January/February 2007
Vol 5, No 1   

Minimizing Cost, Maximizing Quality
Energy costs appear to have a one-track mind lately: They just seem to keep wanting to go up.
By Amy Sorkin Kurland

Energy Storage: the Emerging Nucleus
Every year, citizens throughout the United States experience thousands of short power outages.
By John Boyes and David Menicucci

Keeping DE Functions in Place
When a compressor station needed an upgrade, preservation of the existing concept was essential.
By Pete Hildebrandt

Twenty-Two Floors of Energy Efficiency
An office building takes advantage of the difference between the costs of natural gas and electricity.
By George Leposky

DE Grows in Brooklyn
The country's largest-ever residential heat-and-cogen project could light the way for others.
By David Engle

The Hydrogen Alternative
Though fuel cells have been around for over 160 years, the technology is finally becoming more viable.
By Pete Hildebrandt

Cool Running
The installation of New York's largest ice storage-based system delivers dramatic energy savings.
By Charles D. Bader

Putting Heat to Work, Water-to-Water
Revival of an older technology proves to be the right prescription for an aging hospital.
By Pete Hildebrandt

City Finds Contract Key to Solar Upgrade
Cathedral City, CA, had been looking to reduce costs for quite some time.
By Amy Sorkin Kurland

A Balance of Power
For 11 days after Hurricane Wilma, backup generators kept a shrimp farm running strong.
By George Leposky

In Erie, the Answer Is in the Wind
An Illinois school district plans to use one turbine system to power all its facilities.
By Elizabeth Cutright