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Off the grid: Energy-efficient homes are becoming a reality.(Technology: Climate Change)
This fall, the Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC will select a Florida home builder to help create a community of 20 or more zero-energy homes. At least a dozen builders from across the state have applied, even though the project doesn't come with a This fall,...
Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center
Research articles 2006-11-01
FSEC staff develop futuristic dog house. (Energy matters: a compendium of energy facts and information.).(Florida Solar Energy Center )
COCOA, Fla. -- A high-tech doghouse designed by researchers at the Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC won the "Most Scientifically Designed Pet House" award during the Orlando Science Center's second annual Pet House Contest. The center invited a select group of architects, builders, artists,...
Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center
Research articles 2003-01-27
FSEC examines leaky ducts, air handlers. (Industry news).(Florida Solar Energy Center)(Brief Article)
COCOA, FL -- According to a recent study conducted by the Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC, most central Florida homes waste energy through leaky air handlers and ducts. The amount of leakage in an average 2,000-sq-ft home can cost the homeowner 10% to 20% more in ...
Tags: Florida, Florida Solar Energy Center, homeowner, INTERNET, Strategy
Research articles 2002-05-06
Hydrogen Summit Meeting to Be Held in FL.(Florida Solar Energy Center)(Brief Article)
A hydrogen summit meeting is scheduled to take place in Tallahassee, FL, on October 24 and 25. The summit meeting will be sponsored by the Florida Department of Community Affairs and will be organized by the Florida Solar Energy Center. The Hydrogen Summit...
Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, hydrogen
Research articles 2000-10-19
Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center. (Briefly Noted).(lab accredited for photovoltaic rating)(Brief Article)
Following an audit by the Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center of Cocoa, Fla. has been accredited as a certifying laboratory for the rating of ... Following an audit by the Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center of Cocoa, Fla. has been accredited as...
Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, photovoltaics
Research articles 2002-03-01

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DOE awards $800,000 to boost energy efficiency of factory-built homes.
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced that the Department of Energy DOE has awarded $800,000 to the University of Central Florida's Florida Solar Energy Center (Cocoa, FL) and seven other partners to help reduce the energy cost of factory-built housing by up to...
Tags: Department of Energy, FINANCE, Investment, Orlando, secretary
Research articles 1999-10-25
Distributed Energy Systems Curricula for Development of Energy Technicians
This paper discusses about the project done by Brevard Community College and its project partner, the Florida Solar Energy Center, which will jointly develop a curriculum sequence of courses in Distributed Energy Systems to help address the impending shortage of qualified technicians in the building and construction trades, within industry...
Tags: Strategy, Management
White papers 2002-10-07
Clean Cities Groups Receive EVs from DOE.(Clean Cities Coalition; electric vehicles; US Dept of Energy)(Brief Article)
The Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC recently announced that the Department of Energy's DOE Clean Cities Program is distributing Toyota electric vehicles EVs for free to 10 of its Clean Cities Coalition CCC members. The EVs are part of a one-year program sponsored by DOE to...
Tags: Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2001-10-05
FSEC Wins DOE Award to Test Hydrogen Production Technique
The Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC announced this week that it and its partners have won a nearly $4-million contract from the Department of Energy DOE for a multi-year project to demonstrate the cost-effective use of solar thermochemical water-splitting cycles to produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells. For...
Tags: Department of Energy, hydrogen, technique
Research articles 2004-10-28
FSEC Awards Funding to FL Universities for Hydrogen Research
The Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC recently announced it has awarded a total of $4.85 million to 30 projects at Florida A&M University, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of South Florida and University of West Florida to help support hydrogen research...
Tags: hydrogen, NASA
Research articles 2005-01-05
Refiner BP. (News Briefs).
Refiner BP announced last month it is installing solar panels at 40 of its new BP Connect convenience stores in Orlando, FL. The panels will convert sunlight directly into electricity to ... Refiner BP announced last month it is installing solar panels at 40 ...
Tags: BP Plc
Research articles 2002-02-01
Obama putting $3.4B toward 'smart' power grid
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the futuristic "smart" electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring America's power transmission system into the digital age. President Barack Obama, during a visit to a solar energy facility in Arcadia, Fla., is announcing Tuesday that he is making available...
Tags: Grid, Transmission System
News items 2009-10-27
FPL and NASA Join Forces to Explore Renewable Energy Projects
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- From charting a clean energy future to trailblazing on the space frontier, they are respected leaders. Now Florida Power & Light Company and National Aeronautic and Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center (NASA-KSC) are teaming up to jointly explore developing renewable energy projects. FPL Group owns and...
Tags: NASA, renewable energy
Research articles 2007-12-13
Cala to Develop $20M in Luxurious Residences with the Latest Solar and Fuel Cell Energy
TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Cala Corporation (Pink Sheets:CCAA), a world-leading company in Fractional Ownership, Cruise Ship Lifestyle, Ocean Residences and the first Undersea Resort, is pleased to announce that it has hired the prestigious architectural firm of Michael A. Penny of Titusville, Florida, to plan and design a new riverfront residential...
Research articles 2006-01-27
Hydrogen, the Dream Fuel, Shifts From Cars to Houses
Hydrogen has certainly taken its lumps in the ongoing debate over renewable energy. When President Bush provided a budget for research into using hydrogen in cars, he also kicked off a support movement that agitated continually in favor of hydrogen -- although many of its members appeared to not be...
Tags: Car, Hydrogen, Chances, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-09-29
Aligning EVs and the Smart Grid: Synergy and Progress
It’s understatement to say that battery and plug-in hybrid cars are not straining the electric grid today. Tesla has sold 700 cars, and there are a few thousand homemade conversions and stranded corporate leftovers (Solectria, U.S. Electricar, Taylor-Dunn, Toyota RAV4) scattered around the country. But with more...
Tags: Edison Electric Institute, Car, PG&E Corp., Battery, Grid, Tesla, Pacific Gas & Electric, EV Battery Pack, Jim Motavalli
Blog posts 2009-10-19
Off the grid?(GREEN DEVELOPMENT)
A team of developers and scientists aims to create an energy-efficient, environmentally progressive community called "Sky" on 571 forested acres near tiny Clarksville in Calhoun County. Amelia Island developer White Starr Inc. plans to cluster 624 homes in walkable neighborhoods. Each cluster will...
Tags: developer, Florida State University
Research articles 2007-07-01
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