Energy Conservation News

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Zipcar buys majority stake in Spain’s Avancar
Zipcar Inc. is now the majority owner of a Spanish company it had previously invested in, Catalunya Carsharing S.A., known as Avancar and the first car sharing operator in Spain.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Cadmus acquires sustainable building firm CTG
Watertown-based Cadmus Group Inc. has acquired Constructive Technologies Group (CTG), a green building services firm that provides consulting in the areas of energy efficiency, as well as building science and failure risk topics.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Eco Power Solutions captures $1.7M
Eco Power Solutions Corp., an energy conservation technology firm in Quincy, has raised $1.7 million in an equity funding round led by energy tech investor Altira Group, CEO Thomas Bartolomei confirmed.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Blog: Mass. following steady path to energy efficiency
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships' Natalie Hildt: If you could meet your energy needs at a third of the current cost of electricity, while at the same time creating local jobs, curbing harmful pollutants and reducing strain on the electric grid, would you do it? Massachusetts has.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Energy management firm Powerhouse Dynamics raises $3M
Targeting restaurants and convenience stores with its energy use monitor, Powerhouse Dynamics Inc. said Tuesday it has raised $3 million in a Series A venture capital round to fuel further expansion in the commercial sector.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Report: Mass. leads U.S. in state energy efficiency rankings
Massachusetts has grabbed the top spot, for the first time, in a scorecard ranking by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) of U.S. states based on energy efficiency policy and program implementation.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

U.S. military tackles energy efficiency
The Pew Charitable Trusts and officials of Burlington-based energy consultant Kema Inc. discussed the DOD initiatives in making the military more energy efficient and Kema's role in one aspect of the energy efficiency strategy – implementing energy management at U.S. Navy buildings in 120 global locations.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Smart grid test site in Worcester lays plans for Mass. strategy
A town meeting-style summit of 300 people, organized by National Grid, in Worcester this month will help to shape a smart grid strategy for Massachusetts’ second largest city, but also will lay the groundwork of a smart grid serving 1.2 million electricity customers in 168 Massachusetts communities.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Businesses cite financial benefits of greenhouse gas initiative
A consortium of 225 businesses have called upon the New England and Mid-Atlantic states’ governors to increase their support for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), citing the economic benefit to the regions.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

How To Toolbox: How to be a more sustainable company
For a company to start a sustainability initiative — and succeed at it — one principle is paramount for those involved in the project: Keep it relevant.
How To Toolbox: How to save energy
Buildings, both residential and commercial, account for 36 percent of the energy used in the U.S. and 65 percent of electricity consumption, according to USGBC. Because office equipment consumes so much energy, policies that require shutting down computers and monitors when not in use and restricting what employees can plug into office outlets can shave energy use.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

MakeMeSustainable sold to N.J. energy, water monitoring firm
MakeMeSustainable, a Boston provider of energy and environmental assessment software and services, has been acquired by Noveda Technologies Inc., a real-time energy and water monitoring company in Branchburg, N.J.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Energy efficiency financing: Mass. offers a 'Main Street' solution
NSTAR VP of Customer Care Penni Conner: Financing for energy efficiency is a hot topic in the energy industry because cost is a significant barrier to customers investing in energy efficiency measures. Many ideas on what types of financing to offer have been explored.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Cleantech: Benefits of a disruptive technology
EnerNOC CEO Tim Healy: Cleantech and smart grid technologies are inherently disruptive. They challenge the status quo. These disruptive technologies are bound to lead to some level of conflict, but we are all in this business because we believe that disruptions can ultimately be beneficial.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Next Step Living launches $2.75M round
Residential energy efficiency company Next Step Living Inc. of Boston has brought in almost $1.5 million of a $2.75 million equity round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Groom Energy fueled by $2.6M financing
Salem-based Groom Energy Solutions Inc., a provider of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, announced Tuesday it has received a $2.6 million equity investment from a group of angel investors.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

New England tech firms tout corporate sustainability
Corporate sustainability efforts are starting to have a major impact on how business is done in the U.S., but there are still many companies that need to get on board, speakers at the Chief Sustainability Officers Symposium said Wednesday.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Nexamp buys renewable energy firm SolVera
Growing clean energy integrator Nexamp Inc. has acquired renewable energy firm SolVera Energy LLC based in Hingham. The firm specializes in solar, wind and biomass development.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

EnerNOC, California utility team on energy efficiency
EnerNOC Inc. said Wednesday it has scored a contract to provide energy efficiency services for Southern California Edison through the end of 2012.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mass Energy Lab growing facility, staff exponentially
Cambridge-based Mass Energy Lab Inc., which tests and markets energy efficiency products for commercial facilities, plans to move into a new facility that’s more than triple in size while nearly doubling its staff in coming months.