce buildings’ energy costs and carbon footprint

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the launch of Power Xpert 200E gateway, an intelligent solution that collects energy usage data from meters, enabling customers to benchmark energy usage, set energy management goals, determine the effectiveness of energy management initiatives and reduce energy costs. The Power Xpert 200E gateway reports on energy usage at the ...

Jul. 18, 2012

By Eaton Corporation

Take control of energy data – the hot topic at the Energy Users’ Forum

Escalating energy prices combined with pressure to reduce emissions, mean that taking control of energy consumption has never been so important. In recognition, this was the focus of the Energy Users’ Forum – an independent event supported by IMServ, the UK’s leading independent collector of energy data.At the Ramada Encore in Milton Keynes, the October event, which is held bi-annually, brought ...

Nov. 3, 2008

By Loud Group

Eaton Provides Energy Efficiency, Cost Savings with Expanded Line of Wheelock Exceder LED Series Ceiling Notification Appliances

Power management company Eaton today announced that its Cooper Notification business has expanded its Wheelock Exceder LED Series to include ceiling models for horns, horn strobes, strobes, speakers and speaker strobes. The Wheelock Exceder Series is the industry’s first line of notification appliances to utilize high-efficiency light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the strobe light source to ...

Aug. 13, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

Honeywell Introduces Attune(TM) Advisory Services, Connects Cloud Computing and Facility Know-How to Cut Energy and Operating Costs

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today introduced its new Attune(TM) Advisory Services( http://www.attune.honeywell.com ), a suite of professional services that combines cloud-based tools and analytics with a global network of operations centers, and energy and facility experts to provide ...

Mar. 21, 2012

By Honeywell

Ballard receives DOE award for cost reduction activities

Ballard Power Systems' material products division has won the 2011 Annual Merit Review Award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The award recognizes Ballard's success in reducing manufacturing cost of gas diffusion layer (GDL) material, a critical component of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) used in every Ballard fuel cell product. Implementation of improved process control tools, ...

May 25, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Johnson Controls teams up to scale energy efficiency in corporate supply chains

Johnson Controls plans to scale up its innovative program to help small and medium-sized suppliers reduce energy use in their manufacturing facilities as a CGI America Commitment to Action. The Scaling Energy Efficiency in Corporate Supply Chains CGI Commitment to Action expands an existing Johnson Controls supplier efficiency pilot program in which company energy experts visit the plants of its ...

Jun. 12, 2015

By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

New opportunity for electrical contractors to enter building energy controls market

Electrical contractors who have previously been excluded from the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market – leaving it to more specialised contractors - have a new opportunity to break into this fast growing sector. International energy controls business ENER-G Solutions is recruiting contractors who might have no previous experience of building energy controls as ...

Dec. 5, 2011

By ENER-G

NREL-Developed Software Tackles Building Efficiency and Offers Cost Savings

A unique software application created by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could improve the efficiency of commercial buildings by allowing occupants to interact with buildings more directly. The new Building Agent (BA) application allows facility managers to quickly diagnose and adjust for problems based on direct occupant comfort feedback. Occupants are ...

Nov. 20, 2013

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

GE and Trane Use ecomagination to Reduce Operating Costs and Improve Efficiency

GE (NYSE:GE) has demonstrated its commitment to imagine and build innovative solutions to today’s environmental challenges while driving economic growth through its ecomagination® efforts. Today, there are 130 products and solutions in the ecomagination portfolio. Offerings in the ecomagination portfolio must demonstrate improvement to a ...

Dec. 12, 2011

By General Electric

Eaton`s Powerful New Design Tool Simplifies National Electrical Code, Selective Coordination Compliance

Power management company Eaton launched the Selective Coordination Designer v1.0 tool for consultants and application engineers in the United States. With cutting-edge functionality, this new no-cost tool helps simplify the design process of selecting overcurrent protective devices in keeping with National Electrical Code® (NEC) requirements for selective coordination of ...

Oct. 13, 2015

By Eaton Corporation

Eaton Galileo Software provides powerful visualization environment to help OEMs reduce costs, improve efficiencies

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton is introducing a new software platform for the XV Series of human machine interfaces (HMI). Already available in Europe, the powerful Galileo 8.0 software is designed to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ...

May 9, 2013

By Eaton Corporation

NREL calculates emissions and costs of power plant cycling necessary for increased wind and solar in the west

New research from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the potential impacts of increasing wind and solar power generation on the operators of fossil-fueled power plants in the West. To accommodate higher amounts of wind and solar power on the electric grid, utilities must ramp down and ramp up or stop and start conventional generators more ...

Sep. 24, 2013

By National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Energy storage innovation showcase

Thank you, Ian Arbon, session chairman. And I’d like to thank the Electricity Storage Network, hosts of today’s conference - especially for providing an opportunity to showcase some of DECC’s low carbon innovation projects. I’ve come to you today straight from the launch of my Department’s Global Calculator, which we worked on in collaboration with Climate KIC, ...

Jan. 28, 2015

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

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