Energy Efficiency Markets Podcast
385 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsTwo seasoned energy writers follow the energy efficiency market, which is poised for major growth in North America. They provide news and analysis, and explain how businesses can make money by reducing their electricity use. Sign up for the free newsletter, Energy Efficiency Markets, by visiting www.energyefficiencymarkets.com
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Freedom of choice at the gas pump part 2
October 19, 2011 17:01 - 1.93 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Brooke Coleman, Executive Director of the Advanced Ethanol Council, about a new initiative, FuelChoice, to ensure consumers have more choice in fuels at the gas pump. Three fuels are now less expensive than gasoline, he says.
Freedom of choice at the gas pump part 1
October 12, 2011 17:00 - 2.36 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Brooke Coleman, Executive Director of the Advanced Ethanol Council, about a new initiative, FuelChoice, to ensure consumers have more choice in fuels at the gas pump. Three fuels are now less expensive than gasoline, he says.
Saving energy on ships with solar sails
October 05, 2011 17:07 - 2.52 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Brent Perry, CEO of Corvus Energy, maker of a lithium polymer battery used for a number of applications, including backup for wind and solar power systems. He describes the Aquarius System project, which uses solar "sails" and the Corvus battery to improve the efficiency of ocean-going ships.
Cutting gasoline consumption with a tablet part 2
September 28, 2011 17:00 - 1.84 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Bill Hyman, co-founder of Greenfoot Global, which sells a tablet that cuts gasoline consumption, increases power in cars and reduces emissions. It's based on a technology whose inventor won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
Cutting gasoline consumption with a tablet part 1
September 21, 2011 17:02 - 2.34 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Bill Hyman, co-founder of Greenfoot Global, which sells a tablet that cuts gasoline consumption, increases power in cars and reduces emissions. It's based on a technology whose inventor won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
Generating solar electricity on window surfaces part 2
September 14, 2011 17:02 - 2.12 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with John Conklin, president and CEO of New Energy Technologies, which is developing SolarWindow. The product, now in the prototype phase, generates electricity on see-through glass using natural or artificial light sources.
Generating solar electricity on window surfaces part 1
September 07, 2011 21:56 - 2.16 MBLisa Cohn from realenergywriters.com interviews John Conklin, president and CEO of New Energy Technologies, which is developing SolarWindow. The product, now in the prototype phase, generates electricity on see-through glass using natural or artificial light sources.
The benefits of creating energy from landfill
August 31, 2011 17:14 - 2.31 MBLisa Cohn from realenergywriters.com interviews Rowan Sanders, director of marketing and communications for Veolia Energy North America. Our topic: The company’s Hickory Meadows Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project and the many benefits such projects provide.
Solar Lighting and LEDs
August 24, 2011 20:34 - 3.71 MBLisa Cohn interviews Paul Wickberg, CEO of the outdoor solar lighting company SOL, Inc., a 20-year-old company that has more than a third of the market share of outdoor solar lighting in North America. He discusses trends in solar lighting and describes what's to come in the future.
Saving Money with New Microgrid Technology
August 18, 2011 01:16 - 2.42 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Clark, senior vice president of Encorp, an energy technology company, about the company's microgrid technology and how it helps users save money and increase reliability.
Little-Known and Well-Known Lighting Incentives Part 2
August 10, 2011 18:41 - 2.49 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Allison Schieffelin, Chairman and CEO of The Lighting Quotient, about lighting incentives – many of them little-known – and the politics behind them.
Little-Known and Well-Known Lighting Incentives Part 1
August 03, 2011 17:09 - 2.29 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Allison Schieffelin, Chairman and CEO of The Lighting Quotient, about lighting incentives – many of them little-known – and the politics behind them.
Why Google and Microsoft Pulled out of EE Part 2
July 27, 2011 17:22 - 2.83 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Gene Wang, CEO of People Power, which provides cloud-based energy management software and hardware to electronic device manufacturers and service providers. He offers opinions about why Google and Microsoft have pulled out of the energy management business and talks about his company's strategy in this field.
Why Google and Microsoft Pulled out of EE
July 20, 2011 17:42 - 2.79 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Gene Wang, CEO of People Power, which provides cloud-based energy management software and hardware to electronic device manufacturers and service providers. He offers opinions about why Google and Microsoft have pulled out of the energy management business and talks about his company's strategy in this field.
Financing EE by Treating It as a Resource Part 2
July 13, 2011 17:10 - 2.46 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Metrus Energy CEO Bob Hinkle. Metrus Energy has been chosen as a financial partner under the White House’s Better Buildings Challenge. Hinkle discusses his company’s participation as a provider of innovative financing.
Financing EE By Treating It As a Resource Part 1
July 06, 2011 17:26 - 2.2 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Bob Hinkle, CEO of Metrus Energy, which has been chosen as a financial partner under the White House’s Better Buildings Challenge, about the challenge and Metrus Energy's participation as a provider of innovative financing.
