Energy Optimization Industry Review 2005

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• COMMENTARY
  • How the U.S. Postal Service Cuts Costs With Efficiency
    • Benchmarking Energy Use Levels
    • Reducing Peak Demand
    • Eliminating Inefficient Equipment Operation
    • Improving Building Energy Equipment Performance
    • Facilitating Demand Response
  • Follow The Bouncing Ball - UPS and DOWNS in the DOE Budget
    • Follow The Bouncing Ball - UPS and DOWNS .. (Continued)
  • Silicon Valley Power in Forefront of Conservation
    • Silicon Valley Power in Forefront .. (Continued)
• EFFICIENCY
  • EPA Goes Greener on Computer Monitors
  • MIT Design Advisor Under Development
  • Paper Plant Claims 25% Energy Savings
  • Johnson Controls Helps Camco, Inc.
  • Seeking New Lubricants For Aluminum Engines
  • Coating Enhances Engine Operation
    • Coating Enhances Engine Operation (Continued)
  • More Homes Qualify for Energy Star
  • Magnetism Cuts Metals Processing Energy
  • Laser Spark Plug Outpowers Current Systems
  • Electronics Advances Fuel Cell Development
  • Seeking Link Between Demand and Efficiency
  • System Cools Cab, Meets Anti-Idling Legislation
  • Study Documents Savings From ESCO Initiatives
  • DOE Projects to Increase Fuel Efficiency
    • DOE Projects to Increase Fuel Efficiency (Continued)
  • Lumber Co. Turns Wastes Into Fuel and Electricity
  • Water and Wastewater Join to Cut Electricity Costs
  • High-Capacity Overhead Conductor is Activated
  • Diesel Retrofit Achieves NOx Reduction
  • DayStar Technologies Unveils Solar Cells
    • DayStar Technologies Unveils Solar Cells (Continued)
• END-USES
  • Report Shows Solar Panels Can Save
  • Chorus Motors Awarded Patents
  • Flow Control Could Save Millions of Gallons of Fuel
    • Flow Control Could Save Millions .. (Continued)
  • Power Adapters Could Reduce Electric Usage
  • Nano Plastic Captures IR
  • Pentacene for Cheap Solar Power
    • Pentacene for Cheap Solar Power (Continued)
    • Pentacene for Cheap Solar Power (Continued)
  • John Deere Plants Switch to Biodiesel
  • Konarka to Develop Photovoltaic Fabric
  • Breeding Two-Legged Energy-EfficientRobots
  • Nanotech Advance in Battery Materials
  • New Catalysts for New Engines
    • New Catalysts for New Engines (Continued)
  • DNA Wires Promise Self Assembling Electronics
  • Nissan Offers Hydrogen Storage At Home
  • Photovoltaic Roofs That Don't Look Added On
  • Digital Controller For Power Factor Correction
    • Digital Controller For Power Factor Correction (Continued)
  • Silicon Carbide Propels Automobile Efficiency
  • Bus Fleet Converts to Ethanol-Diesel Fuel
  • Clothes Washer Standards Could Save $53 Million
  • Diode Improves Computer Power
    • Diode Improves Computer Power (Continued)
  • Tiny Electric Motor, More Power Density
  • Helping Plastic Conduct Electricity
    • Helping Plastic Conduct Electricity (Continued)
  • Equilibrium for A Thermoelectric Refrigerator
  • Chill Out: Solid-State Refrigerator Hypothesized
  • Refractory Linings for Black Liquor Gasifers
  • Technology Accelerates Solid-State Lighting
  • Big Hopes for Tiny Hydrogen Storage Material
  • Challenges for Fuel-Cell Cars
  • Ingredient Discovery Has Implications
    • Ingredient Discovery Has Implications (Continued)
  • LEDs Cut Lighting Energy By 30% to 50%
    • LEDs Cut Lighting Energy By 30% to 50% (Continued)
  • Increased Chip Brightness Lowers Energy Requirements
  • Solar Power Could Green Hybrid Cars
  • Quantum Dots Can Boost Output
  • Canadian Energy Conservation Group To Market Economizers
  • Energy Savings? How Big is Your Share?
