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Flexitricity brings increased energy-asset reliability to UK businesses and reduces carbon emissions in the national electricity system(16/06/2010)
Flexitricity believes it could unlock revenue streams worth millions of pounds annually to private industry, and help reduce Britain’s carbon footprint, using a unique system that harnesses the hidden flexible capabilities of existing commercial energy assets, such as standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators. Using its patented aggregation technology, Flexitricity’s cli... [more]
National Grid to buy clean power from Cape Wind's large-scale off-shore wind farm(10/05/2010)
Under the Green Communities Act, all of Massachusetts' investor-owned utilities are required to enter into long-term contracts to purchase at least three percent of their electricity supply from renewable generators. National Grid and Cape Wind will file a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities today under which National Grid will buy clean power from the nation’s first large-scale, off-shore wind farm, which is expecte... [more]
Using local waste resources to provide local renewable gas(09/10/2009)
National Grid has drawn up a new concept for using local waste resources to provide local renewable gas. The blueprint for what are being called an Urban Energy Centres sets out a nationwide solution to providing renewable heat by efficiently harnessing the energy output from an integrated waste management system. The concept outlines how waste streams from homes and businesses could be turned into renewable gas to maximise energy recovery: ... [more]
National Grid urges its customers to use three percent less energy every year for the next ten years(01/10/2009)
National Grid has issued a specific challenge to its customers: Pledge to use three percent less energy every year for the next ten years. Asking customers to use less of a product is something companies rarely do, but National Grid is doing just that. “Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing society in the 21st century,” said Tom King, president of National Grid’s U.S. business. “We have long believed that reducing energy use... [more]
Biogas could give the UK a new reliable source of green energy(12/02/2009)
According to a new report from National Grid, up to half the country's domestic gas heating could be run by turning waste into biogas. Biogas could give the UK a new reliable source of green energy as the North Sea gas reserves run down. The report looks at how all the biodegradable waste streams such as sewage, food and wood could be turned into biogas and injected into the gas distribution system. At the moment there is a small quantit... [more]
Clean Energy to build CNG fueling station for Brookhaven waste trucks(23/05/2008)
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded the contract by the Town of Brookhaven, New York, to build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and provide CNG fuel for more than 75 waste trucks serving the town’s 117,000 homes. “Brookhaven becomes the newest municipality on Long Island to adopt a clean waste management strategy by requiring the use of CNG trucks by its carters,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy Presiden... [more]
National Grid energy efficiency programs help Upstate New York customers save energy(13/05/2008)
National Grid has announced an expanded portfolio of energy efficiency programs in its Upstate New York service area to help customers save energy, save money and benefit the environment. With the fundamental objective of advancing the most efficient use of energy as possible to reduce overall demand, the programs include home weatherization, incentives to purchase efficient appliances, interactive online efficiency tools, system infrastructure a... [more]
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