Optimum Energy has completed a $12.2 million financing round led by new investor Navitas Capital, which is backed by a venture capital advisory relationship with Johnson Controls. The round also includes existing investor Columbia Pacific Advisors. The financing round will accelerate Optimum Energy’s augmentation of its energy optimization and machine learning technologies. Navitas Capital invested …Continue Reading
The State University of New York – Cortland has updated its heating plant and expects to save nearly $600,000 in energy costs per year. The 60-year-old, centralized heating plant was taken offline in May and replaced with new high-efficiency boilers installed in each building across campus, according to SUNY Cortland. Heating costs have accounted for …Continue Reading
Schneider Electric completed installation of its EcoBreeze modular, indirect evaporative cooling systems at a new colocation and cloud services facility in Barrie, Canada, operated by Cogeco Data Services. Formally starting operations this week, the new 10 MW facility will eventually feature a total of 16 EcoBreeze units as it expands. Schneider Electric’s EcoBreeze will enable …Continue Reading
Internal equipment heat gain and load density data have been updated in the newest edition of the ASHRAE Handbook. The organization revised the data because outdated internal equipment heat gain data can result in oversized systems and higher operating costs. The 2013 ASHRAE Handbook–Fundamentals cover basic principles and data used in the HVAC&R industry, including …Continue Reading
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has approved rate increases for Tucson Electric Power (TEP) customers that will take effect July 1. This is TEP’s first base rate increase since 2008. TEP filed a request for new rates in July 2012. Earlier this year, TEP and ACC entered into a settlement agreement that allows TEP to recover …Continue Reading
The University of California, Davis, has opened its Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building. When fully equipped, the $4 million structure will enable the adjacent teaching and research winery, brewery and food-processing facility to operate in a self-sustainable manner through onsite capture of energy and water, the university said. It was made possible by a $3 million …Continue Reading
Tier III data center AISO.net (Affordable Internet Services Online) in Romoland, Calif., says it is saving 80 percent in energy costs translating to $24,000 per year from using Coolerado’s energy efficient air conditioners. By using virtualization techniques, AISO has been able to fill its 2,000-sq-foot data center with more equipment, giving it greater capacity, but …Continue Reading
It’s no secret that one of the biggest energy and cost drains in data center and IT environments can be the precision cooling systems, in place to keep everything operating smoothly, and at the right temperature and humidity. One of the best tactics for saving energy, while also improving cooling system performance, is implementing an …Continue Reading
Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union opened new branch in Ft. Myers, Fla., featuring LED lighting throughout, high-efficiency windows and insulation, geothermal air conditioning and heating, and a 40 kW solar system to offset electricity. The branch is expected to use half the electricity of the credit union’s other branches. In Millington, Tenn., the Naval Support …Continue Reading
The Zero Net Energy Center in San Leandro, Calif., opened yesterday, and its owners say the commercial building retrofit meets the US Department of Energy’s requirements for a “zero net energy” building. The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) retrofitted the 46,000-sq-foot structure as an educational facility for …Continue Reading
