http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/comment-page-1/#comment-164424 miggs Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:47 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27692#comment-164424 Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform the energy side of an industry. We could do more of this in the U.S. too if the regulations weren't stacked against efficiency. I'm associated with Recycled Energy Development (recycled-energy.com), which does this kind of work, and the potential is truly staggering. Denmark gets over half of its energy from CHP, and studies done by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (and others) suggest the U.S. potential is at least 20%. For now, though, our number languishes in the single digits, leading to higher costs AND greenhouse gas emissions. Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform the energy side of an industry. We could do more of this in the U.S. too if the regulations weren’t stacked against efficiency. I’m associated with Recycled Energy Development (recycled-energy.com), which does this kind of work, and the potential is truly staggering. Denmark gets over half of its energy from CHP, and studies done by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (and others) suggest the U.S. potential is at least 20%. For now, though, our number languishes in the single digits, leading to higher costs AND greenhouse gas emissions.

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