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Many New York City tenants in city-owned buildings are not interested in saving energy, since they do not directly pay the utility bill and retrofits can be expensive. The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services decided to put these agencies on the hook for their energy consumption.
Date: 06/07/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: energy efficiency, New York, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, smart buildings
Compact and Flexible Thermal Storage
Using specialized pellets with highly porous surfaces, researchers have discovered a method for efficient and lost-lasting storage of thermal energy.
Date: 06/06/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Energy Conversion, Energy Storage
Tags: thermal storage
UK Manufacturers Need Incentives to Meet Low-Carbon Goals, Study Says
The Institute for Public Policy Research recommends that the UK government increases their incentives for low-carbon and energy-efficient technologies. Greater manufacturer participation is required for the UK to meet its low-carbon economy goals.
Date: 06/05/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: incentives, Institute for Public Policy Research, Low-carbon goal, policy, United Kingdom
HP Unveils Net-Zero Energy Data Center Design
HP has unveiled designs for a new data center that will require no net energy from traditional power grids.
Date: 06/01/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Data Centers
Tags: data center, Hewlett-Packard, net-zero energy
Enter the Dragon: China and the World’s Greatest Smart Grid Opportunity
GTM Research released its latest report on smart grids. The report is the first in a series that outlines the tremendous smart grid opportunity in Asia.
Date: 05/31/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: China, GTM research, smart grid, smart meter, the Strong and Smart Grid Plan, Transmission
An accelerator lab for battery startups launches
CalCharge, a group which includes Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, looks to boost the pace of innovation in battery storage technology through the type of networking and collaboration common in Silicon Valley.
Date: 05/30/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Energy Storage
Tags: electric vehicles, grid-scale energy storage
Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Moves toward Commercialization
By replacing the liquid in dye-sensitized solar cells with a solid iodine-based semiconductor, Northwestern University researchers hope to eliminate the leakage and corrosion issues seen in other prototypes.
Date: 05/30/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics, Energy Conversion
Tags: dye-sensitized solar cells
Duracell With a Twist: Researchers Find Fix for Grid-Scale Battery Storage
Institute faculty member, Eric McFarland, is assisting CUNY Energy Institute in the development of a grid-scale battery storage project. This new battery uses nickel-zinc technology that is cheaper to produce and just as long-lasting as lithium-ion batteries.
Date: 05/24/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Energy Storage
Tags: battery storage, CUNY Energy Institute, Eric McFarland, nickel-zinc battery
Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers
54 businesses join the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program. The program places graduate students from around the country to work in businesses and public institutions to find cost-efficient solutions to save energy and reduce emissions.
Date: 05/24/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact
Tags: Climate Corps program, Environmental Defense Fund, fellows
Intel to Raise Efficiency of Notebooks, Data Centers
Intel has ranked first in the nation for using renewable energy, since 2008. The firm is raising the bar on energy efficiency goals, aiming to increase energy efficiency of notebook computers and data center products to 25 times the 2010 levels by 2020.
Date: 05/21/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Data Centers
Tags: computing, data centers, energy efficiency, Intel, photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar, wind

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