The Tennessee Valley Electric Vehicle (EV) Drivers group will host a forum Monday at Redstone Park and Energy Demonstration Center to discuss electric cars and their benefits. The first meeting will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday followed by the second discussion from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to …
Category Archive: Local and National News
Jul 13 2012
CFD Research on Bloomberg TV: Bio-Batteries Powered by Sugar
A new bio-battery is being developed that could supplement sugar as a fuel source. (Source: Bloomberg) Buffer
Jul 12 2012
CFD Research, A Huntsville AL based company is showcased in the Economist!
Researchers are trying to harness glucose—the body’s own fuel—to power implantable gadgets such as pacemakers. Buffer
Jul 09 2012
Some Old Buildings Getting Efficient New Missions on Redstone Arsenal
Some old buildings on Redstone Arsenal left empty when the Army’s 59th Ordnance Brigade and Ordnance Munitions and Electronics Maintenance School moved out are being renovated for use by other agencies and commands. It’s easy for anyone entering the arsenal at Gate 10 on Patton Road to look west and see the work on these 1958 vintage structures is …
Jul 09 2012
Hot Weather, Hot Water Pose Challenges for TVA Nuclear, Local Utilities
All three nuclear reactors at the Browns Ferry plant near Athens were operating at 100 percent Friday according to federal regulators, providing power to keep at least some of this heat at bay. But Browns Ferry’s operator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, faces the same paradox every summer: the plants are designed to help meet the valley’s power …
Jun 22 2012
New Decatur, Alabama Solar Installation Supports U.S. Energy Independence
DECATUR, Ala., The 200 kW capacity project, largest such commercial installation in Alabama to date, provides clean, renewable electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority power grid. This installation is part of an upgrade to Dakin America’s facility in Decatur. It includes capacity expansion of several fluorochemical product lines as well as generation of solar energy …
Jun 22 2012
Alabama Restaurant Association Partners with Environmental Group to Push Green Practices
The Alabama Restaurant Association is partnering with an environmental group to help restaurants that want to use “green” practices in their operations. The ARA will partner with The Institute of Sustainability to improve restaurants’ practices in energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, transportation, pollution prevention and buying sustainable products, according to a news release. “Because …
May 24 2012
Birmingham’s Brasfield & Gorrie Atlanta Project Scores New High for LEED
Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie LLC was part of the project team that handled the $11.5 million renovation of the Perkins+Will Atlanta office building that has earned the highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design score in the Northern Hemisphere to date under the 2009 version of the LEED for New Construction rating system, the company …
May 24 2012
Huntsville Tech Company Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant
A Huntsville technology company has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Energy Department announced today. Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc. is developing a product to remotely identify unknown powders using a light scattering measurement and “an advanced light scattering theory.” It’s one of 67 companies being awarded up to $150,000 and …
