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Green Manufacturing: The Next Great Leap Forward

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/09/2009

Regardless of your feelings towards the severity of the situation, there are forces moving to make it more and more expensive and difficult to continue “business as usual” when it comes to manufacturing. This is only one of the motivators for embodying green manufacturing. Reduction o ...

Facilities Guest Column Manufacturing Strategy & Leadership Berkeley David Dornfeld Department Head Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability University of California

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DOE to Fund $454M Energy Retrofit Program

Posted by Environmental Leader on 15/09/2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding a $450-million energy upgrade program that could save businesses and households $100 million annually in utility bills.Announced by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, the Recovery Act’s “Retrofit Ramp-Up” program is expected to pioneer ...

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Police Cruiser Idling System Saves $3K Per Vehicle

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/09/2009

A new power management system that allows police cruisers to have full electrical capability without running the engine could save more than $3,000 a year per vehicle.The Independence Package from Energy Xtreme was tested for a month on some Dallas Police Department patrol vehicles.The system is ...

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Oil Stakeholders Rally against Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/09/2009

A 125-member group, comprised of oil companies, retailers, trucking and transportation groups, and industry organizations, are stepping up efforts against a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), reports The Trucker. Some are also protesting the Obama administration’s multi-million grants to indu ...

Climate Emissions Financial Oil & Gas Strategy & Leadership Transportation U.S. CEA Climate Change Legislation Consumer Energy Alliance Department of Energy grants Institute for Energy Research LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Oil Prices Renewable Fuels Association

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Manufacturers Should Consider GHG Emissions on Site-by-Site Basis

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/09/2009

Last time we discussed some of the motivators for companies paying attention to green manufacturing - that is, drivers for incorporating green in your business strategy. I have posted, on my lab’s website, a set of slides presented recently to an industry group meeting titled “Challen ...

Automotive Emissions Guest Column Manufacturing Strategy & Leadership Berkeley David Dornfeld Department Head Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability GHG emissions Green Manufacturing University of California

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