Expert Columns
CHP - August 25, 2017 - By Jack Griffin
Efficient energy policies to power cities, industry
This column from Jack Griffin of SourceOne outlines the savings and reliability benefits of combined heat and power systems and offers recommendations for overcoming barriers to broader adoption among large energy users.
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Energy Efficiency - August 3, 2017 - By Ryan Prestel
Myth busters: Is efficiency possible in old buildings?
Ryan Prestel, CEO and co-founder of JadeTrack, a sustainability management software platform, offers examples of how you can succeed in your energy efficiency and sustainability goals no matter how old your building is.
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Energy Efficiency - July 26, 2017 - By Andrew Klein
What businesses can learn about energy use – and savings – during the dog days of summer
This column from Andrew Klein, an energy systems engineer at FirstFuel Software, offers solutions for businesses to optimize their energy consumption and make minor changes to reduce their energy use in office spaces to see big savings during the hottest months of the year.
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Sourcing Renewables - July 14, 2017 - By John Hoekstra
PPAs: The answer to a corporate energy trilemma
This column from John Hoekstra, vice president of sustainability and cleantech services at Schneider Electric, explains how corporations wanting to increase their use of renewable energy can benefit from the lessons of early adopters in evaluating their options.
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Energy Efficiency - June 30, 2017 - By Ryan Spies
Competing for efficiency in the manufacturing industry
Ryan Spies, manager of sustainability and energy for Saint-Gobain in North America, suggests that a sense of competition in the industrial sector can help spur out-of-the-box thinking and improvements needed to drive energy efficiency and meet corporate sustainability targets.
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Solar - June 19, 2017 - By Abigail Ross Hopper
C&I solar installations have a bright future, but not if Suniva gets its way
In this guest column from the Solar Energy Industries Association, President and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper explains how a trade case currently pending at the U.S. International Trade Commission has the potential to devastate the U.S. solar industry and impact commercial and industrial deployment.
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Energy Efficiency - June 14, 2017 - By Thomas Wray
Commercial building owners: Take advantage of an eased path to lighting upgrades in California
In the 2016 update of the Title 24 energy code, the California Energy Commission, or CEC, has included a new provision that simplifies and reduces the fiscal impact of one of the more expensive requirements for lighting retrofits.
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Sourcing Renewables - June 7, 2017 - By Devraj Banerjee
Sorting out the renewable procurement puzzle
Companies who have embarked on sustainability journeys have a wide range of options when it comes to procuring renewables, Devraj Banerjee explains in this column presented by EDF Renewable Energy. One size (or more accurately, one renewable energy product) need not fit all.
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Sourcing Renewables - June 2, 2017 - By John Failla
How to create your company's clean energy future
There are three possible actions in response to PresidentTrump's decision to withdraw the from the Paris climate agreement: Do nothing; complain; or take action to drive adoption of renewable energy in your organization.
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Energy Efficiency - May 12, 2017 - By Kathy Kuntz
Energy managers: Your next energy savings opportunity involves human beings
While achieving energy saving targets can be relative straightforward initially, finding new savings gets increasingly harder. One underutilized approach is to get all of your organization's employees involved in identifying and achieving energy savings opportunities.
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