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Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
( 1/2 ) 12 Simple steps for going green in 2012
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. "The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustai... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacen... [more]
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's biogas plant takes high-solids organic material and turns it into heat and electricity
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has dedicated the first high solids dry fermentation anaerobic digester (HSAD) in the Americas. On average, 2,320,000 kWh will be generated annually, providing 8 percent of the University’s electricity needs on its campus. The biogas plant, owned by the University, is designed and constructed by BIOFerm™ Energy Systems, a member of the Viessmann Group. The plant is part of the University’s plan to achieve... [more]
Other Cogeneration, combined heat and power news and reviews
New Combined Heat & Power Plant to Eliminate Oil Burner Emissions and Reduce Energy Costs for St. Barnabas Health Care ...
EDISON, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Edison, New Jersey based energy project developer and investor Green Campus Partners, LLC ("GCP") has entered into a Development Agreement with St. ...
Research and Markets: Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, 4th Edition
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Small-Scale Cogeneration Handbook, 4th Edition" book t
Cogenra Solar to Speak on Advantages of Solar Cogeneration at IDEA’s 25th Annual Campus Energy Conference
Cogenra Solar®, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, will be speaking at the International District Energy Association’s 25th Annual Campus Energy Conference.
Seeking sustainability with turbine system
The University's installment of new power generator looks to save money and decrease carbon output.
Power plant sidesteps voters
A state law that allows Denton to build a power plant and sell natural gas to industries near Denton Airport also allowed the city to bypass a charter provision that could have required voter approval of the project.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu Visits Thermal Energy Corporation
Secretary Chu Tours State of the Art CHP and District Energy System Serving Texas Medical Center in HoustonHouston, Texas (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Energy Secretary Steven Chu is traveling across the country to highlight President Obama’s State of the Union address and affirm the Obama Administration’s commitment to American energy. On Thursday, February 2, Dr. Chu visited the Thermal Energy ...
Much Light, Little Heat Efficiency
Energy efficiency in the U.S. is much light and little heat — literally. Government policy pays a great deal of attention to saving electricity, but focuses little on the thermal energy we waste. “Policy is electricity-centric in the U.S. Unless you are making kilowatts, the most efficient investments are off the radar,” sa
Biomass discussion to fuel Science Cafe
File Photo by Grant Morris An example of large-scale conversion to wood heat can be seen at Mascenic High School in New Ipswich.
Science Cafe on Wednesday: Is burning wood for energy really a good idea?
Burning wood to keep warm is so 19th century. That’s why it has a much more interesting name for the 21st century. “We are tailor-made for an increase in biomass thermal,” said Scott Nichols, head of a Lyme company called Tarm USA that has been selling wood-burning stoves and boilers since the oil shock of the 1970s. That’s “biomass” as in a mass of biological stuff and “thermal” as in heat.
The Scientist: Jim Hansen Risks Handcuffs to Make His Research Clear
Editor's note: Climate Query is a semi-weekly feature offered by Daily Climate, presenting short Q&A's with players large and small in the climate arena. Read others in the series at http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/query/climate-queries . [More]
