Friday, 06 August 2010 03:00
 Image: www.freefoto.com Home appliance manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates have agreed to improved efficiency standards and tax policies for refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers and room air conditioners. This agreement could save enough energy to meet the total energy needs of 40 percent of American homes for one year and the amount of water necessary to meet the current water needs of every customer in the City of Los Angeles for 25 years. Global warming CO2 will be reduced by 550 million metric tons over the same time period, without considering the emissions reductions from smart appliances. Major home appliance manufacturers, their trade organization and a nationwide coalition of energy and water efficiency supporters have called for new national minimum efficiency standards, production tax credits for super-efficient appliances and inclusion of "smart grid" readiness as a feature of future ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances.
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Friday, 06 August 2010 02:38
 Image: www.freefoto.com Marking the commencement of efforts to implement the nation's most groundbreaking and innovative heavy-duty natural gas truck projects to date, San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) has entered into an agreement with commercial transportation and logistics provider Ryder System, Inc. ("Ryder") and other project partners. The project now begins the implementation phase, utilizing $19.3 million in state and federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding, secured by SANBAG in 2009. Using these funds, Ryder will implement a first-of-its-kind heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in its Southern California operations. Of the nearly $20 million that was secured from ARRA, $9.9 is through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles Pilot Program, and $9.3 million from the California Energy Commission Assembly Bill 118 Alternative and Renewable Fuel & Vehicle Technology Program. The DOE and Energy Commission are focused on accelerating the implementation of clean alternative fuel vehicles, green jobs and the reduction of petroleum demand from the U.S. transportation sector.
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Friday, 06 August 2010 02:26
 Image: www.freefoto.com Offering Californians more choices to save money and energy on new appliance purchases, the California Energy Commission today expanded the Cash for Appliances Rebate program. The Cash for Appliances PLUS rebate program now includes high energy efficient dishwashers, freezers, water heaters, and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Eligible energy efficient appliances and rebate amounts available are: refrigerators $200, clothes washers $100, and room air conditioners up to $50. California Cash for Appliance PLUS rebates include: dishwashers $100, freezers $50, water heaters $300-$750, and HVAC systems: $500-$1000. Consumers still have up to 120 days from the purchase date to submit their rebate application by mail. Choices for eligible models include 25 dishwashers, 165 freezers, 258 boilers, 2887 furnaces and more than 300 water heaters including solar. Eligible air conditioning units can be found at: www.ceedirectory.org/ Choices for current eligible models include: 273 clothes washers, 139 refrigerators, and 314 room air conditioners. A complete list of eligible models is here: www.cash4appliances.org/products/index.html.
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 16:45
 Image: www.freeimages.co.uk In March 2008, Shai Agassi's Project Better Place announced that it had chosen Denmark as the European launch country for its Renault/Nissan-backed electric vehicle (EV) mass transport scheme. Leading Danish energy concern DONG Energy became a partner and Jens Moby, a former senior executive at Microsoft and a Dane by birth, took over the reins of Better Place Denmark. There was talk of half a million EVs gliding along Denmark's roads by 2020. Now there isn't. Professional journal Ingeniøren (The Engineer) reports that the Danish Energy Agency and several experts estimate the figure will be far lower. For its part, Better Place has acknowledged that its original estimate was unrealistic, and has revised expectations of the number of EVs in Denmark by 2020 to between 20,000 and 100,000.
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 16:28
 Image: www.freeimages.co.uk A Danish delegation with representatives from eight leading companies has been to Washington in the US to promote district heating, one of Denmark's largest energy technology successes, reports Energy Supply DK. Under the heading 'Danish Days on Climate Issues", the delegation met representatives from the US Department of Energy and several energy organisations including the American Council on Renewable Energy. Jes Christensen, the director of the Danish Board of District Heating, said:"We expect a lot from the USA as a market for Danish district heating technology in the future. The Americans have seriously discovered the need for choosing energy efficient solutions and so the potential for district heating solutions is enormous."
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