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Rising Hopes that Electric Cars Can Play a Key Role on the Grid

By Yale Environment 360 on October 25, 2010 2 Comments Center for Carbon Free Power Integration, Chevy Volts, Claus Ekman, Denmark, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, electrical grid, Europe, EV, Frederiksborgvej, green tech, green technology, Italy, lithium ion battery pack, Mitsubishi, natural gas, Nissan LEAFs, plan to start producing V2G-ready cars by mid-decade, rechargeable batteries, renewable energy, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, solar power, Sweden, system operators, transportation, United States, University of Delaware, V2G, vehicle-to-grid, Willett Kempton, wind, wind power

Will electric cars one day become part of a network of rechargeable batteries that can help smooth out the intermittent nature of wind and solar power? Many experts believe so, pointing to programs in Europe and the U.S. that demonstrate the promise of vehicle-to-grid technology.

Huge Cost Savings Achieved with LED Lights Using Network Cables

By Tracey de Morsella on March 24, 2010 2 Comments Battery Ventures, CA, CEO, cisco, Consolidated Edison.John Gilbert, Cree, CTO, data, Dave Leonard, efficient building, electrical grid, electrical wiring, Ethernet Switching Business Unit, Fremont, Gary Trott, high-performance networking systems, Jeremy Stieglitz, LED lighting, LED lighting systems, LED manaufacturer, LED Network System Architecture, low voltage, low-voltage direct current power, Mark Covaro, network cables, power consumption, power-over-Ethernet platform, Redwood Systems, return on investment, Rudin Management Company, sensors, smart grid demonstration program, US Venture Partners

Redwood Systems has launched a network-based LED lighting technology for commercial buildings. It optimizes energy-efficiency for commercial lighting and provides comprehensive sensor data for building performance.

27 Areas of Potential Job Growth In the Green Economy

By stephen_hinton on January 5, 2010 8 Comments (ARRA), accidental toxic releases, accounting, acid rain, alternative energy, architecture, Atlanta, atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric scientists, biofuels, biomass, building practices, cap-and-trade, carbon capture, Carbon Consulting, carbon credits, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon market, carbon trading market, Civil Engineering, Climate Change, climate controls, Computer Aided Design, construction, contaminated water, D.C., Department of Energy, e-waste, economy, Electrical Engineering, electrical grid, Emissions Trading, energy, energy consumption, Energy Management, engineering, environmental, environmental clean-up, environmental engineering, Environmental Information Systems, environmental investigations, environmental restoration, environmental scientists, EPA, Forensic Accounting, forestry, Geographic Information Systems, Geotechnical Engineering, Geothermal, GHG emissions, Government compliance, green jobs, green roof, green standards, Greenhouse Gas Auditing, greenhouse gas regulations, greenhouse gases, Hazardous Waste Managers, Hinton Human Capital, horticulture, HVAC, hydroelectric, Industrial Waste Treatment, infrastructure, Landscape Architecture, LEED certification, light rail, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical engineers, Nitrogen Oxide, NOx, Nuclear Engineering, nuclear waste, offset, OR, ozone depletion, pollutants, Portland, power plants, recycled building materials, recycling, Remote Sensing, Resource Efficiency Managers, retrofitted, reuse, risk management, risk management service, rural broadband, Science, Sequestration, smart grid, solid waste, SOx, STEM, Stephen Hinton, Structural Engineering, Structural Engineers, Sulphur Oxide, technical professionals, technology, Trading, transit, waste, wastewater treatment systemsm, water infrastructure upgrade programs, water treatment systems, weather, wind, Xeriscaping

Stephen Hinton, provides a compilation of professionals that will see growth as the US economy goes green. He predicts that those in STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) will experience the most job security.

For a Secure Energy Future, Obama Must Be Like Ike

By Leon Steinberg on December 3, 2009 3 Comments automobiles, BPR, Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Energy, Dwight Eisenhower, electrical grid, electrical infrastructure, electricity, energy security, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, highways, House energy bil, infrastructure, interstate commerce, interstate highways, interstate transmission lines, Midwestern states, natural gas pipelines, Obama, reduce line congestion, regional transmission construction, remote renewable energy generation, renewable energy, transcontinental network, transmission system, wind energy

President Obama is faced with some of the same challenges former President Eisenhower faced when he was confronted with a patchwork of county and state highways that impeded interstate commerce. History is repeating itself. President Obama’s goal of securing 25 percent of our electricity from renewable sources by 2025 is restricted by state regulators who fail to cooperate on interstate goals. President Eisenhower granted the Bureau of Public Roads authority to plan and place the new, interstate highways and Steinberg is advocating for the Obama administration to extend the same authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in order to update the grid.

5 Million Jobs and 5 Billion Tons in CO2 Reductions Can Be Achieved By 2020 Says Gigaton Throwdown

By Tracey de Morsella on July 10, 2009 2 Comments biofuel, building efficiency, building regulation, capital investment, carbon dioxide, clean energy, clean energy jobs, climate policy, climate protection, CO2 emissions, construction materials, Dan Kammen, Drexel University, efficiency standards, electrical grid, energy policy, energy security, fuel standards, Geothermal, Gigaton Throwdown, greenhouse gas emissions, industries, laboratory-to-industry partnerships, MIT, nuclear, policymakers, private capital, solar;, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of California-Berkeley green businesses, University of Michigan, utility regulation, venture capitalists, wind

In a presentation before national policymakers and analysts recently, leading clean energy venture capitalists, academics and CEOs unveiled the “Gigaton Throwdown,” an assessment of the nation’s clean energy potential that identifies seven industries capable of creating 5 million clean energy jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by 5-7 gigatons by 2020. The report, a collaborative effort between leading researchers at UC Berkeley, MIT, University of Michigan, Stanford, and Drexel University, and clean tech leaders, challenges Washington policymakers to remove obstacles that keep billions of capital investment dollars sitting on the sidelines.