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Reviving Manufacturing, Saving Energy: Can We Do Both?
global energy intensity
There’s no question that using energy more efficiently is crucial in both meeting the rising global demand and in minimizing climate change. The good news is the US has been on a long trend of becoming more efficient.[read more]
Industrial Demand Response is Booming, Residential Isn't
DR providers and utilities are targeting the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector specifically to assist in balancing demand on the electric grid in times of stress. But, is this the best strategy for demand response?[read more]
US Now Leads in Energy Waste
The United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud. We have surpassed every nation, including China, in the category of energy waste.[read more]
Industrial energy efficiency for sustainable wealth creation
A recently published report by the UN Industrial Development Organization addresses the role of industrial energy efficiency in sustainable industrial development.[read more]
America’s Resource Renaissance
American oil industry leadership groups such as the National Petroleum Council and the American Petroleum Institute have been meeting in recent months to fashion new frameworks for the industry to ensure best practices for oil and natural gas drilling. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the task at hand is proving highly complex, and so far, the industry seems to lack consensus on how to move forward, especially on the topic of how far it can go in policing itself.[read more]
Beijing Smartgrid Conference: Day 1
While many in China, and out, have been focused on the impressive speed by which China has been able to grow its economy over the last 15 years, those inside the central party have been focused on ensuring that the economic energy had its energy needs met. Made difficult by the fact that the highest growth areas for energy demand China...[read more]
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Climate change politics
President Bush is willing to sign climate change legislation, if Congress passes a bill that meets with his approval. That, at least, is what U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, a Virginia Democrat and a key player on Capitol Hill, is now saying. Boucher spoke this morning to the Business Roundtable. The business lobby held an all-day long workshop...[read more]
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“Negative pricing if it was wide spread it would be quickly fixed by the utilities who would simply choose to dunp excess electricity via perhaps joule heating rather than sell it at a loss.”
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