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Industrial Energy: Counseling the Marriage Between Energy Users and Efficiency Programs
(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
(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 ...
Steam Efficiency: Impacts from Boilers to the Boardroom
(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 ...
The Future of Steam: A Preliminary Discussion
(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 ...
Energy Management Pathfinding: Understanding Manufacturers' Ability and Desire to Implement Energy Efficiency
(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 ...
Costs and Benefits of Capital Finance Through Energy Service Outsourcing
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2015)
Steam BestPractice Resources and Tools: "Old" News is "New" News!
(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
(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 ...
Energy Cost Control Strategies: What Do Large Energy Consumers Do and Why?
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
Strategic Industrial Energy Efficiency: Reduce Expenses, Build Revenues, and Control Risk
(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 ...