What's New

April 2013: WSU Energy Program Assistant Director Todd Currier, energy systems engineer Gilbert McCoy and senior program manager Karen Messmer are among the invited speakers at the 4th annual conference on low-carbon development hosted by the Peking University School of Environment and Energy. Their lectures, which build on discussions between the WSU Energy Program and Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School that started in 2011, focus on smart grid and low-carbon development, motor and driven-equipment energy management, and energy and resource management in buildings.

Todd and Gil will travel to Shanghai after the conference to present information on motor efficiency and compressed air systems to industry officials and to explore future collaborations and business opportunities for the WSU Energy Program.

 

March 2013: The WSU Energy Program Plant Operations Support Consortium is finalizing plans for the annual conference in Leavenworth, Washington. Details are available on the EFCC conference website.

Speakers will provide new perspectives on facilities maintenance, plant operations, custodial training and design/planning training.

New this year, the two-and-a-half-day conference will start on Tuesday, May 7, and end at mid-day on Thursday, May 9, leaving time for attendees to return to work at the end of the week.  

February 2013: WSU Energy Program staff produced two new factsheets to help resource conservation managers address these important topics:

• Measuring CO2 Inside Buildings – Why is it Important?
• Good Ventilation is Essential for a Healthy and Efficient Building

 

February 2013: Read about the innovative techniques the WSU Energy Program IT staff employed to cool the server room while saving energy.

• Data Center Energy Savings Through Heat Recovery

 

January 2013: In advance of the 2013 session of the Washington State Legislature, the WSU Energy Program Library has released the updated Energy Related Bill-Tracking Tool. This database is refreshed regularly during session so policy watchers can track the progress of energy-related bills introduced into the Legislature.

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