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"Rest" Creates Momentum
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
It is very difficult at best to keep interest and concern high for energy conservation during times of relative low energy costs and good economic times. However, it is even more difficult to revive a program once the ...
Where is the Cogeneration Business Going?
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
Cogeneration proponents are still haling the wonders and marvels of cogeneration in the hope of convincing customers to adopt this energy option. Despite the hype, fewer and fewer cogeneration projects are being adopted. ...
Establishing and Implementing a Waste Minimization Program in the Chemical and Oil Industries
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
The incentives for establishing and the expertise for implementing successful waste minimization programs can be found in every company. The “in-house” expertise that discovers, designs, builds and manages manufacturing ...
Waste Minimization: A Hidden Energy Savings?
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
Several changes in the last few years have forced a
re-examination of waste generation within the petrochemical industry. In today's political/regulatory arena, industrial waste, both hazardous and non-hazardous,
has ...
Air Pollution Issues of the 1990's
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
Congress is currently debating various options for a new clean air bill. Whatever the outcome, significant social and economic changes are sure to result. Texas will be affected to one degree or another. These effects must ...
Cogeneration
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 1989-06)
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act ("PURPA") of 1978 was born out of the energy crisis of the 1970s. It reawakened the nearly dormant interest in industrial power generation and attached a new name, "cogeneration." ...
Cost Effective Cooling Strategies for Manufacturing Facilities
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 1989-09)
Industrial plants are designed for a specific purpose of manufacturing products or a group of products in the most cost effective way. One factor which is often very poorly addressed is the environmental requirements for ...
The "Pinch Analysis": Special Cases
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
A method for determining the efficiency and scope for improvement of a process plant's energy consumption, based on pinch technology, is reviewed. While this is a generic approach that applies in most cases, there are ...
Waste Prevention-- What Can We Learn From the Success of Energy Conservation
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
Enlightened Self Interest- A Parallel Path to Follow. The goals of stockholders, employees and the nations in which we live are clearly aligned in energy conservation and waste prevention. Call it “social responsibility”, ...
Development of an On-Line Expert System: Heat Rate Degradation Expert System Advisor
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)
An on-line expert system for fossil-fueled power plants, the "Heat Rate Degradation Expert System Advisor," is being developed. This expert system will operate on a microcomputer and will interface with existing plant data ...