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Energy Management System | Unraveled

Nupur Gupta — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:37:42 +0000

There are many myths revolving around Energy Management, the biggest being “adding a bunch of energy-efficient features to a new home will drive its cost up significantly.”

ICT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Nupur Gupta — Mon, 16 May 2016 11:37:06 +0000

Information and communication technologies provide new tools that can be used to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs.

The Sustainability Cloud

Nupur Gupta — Tue, 10 May 2016 11:41:13 +0000

Cloud means "Internet based computing"

IOT and Big Data Technologies in Sustainability Management

Nupur Gupta — Thu, 05 May 2016 10:44:59 +0000

The entire world today is talking about IOT, Big-Data and what they have done for managing the sustainability.

Let's check what IOT has to offer –

2050 - Dubai Clean Energy Strategy

Nupur Gupta — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:57:21 +0000

“The strategy aims to provide 75% of the emirate’s energy through clean energy sources by 2050”

700 cleared acres in Colorado with 3 regional transmission lines: Potential solar and/or wind generation location. Sale/Lease

Hank — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:18:11 +0000

700 cleared acres in Colorado with 3 regional transmission lines: Potential solar and/or wind generation location.

For Sale or Lease

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700 cleared acres in Routt County, Colorado near Steamboat Springs/Oak Creek.

Potential solar and/or wind generation location.

Three regional transmission lines are on and near this land:

230 KV line crosses the property.

138 KV line within one mile.

230 KV line within 2 miles.

Elevation 7200 feet to 7800 feet.

PPL Electric Alternative Energy Credit RFP

PPL-Procurement — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:28:12 +0000

PPL Electric is seeking to procure over 175,000 Tier II alternative energy credits (AECs) for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation to meet the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. Qualification materials must be received by March 21 at 12PM EST.

Contact: Ben Chee at Ben.Chee@nera.com or (215) 568-0200/(914) 473-8870.

Seeking to outsource solar powered greenhouse for USDA funded project

SEATLLC — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:09:34 +0000

City of McPherson, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities Seeks Proposals for Renewable Energy

Kmorales — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 22:14:32 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 06, 2015

Contacts: Tim Maier, BPU General Manager, 620-245-2532
Mark Wurm, BPU Assistant General Manager, 620-245-2533

The City of McPherson, Board of Public Utilities Seeks Proposals for up to 20 Megawatts of Renewable Energy

OpenEI Contacts

NickL — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:19:38 +0000

The architecture for storing contacts on OpenEI was recently updated to improve efficiency and user experience. Contacts on OpenEI are designed to provide contact information for industry professionals or organization positions. Contact information can be added to any of the 17k+ organization pages that exist on OpenEI, which then displays a contact card on that organization page.

PPL Electric Alternative Energy Credit RFP

PPL-Procurement — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:11:12 +0000

PPL Electric RFP is seeking to procure over 200,000 Tier II alternative energy credits (AECs) for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation to meet the Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. Qualification materials must be received by September 14 at 12PM EST.

Contact: Ben Chee at Ben.Chee@nera.com or (215) 568-0200/(914) 473-8870.

Global DC Power System Market Trends, Analysis 2015-2019

Bhupendras — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:22:48 +0000

About DC Power System

DC power systems supply voltage or current of fixed polarity, either positive or negative. It can be powered from an AC or DC source. A basic DC power system consists of a transformer, a rectifier, a filter, and a regulator. All these components help provide a constant and ripple free DC output. It is used in a wide variety of applications in telecommunication, data centers, and transportation. These systems are also commonly used in various industries such as oil and gas, consumer electronics, and automotive.

Global Transformer Oil Treatment Plant Market Growth, Trends up to 2015: Radiant Insights, Inc

Radiantinsights — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:56:09 +0000

2015 Global Transformer Oil Treatment Plant Industry Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions of the Transformer Oil Treatment Plant industry, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia) and the main countries (United States, Germany, Japan and China).

