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- Case Study: Energy-Saving Technology
- This paper highlights a case study on energy systems. Some Oregon ranchers have found that solar-powered water pumping is a cost-effective way to give their cattle a drink. A feasibility study showed a solar photovoltaic PV system to be cheaper over its lifetime than running a power line to the...
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- Solar Electric Power in Portland
- Gary and Ulrike Calaba of Portland want to leave the world in better shape. The Calabas use the electricity produced by their solar electric system to reduce the amount they buy from Portland General Electric (PGEAt the end of each month, PGE bills them for their net energy consumption under...
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- District Verifies Delivery of a Green Energy-Efficient School
- When the North Clackamas School District outside of Portland, Oregon received voter approval to build a new high school, they decided to ensure the building would offer the best in energy efficient and environmentally friendly design. The district used the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
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- Commissioning Helps Portland State University
- When Portland State University PSU had to replace a chiller in its Science II building, they wanted to get to the end result - a smooth-running chiller system - as soon as possible. The Oregon Office of Energy assisted them in achieving their goals with support from the NW Energy...
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- State Agency Uses Tax Dollars Wisely
- The Oregon Department of Administrative Services DAS is the central administrative agency of state government, working to, effectively implement policy and financial decisions made by the Governor and the Oregon Legislature. When DAS began experiencing high energy use in their own Public Service Building and problems with their HVAC system...
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- Commissioning Solves Building Problems That Robbed State Police of Comfort, Healthy Air
- With 24 state buildings to maintain totaling 3.5 million ft2, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services DAS is all too aware of the time and money required to keep buildings working - and people safe and comfortable - when building systems aren't installed correctly during construction. The commissioning process for...
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- Wave energy center planned for Newport
- Newport has been selected as the future home of the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, to be based at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday its support for the wave energy center, and awarded a five-year grant of...
- Articles 2008-09-23
- Oregon State University given $2.4M to study cellulosic biofuel
- Oregon State University has been awarded two federal grants totaling $2.4 million to research cellulosic biofuel crops. OSU researchers are currently working on different ways to produce ethanol from cellulose, the primary structural component of green plants. Researchers hope that instead of relying on food- based biofuels,...
- Articles 2008-08-20
- State of Oregon to break ground on solar highway
- Gov. Ted Kulongoski today will unveil what the Oregon Department of Transportation is calling the country's first "solar highway project" at a groundbreaking ceremony at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange. The project is a joint venture between ODOT, Portland General Electric and U.S. Bank. Materials...
- Articles 2008-08-07
- Kohl's Expands Solar Power Program to Oregon
- Kohl's solar initiative adds sixth state MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that it will expand its solar program to a sixth state, Oregon, with plans to convert four of its nine stores to solar power. In addition to Oregon, Kohl's has solar...
- Articles 2008-08-06
- Oregon's efficiency funding plan would benefit remodelers
- The Oregon energy efficiency working group is considering three proposals for funding $60 billion in efficiency projects in existing homes and small commercial buildings over the next 20 to 30 years. Funding would come from a mix of municipal bonds, Oregon Department of Energy loans or...
- Articles 2008-07-29
- Portland General Electric charges up for plug-in hybrid cars
- Portland General Electric has begun leading the charge for mass adoption of plug-in hybrid-electric cars in Oregon. The utility plans to install 12 electric-vehicle charging stations in Portland and Salem by September as part of a demonstration project to develop the transportation infrastructure...
- Articles 2008-07-01
- MDU Resources to Acquire Intermountain Gas Company
- BISMARCK, N.D. -- MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE:MDU) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire Intermountain Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately held Intermountain Industries, Inc. The acquisition is a cash-for-stock transaction. Intermountain Gas, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, serves more than...
- Articles 2008-07-01
- Colorado Springs Business Journal News Briefs: June 27, 2008
- Challenger Learning receives grant for e-Planetarium The Challenger Learning Center of Colorado has received $58,500 from the Daniels Fund to support its e-Planetarium program. The money will allow CLCC to offer a live, facilitated show that is fully interactive and...
- Articles 2008-06-27
- Oregon State Plumbing Board adopts new standards
- The Oregon State Plumbing Board last Friday passed new standards that will allow homeowners to install systems that reuse wastewater for flushing toilets. The board also created a statewide standard for rainwater harvesting in residential and commercial buildings. The new ruling for alternate...
- Articles 2008-06-25
- Portland plant turns city waste into power
- The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services last week celebrated the opening of its new $8 million co-generation facility at the Columbia Boulevard wastewater treatment plant. The facility will burn methane gas produced from the city's solid waste to generate more than 12 million...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- Commentary: Bar is raised by real estate seekers
- In the beginning, there was Intel. In the 1970s, the world's largest semiconductor company chose Hillsboro as the site for its first plant outside California. Spin- off companies from locally-owned Tektronix shared the area, known as the Sunset Corridor after Highway 26. In...
- Articles 2008-06-19
- Sempra Pipelines & Storage Seeks Partnership Stake in Sunstone; Partners Encouraged by Open Season
- SunstonePipeline, a venture of Williams (NYSE: WMB) and TransCanadaCorporation (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP), announced today that SempraPipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), hassigned a memorandum of understanding with the existing partners toacquire a 25 percent ownership interest in Sunstone Pipeline andfor a Sempra Energy...
- Articles 2008-06-16
- Tainted Tomatoes Likely From Florida or Mexico: FDA
- The bulk of the tomatoes available in the United States at the start of the ongoing salmonella outbreak came from Florida and Mexico, U.S. health officials said Friday. "The vast majority of tomatoes in national distribution at that time were being produced in one of those two places," Dr....
- Articles 2008-06-13
- Hardly anything's coming up roses, according to report
- U.S. economic activity was "generally weak" from late April through May, while consumers were pinched by high energy and food prices, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in a report that underscores its dual worries of slow growth and rising inflation. In its "beige book," an anecdotal look at...
- Articles 2008-06-12
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