Energy Intelligence Platforms and Smart Grid Part 2
June 29, 2011 16:22 - 1.76 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Michael Leppitsch, CEO and founder of Gridata, about the company’s recently unveiled energy intelligence platform, which allows appliance and consumer electronics manufacturers to add energy management capabilities to their products. He discusses how this type of technology will affect the grid and smart grid.
Energy Intelligence Platforms and Smart Grid Part 1
June 22, 2011 17:57 - 2.06 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Leppitsch, CEO and founder of Gridata, which recently unveiled its energy intelligence platform, which will allow appliance and consumer electronics manufacturers to add energy managmenet capabilities to their products. He discusses how this type of technology will affect the grid and smart grid.
EE Financing Heats Up Part 2
June 15, 2011 17:39 - 2.14 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of Cascadia Capital, about the return of the financing market for sustainable industries. EE software companies and lighting companies are among the winners. "The second quarter was a banner quarter," he says.
EE Financing Heats Up Part 1
June 08, 2011 22:22 - 2.22 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of Cascadia Capital, about the return of the financing market for sustainable industries. EE software companies and lighting companies are among the winners. "The second quarter was a banner quarter," he says.
How IBM's Watson Will Help Save Energy
June 01, 2011 17:08 - 2.29 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Valocchi, global energy and utilities industry leader for IBM Global Business Services. He describes IBM's Watson and how it will help save energy.
Opposition to and acceptance of energy standards part 2
May 25, 2011 18:54 - 1.97 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com continues her interview with David Lis, appliance standards project manager for Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, about opposition to and acceptance of energy efficiency standards for appliances and lighting.
Opposition to and Acceptance of Efficiency Standards Part 1
May 19, 2011 00:29 - 2.59 MBLisa Cohn, of RealEnergyWriters.com, interviews David Lis, appliance standards project manager for Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, about opposition to and acceptance of energy efficiency standards for appliances and lighting.
Energy efficient lighting for businesses part 2
May 11, 2011 18:31 - 3.8 MBLisa Cohn, of RealEnergyWriters.com, continues her interview with Brian Owen, program advisor for greenTbiz and columnist and editor for LEDs Magazine. He discusses energy efficient lighting options for businesses.
Energy Efficient Lighting for Businesses Part 1
May 04, 2011 17:50 - 4.35 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Brian Owen, program advisor for greenTbiz and columnist and editor for LEDs Magazine. He discusses what options exist for businesses today to use energy efficient lighting to reduce energy use and save money.
What Energy Products Consumers Buy on Amazon
April 27, 2011 22:40 - 2.2 MBWhat surprises did Amazon find when it studied which green products consumers buy? Lots! Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Lakshmi Nidamarthi--who manages the Green Program for Amazon World Wide Operations--about Amazon's recent study and its findings.
Exporting Energy Efficiency: Control Systems
April 20, 2011 21:01 - 2.04 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Gene Wang, CEO of People Power, which builds EE monitoring and control systems and is opening up offices in China and Japan.
Exporting Energy Efficiency: IT hardware
April 13, 2011 18:28 - 2.09 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Proper, CEO of ClearCenter, which sells energy efficient IT hardware in more than 180 countries.
Exporting Energy Efficiency: Fuel Additives
April 06, 2011 21:31 - 2.04 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Glenn Williams, president of Bell Performance, which has exported fuel additives for the past 25 years and in the past five years has seen exports jump to 40% of overall sales.
Exporting Energy Efficiency
March 30, 2011 21:01 - 2.27 MBLisa Cohn, of RealEnergyWriters.com, interviews Jim Kapsis, OPOWER’s director of market development and policy strategy. OPOWER is an energy efficiency and smart grid company that’s serving on the US Trade Administration’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee to strengthen US clean energy exports.
What do energy users want to learn about?
March 23, 2011 17:55 - 2.72 MBLisa Cohn, host of EE Markets Podcast, interviews John Pitek, founder of johnnyonenergy.com, which provides educational resources about energy. What do residential customers want to learn about efficiency? And how do they want to get the information?
Maximizing Solar Cell Efficiency
March 16, 2011 16:41 - 2.09 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Tim Young, CEO of HyperSolar, which aims to produce solar cells that put out 400% more energy than they’re currently capable of.
How to get people to buy into EE part 2
March 09, 2011 20:06 - 2.14 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters continues her interview with Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University and author of “The Upside of Irrationality.” He talks about why people don't invest in EE and how to motivate them.
How to get people to buy into EE part 1
March 02, 2011 18:13 - 1.91 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters interviews Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, and author of The Upside of Irrationality, talks about why people don't invest in EE, and how to motivate them.
Home solar system yields twice as much energy
February 23, 2011 18:40 - 2.75 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Gordon Handelsman co-founder and chief marketing officer, PVT Solar, which delivers twice the energy of a traditional solar PV system by taking advantage of waste heat and delivering electricity, hot water and cooling.
