Heat Pumps Are Scaling Up & Taking On Big Industry
Heat pumps are big enough, and efficient enough, to replace gas-fired steam boilers at commercial and industrial sites all over the US.
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Industrial Heat Will Decarbonize With Electricity, Not Molecules, & Kanthal SVP Helps Us Understand Why
I had the opportunity to sit down for 90 minutes with Dilip Chandrasekaran, engineer, materials science PhD and SVP of industrial heat leader Kanthal.
4-Year Growth In World & US Advanced Energy Use
Both worldwide and here in the United States, advanced energy use is growing, says Advanced Energy Economy’s 2015 Market Report. Prepared by Navigant Research for the national association of businesses involved in best available advanced energy technologies, the publication has eyed the advanced energy industry and its components annually for four … [continued]
Studies Flag Wind As Huge Slice Of Global Power By 2050
Last week, an intriguing notion grew out of a set of graphs presented by well-known consultant Bernard Chabot about the progress of wind and nuclear power in the BRICS-minus-Russia nations. With data from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency, and BP, Chabot researched the status of wind and … [continued]
Energy Efficiency Vital For A Sustainable Future
A new report has concluded that it is vital that industry improve its energy efficiency if it is to be able to meet predicted environmental and social challenges. The report, The Role of Industry in Forging Green Cities, published by the Institute for Industrial Productivity, concludes that “the world’s cities are … [continued]
Any News In That Climate Change Poll?
Everyone’s talking about the Stanford-Times climate change poll that came out last Thursday. Simply, it showed that Americans are way ahead of their lawmakers in terms of recognizing that human activities help cause climate change and that humans can do something about it. Resoundingly ahead. The new climate change poll shows … [continued]
Climate Change Now, Fossil Fuels Must Go By 2100
With the release this morning in Copenhagen, Denmark, of the final world Synthesis Report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel, it has become evident that all peoples of Earth need to take action (Sunday, November 2, 2014). Why is this important to Americans? IPCC interfaces on a global scale between science and … [continued]
White House Announces $68 Million For 540 US Renewable & Energy Efficiency Projects
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of … [continued]
Business Uses Carbon Prices For Long-Term Planning: CDP Report
CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) finds it encouraging that after years of denial, business uses carbon prices to plan ahead these days. The response of business and industry leaders to the problem of climate change is undergoing a major transformation, says the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: “Just over … [continued]
Cross-Sector Talks Reveal Asia’s High Off-Grid/Minigrid Renewables Potential
This year’s international off-grid renewable energy conference in Manila—IOREC— has been exploring use of off-grid renewable energy and minigrids from the inclusive perspective of all its stakeholders. Conferences come and go, but this one seems to have achieved balance and a politics-free sense of hope for the industry, investors, new … [continued]
