Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

GridPoint, a supplier of data-driven energy management systems (EMS), announced that TOMS King LLC, a northern Illinois-based Burger King® franchisee, has deployed GridPoint’s energy management solution at all 59 TOMS King restaurants after a successful six-site pilot.

EnerNOC Inc., a leading provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), announced that it has generated over $1 billion in customer savings since it was founded in 2001. EnerNOC celebrated the milestone at its headquarters at an event that included remarks from Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick.

FirstFuel Software announced that its Remote Building Assessment project with the Department of Defense (DOD) has been named Project of the Year in the Energy and Water category by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the DOD’s environmental technology and demonstration program.

While some are concerned the DOE may overstep its bounds again, others are hopeful the agency will continue to accept industry input and guidance as it develops its final rule.

Panoramic Power, a provider of wireless, self-powered device-level energy management solutions, announced that it is collaborating with Autodesk, a leader in 3D design and simulation software, on joint product development that combines Panoramic’s energy platform with Autodesk’s building information modeling (BIM) portfolio.

Concerns about increasing energy costs are driving many organizations to look to their existing building stock for ways to reduce operating costs, notes Navigant Research. Corporate and government efforts to manage assets in a more strategic manner have produced global market opportunities for energy efficiency.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-funded green investments are helping federal buildings use less energy, even during harsh winters.

Siemens has launched its Site Controls Enterprise Portal platform designed to provide enterprise chain operators with real-time intelligence into and control over the operating conditions of sites and key equipment.

NORESCO announced that it has won a $43 million energy savings performance contract for work at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, the U.S. Army’s largest and most active basic combat training center.

Firms with energy costs greater than 10 percent of total operating costs should invest in a new wave of industrial energy management software to achieve best in class operational excellence. This is the key finding in a new report from independent analyst firm Verdantix.