New Consortium Turning Old Building “Green”
There was a great article in the New York Times Called Tax Plan to Turn Old Buildings “Green” Finds Flavor which really shows what is happening in the Clean Tech space. Please enjoy. By JUSTIN GILLIS A business consortium that includes Lockheed Martin and Barclays bank plans to invest as much [...]
read moreEnergy Management for Efficiency, Sustainability, and Savings
Have you ever measured your personal carbon footprint? If your answer is “no”, you can use the calculator on the GGP website or the website myfootprint.org has a free carbon footprint calculator you may want to check out. My results you ask? If everyone on the planet lived my lifestyle we would actually need 4.34 [...]
read moreIs Energy Sourcing the Gateway Drug to Energy Efficiency?
Found this article in Forbes (you can also find it here at Altenergystocks which is Tom’s personal blog) and loved it. Clean Tech is picking up momentum every day. This article shows large companies and major universities sprinting toward the Clean Tech space. Please enjoy. I recently interviewed Richard Domaleski, CEO [...]
read morePentagon’s First Energy Plan
The Pentagon put together their first Energy Plan. This is important because it does a little more to legitimize the sector as a whole. This article was in the Wall Street Journal. In a bid to save lives and money, the Department of Defense on Tuesday presented its first plan [...]
read moreDemand Response Providers Take on Generators
Earlier this week, EnerNOC had its largest ever demand response event, providing 1,200 megawatts from about 1,600 sites on the Eastern seaboard. Despite the growing role of demand response services, the companies that provide negawatts are defending their territory. In an open letter to electricity customers on Wednesday, CEOs from EnerNOC, Comverge [...]
read moreDemand Rising for High-Ticket Green Products
SustainableBusiness.com News A new survey reveals that people around the world intend to purchase higher-ticket environmental products in the auto, energy and technology sectors compared to last year. This year’s ImagePower Global Green Brands Study survey, which polled more than 9,000 people in eight countries, concludes that people are now willing to take green [...]
read moreChina Overtakes USA as Top Energy Consumer as World Demand Grows Strongly
Great article in the AP. China became the world’s largest energy consumer in 2010 overtaking the USA during a year which saw the rebound in the global economy drive consumption higher and at a rate not seen since the aftermath of the 1973 oil price shocks. Demand for all forms of [...]
read moreKQED Decreases Energy Demand with Sunbelt Controls
We liked this article because it shows how quickly projects can go. This company made a big difference in their facility in just a matter of weeks. SAN FRANCISCO–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–KQED Public Media recently completed a significant step towards its green business initiatives by retrofitting its building environmental controls. By [...]
read moreEnergy Efficiency Changing the Face of Local Companies
GGP Energy has an office in Raleigh, NC which is a really popular area for Clean Technology. A company that knows that all too well is Piedmont Services who has been in business since 1971. We found this article and thought it was quite worth while. Please enjoy. RALEIGH, N.C., June 10, [...]
read moreCurrent Technology Could Reduce Global Energy Demand by 85%
Energy savings is at the top of the priority list at GGP Energy. We feel very strongly that there are a number of areas we can affect in almost any facility. This is why we were so happy to read this article in Chemical and Engineering news published in January of 2011. [...]
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