The second competition of super-efficient equipment and appliance deployment (SEAD) global efficiency medals recognizes and highly-efficient desktop computer monitors. This global competition winner take-all is efficiency in the shows by the recognition of the products with the best energy efficiency forward. SEAD is an initiative of the clean energy ministerial and an operation within the international partnership for energy efficiency cooperation (IPEEC); The Energy Department serves as the U.S. Government lead agency.
It is estimated that in 2008, the same amount of 11 to 13 shows in the residential sector medium-sized coal-fired power plants produced was consumed. Sales of award-winning displays can lead to substantial energy savings. Will be accepted through March 31, 2013, product nominations and winners will be announced in September. The first competition of SEAD of global efficiency medal recognized Samsung and LG for making the world the most energy efficient televisions. Find the website of SEAD competition.
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Awards competition seeks the most efficient computer monitors
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Survey: What Will It Take to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
In 2010, China built more housing than Spain has homes. That factoid underscores the significance of energy efficiency for buildings in a report released this week by an affiliate of the respected publication, The Economist.
Commissioned by the Global Buildings Performance Network, the report emerged from a survey of real estate and construction executives in the European Union, India, China and the U.S.
It offered promising news: The right policy signals could unleash an international boom in energy efficiency.
What motivates these professionals? Not surprisingly, it’s the potential they see to cut costs. They “are ready to go deep and are waiting for the right policy signals that can scale up energy efficiency in the sector,” said GBPN in the report.
Although barriers exist, business leaders in building and real estate already are pursuing a range of efficiency measures. The survey found that:
Energy usage is important for most of the companies and is key factor in investment decisions to 63 percent of those surveyed. Companies that describe themselves as “financially successful” rated energy particularly high.Lighting retrofits scored high among actions companies are taking. About 57 percent are replacing lighting , 50 percent HVAC systems and 50 percent building insulation.Forty percent are reconfiguring building layout to take advantage of natural light.Energy efficiency is a risk management tool for 69 percent, a sign that they have a sophisticated understanding of energy.
Not all of the news was good, however. Companies are unaware of the actual costs of their energy use. Less than a third have commissioned energy audits for their buildings. Further, two thirds of those surveyed overestimate the cost of energy efficient construction.
A surprising 75 percent saw benefit in energy regulation and described lack of enforcement as a problem. The solution? Not too much carrot and not too much stick, concluded the survey report.
“While the survey shows that most companies prefer carrots, at some point governments also need to wield the stick,” the report said. “Striking the right balance between incentives and restrictions is not easy. Excessive red tape and mixed messages are costly to business and slow the adoption of more efficient technologies. The market needs clear long-term signals, rational expectations and opportunities for a reasonable return on investment.”
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 423 senior executives from the real estate and construction industries in the summer 2012. About 27 percent of those surveyed came from the US, 24 percent from the European Union, 25 percent from China and 24 percent from India. All of those surveyed worked in operations, strategy or finance. More than half were C-level executives or above and nearly half from businesses with more than $500 million in global annual revenue. The full report, “Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings: A View from the Building Sector,” is available for download here.
Elisa Wood is a long-time energy writer. See more of her work at RealEnergyWriters.com.
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Commissioned by the Global Buildings Performance Network, the report emerged from a survey of real estate and construction executives in the European Union, India, China and the U.S.
It offered promising news: The right policy signals could unleash an international boom in energy efficiency.
What motivates these professionals? Not surprisingly, it’s the potential they see to cut costs. They “are ready to go deep and are waiting for the right policy signals that can scale up energy efficiency in the sector,” said GBPN in the report.
Although barriers exist, business leaders in building and real estate already are pursuing a range of efficiency measures. The survey found that:
Energy usage is important for most of the companies and is key factor in investment decisions to 63 percent of those surveyed. Companies that describe themselves as “financially successful” rated energy particularly high.Lighting retrofits scored high among actions companies are taking. About 57 percent are replacing lighting , 50 percent HVAC systems and 50 percent building insulation.Forty percent are reconfiguring building layout to take advantage of natural light.Energy efficiency is a risk management tool for 69 percent, a sign that they have a sophisticated understanding of energy.
