BIG DOLLARS, BIG MARKET. According to a study to be released in February from Allied Business Intelligence (ABI), global warming and the signing of the Kyoto Protocol will create a worldwide market in 10 years for new electrical generation equipment - clean renewable and efficient - that could exceed $100 billion per year.

The study "Distributed Generation:The Evolving Markets for Energy Production Technologies" considers gas turbines, fuel cells, wind and solar energy and their place in these emerging markets.

ABI is a technology research think-tank specializing in communications and emerging markets. More information about the study can be retrieved from ABI at http://www.alliedworld.com .

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TO ENERGY. It takes energy to manufacture products and manufacturing produces waste.

Trigen-Biopower, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trigen Energy Corporation, has begun construction of a steam generation facility designed to burn paper sludge and waste wood at Gilman Paper Company's pulp and paper mill in St. Marys, Georgia. The facility will receive sludge from the mill, dewater it with screw presses and mix it with high moisture bark and other waste wood. The sludge waste wood fuel will be fed into a bubbling fluid boiler to make steam that will be returned to the mill for production purposes.

The process will eliminate the need for sludge removal and disposal by Gilman along with reducing their dependency on fossil fuels and their subsequent greenhouse gas emissions. Trigen will also investigate the use of tire-derived fuel to supplement waste wood, if feasible. Visit Trigen at http://www.trigen.com .

WATTS VS. LUMENS. How do you tell consumers that a Watt isn't a measure of illumination? Watts are, of course, a measure of electricity, not visible light, and are what consumers pay for on their electric bill. Generally speaking, it's safe to say that consumers have not accepted the term lumen - a measure of light - when choosing light bulbs.

The current rage in lighting is line and low voltage halogen bulbs and fixtures. Though both emit more light for the same amount of wattage than a traditional filament bulb, the flip side is that they produce a substantial amount of heat - dangerous in some cases and enough to set some nearby materials ablaze.

True energy savings are in fluorescent and compact fluorescent lighting. Low energy consumption, high illumination, cool operating temperatures and long life are balanced against sometimes high purchase prices

Learn about halogen lighting, halogen torchiere lamps, more efficient (and safer) fluorescent torchiere lamps as well as an online catalog at http://www.lightsite.net .

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