ASERTTI News
EPA CHP Partners Meeting and
NYSERDA Roundtable
Registration is now open for the U.S. EPA's CHP
Partnership Meeting and NYSERDA Roundtable,
scheduled for October 1-2, 2009 at the New York
Marriott Downtown. This meeting will also include a
site visit to the Marriott's own active CHP
project. For more information about the meeting,
including a draft agenda and registration
information, please
click here.
Energy and Agriculture
Secretaries Announce $6.3 million for Biofuels
Research
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu
and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced the joint selection of awards of
up to $6.3 million towards fundamental
genomics-enabled research leading to the improved
use of plant feedstocks for biofuel production.
These grants will be awarded under a joint DOE-USDA
program begun in 2006 that is committed to
fundamental research in biomass genomics, providing
the scientific foundation to facilitate use of
lignocellulosic materials for bioenergy and
biofuels. Please
click here for the full press release and
information on the individual awards.
Summer Special—View Energy
Center University Webcasts for Free!
Energy Center University is offering free viewing
of select commercial and residential webcasts in the
month of August. These webcasts are designed for
architects, engineers, builders, remodelers and
others interested in high performance buildings and
green building strategies. To learn more about the
webcasts and to register, please
click here.
Ka-BOOM! Appliance Standards
Make a Big Bang
Strong new national appliance standards for
twenty-six common household and business products
planned during President Obama’s current term could
slash total U.S. electricity use by over 1,900
terawatt hours (1.9 trillion kilowatt hours) by 2030
while saving consumers and businesses over $123
billion, according to a report released by the
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
(ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness
Project (ASAP). The new standards could make a big
contribution to U.S. efforts to cut global warming
pollution, eliminating 158 million tons per year by
2030, roughly the amount emitted by 63 large
conventional coal-fired power plants. Please
click here for the full press release plus a
link to the report, Ka-BOOM! The Power of Appliance
Standards: Opportunities for New Federal Appliance
and Equipment Standards. |