Not all of the news was good, however. Companies are unaware of the actual costs of their energy use. Less than a third have commissioned energy audits for their buildings. Further, two thirds of those surveyed overestimate the cost of energy efficient construction.
A surprising 75 percent saw benefit in energy regulation and described lack of enforcement as a problem. The solution? Not too much carrot and not too much stick, concluded the survey report.
“While the survey shows that most companies prefer carrots, at some point governments also need to wield the stick,” the report said. “Striking the right balance between incentives and restrictions is not easy. Excessive red tape and mixed messages are costly to business and slow the adoption of more efficient technologies. The market needs clear long-term signals, rational expectations and opportunities for a reasonable return on investment.”
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 423 senior executives from the real estate and construction industries in the summer 2012. About 27 percent of those surveyed came from the US, 24 percent from the European Union, 25 percent from China and 24 percent from India. All of those surveyed worked in operations, strategy or finance. More than half were C-level executives or above and nearly half from businesses with more than $500 million in global annual revenue. The full report, “Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings: A View from the Building Sector,” is available for download here.
Elisa Wood is a long-time energy writer. See more of her work at RealEnergyWriters.com.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Poll: What takes to make buildings more energy efficient?
Friday, October 26, 2012
2010, China built more housing than Spain houses. This factoid underlines the importance of energy efficiency for buildings in a report published this week by a subsidiary of the prestigious publication of the Economist.
The report emerged from a survey of real estate and construction managers in the European Union, India, China, and the United States on behalf of global building performance network,.
It offered promising news: the right policy signals could unleash an international boom in the area of energy efficiency.
What motivates these professionals? It is not surprising, it is the potential that they see, to reduce costs. You "are ready to go deep and waiting for the right policy signals that can scale in terms of energy efficiency," GBPN said in the report.
Although there are barriers, business leaders in construction and real estate already pursue a series of measures to increase efficiency. The survey found that:
Energy consumption is important for most businesses and key factor for investment decisions to 63 percent of the respondents. Describe companies that particularly highly rated themselves as "financially successful" with energy.Achieved highly under actions companies take lighting retrofits. About 57 percent are lighting, HVAC systems by 50% and 50% building insulation replace.Forty percent are building layout natural light use Neukonfiguration.Energieeffizienz is a risk management tool for 69 percent, a sign that they have a sophisticated understanding of energy.
Not all of the news was good, however. Companies are deliberately not the actual cost of their energy consumption. Energy audits gave less than a third of their building in order. Two-thirds of the respondents overestimated the cost of energy-efficient and sustainable construction further.
A surprising 75 percent saw use energy regulation and described lack of enforcement as a problem. The solution? Not too much carrot and not too much stick closed the survey report.
"While the survey shows that most companies of prefer carrots, must at some point Governments also stick to swing", according to the report. "The right balance between incentives and constraints is not easy." Excessive bureaucracy and mixed messages are expensive and slow the introduction of more efficient technologies for businesses. "The market needs clear, long-term signals, rational expectations and opportunities for a reasonable return on investment."
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 423 managers from the real estate and construction industries, in the summer of 2012. About 27 percent of the respondents came from the United States, 24 percent from the European Union, 25 percent from China and 24 percent from India. All respondents worked in operations, strategy or finance. More than half were C-level executives or above and that nearly half of companies with more than 500 million $ global annual turnover. The full report, "energy efficiency and energy savings: A view from the building industry," is available here for download available.
ELISA Wood is a long-time energy writer.
View the original article here
The report emerged from a survey of real estate and construction managers in the European Union, India, China, and the United States on behalf of global building performance network,.
It offered promising news: the right policy signals could unleash an international boom in the area of energy efficiency.