Combined heat & power for homes
February 16, 2011 18:59 - 3.09 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Mike Paparone, the CEO/president of ECR International, the only US manufacturer of residential micro-CHP. He describes the benefits and says this technology has a lower carbon footprint than solar power, which needs backup power.
Solar-powered EV charging
February 09, 2011 19:28 - 3.02 MBLisa Cohn interviews Desmond Wheatley, president of Envision Solar, which develops solar charging systems for vehicles and buildings. He describes the advantages of using solar power to charge electric vehicles.
EE: No. 2 clean industry attracting investors
February 03, 2011 02:14 - 2.98 MBLisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of Cascadia Capital, who gives his financial prediction for sustainable industries in 2011. Energy Efficiency—especially smart grid software—is the number two energy industry attracting investment. And that trend will continue for at least three years, he says.
Why new testing requirements for EE products?
January 26, 2011 23:42 - 2.04 MBLisa Cohn from realenergywriters.com interviews Anthony Toderian, product safety expert for CSA International, a leading provider of product testing and certification services, about the need for testing of EE products, how the EPA and Energy Star are involved, and how the move toward testing will affect EE product manufacturers.
The growing market for LED lighting
January 19, 2011 18:47 - 2.71 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Chad Bulman, program manager for the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, who discusses the fast-growing market for LED lighting, how and where LED is best applied and challenges to spreading the use of LED lighting.
Homebuyer interest in green features
January 12, 2011 18:14 - 2.18 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Leslie Tyler, vice president of marketing for ZipRealty, about a recent survey of homebuyers. Her survey tells what percentage of surveyed homebuyers say green features are an important part of their purchasing decision.
What’s attracting financing in EE?
January 05, 2011 18:58 - 2.11 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Madeleine Tan, a partner in the New York office of Kaye Scholer, who works on the financing of major energy infrastructure projects. What's hot in EE right now?
Tracking the success of EE programs
December 15, 2010 19:15 - 3.03 MBHow can companies provide the visibility and traceability needed to prove that their EE programs are truly making a difference? Ryan Vankessel, vice president of business development for Parachute Software and David Linton, a founder of Parachute Software, provide some input about this topic and address the growing market for tracking and measurement programs.
Controlling energy use down to the plug level
December 08, 2010 22:11 - 3.81 MBLisa Cohn from realenergywriters.com interviews Kate Gerwe, vice president of marketing for People Power, an EE solutions company. Gerwe talks about the company’s new energy services platform, which is an open energy management cloud service that allows companies and homeowners to monitor energy use down to the individual plug level, compare energy use and manage energy use from any Internet-enabled device.
The growing market for EE certificates part 2
December 02, 2010 05:34 - 3.6 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com continues her interview with Chad Gottesman, president and CEO of Neuwing Energy Ventures, about EE certificates or "white tags." What are they, who buys them and what is driving the market? He talks about the role of incentives and government policy.
The growing market for EE certificates part 1
November 17, 2010 23:40 - 3.15 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Chad Gottesman, president and CEO of Neuwing Energy Ventures, about EE certificates or "white tags." What are they, who buys them and what is driving the market? He talks about the role of incentives and government policy.
What's Hot in EE Globally
November 10, 2010 18:38 - 2.59 MBLisa Cohn interviews Paul Jones, a partner in IMAP UK, which is a global organization of leading middle-market merger and acquisition advisory firms providing strategic merger, acquisition and related corporate finance services. He talks about the firm's 2010 alternative energy report, which identifies growing EE markets that are attracting capital. To listen to the rest of this audio, visit http://www.realwriters.net/rew/rtlnkpr.htm and check out the Top Markets Audio.
How EE companies can secure financing
November 03, 2010 18:09 - 1.83 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Michael Butler, chairman and CEO of Cascadia Capital, an investment bank that serves both private and public growth companies around the globe and has become a key player in sustainable industries. He describes what an energy efficiency company needs to secure financing, where the industry will see significant activity and talks about Cloud Computing's effect on data centers and EE. To listen to the entire interview, visit RealEnergyWriters.com's ...
Will we see cap-and-trade in California?
October 27, 2010 19:42 - 2.87 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Larry Goldenhersh, president and CEO of Enviance, a 10-year-old company that provides software for environmental compliance and green gas tracking. He addresses the ramifications of California's AB 32--especially its provisions calling for cap-and-trade by 2012--and efforts to repeal the law. To listen to the entire interview, visit the Free Downloads section, go to http://www.realwriters.net/rew/rtlnkfd.htm
The Top EE Markets
October 21, 2010 00:25 - 2.47 MBLisa Cohn of realenergywriters.com interviews Maurice Gunderson, senior partner for CMEA Capital, which has been investing in energy and technology for 20 years and manages $1.2 billion. He identifies the top three EE markets. To listen to the rest of this audio, visit http://www.realwriters.net/rew/rtlnkpr.htm and check out the Top Markets Audio.