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Wind Farm on Remote Island Reduces Grid Losses (RE-177 - 1st November 2003) |
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Single Compressor Fridge-freezer Cuts Energy Consumption by 30% (R445 - 31st October 2003) |
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Sustainable Design for a Primary School with Building-integrated PV Cells (TB176 - 1st October 2003) |
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Energy Efficiency in Petrol Station Lighting (R453 - 1st June 2003) |
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High-performance Industrial Furnace using High-temperature Air Combustion – Application to a Heating Furnace (DO53 - 31st March 2003) |
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High-performance Industrial Furnace Based on High-temperature Air Combustion Technology – Application to a Heat Treatment Furnace (R447 - 31st March 2003) |
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Mini Co-generation Based on Landfill Gas (RE175 - 31st March 2003) |
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Sunny Outlook at Home for the Elderly (RE174 - 26th March 2003) |
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Ice Rink and Geothermal Heat Provides Heating for School and Indoor Ice Rink (RE173 - 24th March 2003) |
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High-performance Industrial Furnace based on High-temperature Air Combustion Technology – Application to Gas Treatment Furnaces (R448_1 - 1st March 2003) |
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NERL
Energy Delivery and Storage Basics
Helping secure a clean energy future for the nation and the world isn't just about reducing energy usage or producing clean energy. It is about how energy moves from the power source to the end user. Moving the energy from point A to point B, or storing it at the site where it will be used, are related to using our energy most effectively and wisely.
The demand for electricity is seldom constant over time. Many renewable resources — wind and solar power, for example — are intermittent, i.e., they are not available all of the time. Storing energy from the renewable source allows supply to more closely match demand. For example, a storage system attached to a wind turbine could store energy captured around the clock — whenever the wind blows — and then dispatch that energy into the higher-priced midday market. And energy storage enables solar electricity to be used both day and night.
Distributed energy (DE) technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the nation's energy portfolio. They can be used to meet base load power, peaking power, backup power, remote power, power quality, as well as cooling and heating needs.
DE refers to a variety of small, modular power-generating technologies that can be combined with energy management and storage systems and used to improve the operation of the electricity delivery system, whether or not those technologies are connected to an electricity grid.
And what's all this buzz about the coming "hydrogen economy"? Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. It can be produced from a wide variety of domestic resources using a number of different technologies. The element also has very high energy for its weight, but very low energy for its volume, so new technology is needed to store and transport it. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. And fuel cell technology is still in early development, needing improvements in efficiency and durability. Here you'll learn about advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies that can eventually reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, improve our air quality, and maintain our economic competitiveness.
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The Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (CEERE) provides technological and economic solutions to environmental problems resulting from energy production, industrial, manufacturing, and commercial activities, and land use practices. Our University based research program is built upon four sub groups with unique abilities to service energy and environmental problems. CEERE offers research, training and educational experiences for graduate and undergraduate engineers and scientists. Look inside to see how research with state, federal and private partners is central to CEERE's mission and how CEERE can assist you. |
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Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Partnership - MAEEP
CEERE at
UMass with the support of the Massachusetts Division of
Energy Resources (DOER)
and US DOE has developed a strategic partnership with
Massachusetts electric utilities under the commerial and
Industrial energy conservation program. Programs offered
through MAEEP are coordinated with the major electric and
gas utilities in the state: National Grid (NGRID),
NSTAR
Electric and Gas Company, Western Massachusetts Electric
Company
WMECO (a Northeast Utilities subsidiary) and KeySpan
Energy Delivery (KeySpan).
Look for opportunites to work with all the partners. Call
your account representative and ask about ways to work with
MAEEP and your utility. Or contact MAEEP by
email or call Dr. Eric
Winkler (Director) at 413-545-2853 to find out more.
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UMass Awarded Grant to Run US DOE
CHP Application Center.
Visit the Web site
www.northeastchp.org
The Northeast Region of the United States has a higher than
average cost of energy when compared to the rest of the country,
which favors the development of Combined Heat and Power (CHP).
The region has a long-standing history of support for, and
success in delivering, energy efficient programs. There are
already a number of programs throughout the region that are
supporting and promoting the CHP and efficient energy management
practice. The Northeast CHP Application Center will leverage
these existing state pump-priming activities to create
sustainable markets for CHP products and services.The purpose of
the Application Center is to facilitate the technology transfer
and delivery of advanced CHP Technologies that assist DOE in
meeting the goal of doubling CHP in the Northeast region over
the next decade. It will also accelerate the market penetration
of energy efficient and environmentally superior CHP. Increasing
CHP penetration will improve the environment, raise productivity
in buildings and industry, lower regional energy costs,
strengthen security, enhance consumer choice and reduce price
risks for end-users. |
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