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Biden declared photovoltaic panels and heat pumps essential to national defense — now he needs policies to stimulate demand.
by Daniel Cohan
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The challenge stems from laws and regulations that fail to encourage energy efficiency programs from helping households or businesses make necessary upgrades.
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Small, efficient off-grid renewable energy systems with batteries could change life for homeowners — and trigger big societal changes.
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How can your company obtain its share of local, state and federal energy benefits? Learn how here.
by Bob Zak
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IBM is partnering with Switzerland's largest retailer Migros, a local utility and the country's grid operator to test how companies can manage industrial power demand to optimize their use of renewable energy.
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General Motors' plans to install solar systems at dealers and offices, SAP's ice-based methord for saving energy and cooling air, and reseach on the use of the agave plant -- ingredient in tequila -- as a biofuel are among the stories on our radat this morning.
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The newest Walmart Canada fresh and frozen food distribution center will be 60 percent more energy efficient that Walmart's other centers and will be topped by wind turbines and solar panels.
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The devastating flooding in Tennessee last spring wreaked havoc on the energy infrastructure of Opryland, Gaylord Entertainment's flagship resort and convention center. The neccessity of replacing these systems, however, provided a strong business case for exploring more efficient systems, such as combined heat and power.
by Rob Powell
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The city of Wilmington and Honeywell have embarked on a sweeping $14.5 million efficiency project that includes two solar arrays, increased water reservoir capacity, a traffic light retrofit and upgraded lighting and HVAC systems for 11 facilities.
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Office Depot's LEED-Gold certified store yielded a 16 percent savings in annual electricity costs and a carbon footprint that's 23 percent smaller per square foot.
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Telehouse West data center in east London will pipe waste heat to nearby homes and businesses.
by Tom Young
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A firm that converts raw sewage into biodegradable plastic and another that turns recycled PET plastic into roof tiles are among the six early stage startups that have won the California competition of the Cleantech Open.
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Fuel switching and a shift to renewable energy allowed health care company Abbott to cut its coal and oil consumption by 15 percent last year across its global operations, relative to 2006 levels. When normalized against sales, which have grown since 2006, the decline in the company’s coal and oil use is even greater: a 35 percent reduction.
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The Melbourne Convention Center has earned a 6 Star rating under the Green Star certification system of Green Building Council Australia.
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By investing in key information technologies -- from gadgets to smart grids -- in the next 20 years, the United States can save $1.3 trillion in electricity costs and cut greenhouse gases by 20 percent, according to a report released today.
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L.J. Kruse, the son of a gold miner, started his business installing heating and plumbing in Berkeley and Oakland homes almost a century ago. Today the L.J. Kruse portfolio includes commercial projects, and the revamp of company headquarters was among them. President Dave Kruse tells GreenBiz Radio what it’s like when a family business goes super green.
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Dell announced Wednesday its plans to be the first computer manufacturer to make its global operations carbon neutral by 2008.
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From large-scale data centers to every desktop it owns, here's how the search giant's quest for energy efficiency gets results.