Archive for the ‘Energy’ Category

Harvesting Clean Energy Conference Comes to Corvallis

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The Harvesting Clean Energy (HCE) conference is the Northwest’s premiere event bringing together the agriculture and energy industries to advance opportunities for rural communities to produce clean energy, boost struggling rural economies, and help the region and nation meet the energy challenges of the coming decade.
Now in its 12th year, Harvesting Clean Energy consistently draws [...]

OSU Energy Meters: What they are and why they matter

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

An important part of sustainability is understanding energy consumption.  Therefore, OSU tracks monthly energy, water and steam usage on campus by reading and recording data from every meter in each building on campus.  This monthly task takes many hours as campus has many buildings and each building can have several meters.
During meter reading, data is [...]

OSU’s Building Energy Challenge

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Thirteen dorms and four buildings around campus are committing to save energy through this year’s Building Energy Challenge. Participants are asked to perform various tasks to reduce their energy consumption—such as turning off lights, unplugging unused electronic devices, and replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). The Challenge will run from February 6th [...]

Campus Energy Upgrades are Underway!

Friday, February 17th, 2012

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 directs that states focus funding on energy efficiency and renewable energy.  Thus, additional funding for Oregon’s State Energy Program (SEP) has increased and calls for directing funds to energy efficiency retrofits of buildings and supporting renewable energy projects. The goals of the SEP are to increase [...]

Oregon Leadership in Sustainability Program Accepting Applications for 2012-13

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Are you interested in a career in sustainability?  Do you love cities?  Are you looking for an education that will train you to lead cities into a greener future?
If your answer is “YES!!” then you should check out the Oregon Leadership in Sustainability (OLIS) Graduate Certificate Program.  The OLIS program is an rigorous immersion that [...]

Exciting Internship Opportunity at OSU!

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Interested in sustainability? Energy use? Reducing carbon in the air? How about receiving internship credit for working on a project aimed reducing energy use through simple behavior changes? Check out this undergraduate and graduate student internship opportunity for Winter and Spring terms through Energize Corvallis.
This winter Energize Corvallis will be planning the OSU Campuses Take [...]

OSU’s New Rideshare System “Drive Less Connect” offers Prize Drawing!

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Interested in saving money, energy, and stress by sharing a ride? Drive Less Connect makes organizing trips simple and fun. Whether you’re interested in commuting to work or school, or sharing a ride on one-time trips (such as those coming up this Holiday Season) OSU’s free ridematching service can help.
In promotion of Drive Less Connect, [...]

How to Choose a CFL

Monday, November 7th, 2011

There are many different options available when selecting a compact florescent lamp (CFL) and it can be a little confusing.   If you are a fan of the old incandescent appearance, you can still get that look in a CFL.  For the yellowish color in a light bulb, look for something with a color temperature close [...]

Sustainable Jobs Coming to the Area

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

In January, EnerG2 will open a new manufacturing plant in Albany, OR. EnerG2 received $21 million in stimulus funding last year as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s support of the electric vehicle industry and raised $14.5 million in venture capital investments. The Seattle based company will manufacture synthetic high-performance carbon electrode material, which [...]

OSU’s utility consumption – a quick peek

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

There is no doubt that OSU is a big consumer of natural resources.  In FY 2011 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011), the Corvallis campus consumed more than 100 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, 8.8 million therms of natural gas, and over 230 million gallons of treated water.  The total bill for those [...]