The Upshot and Innovation of the Green Button Initiative

NickL — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 22:16:30 +0000

New to Open EI: Basic Question

Schleinb — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:02:32 +0000

I would like to pull Utility Rates across multiple geographies (states), without having to ZIP-code specific searches. How do I do this? Does the system pull an average of the Rates across a state? Thank you, Bruce

Solar PV Market In Asia To Grow At A CAGR Of 23.7 % To 2019: Radiant Insights, Inc

Radiantinsights — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:18:26 +0000

About Solar PV

Global Solar Charger Industry Research Report To 2015: Radiant Insights, Inc

Radiantinsights — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:55:31 +0000

For overview analysis, the report introduces Solar Charger basic information including definition, classification, application, industry chain structure, industry overview, policy analysis, and news analysis, etc.

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Glass-ionomer Cement Market Research Report To 2015: Radiant Insights, Inc

Radiantinsights — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:28:57 +0000

Global Glass-ionomer Cement Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the Glass-ionomer Cement industry.

The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions, classifications, applications and industry chain structure. The Glass-ionomer Cement market analysis is provided for the international markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.

Global Onshore Oil and Gas Market Research Report To 2019: Radiant Insights

Radiantinsights — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:25:31 +0000

About Onshore Oil and Gas

Increased demand for energy worldwide has put an ever-increasing pressure on onshore oil and gas exploration and production activities. Growth in industrialization along with a rapid increase in population has led to a rise in global oil and gas consumption. Technologically advanced techniques to enhance the reservoir recovery are helping in mitigating increased demand for oil and gas by increasing the production from browning oil fields and unconventional oil and gas recovery.

White House Mapathon Progress

NickL — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:53:50 +0000

Recently, the White House held a mapathon, focused on three main projects: humanitarian mapping efforts, mapping U.S. parks, and power outage mapping. OpenEI provided support for the Power Utility Areas portion of the White House Mapathon, which helped participants to collect power outage information for 152 utilties.

DOE Leading by Example with Green Button, American Energy Data Challenge contest #4

NickL — Tue, 05 May 2015 22:37:54 +0000

DOE will launch the fourth and final leg of the American Energy Data Challenge, “DOE Leading by Example with Green Button,” using Green Button energy usage data from its own headquarters building in Washington DC – The James H. Forrestal Building just one block off the National Mall. Contestant individuals and organizations will be challenged to come up with energy savings opportunities, building performance insights, weather-dependent behavior, occupant programs – anything that’s possible with data and creativity.

Date: April-June 2015

SunShot Catalyst Demo Day Approaching

NickL — Mon, 04 May 2015 20:27:37 +0000

The first round of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative's Catalyst competition is coming to a close. On May 14, 17 finalists will showcase their innovative ideas at the Demo Day event in San Francisco. To register and learn more about the event click here

Public Art Generates Renewable Energy Beautifully

Dc — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:22:33 +0000

How cleantech-as-a-service will drive renewable energy adoption

Dc — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:42:46 +0000

Cleantech-as-a-service was the theme at the Cleantech Forum San Francisco 2015, with experts weighing in on the importance of the cloud, big data, and IoT in driving adoption of renewable energy.

Read the article from TechRepublic:

DOE Releases New Wind Vision Report

Dc — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:05:01 +0000

Printed decorative solar panels could become part of our homes and offices

Dc — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:37:09 +0000

AZO Materials reports on the Mass Production of Flexible Organic Solar Panels with Reel-to-Reel Printing Methods
http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=43187

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New incubator network to help clean-energy entrepreneurs

Dc — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:10:35 +0000

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) blog on Green Button is live!

Dc — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:36:13 +0000

SunShot Catalyst Innovators Take on Software Challenges to Deploy Solar Technology Across America

Dc — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:07:43 +0000

2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Car First Drive - HybridCars.com Review

Dc — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:08:54 +0000

Watch the video from hybridcars.com here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjowS8Wr8Og

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Matched 'hybrid' systems may hold key to wider use of renewable energy

Dc — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:11:13 +0000

Read the article from phys.org here:
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-hybrid-key-wider-renewable-energy.html

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Dutch Company Powers Streetlights With Living Plants; Will Your Cell Phone Be Next?

