Electricity is generated as it is used. There is very little ability to store electricity. Because of this instantaneous nature, the electric power system must constantly be adjusted to ensure that the generation of power matches the consumption of power. Although Control Area Operators run the grid within their control...
Approximately two-thirds of the fuel used to generate electricity in the United States is wasted in the form of discarded heat. Combined heat and power systems produce electricity or mechanical power and capture recoverable heat for process use. Currently, only 7 percent of this country's electricity is provided by cooling,...
This paper encapsulates the requirement of electricity. The U.S. Department of Energy projects the need for about 50 percent more electricity in the United States by 2020. To meet these needs, the nation must produce more energy from all available sources and do so in an environmentally sound manner. The...
Electricity is a cornerstone on which the economy and the daily lives of the nation's citizens depend. This essential commodity has no substitute. Unlike most commodities, electricity cannot easily be stored, so it must be produced at the same instant it is consumed. The electricity delivery system must be flexible...
Architecture and Engineering Firms Investing in Avatech's Building Information Modeling Expertise BALTIMORE -- Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), America's leading technology expert for design, engineering, and facilities management, announced that a growing number of customers are using its professional services to effectively and efficiently implement the technology necessary...
Invensys Process Systems IPS, a globaltechnology, software and consulting firm, today announced that it has beenselected by the United States Department of Energy's DOE National EnergyTechnology Laboratory NETL to provide a dynamic process simulator for anintegrated gasification combined cycle IGCC plant with carbon capture. The IGCC plant simulator is part...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy DOE for the disposal of used nuclear fuel generated at its proposed William States Lee III Nuclear Station. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) The contract provides for...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Colorado-based Porous Power Technologies, LLC has an answer to several common battery design dilemmas--a line of laminatable microporous battery separators. And now, PPT has won top honors at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL 2008 Industry Growth Forum Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the...
ComEd Educates Customers on How to Combat Phantom Power Pilferage CHICAGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- There are power-hungry specters lurking in ComEd customers' homes, devouring energy and haunting electric bills. These stealthy power stealers are masked as everyday household electronics and appliances. Whether the power...
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. -- Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) today announced that the applicable energy surcharge for November shipments of fabricated products will be: 6xxx alloys: <$0.014 per poundAll other alloys: <$0.021 per pound This is a reduction from the October surcharge of...
Oregon State University was honored Monday night in Denver by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its commitment to green power. The university was one of 25 organizations, municipalities and higher education campuses recognized with a 2008 Green Power Leadership Award as part of the National Renewable...
Best Buy Declares October 30th National Vampire Awareness Day MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A trip to Transylvania may seem like a walk in the park when compared to the hidden vampires lurking in homes across the country. Best Buy Co., Inc. announced today that it...
RENO, Nev., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. announces the successful co-production of geothermal power at a producing oil well. This project marks the first of its kind by providing onsite fuel free power that will increase the productivity and possibly extend the longevity of existing...
CH2M HILL has been selected bythe U.S. Department of Energy DOE to help 25 American cities acceleratethe adoption of solar energy. The contract is an important strategiccomponent of The Solar America Initiative, a U.S. Department of EnergyDOE effort to make solar electricity from photovoltaics PV costcompetitive with conventional forms of...
U.S. Geothermal Inc. (TSX: GTH)(AMEX: HTM) ("U.S. Geothermal"), a renewable energy company focused on the production of electricity from geothermal energy, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") has chosen U.S. Geothermal's Raft River site in Idaho to demonstrate the viability of Enhanced Geothermal Systems ("EGS"). The Raft...
Faced with rising energy costs and green initiatives, enterprises are challenged to find ways to become more energy efficient. While much of the IT industry has focused on data center energy efficiency, the world's more than 1 billion PCs are a significant source of energy use that can offer significant...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy has submitted the first part of an application for a federal energy loan guarantee to the U.S. Department of Energy DOE for its proposed William States Lee III Nuclear Station. This is another step in the process of keeping the...
A Look at How the Average Dollar is Spent on Energy Use in a Typical Home and How to Make Your Money Go Further DALLAS, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With the U.S. Department of Energy estimating Americans will spend 20 to 25 percent more in heating costs...
Wind energy can supply 20 percent of U.S. electricity needs by 2030 at a "modest" cost difference, according to a U.S. Department of Energy DOE report released in May. The analysis predicts that the wind scenario would cost about 2 percent more than sticking with the current energy Mix, yet...
Delphi Corp. and Peterbilt Motors Co. said they have successfully demonstrated a Delphi solid oxide fuel cell SOFC auxiliary power unit APU powering a Peterbilt Model 386 truck's "hotel" loads. During recent testing at Peterbilt's Texas headquarters, the Delphi SOFC provided power for the Model 386's electrical sys- tem, radios...
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