What motivates these professionals? It is not surprising, it is the potential that they see, to reduce costs. You "are ready to go deep and waiting for the right policy signals that can scale in terms of energy efficiency," GBPN said in the report.
Although there are barriers, business leaders in construction and real estate already pursue a series of measures to increase efficiency. The survey found that:
Energy consumption is important for most businesses and key factor for investment decisions to 63 percent of the respondents. Describe companies that particularly highly rated themselves as "financially successful" with energy.Achieved highly under actions companies take lighting retrofits. About 57 percent are lighting, HVAC systems by 50% and 50% building insulation replace.Forty percent are building layout natural light use Neukonfiguration.Energieeffizienz is a risk management tool for 69 percent, a sign that they have a sophisticated understanding of energy.
Not all of the news was good, however. Companies are deliberately not the actual cost of their energy consumption. Energy audits gave less than a third of their building in order. Two-thirds of the respondents overestimated the cost of energy-efficient and sustainable construction further.
A surprising 75 percent saw use energy regulation and described lack of enforcement as a problem. The solution? Not too much carrot and not too much stick closed the survey report.
"While the survey shows that most companies of prefer carrots, must at some point Governments also stick to swing", according to the report. "The right balance between incentives and constraints is not easy." Excessive bureaucracy and mixed messages are expensive and slow the introduction of more efficient technologies for businesses. "The market needs clear, long-term signals, rational expectations and opportunities for a reasonable return on investment."
The Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed 423 managers from the real estate and construction industries, in the summer of 2012. About 27 percent of the respondents came from the United States, 24 percent from the European Union, 25 percent from China and 24 percent from India. All respondents worked in operations, strategy or finance. More than half were C-level executives or above and that nearly half of companies with more than 500 million $ global annual turnover. The full report, "energy efficiency and energy savings: A view from the building industry," is available here for download available.
ELISA Wood is a long-time energy writer.
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Olympic Games in London go for green energy efficient design
Friday, August 03, 2012
The 2012 Olympic Games in London are under way, and 500 acre Olympic Park built for the world competition is home to nine new sports facilities. With the enormous task to keep cool tens of thousands of spectators, that the lights on, and make sure that hundreds of bathrooms for the next weeks in perfect condition are London 2012 Organisation Committee and the Olympic delivery authority, to new equipment with energy-efficient, to build sustainable and recyclable construction. Here, 2012 in London the Watt is an overview of how the Olympic Games and is water that cut games to keep, clean, green and energy efficient.
The velodrome - one of the iconic and sustainable buildings ever built for an Olympic Games - contains the indoor cycling track. It was built, around 6,000 people keep and keep cool this summer with a completely natural ventilation system with outside air. That's right - no air conditioning required. In addition the velodrome natural light uses during the day to complement fluorescent lamps, save a lot of energy. Did we mention that it collects rainwater for its most important water consumption with the slanted roof? Well versed in fact. For the history of the power blog to read.
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The velodrome - one of the iconic and sustainable buildings ever built for an Olympic Games - contains the indoor cycling track. It was built, around 6,000 people keep and keep cool this summer with a completely natural ventilation system with outside air. That's right - no air conditioning required. In addition the velodrome natural light uses during the day to complement fluorescent lamps, save a lot of energy. Did we mention that it collects rainwater for its most important water consumption with the slanted roof? Well versed in fact. For the history of the power blog to read.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Consumers to Save with New Energy Efficient Washers and Dishwashers
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers are designed to save consumers $20 billion in energy and water costs.
Credit: Dennis Schroeder/NREL
The Department of Energy on May 16 announced energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers that are expected to save consumers $20 billion in energy and water costs. The clothes washers standard will save households approximately $350 apiece over the lifetime of the appliances. And home dishwashers will use approximately 15% less energy and more than 20% less water, directly providing consumers with savings on monthly bills.
