PNNL has really been on our radar lately. We recently did a podcast interview with Graham Parker, Manager of the High Performance Windows Volume Purchase Program at PNNL, and now we’d like to share another one of their energy-saving technologies – the Grid Friendly Charger Controller. One of the challenges to the widespread adoption ofRead… Read more »
Earlier this month, DOE and the Economic Development Administration’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced the $12 million i6 Green Challenge with the goals of encouraging entrepreneurship to support the green economy, strengthening US competitiveness and creating new jobs. This funding initiative, which is also supported by USDA, EPA, NSF, NIST and the Patent andRead… Read more »
We recently read a great piece at Sustainable Industries about LEED for renters. This is one of the first (if not the very first) time we’ve heard of a tenant successfully, and economically, implementing enough LEED-qualifying changes to a facility to earn a rating. In this case the tenant is Adobe, and according to theRead… Read more »
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We post a lot about the impressive renewable energy research that is going on at our national labs and universities. So it’s easy to think that the world of green begins and ends with energy research. But a recent GreenBiz.com article reminded us that supporting green projects is about more than reducing pollution and loweringRead… Read more »
In light of recent surges in the price of oil – and the price of gas at the pump – we wanted to share a statement from the CEO of Hess Corporation. John B. Hess, the Chairman and CEO of Hess stated, according to The New York Times, “The $140-per-barrel oil price of three yearsRead… Read more »
The good folks over at Sustainable Industries recently published an article about Buildingrating.org. Buildingrating.org is a clearinghouse for green building policies and measurement practices. In just a few minutes on the site, we used the Policy Map tool to find out how Kansas implemented a law in 2007 that requires all residential single-family (and someRead… Read more »
Intel Corp. recently launched the website Explore Intel to publicly disclose valuable environmental impact information for its Fab 11 facility in New Mexico. When you go to the site, be sure to click on the “Additional Environmental Data” tab, this is where you’ll be able to see where Intel’s New Mexico facility is improving andRead… Read more »
Marines serving in Afghanistan now have another ally on their side – renewable energy. The Quantico Sentry reported that the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment stationed in Afghanistan are currently utilizing a solar array to cut down the need for refueling convoys. The story includes a quote from a member of the Battalion who describesRead… Read more »
We’ve re-posted stories about Better Place on the CEIL website before, but we haven’t yet mentioned them on this blog. Today, though, Better Place has jumped on our radar because of a news story we recently saw at cnet. It seems the company has opened its first retail recharging station in Europe, and now driversRead… Read more »