Browsing by Author "Russell, C."

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    • Cash Flow Impacts of Industrial Steam Efficiency 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2003-05)
      Steam efficiency is a major opportunity for manufacturers to boost financial performance in an increasingly competitive environment. An immediate policy challenge is to raise manufacturers' awareness of these opportunities. ...
    • Costs and Benefits of Capital Finance Through Energy Service Outsourcing 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2015)
    • Energy Cost Control Strategies: What Do Large Energy Consumers Do and Why? 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
    • Energy Management Pathfinding: Understanding Manufacturers' Ability and Desire to Implement Energy Efficiency 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2005)
      Manufacturers are scrambling for relief from today's energy expenses and price volatility. Most industry decision-makers believe the solution is to seek the lowest available energy prices. Too often, managers fail to grasp ...
    • The Future of Steam: A Preliminary Discussion 
      Russell, C.; Harrell, G.; Moore, J.; French, S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001-05)
      Steam production represents a significant proportion of today's industrial energy demand. But the evolution of process technologies, as well as turbulence in energy markets, suggests that steam's role may be subject to ...
    • Industrial Energy: Counseling the Marriage Between Energy Users and Efficiency Programs 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
      Industrial energy users and the efficiency programs that serve them enjoy a long and storied partnership. Each partner operates with the best of intentions, but with agendas that are not always reconcilable. At best, this ...
    • The Role of Professional Risk in Implementing Industrial Energy Improvements 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2014)
      This paper discusses the professional risks and rewards of being an industrial energy manager. The content is derived from the author's personal experience1 plus 80 separate interviews of industrial energy practitioners ...
    • Simple Payback: The Wrong Tool for Energy Project Analysis? 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2008)
      Industrial decision-makers everywhere depend on "payback" as a way to evaluate proposed investments in their facilities. Compared to more sophisticated financial measures such as net present value and internal rate of ...
    • Steam BestPractice Resources and Tools: "Old" News is "New" News! 
      Wright, A.; Hart, F.; Russell, C.; Jaber, D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2000-04)
      The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Industrial Technology (DOE-OIT) BestPractice efforts aim to assist U.S. industry in adopting near-term energy-efficient technologies and practices through voluntary, technical ...
    • Steam Champions in Manufacturing 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001-05)
      Traditionally, industrial steam system management has focused on operations and maintenance. Competitive pressures, technology evolution, and increasingly complex regulations provide additional management challenges. The ...
    • Steam Efficiency: Impacts from Boilers to the Boardroom 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2000-04)
      Historically, energy utilization may have received corporate industries' attention only because of fuel price shocks or regulations imposed on industries. That history obscures the potential value that energy efficiency ...
    • Strategic Industrial Energy Efficiency: Reduce Expenses, Build Revenues, and Control Risk 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)
      Some manufacturing companies successfully boost their financial performance through optimized energy use. This leads not only to reduced energy consumption and associated environmental benefits, but also to capacity ...
    • World-Class Energy Assessments: Industrial Action Plans for Greater and More Durable Energy Cost Control 
      Russell, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
      This report summarizes recommendations for improving the impact of industrial energy assessments. This initiative responds to the observation that less than half of recommended energy improvements are implemented as a ...