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In this rule, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) sets forth defined terms for ``Energy Saving Qualified Investment'' and ``Energy Saving Activities'' for the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program. These definitions are established to implement a provision of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Energy Act), which allows an SBIC making an ``energy saving qualified investment'' to obtain SBA leverage by issuing a deferred interest ``energy saving debenture''. This rule also implements a provision of the Energy Act that provides access to additional SBA leverage for SBICs that have made Energy Saving Qualified Investments in Smaller Enterprises. This final rule includes changes based on public comments received on the proposed rule published in the Federal...
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If your New Year's resolution is to save energy, money, or both: pay attention. You don't need major investments in solar panels or wind turbines to s...
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Recent energy mandates, regulations and laws now require federal agencies to not only conserve energy, but to reduce usage by various percentages beyo...
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The design, construction, and furbishing of University Center East is part of a University-wide effort to become a more sustainable campus. The building features locally-sourced materials and products, saves energy and water, and is itself a recycled building
The original University Center (now UC West) was completed in 1974 and was first expanded in 1996. It was joined by a bridge to the original David L. Rice Library, which opened in 1971. With the new David L. Rice Library dedicated in 2006, the old library could be repurposed, with many additions, as part of UC East, which maintains the former library's existing concrete structure and exterior walls.
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PENANG, Malaysia, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new lighting technology and products from ecoNoon could provide the best LED lighting solutions to meet the world's growing need to save energy on lighting in commercial, industrial, residential and public spaces.
ecoNoon has created a breakthrough technology to improve energy efficiency in lighting. The new technology allows LEDs to work effectively in the unchartered territory of higher wattages that are far beyond anything available from any other company in the world. The question is 'How can the world reduce its energy consumption used for lighting?' The answer is held in a small startup company in Malaysia, built upon a US patent of the LED lighting module," said Ir Ooi Seoh Lin, Chief Marketing Officer of ecoNoon (http:// www.eco...
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ASHLAND -- The Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center board is looking into whether it can cut utility costs through another energy- saving equipment upgrade.
The board authorized Superintendent Mike McDaniel at its meeting Thursday to get more information on a program from Ohio Edison that partners with government grants to pay most of the cost.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Allure Energy, Inc. introduced their revolutionary new product, EverSense(TM), at CES Unveiled in Las Vegas on January 8, 2012. EverSense(TM), a home environment and energy management product, features Allure's patented Proximity Control technology with privacy protection, as well as streaming music, energy saving video tips, and weather updates.
We have found that consumers desire value-added technology that fits within their normal daily life," says Kevin Imes, CEO of Allure Energy. "With EverSense, we are breaking the mold of conventional thermostat thinking. EverSense is a platform that will allow consumers to obtain valuable energy saving tips and content at the point at which they are making their largest energy purchasing decision. Wi...
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On Jan. 12, 2011, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule implementing certain provisions of the Energy Independence and S...