Today, clothes washers and dishwashers account for approximately 3% of residential energy use and more than 20% of indoor water use in U.S. homes. The new standards for clothes washers will reduce the energy consumption of front-loading clothes washers by 15% and reduce water consumption by 35%, while the standards will reduce energy consumption by top-loading washers by 33% and reduce water consumption by 19%. The new standards—developed in partnership with companies such as Whirlpool, General Electric, and LG Electronics, industry advocates, national environmental organizations, consumer groups, and other stakeholders—build on previous minimum energy efficiency requirements for clothes washers and dishwashers. They go into effect starting in 2015 and 2013, respectively. The announcement is the most recent in a series of efficiency standards made by the Obama Administration that have covered nearly 40 different products, and will together save consumers nearly $350 billion on their energy bills through 2030. See the DOE press release and the Building Technologies Program website.
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Credit: Dennis Schroeder/NREL
The Department of Energy on May 16 announced energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers that are expected to save consumers $20 billion in energy and water costs. The clothes washers standard will save households approximately $350 apiece over the lifetime of the appliances. And home dishwashers will use approximately 15% less energy and more than 20% less water, directly providing consumers with savings on monthly bills.
Today, clothes washers and dishwashers account for approximately 3% of residential energy use and more than 20% of indoor water use in U.S. homes. The new standards for clothes washers will reduce the energy consumption of front-loading clothes washers by 15% and reduce water consumption by 35%, while the standards will reduce energy consumption by top-loading washers by 33% and reduce water consumption by 19%. The new standards—developed in partnership with companies such as Whirlpool, General Electric, and LG Electronics, industry advocates, national environmental organizations, consumer groups, and other stakeholders—build on previous minimum energy efficiency requirements for clothes washers and dishwashers. They go into effect starting in 2015 and 2013, respectively. The announcement is the most recent in a series of efficiency standards made by the Obama Administration that have covered nearly 40 different products, and will together save consumers nearly $350 billion on their energy bills through 2030. See the DOE press release and the Building Technologies Program website.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Not a Long Time Ago in an Energy Efficient Galaxy
Wednesday, March 14, 2012A manufacturer of crystalline solar cells has opened a new manufacturing facility for the assembly of solar panels by plant staff and robots in Milwaukee as a result of American Recovery and Recovery Act funds from the DOE's State Energy Program (SEP).
Helios USA, LLC, is Wisconsin's first manufacturer of high-performance solar modules for deployment in residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-based solar electric systems. The company will supply solar panels to a number of customers.
With a $1.4 million loan from SEP, Helios assembles solar panels in the newly opened facility, located in what was previously an abandoned manufacturing plant in the Menomonee Valley area of Milwaukee, with the help of staff and assistance from robots when “superhuman” precision and sensitivity is needed. As of December 2011, the Helios manufacturing plant has supported 26 jobs, and it is projected to create a total of 50 permanent jobs in the state. Read the complete story in DOE's Energy Blog.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
DOE, Volvo partners build trucks that are more efficient
Friday, February 10, 2012DOE stressed on 27 January its partnership with the Volvo Group to market and deploy innovative technologies that help, the competitiveness of U.S. car truck and the processing industry. Through DOE's Super Truck program, the Volvo Group received $ 19 million to improve the efficiency of commercial vehicles such as the Mack and Volvo trucks. The company is the Super Truck Program Award dollar for dollar match. The Volvo Group, participate in one of the four Super truck development projects, which are on increasing the fuel efficiency of trucks of class 8, known as 18-wheelers, by 50%. To achieve this goal, companies develop and vehicle technologies in motor efficiency, aerodynamics, waste heat recovery, and hybridization, such as to improve. DOE expects that 9.75 increased mpg fuel economy of 6.5 miles per gallon (mpg).
Also production efficiency has the Volvo Group as part of the DOE plants better program that embraces better building, pledge reduce the energy intensity of their production facilities with support and guidance from DOE. River Valley at the plant of the company in Dublin, Virginia has implemented a number of measures it, which in turn reduces energy intensity in one year by almost 30%. See the DOE press release and a DOE brochure on the Volvo Group success.
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