OASIS, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, CPower, EnerNOC, Google, Grid Net, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, TIBCO, and others collaborate on open standards for energy providers and consumers.
The planned biorefinery will focus on pilot- and commercial-scale development of algae biodiesel.
DOE-funded project hopes to determine how to integrate vehicle charging into a smart electric grid at the lowest possible cost.
In July, the United States imported 65 percent of its oil, sending about $24 billion to foreign governments.
The Coolerado H-80 tests indicate almost 80 percent energy-use savings and over 60 percent peak-demand reduction.
At blends above E25, there is increased potential for different types of damage to materials and components and, as a result, there are more stringent requirements.
Detroit Edison is working toward compliance with the Michigan law that requires electric utilities to serve 10 percent of their retail sales using renewable energy resources by 2015.
Water wins over air pollution, natural resources depletion, habitat loss, and climate change as the top environmental problem, according to a survey of 15 countries.
U.S. manufacturers, distributors, labor unions, and clean energy producers endorse IMPACT, according to the Apollo Alliance.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District and affiliates will deploy plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles to more than 50 utility and municipal fleets nationwide through a $45.4 million stimulus grant.
Algal-Biofuel Company Leverages Ecosystem Science to Reduce Cost, Risk.
Multi-discipline effort, funded by United Engineering Foundation, has developed scorecards to assess merits of various technologies, gaps in technology, and barriers to managing carbon emissions.
A coalition of San Diego stakeholders, led by CleanTECH San Diego, is strategically positioning the region' municipalities to capture nearly $260 million in federal stimulus funds for renewable energy projects.
About $130 million will be used to provide electricity to 300,000 households.
The Justice Department and EPA have brokered a deal that will cut sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions from Edison's Burger Units 4 and 5 near Shadyside, Ohio.
Det Norske Veritas' review shows that a properly customized GreenCert carbon information management solution will help coal-fired power plants meet EU trading system requirements.
The company's algae "milking" process promises new efficiencies as part of a combined production cycle, according to OriginOil.
Global compliance may become an issue of supply and demand.