Archive for the 'Electricity' Category
March 15th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
The Clean energy policy is starting to heat up again in the United States, and the American wind industry is aiming to make sure these legislative discussions turn into progressive action. This week, as the U.S. Senate begins its assessment of the weatherization bill known as Home Star, 120 executives from companies bound to wind power have stormed Capitol Hill. Their mission: advocate for the passage of national policies which will create jobs, diversify energy supply, and prevent climate change.
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March 12th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
This fall a new skyscraper claiming to be the world’s greenest building will open in Guangzhou, China. The 71-story, 2.3-million square-foot Pearl River Tower will be the most energy-efficient super-tall building ever built.
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March 12th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
California and Massachusetts have long been bastions of clean energy. Now you can add New Jersey to the list. Since the beginning of the year, the New Jersey State Legislature has passed several laws to promote the development of renewable energy sources.
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March 11th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) recently announced its goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. This represents one and a half times the company’s estimated global carbon footprint growth over the next five years and is the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year.
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March 10th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is constructing an outrageously sustainable building, which, when completed, will be “greenest” building in North America. This news is just the latest in a dearth of renewable energy and green announcements and accolades to come from Vancouver.
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March 9th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
A new survey of American utility companies offers some very revealing information about the U.S. energy industry and renewable energy. Black & Veatech, a construction and engineering company focused on energy and water infrastructure has published its annual “Strategic Directions in the Electric Utility Industry Survey.” Their research shows that for the second year in a row capital spending on electric grid infrastructure by utilities has dropped — this has not happened since the days of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Continue reading ‘American Utilities: Hot for the Smart Grid and Warming to Renewable Energy’
March 9th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Voonami, Inc. has unveiled one of the most energy efficient data centers in the United States. Voonami says its new giant data center will reduce energy costs by 80% compared to other data centers making it the greenest in the state of Utah, and one that will rival Google’s most efficient data centers.
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March 8th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate may help the renewables sector. U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and John Ensign (R-NV) have introduced renewable energy legislation that could be a boon for businesses that produce renewable energy technologies, lead to green job creation, and help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
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March 8th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Those in the clean energy industry continue to play the waiting game in the policy arena. The question remains as what type of, if any, energy and climate change legislation will be put into action in the US in 2010. I put my own spin on things this week, heavily relying on EnergyBoom’s archives. So, if you are trying to get caught up with what has been happening in the renewables game - join me as I venture through the dusty vaults of our past work.
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March 4th, 2010 by EBR_EBdaily
Songwriter Kristina Stykos is making music in a unique way. Stykos is the owner, engineer and producer of a music recording studio located in rural Vermont. The Pepperbox Studio is not your run-of-the-mill recording studio. Unlike traditional recording studios, Pepperbox Studio relies on alternative energy to record music. The off-the-grid studio, located on the top floor of the Stykos home, sits at the end of a dirt road about five miles from Chelsea and is nestled between pastures and the beautiful Green Mountains.
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