energy data analysis News
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DOE to explore scientific cloud computing at Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories
Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation’s scientific community? A new program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will examine cloud computing as a cost-effective and energy-efficient computing paradigm for scientists to ...
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ABeam Consulting to Study SaaS Smart Meter Data Integration and Analysis Platform in Japan
ABeam Consulting Ltd. has begun a collaboration with iGrid Solutions, Inc. and Innowatts, Inc. to study the feasibility and usefulness in Japan of a SaaS smart meter data integration and analysis platform that helps retail electric power providers improve profitability, increase business and reduce costs through the use of smart meters.Through this validation study, the participants aim to ...
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Berkeley Lab analysis finds reduced cooling and heating may improve health
Research conducted at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests that operating buildings more energy efficiently could have benefits for the health of occupants and, surprisingly, also for their comfort. The researchers, Mark Mendell and Anna Mirer of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division, analyzed data collected from 95 air-conditioned office ...
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EIA mapping tool shows which U.S. energy facilities are in areas at risk of flooding
The public now has a new online tool to help inform them about energy facilities' exposure to flooding caused by hurricanes, overflowing rivers, flash floods, and other wet-weather events. Developed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Flood Vulnerability Assessment Map, shows which power plants, oil refineries, crude oil rail terminals, and other critical energy ...
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ASTM Co-Sponsors Green Building Workshop
During the June European Union Sustainable Energy Week, ASTM International hosted a workshop titled Sustainable Products and Their Importance to Green Buildings: A Focus on Standards and Certification. The event took place June 20 in Brussels, Belgium, at the Résidence Palace International Press Center. Discussions included the role that ASTM International plays in developing standards ...
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EIA initiates new monthly Drilling Productivity Report
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released today the initial edition of a new monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) to provide region-specific insights into oil and natural gas drilling rig efficiency, new well productivity, existing well decline rates, and overall oil and natural gas production trends. Given the importance of drilling productivity trends as a driver for ...
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Energy Department's American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize Awards $425,000 to Phase 2 Winners
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity this week (Sept 25) announced the three Phase 2 winning teams of the American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize. This $1.1 million prize connected utilities with interdisciplinary teams of software developers and data scientists to transform the energy sector through innovation in obtaining actionable insight from grid use. "Ongoing advancements ...
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Verdantix Says Accenture, Deloitte, IBM And Logica Lead The Sustainable Technology Services Market Due To Accelerating Innovation Strategies
Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Logica lead the global market for sustainable technology services, according to a new report from independent analyst firm Verdantix. The in-depth sector benchmark finds that the 17 largest global IT services providers accelerated their investments in energy, environment and sustainability service lines during 2011. The leading firms ...
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