    • Energy Savings? How Big is Your Share? (Continued)
• INDUSTRY NEWS
  • Wastewater Digester Gas Can Produce High Quality Methane Fuel
    • Applications
    • Potential for Biogas
    • Benefits Of Wastewater Gas
    • Cost Savings and Security
  • USA Technologies In Distribution Agreement
  • Natural Gas Generator Provides High Efficiency
  • EPRI Solutions, Inc. Completes Merger
  • Honeywell Helps Postal Service Deliver
  • Energy Innovations Buys Prevalent Power
  • Chemical Association Partners to Cut Costs
  • GE Initiative to Focus on Clean Energy
  • Plug Power Wins GSA Listing
  • Light-Activated "Power Plastic"
  • Saskpower, Honeywell Partner for Efficiency
  • Buying Clean Energy In the Stock Market
  • Composite Core Conductor Cables
  • Power Plastic Is Under Development
  • GM, DOE to Advance Fuel Cell Development
  • Nuvera Sells Fuel Cell System
  • Vestas Receives Wind Power Orders
  • Solar System Treats Wastewater
  • Project to Develop Hydrogen Storage
  • Evergreen Solar Reports Progress
  • Light-Activated Plastic Has Military Applications
  • Grant for Wind Energy Project
  • Honeywell in Tennessee Retrofit
  • Rentech Baard In Ohio Deal
  • Wacker Expands Polysilicon Production
  • Bioplastic for Computer Cases
  • ABB Increasing Brazil's Power Supply
  • Efficiency of Midwest Nuclear Power Plant
• OUTLOOK
  • Sustainability Major Focus in 2005
    • Sustainability Major Focus in 2005 (Continued)
  • States Lead On Energy Saving Standards
  • PSC Wants to Accelerate Renewables for New York
  • Report Cites Ways to Ease Natural Gas Crisis
  • CA Pushes Efficient Appliances
  • Renewables Standard Will Add in 32 MW
  • Highlights of the bill
  • Wind Industry Added 400 MW in 2004
    • Wind Industry Added 400 MW in 2004 (Continued)
  • Carbon Efficient Generation Capacity
  • What's the Greenest Car?
  • Dollars Diverted from Efficiency, Renewables
  • Energy Savings from Code Improvements
  • EPA Proposes Changes for ENERGY STAR Homes
  • Greenhouse Gas Credit Aggregation
  • Legislation To Spur Efficient Chillers
  • Energy Clains Half Of Cleantech Investment
  • Arizona Focuses on PV and Efficiency
  • USDA Boosting Renewable Energy
  • Refrigeration Standards Will Cut Electricity Use
    • Refrigeration Standards Will Cut Electricity Use (Continued)
  • Petroleum Energy Futures in Africa
  • New Verdict on Biomass: "Significant"
  • Annual Wind Rankings For U.S. Released
  • Washington State Has Efficiency Policies
  • Resource Efficient Appliance Act of 2005
  • Center for Future Energy Systems
  • Wind Map May Provide Better Locations
    • Wind Map May Provide Better Locations (Continued)
• PRODUCTION
  • Cutting Cost of Desalination
  • Milestone Met to Develop Affordable Fuel Cell
  • BP to Build Big Wind Farm
  • Alternative Feedstocks for Plastics
  • Monitoring Could Save Marginal Oil Wells
  • Paradigms for Hydrogen Production
  • Turning Wood into Energy of the Future
    • Turning Wood into Energy of the Future (Continued)
  • Poultry-Litter to Biomass Power
  • The Potential of Wave Energy
  • NSERDA Says Integrating Wind is Not a Problem
  • Southern Company Explores Biomass
  • Turning Waste Into Hydrogen Fuel
  • Purdue Finding Points To Cleaner Combustion
  • Investment to Meet State Renewable Standards
    • Table 1 Energy Distributors Most Impacted by State RPS
  • Proposal: Give Customers More Control Over Usage
    • Proposal: Give Customers More Control .. (Continued)
  • Fuel Cell May Increase "Well-to-Wheel" Efficiency
  • Improving Molecular Solar Cells
  • Grass Pellets Fuel Alternative Energy
    • Grass Pellets Fuel Alternative Energy (Continued)
  • Half of Auto Fuel Could Be Ethanol
  • Homeowners Can Produce Electricity
  • AGE Refining Blends for Southwest Texas
  • Paper Sensor Passes Milestone
  • ABB Technology Increases Capacity
  • Liquid Transportation Fuel From Plants
    • Liquid Transportation Fuel From Plants (Continued)
• RESOURCES
  • Fuel Cells 2000 Publishes 2005 Fuel Cell Directory
  • Green Pricing and Net Metering Programs
  • World Bank, UNEP Release Models
  • High-Performance Schools Guide
  • DG Performance Protocols Released
  • How Efficiency Can Rescue Gas Prices
  • DOE ITP Offers Funding for Plant Assessments
  • Updated Efficiency Guide Online
  • 100th Green Building Case Study
  • International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference
  • Winery Tool Helps Reduce Energy and Water Costs
  • Ohio Extends Fuel Cell Initiative
  • Report Shows LPG Market Potential
  • New Resources to Measure Building Energy Performance
  • Online Too Analyzes A Home's Energy
    • Online Too Analyzes A Home's Energy (Continued)
• TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT
  • Driving Down Demand With Thermal Storage
    • Demand Management Tool
    • Who May Benefit?
    • The Bottom Line
  • Table 2 Month Shifted Load
    • Payback time
    • Burgeoning Market
    • ETS - How it Works
    • Potential for ETS
• LIST OF TABLES
  • Table 1 Energy Distributors Most Impacted by State RPS
  • Table 2 Month Shifted Load