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GE to Partner with New Mexico Tech on Green Communities

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced it is partnering with New Mexico Tech in a multi-year program to develop and demonstrate the integration of sustainable technologies to create cost effective and energy efficient residential and commercial communities. Specifically, the program will integrate and optimize renewable energy and energy conservation technologies into homes and buildings, including solar energy; home security technologies; energy efficiency technologies such as advanced lighting and appliances; and advanced electrical distribution system technologies. These buildings and homes, known as energy-participating homes, can produce energy to meet part of their own needs, curtail some of their energy consumption if the grid around them is congested or the utility is at peak capacity, and in many cases put excess power back on to the grid. Integration of these homes and buildings into coordinated and energy efficient communities will be the focus of a subsequent phase of work. The technologies will be demonstrated in a currently vacant community in the town of Playas, New Mexico that is owned and operated by New Mexico Tech and used as a test bed. Dr. Juan de Bedout, GE’s technical leader for the program said, “This […]

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2054 – Escaping a Climate Disaster

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Oakhurst Dairy Switches Trucks to Biodiesel

Oakhurst Dairy, a family-owned, independent dairy company operating for 85 years, announced it will have transitioned 130 delivery trucks, or more than 90% of its fleet, to biodiesel fuel by the end of 2006. The switch makes the Oakhurst fleet the largest private biodiesel fleet in New England. The company made the switch as part of its commitment to Maine’s Carbon Challenge, a first-in-the-nation voluntary carbon dioxide emissions reduction program initiated in 2004. Oakhurst was one of the first corporations in Maine to sign on, committing to cut direct emissions by 15% and indirect emissions by 5% below year 2000 levels. Oakhurst also cited the 8 cent per gallon reduction in the excise tax for motor fuel that contains at least 2% biodiesel, a provision of Governor Baldacci’s energy bill last session, as a reason for the switch to biodiesel. “Maine is supporting sound environmental policies with good tax policies, and this is helping speed the transition to cleaner renewable fuels,” said Stan Bennett, CEO. The B20 biodiesel that Oakhurst will use most of the year consists of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel, which is a blend that has demonstrated significant environmental benefits with no modifications to a diesel […]

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