Product charges when energy is least expensive and feeds energy back during costly peak times
December 10, 2015
Green Charge Networks announced that its energy storage platform received Product of the Year honors from the Energy Manager Today Awards. Green Charge’s intelligent energy storage product specifically targets peak demand reduction.
Leading homebuilder adopts Côr™ thermostat nationwide
December 10, 2015
Carrier announced that KB Home, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, will now include a Carrier Côr smart thermostat in all of its homes at newly built communities opening in 2016 and beyond.
This year the association will be awarding a minimum of three $5,000 awards
December 9, 2015
The National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) is accepting applications for its Dave Nelsen Scholarship Program. Each applicant is required to write a 500-word essay about themselves. Deadline for receipt of the 2016 application and essay is March 24, 2016.
Industry veteran shares entertaining stories and knowledge gained throughout his career
December 9, 2015
HeatingHelp.com has announced that, after 46 years in the heating industry, Dan Holohan is retiring from teaching, but not before imparting some wisdom via his 374-page memoir, What Hydronics Taught Holohan.
If approved, city would be among the first in the nation to achieve this goal
December 8, 2015
The city of Las Vegas and NV Energy have announced a new partnership that, upon approval of a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and ratification by the Las Vegas City Council, will dedicate to city operations a portion of energy produced by a local solar facility currently in development.
To be held at Somerville, Massachusetts, distribution center
December 8, 2015
ABCO HVACR Supply + Solution’s ABCO University is hosting its ninth annual Vocational Field Day on Dec. 10, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at its Somerville, Massachusetts, office and distribution center. All Somerville and greater Boston area high school students, guidance counselors, and teachers are invited to attend.
DTE Energy will issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a package of energy-efficiency programs whose vendor contracts expire. The company will seek two-year contracts for programs that include HVAC and home performance with insulation and windows.
Can be used for thermophotovoltaic surfaces that convert thermal energy into electrical energy
December 8, 2015
Predicting radiative heat transfer between extremely close objects has proven elusive for the past 50 years. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) mathematicians have derived a formula for determining the maximum amount of heat exchanged between two objects separated by distances shorter than the width of a single hair.
Combination to provide whole home solutions for customers
December 7, 2015
Direct Energy®, one of North America’s leading energy and energy-related services providers, has combined its residential and home services divisions to create a single division, called Direct Energy Home™. The new division will focus on serving customers’ entire home, including providing energy and services, and more.
Technologies display promise for technical and commercial impact, but are too early for private-sector investment
December 7, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $125 million in funding for 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects are funded under ARPA-E’s OPEN 2015 program.