July/August 2006
Vol 4, No 4
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| NOMAD Power Comes to Texas
Out on the arid plains, in the vast natural gas fields northwest of Fort Worth, TX, a Canadian firm is operating new high-tech water-treatment plants miles from the nearest electric utility lines.
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George Leposky
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| Modernizing for Emergency, Step By Step
Totally modernizing a hospital's emergency power system doesn’t have to be a big pill to swallow, according to Allen Meadors, electrical engineer with CTA Architects Engineers in Great Falls, MT.
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James Huckfeldt
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| When Energy Security is Vital
For an energy system with high levels of energy surety, a microgrid appears to meet the basic requirements as concerns about disruption of the infrastructure by deliberate attacks is growing nationwide.
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David Menicucci
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Investing In A Clean Energy Future
A corporate culture sensitive to environmental issues—not to mention a willingness to invest today to reduce energy costs in the long term—has produced kudos for the companies of the FedEx Corp.
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Lyn Corum
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Funding Efficiency
As energy costs continue to rise, so does the pressure on federal facility managers to meet the higher energy efficiency targets associated with the Energy Act of 2005—while lowering operating costs.
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Robert L. Johnson
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| The Peaks of Pecém
As one of the largest ports in Brazil, the Port of Pecém sees 60% of the products from the Ceará region flow through its waters. Providing power for such a major enterprise is a complicated task.
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Robert E. Sheldon |
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| No-Nonsense Solar
Ron Newdoll didn’t install PV systems in the four buildings for aesthetic reasons. He did it for business reasons, with ecological concerns taking a close second.
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Lyn Corum |
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| Wall-To-Wall Energy Solution
As one of the world’s largest producers of carpets and of carpet wastes, Shaw Industries Inc. could save millions in fuel and landfill costs with its new gasification plant.
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Ed Ritchie |
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| Turning Megavolumes Into Megawatts
Over the years, the city of Spokane, WA, like its big sister to the west, Seattle, has seen solid waste volumes rise to the point where dwindling landfill space was a serious issue.
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Larry Trojak |
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Campus Power Partners
Who would have imagined that a new plant in an unusually sensitive college community would win approval from city government, the neighbors, even the environmentalists?
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David Engle |
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Energy Independence Can be a Gold Mine
The Toronto-based Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. installs an unusual genset array at its operation in Nevada—and finds the mother lode of savings.
By David Engle |
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