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UC Berkeley Researchers Test Innovations to Cut Commercial Building Energy Consumption

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are working to take research innovations from their labs into the real world to cut commercial building energy consumption by close to a third, and give office workers an unprecedented sense of control over their thermal environments.

28 Aug 2013

Energy Policies to Boost North American Geothermal Heating and Cooling Market

Heating and cooling accounts for 40 percent to 50 percent of power consumption in non-residential buildings. This highlights the urgent need to increase the overall energy efficiency in these buildings – geothermal heating and cooling technologies may hold the key.

From Frost & Sullivan 22 Aug 2013

Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Tactical Electrical Power Unit Cuts Fuel Consumption

Technology developed for tactical generators under an Office of Naval Research (ONR) program recently demonstrated the ability to cut fuel use nearly in half compared to diesel systems currently powering forward-operating bases.

16 Aug 2013

First fully mobile, autonomous and sustainable Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Launch

Envision Solar International today have announced the completion of the world's first fully autonomous, mobile, renewable, electic charging station, and is now ready for shipping.

15 Aug 2013

Bio-Inspired Approach Shows Promise for Effective Thermal Control of Window Surfaces

University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE) is turning to nature to find a way to make windows more energy efficient.

5 Aug 2013

Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park to Cut Energy Use Through Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program

Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, and Ygrene Energy Fund, the leading developer and administrator of clean energy financing programs, will help Seattle-based Metzler Real Estate cut energy use and utility bills at Sacramento's Metro Center Corporate Park in the biggest contract of its kind. The program known as Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) allows Metzler to pay energy costs over time instead of upfront.

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 3 Aug 2013