I learned some interesting things about cable TV and home energy consumption, with the help of my handy kill-a-watt monitor. I tested each of my components for how much power they consume in standby mode. For the most part, there was no cause for alarm. However, one exception stands out, and it’s a big one. [...]
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2 Jun
Kill-a-Watt Chronicles – My Do-it-Yourself Home Energy Audit
Announcing the Kill-a-Watt Chronicles – an exploration of power consumption in the home.
26 May
The Promise of LED Lighting
One of the presentations at last weeks Boston University Seminar on Disrupting the Status Quo on Energy Management really got me thinking over the long Memorial Weekend. Specifically, The Smart Light: Ubiquitous Communications for the Network by Thomas Little, Professor and Director, Smartlighting Center at Boston University drove home the inherent advantages of LED [...]
21 May
BU Electric Energy Management Panel Discussion Prepared Remarks
Notes from the Boston University Symposium on Disrupting the Status Quo in Energy Management on May 21, 2009:
Moderator, Rob Day, Renewable Energy Business Network
Hamid Elahi, GE Energy – Energy Applications and Systems Engineering
Larry Gelbien – Engineering NSTAR Electric and Gas
Philip Giudice – Mass Department of Energy Resources
Robert Kaufmann – Center for Environmental Studies, BU
Mark [...]
21 May
Smart Light for Ubiquitous Communications for the Network
Notes from the Boston University Symposium on Disrupting the Status Quo in Energy Management on May 21, 2009:
Smart Lighting ERC
Center intent is to develop enabling technology for producing light via LEDs – some for bio imaging, indoor communications, outdoor communications/transportation, display technologies.
NSF has put $18 million investment over 10 years.
BU focuses on visual light communicatiosn.
Traditional [...]
21 May
Smart Pricing and Smart Grids
Notes from the Boston University Symposium on Disrupting the Status Quo in Energy Management on May 21, 2009:
William Hogan, Professor, Global Energy Policy, Harvard University
Involved in opening up natural gas pipeline early in career
Just did a talk on electricity transmission pricing
Electricity system is not a fast natural gas system.
See Electricity Market Structure and Infastrucutrre Conference [...]
12 May
Closing Remarks – Participating in the Governors Energy Challenge
1. Sign authorization form.
2. The Challenge determines your 2007, 2008 consumption.
3. The Challenge provides an energy audit and identifies high ROI low hanging fruit.
4. You sign up for your plan.
5. Peregrine Energy determines your carbon footprint.
6. The Challenge provides your own online secure portal to track your progress.
Q: Are you looking at normalized data?
A: Yes, [...]
12 May
Staples Energy Management
Bob Valair, Staples
Company spend on energy worldwide is close to $200 million. First store in Brighton was opened in 1986. Now stores are all high-efficiency lighting, high efficiency HVAC, motion sensors, etc. Still have a long way to go. Utilize reduction and how to be efficient. Have 4 full-time people [...]
12 May
Willy’s Gym – Energy Conservation
Barbara Niggel, Willy’s Gym
Three clubs – 13,000 s.f., 120,000 s.f. (focus of initial efforts), 13,000 s.f. (woman’s only). Started early on with simple things, like H2O bottle recycling. Incentives for members to bring own towels.
Moved website to green servers.
Cape Light Compact and Rise Engineering did energy audit. Replaced tennis and basketball lighting, [...]
9 Jul
Gigaton Throwdown Podium: Gold – Building Efficiency, Silver – Biofuels, Bronze – Construction Materials
Posted by Chet Geschickter in biofuels, commentary. Tagged: biofuels, climate change, efficiency, funding, geothermal, GHG, solar, wiind. Leave a Comment
A new report issued by the non-profit Gigaton Throwdown provides a sector by sector look at renewable energy and its potential impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade. The big hairy audacious goal is to identify what it would take for each of the key sectors of cleantech to achieve a [...]
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