April 23, 2024
Energy & Utilities
Great Bay Distributors' roof will be a shining example
Great Bay Distributors' new 267,787-sq.-ft. headquarters will be topped by a 1.5-megawatt solar panel system, making it the largest rooftop solar system in the state.
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Published on 7/28/2014
Energy: Power traders in Florida
From offices at FPL's corporate campus in south Florida, a group of 35 traders, analysts and managers deals in the business of buying and selling power and procuring fuel.
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Published on 7/28/2014
Wind power: Siemens services wind turbines
The great irony of the new Siemens Energy's Wind Service Training Center in Orlando is that Florida lacks the basic resource for being a wind-energy producer.
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Published on 7/28/2014
Forecast for solar power in Florida: Partly sunny
In 2009, Bob Reedy was quoted as saying that by 2012 “every home (in Florida) will be built covered with” solar panels. That hasn't quite happened, but Reedy, director of solar systems research at the University of Central Florida's Florida Solar Energy Center, is sticking by his prediction.
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Published on 7/28/2014
Hydrogen Hopes
Bing Energy — founded on the work of FSU researchers — offers a tantalizing glimpse into a hydrogen-powered future.
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Published on 5/27/2014
A new kind of hybrid
Bing Energy — founded on the work of FSU researchers — offers a tantalizing glimpse into a hydrogen-powered future.
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Published on 5/27/2014
Fuel Cell Science
Bing Energy — founded on the work of FSU researchers — offers a tantalizing glimpse into a hydrogen-powered future.
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Published on 5/27/2014
Buckypaper
Bing Energy — founded on the work of FSU researchers — offers a tantalizing glimpse into a hydrogen-powered future.
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Published on 5/27/2014
Funding Bing Energy
Bing Energy — founded on the work of FSU researchers — offers a tantalizing glimpse into a hydrogen-powered future.
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Published on 5/27/2014
Cashing in at BP's expense
Are businesses in Florida taking money they don't deserve from an oil spill settlement program, or did BP just rush into an agreement it now regrets?
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Published on 4/30/2014
By the numbers: Paying for solar energy at a home or business
How long does it take to break even?
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Published on 11/4/2013
Business Profile: Mr. Solar
As one of just a handful of trained solar-energy installers in Miami-Dade County, electrical contractor Kent Crook expects to reap the rewards if the PACE program booms.
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Published on 11/4/2013
Homeowner finds going green will pay for itself - eventually
A 40-year-old, 4,000-sq.-ft. ranch-style home in the Miami area can cost a lot of money to cool...
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Published on 11/4/2013
PACE setters: Agencies that handle PACE programs in Florida
All of the PACE programs in Florida handle the applications from property owners and determine whether the applicants are eligible.
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Published on 11/4/2013
Slow PACE for energy efficiency retrofits
A program the state approved three years ago makes it easier and cheaper for consumers and businesses to pay for energy-efficiency retrofits. Why is it taking so long to get off the ground?
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Published on 11/4/2013
Natural gas is key to Florida's power supply
But, are Florida's utilities putting too many eggs in one basket?
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Published on 8/5/2013
Getting on board with CNG
Many commercial businesses and government agencies are already using energy-efficient natural gas vehicles to fuel their fleets. Some examples:
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Published on 8/5/2013
CNG in Florida: Saddle Creek Logistics is ahead of the curve
Saddle Creek Logistics has 102 CNG vehicles operating in Florida.
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Published on 8/5/2013
The CNG consumer market in Florida
The market for CNG as fuel for consumers' vehicles is expected to grow substantially over the next decade.
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Published on 8/5/2013
Energy Companies in Florida
Investor owned utilities and non-investor owned utilities
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Published on 8/5/2013
The CNG revolution in Florida
Compressed natural gas is catching on in Florida as a fuel for truck fleets - but obstacles to more widespread use remain.
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Published on 8/5/2013
Infinite Energy: Best Large Company - No. 23
Best Large Company employees answer the question, "What do you like best about your company?"
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Published on 7/25/2013
Car Charging Group
The largest public network of electric vehicle charging stations is based in Miami Beach...
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Published on 7/17/2013
Tallahassee tung oil
Tung oil was first produced in the United States in Tallahassee 100 years ago, derived from the fruit of seedlings brought from China by a U.S. ambassador. Over the following...
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Published on 6/19/2013
Fallout in Citrus County after the Crystal River Nuclear Plant closed
First, Duke Energy announced it would permanently close the damaged Crystal River Nuclear Plant rather than fix it, costing Citrus County 585 jobs.
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Published on 6/13/2013
