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  • New hybrid model for energy creation

    Jad Mouawad, New York Times, March 5, 2010
    solar_panel.jpg A plan for a new hybrid model for renewable energy creation is announced in Florida.  More
  • Energy research receives ARPA funds

    Source: Dept. of Energy, March 3, 2010
    The DOE is offering $100 million for innovative energy research projects in grid storage, power converters, and cooling systems for buildings.  More
  • Data center efficiency metrics standardized

    Source: Dept. of Energy, February 22, 2010
    UPS data center. Photo courtesy UPS The Dept. of Energy has released guides to help data centers standardize their energy-efficiency metrics.  More
  • The nitty-gritty on gensets

    By Patrick Lynch, Associate Editor, February 15, 2010
    Our panel discusses paralleling and proper sizing for generators, considerations for subtransient reactance in critical environments, and accurately matching automatic transfer switches and generators.  More
  • Unlocking the code

    By Tim Kuhlman, PE, RCDD, CH2M Hill, Portland, Ore., February 15, 2010
    This article will analyze the NEC for wired systmes, and examine related International Building Code (IBC), NFPA, and standards that may influence the design. The areas of interest will primarily concern the specialty wired systems of data, telephone, and fiber optics that rely on limited amounts of the general code requirements.  More
  • Engineers: Restart your motor specifications

    By Michael Ivanovich, Editor-in-Chief, and John Malinowski, Baldor Electric Co., Ft. Smith, Ark., February 15, 2010
    Federal minimum standards for nominal full-load motor efficiencies take effect for motors manufactured after Dec. 19, 2010.  More
  • HP's newest data center opens with a unique cooling set up

    Source: DatacenterDynamics, February 12, 2010
    WYNyard In northeast England, HP's Wynyard Center opened this week with a unique cooling set up and an innovative design.  More
  • Enter now: Uptime Institute Green IT awards

    Uptime Institute, February 9, 2010
    Uptime Institute Symposium 2010 deadline for Green Enterprise IT Awards is March 1. Awards are presented to projects, ideas and products that significantly improve energy productivity and resource use in IT  More

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