Latest Clean Technology News
Pike Research launches new advisory service to improve IT energy efficiency
Pike Research, a market research and consulting firm, has launched a new Green IT Advisory Service, a subscription-based information tool designed to provide market intelligence and strategy insights to help companies improve energy efficiency of information technology (IT) operations, and leverage IT for energy management applications.
Published: 11-Aug-2010
Active Power introduces flywheel-based online energy efficiency calculator
Active Power has introduced an online energy efficiency calculator, a flywheel based UPS (uninterruptible power supply) system, CleanSource that will enable organizations to understand their opportunity to reduce electricity consumption and protect their data center operations.
Published: 11-Aug-2010
PureSpectrum enters into cross licensing agreement with Ultra-Tech
PureSpectrum and Ultra-Tech Lighting have signed a cross licensing agreement that will enable the two energy efficient lighting companies to sell each other’s product lines into all distribution channels.
Published: 11-Aug-2010
Cree Begins Construction Of All-LED Home For Habitat For Humanity
Cree, a Durham-based LED manufacturer, and Habitat for Humanity have commenced the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house to be fully lit with all LED lighting fixtures, which are expected to save approximately $250 in electricity costs per year over traditional lighting.
Published: 09-Aug-2010
CBEEC Completes Three-year Emissions Reduction Project For NRG Energy
Clyde Bergemann EEC (CBEEC) has completed a three-year air emissions reduction $170m project for NRG Energy retrofitting two of NRG’s coal-fueled power plants in New York. The two coal-fueled power plants, the Dunkirk and Huntley Generating stations totals six boilers and a generating capacity of 1000MW with environmental control systems.
Published: 06-Aug-2010
City of Dallas Signs Electricity Purchase Contract With TXU Energy
The City of Dallas has signed a new three-year electricity contract with TXU Energy for the purchase of more than 2.2 million mega-watt hours of electricity to power more than 800 city-owned facilities, thousands of traffic signals and street lights, and operations like pumping water, while saving up to $7m per year in electricity costs.
Published: 06-Aug-2010
LumiGrow Introduces New Energy Efficient ECC LED Light Bulbs
LumiGrow, a provider of LED lighting, has introduced LumiGrow ECC-R and ECC-FR LED light bulbs for use in environmental control chambers (ECCs) and greenhouses. The new LED bulbs, which provide plants with Red (660nm) and Far Red (740nm), are claimed to use 75% less energy than the traditional incandescent bulbs used for the purpose.
Published: 06-Aug-2010
Leviton Introduces New Energy Efficient Fluorescent Ceiling Lampholder
Leviton Manufacturing, a manufacturer of lighting energy management systems, has introduced new energy efficient Fluorescent Ceiling Lampholder with occupancy sensor that automatically turns lights on/off in response to movement in the room.
Published: 05-Aug-2010
Investment In Green Data Centers To Reach $41bn By 2015: Pike Research
The investment in greener data centers is projected to experience rapid growth over the next five years, increasing from $7.5bn in global revenue to $41.4bn by 2015, as the IT industry is currently focusing more on data center energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction, says a report from Pike Research.
Published: 05-Aug-2010
PA DEP Extends Range Of Pennsylvania Home Heating Equipment Rebate Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has extended the scope of the Pennsylvania Home Heating Equipment Rebate Program by offering residents rebates ranging from $250 to $1,000 to replace eligible non-electric residential furnaces, hot water heaters and boilers fueled by home heating oil, natural gas or propane with new Energy Star-rated units.
Published: 03-Aug-2010
