News Center http://www.eeforum.net Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.eeforum.net/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.eeforum.net News Center http://www.eeforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=211&Itemid=45 ACEEE Proposed federal energy efficiency jobs provisions would create about 333,000 jobs in 2010 and then 184,000 jobs in 2011 as funding begins to ramp down, according to a new analysis released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:09:46 +0100 http://www.eeforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=27 By Marc Stoiber on GreenBiz.com While working on a global launch of a green household product, I had the opportunity to speak to the project chemist about the product's truly revolutionary ingredients. "It’s incredible that you could come up stuff like this -- it’s so much less harmful for the planet, and works as well as the old stuff. How long did it take to develop it?’"I asked. He answered nonchalantly "Oh, we’ve actually had this stuff for years. It’s nothing new." Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:13:27 +0100 http://www.eeforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209&Itemid=45 Electric Power Research Institute The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has published a report that describes the design of a superconducting direct current (DC) cable system capable of moving thousands of megawatts of electricity between regions, and which is  practical and ready for commercial development, using today's technology. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:03:50 +0100 http://www.eeforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=45 Alliance to Save Energy The Alliance to Save Energy today seconded President Obama’s call for creation of homegrown “clean energy jobs” to produce products that will help consumers lower their home energy bills while protecting the environment. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:59:58 +0100 http://www.eeforum.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=207&Itemid=45 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The EPA has awarded the City of Springfield, Mass. a $491,067 Climate Showcase Community grant for projects that will combat climate change. The funds will help Springfield increase energy efficiency, saving consumers money and reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:53:21 +0100