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Industry Status and Trends

 
Introducing Spray-On Power Generation
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Solar power in an aerosol can? If recent advancements are any indication, the solar industry may be getting close. It’s the nature of renewable-power industries to innovate.

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America’s Energy Future May Be Blowing in the Vast, Untapped Resource of Offshore Wind
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The road from potential to actual is often long, winding and windy. Add controversial, and you have the path taken by offshore wind to becoming a viable source of electricity for America’s energy markets.

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Total Construction Spending up in August
November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Total construction spending edged up 0.4 percent between July and August to $812 billion, driven by increases in public construction activity including stimulus and base realignment projects, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of

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Smart Grid Managed Services Market to Grow 75 Percent by 2011
November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Utilities in many parts of the world, and especially in the United States, are experiencing radical operational change as they deploy smart grid upgrades. Many utilities are already seeking consulting and implementation services from vendors to assist with smart grid deployments.

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Charging Forward
by
Chuck Ross
| November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Not so long ago, electric vehicles (EVs) were seen as just another environmental pipe dream, posing seemingly insurmountable cost and technology hurdles.

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Florida Invests in Clean Energy
by
Rick Laezman
| November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

One of the biggest obstacles to kick-starting the alternative-energy industries is cash. Funding pays for research and development of new and more efficient products, which makes the industries more cost competitive with traditional power sources. Without the money, it’s a proverbial Catch-22.

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North American EV Charging Industry to Reach $3.09 Billion by 2017
November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Verify Markets released a market research report on the North American electric vehicle (EV) charging industry. The market is expected to grow rapidly over the next five to seven years, reaching $3.09 billion by 2017.

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New Factory Manufacturing Process May Lower Solar-Energy Costs
by
Mike Breslin
| November 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Researchers at State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM), are giving the factory production of solar-energy cells a modern makeover.

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Trust Me on This: Reliable ECs Preferred as Project Partners
by
Rex A. Ferry
| October 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Are you trustworthy? Maintaining a reputation for reliability is an absolutely essential trait for a successful electrical contractor.

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Researcher Makes Predictions About LEDs
October 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Advances in technology are changing the way the world lights itself. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are becoming more common in the lighting industry.

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It's Not a Gas! Electrical Vehicles are Here!
by
Chuck Ross
| September 2010
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  • Systems

An electric car seems like such a simple, almost childlike, concept—you plug it in, charge it up, and it goes.

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Strong Online Presence Provides Net Gain
by
Rex A. Ferry
| July 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

For a little more than 70 years, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)printed and mailed a newsletter to members on a regular basis. It served its purpose well, but NECA retired it in May 2009 because it simply could not do what its replacement does.

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Georgia Power Wins Energy Star Award
April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Georgia Power earned the 2010 Energy Star Partner of the Year award for Program Delivery from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) in recognition for educating and delivering energy-efficiency programs to consumers throughout Georgia.

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Electrical Contractors and Workers: Enlightenment Must Precede Renaissance
by
Rex A. Ferry
| April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

In February’s column, I said that these are, in many ways, the best of times to be part of the electrical industry.

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A New Deal for Expanding Broadband Internet Access
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Channeling the best of the New Deal in its efforts to jumpstart the economy, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing an ambitious program to bring broadband to every household in America.

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EPA, NREL Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on Contaminated Sites
April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable-energy production on Superfund sites, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites.

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FCC Releases New Census Tract-Level Data on High-Speed Internet
April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the first “High-Speed Services for Internet Access” report to be based on the new census tract-based Form 477 data-collection requirements.

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Construction Association Predicts Stimulus-Funded Work to Aid Contractors
April 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

Stimulus-funded infrastructure projects are saving and creating more direct construction jobs than initially estimated, according to a new analysis of federal data released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America.

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Study: Most Consumers Unaware of Incandescent Phase-Out
March 2010
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  • Miscellaneous

The second annual Osram Sylvania (Danvers, Mass.) Socket Survey reveals a paradox in Americans’ attitudes toward lighting: while 74 percent have switched to an energy-saving lamp in the past year, the vast majority still don’t know about the impending federal phase-out of incandescent bulbs, startin

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Winners Announced in Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
March 2010
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  • Lighting

Winners of the second annual Next Generation Luminaires Awards were announced February 11, 2010, at the Strategies in Light Conference in Santa Clara, Calif. Sponsored by the U.S.

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