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Podcast #27:
How Companies Benefit from Carbon Footprint Reduction
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Mark Breuker, director of energy consulting for Advantage IQ, a comprehensive expense management and an energy and environmental solution service for multi-site companies. He explains how companies can measure and reduce their carbon footprint in order to receive carbon credits, which are quickly becoming a hot commodity as legislation changes. He discusses how CEOs and employees feel empowered once they get a handle on their carbon emissions by cutting operational costs, helping control climate change, as well as generating good PR.
Podcast #26:
New Technology to Implement Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Susan Haifleigh, director of sustainability solutions with VFA Incorporated in Boston, Mass. She discusses how to use technology to implement energy efficiency. The latest technology in newer buildings, for example, can monitor the amount of energy used by each boiler in real time from a control room.
Podcast #25:
Increasing Car EE by Using Plastics
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Jim Kolb, senior director of automotive programs for the plastics division of the American Chemistry Council. He discusses how plastics are used for light-weighting cars for energy efficiency. Contrary to popular belief, lightweight cars are not necessarily small and often rival the safety of their heavier counterparts.
Podcast #24:
Market Drivers for Energy Efficient Building Retrofits
Attorney Gail Suchman, of New York-based Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, talks with EE Markets Podcast about forces that drive today’s building retrofits market. She explains how building owners can offset the cost of retrofitting by following state green building codes and pursuing efficiency tax credits
Podcast #23:
Venture Capital and Start-Up Options in EE, Part 2
EE Markets Podcast interviews Drew Clark, co-founder and director of strategy for IBM Venture Capital Group, who addresses venture capital and start-up opportunities in EE. He explains how IBM Venture Capital Group partners with traditional venture capital firms, then uses its expertise and skills to leverage start-ups into profitable opportunities. He reveals why EE investments are growing quickly and which technologies draw investments.
Podcast #22:
Venture Capital and Start-Up Options in EE, Part 1
EE Markets Podcast interviews Drew Clark, co-founder and director of strategy for IBM Venture Capital Group, who addresses venture capital and start-up opportunities in EE. He explains how IBM Venture Capital Group partners with traditional venture capital firms, then uses its expertise and skills to leverage start-ups into profitable opportunities. He reveals why EE investments are growing quickly and which technologies draw investments.
Podcast #21:
How to Ramp Up EE as Quickly as Possible
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Ralph Cavanagh, co-director of the energy program for the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), about the challenges facing the EE industry—including lack of programs in higher education—and the programs and policies needed to ramp up EE as quickly as possible. Cavanagh, whose organization has partnered with the American Public Power Association, calls, among other actions, for creating more rewards for customers using EE—including inverted rates that provide an incentive to use less energy.
Podcast #20:
Public Power Seizes New Energy Efficiency
Opportunities, Part 2
Mark Crisson, CEO of the American Public Power
Association, discusses how the public power business
model lends itself to efficiency efforts. He describes
APPA's new partnership with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, and its plans to help expand energy
efficiency offerings for the 2,000 not-for-profit
utilities it serves.
Podcast #19:
Public Power Seizes New Energy Efficiency
Opportunities, Part 1
Mark Crisson, CEO of the American Public Power
Association, discusses how the public power business
model lends itself to efficiency efforts. He describes
APPA's new partnership with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, and its plans to help expand energy
efficiency offerings for the 2,000 not-for-profit
utilities it serves.
Podcast #18:
ConEd’s View of EE Trends and Demand
Jorge Lopez, president and CEO of ConEdison Solutions, which recently acquired Custom Energy Services, addresses trends in energy efficiency. He identifies EE “hot spots” in the U.S., and describes innovations in LED lighting and demand response.
Podcast #17:
Innovative EE Policies in France and Italy
Nick Brass, CEO of CoolNRG USA, describes policies in France and Italy that allow companies like CoolNRG USA to implement innovative EE programs. He contrasts them to US policies, which often present stumbling blocks to innovation.
Podcast #16:
Scoring Canada’s Effort to Achieve Greater Efficiency
Ken Elsey, President and CEO of the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance, tells Energy Efficiency Markets about the exponential growth in support for efficiency in Canada. The nation is increasing its pursuit of cogeneration, demand response, better appliance standards and efficient lighting and building practices. Exactly how well Canada is doing will be revealed soon when CEEA releases its next national report card evaluating the performance of the federal government and provinces.
Podcast #15:
Demand Response in Regulated and Unregulated Markets
Ken Schisler, senior director, regulatory affairs for EnerNOC, a demand response firm, explains the difference between demand response programs in regulated and unregulated markets. In competitive regions, DR adapts to requirements created by regional transmission organizations, while in regulated markets DR companies tailor programs to meet specific utility needs. He also explains why EnerNOC operates more in unregulated markets.
Podcast #14:
Making it easy to find EE products
RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Duane Hallowell,
president and CEO of Hallowell International, about how
to make it easy for consumers to locate energy efficient
products. EE companies need to tap into conventional
dealer networks and other Yellow-page type services.
Podcast #13:
The Challenges of Implementing Energy Efficiency in the
US
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Nick Brass, chief
executive, CoolNRG USA Inc., about the
challenges--especially from utilities and
regulators--his company faces implementing energy
efficiency in the US. He explains how the process is
much more streamlined in other countries, and how it
could be improved in the US.
