The Department of Defense yesterday announced the award of a $2.5 billion combined firm-fixed-price contract to Johnson Controls, Evergreen Fire Alarms and Federal Inc. for “procurement and installation of utility monitoring and control and similar systems.” The winning bid was selected from 14 internet-submitted solicitations and the estimated completion date is Aug. 21, 2019. The… Keep reading →
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We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Breaking Energy featured the Top 10 New York Energy Entrepreneurs back in June as part of an extremely popular top 10 series that ran during New York Energy Week. The entrepreneurs were chosen by their energy industry peers via an open nomination process that returned a robust list of candidates. Whittling the impressive list of… Keep reading →
The Curious Case of Russian Energy Efficiency
By Elena TalalasovaWith approximately 5% of Russia’s annual budget spent on the energy needs of public buildings, it’s quite logical that the government eventually decided to introduce a law regulating energy efficiency in the sector. This happened in 2009. Since then, it has been modified 19 times, but the key problems with energy efficiency stimulation in the… Keep reading →
With the proliferation of smart phones, smart TVs, smart meters, smart grids and the “internet of things,” comes enormously energy-intensive data transfer, storage and management requirements. Data centers are rapidly expanding – in number of facilities and square footage – and these centers all have fairly significant power and cooling demand requirements. Green IT Amsterdam… Keep reading →
Smoothing the Flow of Renewable Solar Energy in California’s Central Valley
By US Department of EnergyYesterday, an almond grove in California’s Central Valley hosted the opening of the world’s largest iron-chromium redox flow battery. Originally pioneered by NASA, these flow batteries are emerging as a promising way to store many hours of energy that can be discharged into the power grid when needed. Traditionally, electric generation follows the demands of the daily load cycle. But as more sources of renewable… Keep reading →
Rolling back energy subsidies is one of the most vexing problems energy export-revenue-dependent countries face. The problems starts innocently enough when countries discovery vast natural resource deposits and begin profiting substantially from their development. In developing economies, it has been common practice everywhere from Venezuela to Nigeria to the Middle East to supply the population… Keep reading →
Countering the Russian incursion into Crimea, the House Energy and Power Committee is debating multiplying American LNG exports, and sending shale gas in liquid form to countries overseas, a move that consultants say will raise US electricity prices. A knock-on effect of sending more shale gas abroad is that US electricity companies that have gas-fired… Keep reading →
How to Build an Environmentally Friendly, Energy Efficient Home
By Hailey RobinsonWhen building a new house, you want to make sure your home will help you save money in the future as well as preserve the environment. Not sure where to start? Use these suggestions to make sure you’re building an environmentally friendly home. Don’t Skimp on Quality Doors and Windows The problem with poorly sealed… Keep reading →
Scientists at the UAE’s Masdar Institute conducted detailed regional power consumption analysis that found GCC countries plus Iran, Iraq and Egypt (GCC+) need considerable incremental renewable energy capacity to meet power demand without increasing hydrocarbon consumption. “We found that if current energy supply and demand trends continue, regional electricity production capacity growth will outpace GDP… Keep reading →
Climate Change, Desalination and the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
By Roman KilisekIt is the time of the year again – Davos in Switzerland is playing host to the 2014 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. This is arguably the world’s most influential gathering of business and political leaders, economists and anybody else who thinks he or she has a big idea for improving the state… Keep reading →