CBEA News

January 17, 2012

DOE Announces Guide for 50% More Energy Efficient Retail Buildings

This latest guide will help architects, engineers, and contractors design and build highly efficient retail buildings, helping to save energy and cut store operational costs. More

September 6, 2011

DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on LED Retrofit Lamps

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final evaluation report from a retrofit of 32 track lights used to illuminate artwork in the lobby of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) headquarters building. During the demonstration, 12W LED PAR38 lamps replaced 15W and 23W reflectorized compact fluorescent (CFL) lamps that were installed in 2001, and comparisons were also made to original 90W halogen PAR38 reflector lamps replaced by the CFLs. This GATEWAY demonstration report provides an overview of project results including lighting quality, power quality, energy use, and life-cycle cost.  More

August 31, 2011

DOE Investment Yields R&D 100 Award Winner in Energy-Efficient Lighting

Established in 1963 by the editors of R&D Magazine, the annual R&D 100 Awards identify the 100 most significant, newly introduced research and development advances of the past year in multiple disciplines.  More

August 31, 2011

DOE Announces New Efficiency Standards for Home Refrigerators

DOE has announced new efficiency standards for home refrigerators that will improve the appliances' energy performance 25% by 2014.  More

August 26, 2011

Department of Energy Joins with Manufacturers, Environmentalists to Announce New Efficiency Standards for Home Refrigerators

The Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25% by 2014.  More

August 24, 2011

Army to Establish Task Force for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects

The U.S. Army has established an Energy Initiatives Office Task Force to develop large-scale renewable energy projects.  More

August 10, 2011

DOE Announces Winner of L Prize Lightbulb Competition

DOE has announced that Philips Lighting North America won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition.  More

August 4, 2011

Department of Energy Relaunches Energy.Gov

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the next step of its comprehensive website reform, making Energy.gov a cutting-edge, interactive information platform and saving taxpayers more than $10 million annually.  More

August 3, 2011

Department of Energy Announces Philips Lighting North America as Winner of L Prize Competition

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that Philips Lighting North America has won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. More

July 28, 2011

Seattle Market Introduction Workshop Presentations Posted

The Seattle workshop presentations and materials are now available.  More

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