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NSF Awards Penn State $1 Million Research Grant to Reduce Power Consumption at Data Centers

A team of Penn State engineers has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research reducing power consumption at data centers.

16 Jul 2013

Alfa Laval Receives Supply Order for Waste Heat Recovery Systems

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply waste heat recovery systems from Alfa Laval Aalborg for two diesel power plants in the Middle East.

6 Jul 2013

Eaton’s Energy-Efficient Power Solutions Now Available in Netformx DesignXpert

Netformx®, the leader in collaborative requirements-to-order solutions, announced today that Eaton’s leading energy-efficient power solutions are now available in its award-winning product, Netformx DesignXpert®. Netformx DesignXpert is the global leader in enterprise technology design and proposal generation built on the Netformx KnowledgeBase™, the richest multi-vendor content library in the world.

29 Jun 2013

Innovative Energy Efficiency Program at Empire State Building Provides New Model for Building Retrofits

The innovative energy efficiency program at the Empire State Building has exceeded guaranteed energy savings for the second year in a row, saving $2.3 million and providing a new model for building retrofits that is now being rolled out nationwide.

25 Jun 2013

Slovenia Hospital to Acquire Low-Emission Capstone MicroTurbines

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced the first order for Capstone MicroTurbines® in Slovenia for two C200s to be installed at Splošna bolnišnica Novo Mesto, the general hospital in Novo Mesto, Slovenia.

From Capstone Turbine Corporation 24 Jun 2013

Importance of Energy Efficiency Discussed at 24th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum

Public and private sector leaders exchanged ideas yesterday to address the importance of energy efficiency in a changing economy at the 24th annual Energy Efficiency Forum, co-hosted by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association, held in Washington, D.C.

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 17 Jun 2013

Johnson Controls Releases Energy Efficiency Indicator Global Survey

New research released today by Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, shows energy efficiency interest rose 116 percent globally since 2010, with those who set goals making the greatest strides in reducing energy use.

From Johnson Controls, Inc. 15 Jun 2013

EPSRC Supports UK-India Research on Smart Energy Grids and Energy Storage

The growing strength of joint UK-India research was highlighted today by the announcement of 12 new collaborations in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing and Smart Energy Grids and Energy Storage. The new projects will be supported by £8.3 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through the Manufacturing and RCUK Energy Programme themes, with matched resources from India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST). There will be seven projects in Advanced Manufacturing and five in Smart Energy Grids and Energy Storage.

13 Jun 2013

New Technology Produces Chlorine with Significantly Less Electricity

A new technology from Bayer and ThyssenKrupp that is now being launched commercially worldwide enables the production of chlorine with significantly less electricity. The process reduces the very large amount of energy required to obtain the important chemical by as much as 30 percent compared with conventional processes. Its widespread use would enable economically significant savings of energy.

From Bayer MaterialScience AG 13 Jun 2013

Bosch Partners in eta Project for Model Energy-Efficient Factory

Bosch is an industrial and research partner for the “eta factory.” This refers to a project of the Technical University of Darmstadt, named “Energy-efficient factory for interdisciplinary technology and application research.” The objective of the project is to further reduce and improve energy consumption in industrial production.

11 Jun 2013