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Smart Grid Projects Get Ready to Roll in the U.S., UAE

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/10/2009

Cisco, together with utility, technology and local government partners, are developing some of the nation’s first projects to create a smarter electric grid. General Electric is also testing how smart appliances can help lower power demand in a pilot program at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.Hopi ...

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DOE to transform waste drilling fluids into geothermal power

Posted by AditiJ on 05/10/2009

The Department of Energy in the US is on its way to use the discarded geothermal resource produced during the extraction of oil to power equipment at the site. The DOEs Geothermal Technologies Program at the Office of Energy Efficiency and...

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Manufacturers: Beware of ‘Greenwashing’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/10/2009

There are a number of companies already addressing some of the green manufacturing challenges … and there are many who are not (yet).Andy Warhol said “Art is what you can get away with.” Ditto for advertising. Unfortunately also ditto for much green advertising.According to Wiki ...

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Arizona Solar Deal Falls Apart While Feds Give a Boost to Other Projects

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/10/2009

As federal agencies get set to approve several renewable-energy projects, primarily in the western part of the country, a solar deal between Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) falls apart.Starwood Energy Group Global LLC has ended its deal to provide power to Ar ...

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Whirlpool to Produce 1M Smart Energy Dryers by 2011

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/09/2009

Whirlpool Corp. will produce one million smart-energy clothes dryers by the end of 2011 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Smart Grid Investment Grant program. These dryers could save consumers $20 to $40 per year in markets where utilities offer variable or time-of-use pricin ...

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