Energy Conservation News

To send Sustainable Facilities Management news to The McMorrow Sustainable Facilities Management Report,
please e-mail: sustainablefm@mcmorrowreport.com

DOE invests in clean energy

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the United States. This funding underscores the Administration's commitment to foster a robust clean-energy sector in the United States - that will create American manufacturing jobs and a workforce with the required technical training to speed the implementation of cutting-edge technologies.

For more information, see www.doe.gov

[ page top ]

University to research green jobs

HONOLULU—The University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering, with the support of Hawaiian Electric Company, has been awarded a $2.5-million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to train students and current workers for emerging jobs in clean and renewable energy technologies in the electric power industry.

Officially titled, “Integrated Education and Research in Clean Energy and Island Sustainability,” the project is a major component of UH Manoa’s Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS) program. UH Manoa will use these funds to create a multidisciplinary program of formal courses and hands-on research experience in clean energy technologies, renewable energy production, energy storage, integration, and smart grid technologies.

For more information, see www.heco.com

[ page top ]

Utilities win research grant

HONOLULU—The Hawaiian Electric companies, in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), have won a research grant totaling up to $2.9 million from the California Solar Initiative Research, Development, Deployment, and Demonstration Program to study ways to increase and effectively manage more photovoltaic (PV) generation while maintaining reliability on utility grids.

The grant will be matched by up to $1.3 million of in-kind support from SMUD and Hawaiian Electric and will include industry partnerships with BEW Engineering, Sun Power Corporation, and NEO Virtus Engineering, Inc. The SMUD-HECO proposal received the highest evaluation score among 21 applications for the first phase of research funds appropriated by the California Legislature for dispersal by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

For more information, see www.heco.com

[ page top ]

Johnson Controls chosen by DESEU

MILWAUKEE—The state of Delaware designated Johnson Controls as a preferred energy services provider by the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility (DESEU).

DESEU is a comprehensive program designed to help Delaware generate energy and cost savings, create new jobs, and support the environment. As one of the first energy services providers to be recognized by DESEU, Johnson Controls will have the opportunity to help improve the state’s government, academic, educational, and municipal facilities on both state and local levels.

For more information, see www.johnsoncontrols.com

[ page top ]