Podcast #12:
Policy Initiatives That Could Revolutionize EE, Part 2
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Steve Cowell, CEO of Conservation Services Group, about policy initiatives that could revolutionize energy efficiency. Part Two of Two Parts.
Podcast #11:
Policy Initiatives That Could Revolutionize EE, Part
1
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Steve Cowell, CEO of
Conservation Services Group, about three policy
initiatives that could
revolutionize energy efficiency. Part One of Two Parts.
Podcast #10:
Why Companies Strive to Satisfy Customers with EE
Efforts
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Brandi
McManus, energy services manager for TAC, which provides
energy, building automation and security solutions. She
discusses how legislation, including the Kyoto Protocol,
affects how businesses view energy efficiency in the US.
Even though the US hasn't yet ratified the Kyoto
Protocol, global emission standards are influencing all
US businesses that hope to be competitive in the future
market. Businesses now recognize that their customers
are demanding sustainable practices. McManus describes
California’s leading-edge energy efficiency legislation,
as well as voluntary cap-and-trade programs in the US
designed to reduce greenhouse gases.
Podcast #9:
The Benefits of Certifying
Buildings as “Green”
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Aaron
Nelson--project director for the Alliance for
Sustainable Colorado and a U.S. Green Building Council
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
accredited professional--about how building owners can
save money and attract clientele by following the LEED
energy guidelines. He explains how building owners
receive LEED ratings and how LEED certification helps
promote business. In LEED-certified buildings, energy
consumption is reduced, emissions are lowered, and,
often, the value of the building increases. What’s more,
potential tenants are attracted to LEED buildings.
Podcast #8:
The Societal Benefits of Taking Part in Demand
Response Programs
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast Interviews David
Brewster, president and co-founder of EnerNOC Inc. He
explains that up to 10% of the capacity of US power
plants and transmission infrastructure is used solely to
provide energy during peak (high-demand) periods that
occur 1% of the time. Demand-response programs like
EnerNOC’s collect loads from hundreds of different
facilities and network them together to help meet peak
demand and to avoid construction of new power plants.
“We can shave off those peak demand periods and
eliminate the need to build all that infrastructure,”
Brewster says. Customers who implement demand-response
programs reduce their non-essential use of electricity
to help make the electric grid more efficient and cut
carbon emissions. Brewster provides some background
about demand response and EnerNOC.
Podcast #7:
How Businesses Can Take Advantage of Energy Efficiency Incentives
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Bob Hinkle, vice president of MMA Renewable Ventures’ Energy Efficiency Business Unit, about how businesses can take advantage of energy efficiency incentives offered by state and local governments and utilities. He also describes technical assistance programs offered by the U.S. Department of Energy—including lists of service providers and financing opportunities.
Podcast #6:
Using the Kyoto Protocol to Invest in Energy
Efficiency in The Ukraine
The Ukraine has one of the most inefficient and
environmentally polluting economies in the world. Energy
Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Ken Bossong,
co-director of the Ukrainian-American Environmental
Association about how U.S. businesses can use the
mechanisms in the Kyoto Protocol to invest in energy
efficiency projects and help clean up the environment.
He also tells how businesses can take part in carbon
credit trading with The Ukraine. The World Bank
estimates that the Ukraine’s carbon credits could be
worth as much as $17 billion.
Podcast #5:
Energy Efficiency Moves Out of the Boiler Room and into the Board Room
Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast interviews Brandi McManus, energy services manager for TAC, which provides energy, building automation and security solutions. Today’s topic: EE has moved out of the boiler room and into the board room. What is the board room looking for in terms of EE? Brandi addresses both the financial and social issues that are so important to companies implementing EE today.
Podcast #4:
Energy Efficient Ships: Cutting Big Waste
Just sitting in port, ships use 10-11 megawatts of
electricity—enough to service 10,000 homes. When they’re
running, they use 40-95 MW of electricity. New
technologies allow cruise lines, ferries and others to
cut ships’ energy use by 8-15%, and in some cases, by as
much as 20%. Bob Fesmire, media relations manager for
ABB Inc. explains how. He also talks about energy
efficiency trends in general.
Podcast #3:
Energy Waste in Information Technology
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Matt Heinz, senior
director of
marketing for Verdiem, Seattle, a PC power management
company. He tells us
that energy usage in the commercial sector is expected
to increase 75 % by
2030. Information Technology (IT) energy consumption
alone is expected to
double by 2021. What's more, the typical personal
computer wastes 2/3 of
the energy it consumes. What are solutions?
Podcast #2:
The Save A Watt Program: Boosting Utility EE
Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Carol Mulholland, a
principal consultant at PA Consulting Group, based in
Arlington, Va., who has been working in energy
efficiency for 20 years. She explains how Duke Energy's
"Save A Watt" program--recently approved by the South
Carolina Public Service Commission--helps overcome a
major obstacle to utilities' implementing energy
efficiency.
Podcast #1:
How Businesses Can Profit from Energy Efficiency
Programs
Longtime energy writer Elisa Wood explains how
businesses can make money
taking part in Energy Efficiency programs. She explains
the economic and
societal benefits of "demand response" programs.
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