Dc — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:28:23 +0000

Read the article from Yes! Magazine here:
http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/dutch-company-powers-streetlights-with-living-plants-will-your-cellphone-be-next

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Why Tesla's battery for your home should terrify utilities

Dc — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 22:45:21 +0000

Read the story from The Verge here:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/13/8033691/why-teslas-battery-for-your-home-should-terrify-utilities

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Apple investing $850 million in California solar farm

Dc — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:55:40 +0000

(Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday the technology company is investing $850 million to help build a solar farm in California with solar panel maker First Solar.

Read the article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-apple-cook-idUSKBN0LE2RN20150210

Desert Sunlight goes online!

Jweers — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:22:39 +0000

Dedicated on Monday, this new 550 MW PV Solar Plant in Southern California is the latest feather in DOE's cap. Read more about it on Breaking Energy or checkout the info page from the California Clean Energy Association.

Green Button Apps on OpenEI

Dc — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:48:08 +0000

Check out the latest Green Button apps on OpenEI here:
http://en.openei.org/apps/?keyword=Green%20Button%20Apps

Join the discussion about Green Button apps below.

The Birth of the Green Button Ecosystem Event February 6th in San Diego

Dc — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:45:46 +0000

The Birth of the Green Button Ecosystem
Graciously hosted by SDG&E at their Energy Innovation Center, San Diego California

2014 Was Hottest Year on Record, Surpassing 2010

Dc — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:13:29 +0000

Ecolab goes all in on the sun – another sign of a renewable energy boom in MN

Dc — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:07:50 +0000

Read the story from bringmethenews here:
http://bringmethenews.com/2015/01/13/ecolab-goes-all-in-on-the-sun-another-sign-of-a-renewable-energy-boom-in-mn/

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Lightweight 'solar cloth' photovoltaics have flexible future

Dc — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:03:10 +0000

Read the article from The Engineer here:
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/1019530.article?cmpid=tenews_689874&referrer=ihsglobalspec

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Toyota Releases All of Its Fuel Cell Patents to Help Encourage “New Age of Hydrogen”

Dc — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:47:50 +0000

Read the article from The Higher Learning here:
http://thehigherlearning.com/2015/01/08/toyota-releases-all-of-its-fuel-cell-patents-to-help-encourage-new-age-of-hydrogen/

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Goldman Sachs Declares Solar Energy Will Soon Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels, and Elon Musk is a Genius

Dc — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:03:23 +0000

Read the article here:
http://inhabitat.com/goldman-sachs-declares-solar-energy-will-soon-be-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-and-elon-musk-is-a-genius/

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9 Reasons Not to be Depressed About the Planet

Dc — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:44:19 +0000

9 Reasons Not to be Depressed About the Planet from the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota
http://ensia.com/voices/9-reasons-not-to-be-depressed-about-the-planet/

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Goodbye to 2014 and 10 Things to Look Out for in 2015

Dc — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:35:21 +0000

Read renewableenergyworld.com's article here:

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/01/goodbye-to-2014-and-10-things-to-look-out-for-in-2015

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Climate Change This Week: Bishops Bugle, Latin Solar Salsa, the Price of Heat, and More!

Dc — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:33:05 +0000

Read the article from Huffington Post here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ellen-harte/climate-change-this-week_b_6373002.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Happy Holidays from NREL!

Dc — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:26:48 +0000

Happy Holidays from NREL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlsdpPmEV0&feature=em-subs_digest

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Tips From the EPA on Greening your Holidays

Dc — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:24:34 +0000

Some great tips from the EPA on greening your holidays:

http://www.epa.gov/students/holiday.html

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Green Energy Futures Green Gift Guide 2014

Dc — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:08:25 +0000

For those of you looking for gifts, the Green Energy Futures Green Gift Guide for 2014 is here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-dodge/clean-energy-gifts_b_6315792.html

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Big solar-panel maker First Solar and Colorado's Clean Energy Collective ink deal

Dc — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 22:40:13 +0000

CEC focuses on community solar projects, while First Solar focuses on individual, residential installations. The deal could mean more access to solar and micro-grids in communities served by the two companies. Read the story here:

Unions see the handwriting -- they are retraining for a net zero energy world

Dc — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:57:01 +0000

Thousands of electrical workers will be trained each year at a new facility in Los Angeles called the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute.