industrial energy efficiency Articles
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Energy problems in the Czech Republic
Data referring to problems in the Czech energy industry in the transition period are discussed. The environmental problems involved are also discussed. On the basis of this, a forecast for energy consumption up to the year 2020 is presented.Keywords: energy industry, efficient energy application, environmental protection, Czech ...
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Best Places to Learn About Energy Efficiency
Companies often email me asking for good sources of information about the energy efficiency business. These emails are coming more and more frequently as this industry continues to grow. Many of the emails come from newcomers trying to break into the field with a new product or service. They include information technology companies, engineers, manufacturers, mom & pops, insurance firms, ...
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Carbon-dioxide and energy taxes on manufacturing industry - there is a need for a global approach
The problems caused by carbon-dioxide emissions are global. There is a widespread consensus that global environmental problems must be attacked through international cooperation and policy harmonisation. In countries with high energy taxes, the tax costs negatively affect international competitiveness of energy intensive industries. Highly energy efficient industries in these countries may lose ...
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Project - FP196 - Supporting Innovative Mechanisms for Industrial Energy Efficiency Financing in Indonesia with Lessons for Replication in other ASEAN Member States
Indonesia requires urgent action to address its increasing emissions, especially in the rapidly growing industrial energy sector. The market penetration of energy efficient technologies and the ensuing energy savings have been hampered by a range of barriers, including access to finance, regulatory challenges, and a lack of capacity and awareness amongst relevant stakeholders. This programme ...
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Midwest manufacturing snapshot : energy use and efficiency policies
The workforce and economies of Midwestern states are more reliant on manufacturing than in any other U.S. region. Like the U.S. as a whole, during the past decade, the Midwest lost one-third of its total manufacturing workforce. With the central focus of state governments on economic development, there is a growing interest in understanding how industrial energy efficiency investments could ...
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CO 2 emission and firm heterogeneity: a study of metals and metal-based industries in India
Industrial energy efficiency has emerged as one of the key issues in India. The increasing demand for energy that leads to growing challenge of climate change has resulted major issues. It is obvious that high-energy intensity leads to high carbon intensity of the economy. This paper is an attempt to estimate the firm level CO 2 emissions for the metals and metal-based industries in Indian ...
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A green industry for sustainable trade strategies: the case of the manufacturing sector in Mauritius
The global environmental change indicates that there is a need to modify conventional industrial development pathways to promote green enterprises that are resource and energy efficient, low waste, non-polluting, and safe. This study describes green initiatives which export-oriented textile enterprises in the Republic of Mauritius have implemented in recent years. While the textile-led Export ...
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Networking to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound technologies in small and medium scale industries
In Asia, small and medium scale industries (SMI) account for over 85% of the total number of manufacturing establishments, and contribute considerably to economic growth. They generally employ old and inefficient technologies, consuming high energy and generate pollution. They also lack information on Energy Efficient and Environmentally Sound Technologies (E3ST). Though many institutional bodies ...
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Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills
While manufacturing is a critical part of the U.S. economy, it’s struggled over the last several years—both financially and environmentally. Overall U.S. manufacturing employment has dropped by more than one-third since 2000. Meanwhile, U.S. industry—of which manufacturing is the largest component—still uses more energy than any other sector and serves as the largest ...
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Technological innovations and energy intensity of machine tool SMEs in Bangalore: do process innovations contribute to energy efficiency?
This paper explores the relationship between technological process innovations and energy intensity growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the machine tools industry of Bangalore, India. It empirically substantiates that SMEs, which carry out process innovations with the objective of cost reduction are able to achieve reductions in their energy intensities, over a period of time. Apart ...
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ITA Announces Open REEEAC Meeting
On January 26, 2018, the International Trade Administration (ITA) published in the Federal Register a notice of an open meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC). The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2018, in Washington, D.C and will be the seventh and final in-person meeting of the current charter. The meeting will include ...
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How the plastics industry drives energy efficiency
Introduction The plastics industry plays a significant role in driving energy efficiency across various sectors. Through advancements in technology, process optimization, and the development of sustainable practices, the industry has been able to reduce energy consumption and minimize its environmental impact. This introduction will explore how the plastics industry drives energy efficiency ...
By Antecs
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An industry perspective
Reducing CO2 emissions while continuing economic growth in a sustainable way is one of the most important global issues of today. With a recognized key role, industry has already achieved much to reduce CO2 emissions, through increased energy efficiency and energy conservation. However, more needs to be done and new initiatives are required to add to market forces. Government must consider how ...
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HITEMA CHILLER FOR RENTAL SERVICE
HITEMA offers a wide range of chillers for rent, ideal for a multitude of process cooling industrial applications. Extra Quiet and energy efficient, our chillers use high-performance and ozone-friendly refrigerant gases (R410A, R454B, R32). Each unit is electrically checked and performance tested before delivery. With a cooling capacity ranging from 1 kW to 1230 kW (and an heating capacity from ...
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Communicating the `Financeability` of Energy Efficiency Projects (EEPs): Guide to data needs for financing EEPs in China
The purpose of this guide (Guide) is to help industrial companies (Hosts) finance energy efficiency projects (EEPs) at their facilities as defined in Annex C of this document. The Guide is designed to help Hosts know what information is required of them by financing entities (Financiers) to streamline the evaluation and financing process. This Guide can also help financial institutions, energy ...
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Telecommunications Industry: Improving Energy Efficiency [Case Study - Ooredoo]
The communications sector continues to grow every year, driven by the societal need to be connected at all times and to have access to information in real-time. In the UK, the sector keeps 68.9 million inhabitants connected to the world. In 2020, the revenue generated by British telecommunications amounted to £31 billion. Every day, telecommunications providers try to improve their ...
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Time to export energy efficiency?
We keep hearing that China is going to become a really big deal in world energy markets. But it wasn’t until I read this statement by Jane Henley, CEO of the World Green Building Council, that I grasped the scope of its coming influence: "China is projected to build the equivalent of 10 New York Cities over the next decade.” For some, such rapid economic expansion by China is cause ...
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Squinting toward retirement: A boon for the lighting industry
Americans report in surveys that they are likely to retire later than expected as a result of this economic downturn that doesn’t seem to want to quit. While that’s bad news for golf courses and Florida real estate, it helps one industry: energy efficient lighting. We are squinting, rather than sprinting toward retirement these days. As part of the post-50 crowd, I very much ...
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Energy efficiency and Weight Watchers
By Elisa Wood April 27, 2011 We’ve been hearing for years that the energy efficiency industry needs to find its equivalent to the cell phone. These days industry folks refer to it as the ‘killer app,” the revolutionary product or service that consumers can’t resist. But lately, partly because I’m dieting, I’ve been thinking what energy efficiency really needs ...
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Benchmarking: How does your building stack up?
Energy benchmarking can help you better understand your commercial property’s energy use and monitor performance over time. It allows for comparisons among similar building types and helps identify which ones could operate more efficiently. The Environmental Protection Agency and its ENERGY STAR® Program offers a free online tool called Portfolio Manager that allows users to track and ...
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