http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/14/alternative-energy-use-for-manufacturers-promising-cost-still-a-hurdle/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/14/alternative-energy-use-for-manufacturers-promising-cost-still-a-hurdle/comment-page-1/#comment-89233 speakforthose Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:58:53 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/14/alternative-energy-use-for-manufacturers-promising-cost-still-a-hurdle/#comment-89233 Good post. I especially like the part about combined heat & power. I’m associated with Recycled Energy Development, a company that turns manufacturers’ waste heat into clean electricity and steam. Estimates from the DoE and EPA suggest energy recycling could cut U.S. greenhouse emissions by 20%. That’s as much as if we took every passenger vehicle off the road. Meanwhile, we’d cut costs considerably through efficiency. The way to get more of this done is to change the rules that give utilities a monopoly on power at the expense of efficient options like CHP. Good post. I especially like the part about combined heat & power. I’m associated with Recycled Energy Development, a company that turns manufacturers’ waste heat into clean electricity and steam. Estimates from the DoE and EPA suggest energy recycling could cut U.S. greenhouse emissions by 20%. That’s as much as if we took every passenger vehicle off the road. Meanwhile, we’d cut costs considerably through efficiency. The way to get more of this done is to change the rules that give utilities a monopoly on power at the expense of efficient options like CHP.

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