Efficiency

Efficiency measures the ratio of what is input to what is generated. The less energy, resources and material required to generate a final product, the more efficient it is considered. These stories cover environmental efficiency, cost efficiency, energy efficiency, manufacturing efficiency, electrical efficiency, fuel efficiency and more.

ACEEE Chief Calls 2011 Energy Efficiency Progress a Mixed Bag

ACEEE Chief Calls 2011 Energy Efficiency Progress a Mixed BagEfforts to improve energy efficiency progressed in many areas in 2011 while stagnating in others, according to the executive director of American Council For An Energy ...

December 30, 2011

Creative Solutions for Cooling Revealed

Creative Solutions for Cooling RevealedGroundwater cooling and recycling water from a decorative fountain are two examples of creative ways to save money and energy on a facility's cooling, ...

December 29, 2011

Siemens Fixing Security Holes in Industrial Control Systems

Siemens Fixing Security Holes in Industrial Control SystemsSiemens is working to patch security holes found in its industrial control systems that are widely used to manage - and improve the energy efficiency ...

December 27, 2011

Honeywell Wins State Department ESPCs

Honeywell Wins State Department ESPCsThe U.S. Department of State has awarded Honeywell an energy savings performance contract for a project at two of its facilities in the Washington, D.C., ...

December 27, 2011

Veolia, Others Using Carbon Footprint ‘Game’ to Set Bonuses

Veolia, Others Using Carbon Footprint ‘Game’ to Set BonusesA number of companies in the U.K. including waste management firm Veolia are using a computer program to base staff bonuses on their carbon footprint, ...

December 21, 2011

EL Pro FedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, India

FedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, IndiaFedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute’s sustainable transport arm - to provide technical expertise on sustainable ...

December 21, 2011

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines

ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency GuidelinesTrailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...

December 20, 2011

IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next Renewable

IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next RenewableAnything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can be captured, and such human activities as walking, jogging and bicycling ...

December 20, 2011

Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices

Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking DevicesThe Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in ...

December 16, 2011

Maverick Chooses Meritor Automatic Tire Inflation

Maverick Chooses Meritor Automatic Tire InflationMaverick Transportation has chosen the Meritor Tire Inflation System by Pressure Systems International as a standard fuel-saving measure on all new trailers purchased in 2012. MTIS ...

December 14, 2011

Pulp Mill ‘Right-Sizes’ One Motor, Saves 800 MWH/Year

Pulp Mill ‘Right-Sizes’ One Motor, Saves 800 MWH/YearNo one wants to be responsible for building an industrial system that under-performs. But when equipment is oversized, energy efficiency can ...

December 14, 2011

Siemens to Buy eMeter

Siemens to Buy eMeterSiemens Industry Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire all of the stock of smart grid firm eMeter Corporation. The parties expect to close the deal in ...

December 7, 2011

Frito-Lay Asks Town for $600k to Aid Water Efficiency, Automation

Frito-Lay Asks Town for $600k to Aid Water Efficiency, AutomationFrito-Lay is asking the town of Vancouver, Wash., for $585,000 in water bill credits over three years, to enable its local plant to make ...

December 7, 2011

EL Pro Leaders in Energy Management Software Named

Leaders in Energy Management Software NamedCA Technologies, CarbonSystems, IBM and Verisae have emerged as the leading providers of enterprise-scale energy management software, according to a study from analysis firm Verdantix. Green ...

December 6, 2011

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’

Mercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent. The product, with the working ...

December 2, 2011

Siemens, PortVision Maritime Systems ‘Save Time, Money’

Siemens, PortVision Maritime Systems ‘Save Time, Money’Siemens Industry and PortVision have released new maritime systems that claim to save vessel and fleet owners time and cut energy costs. Siemens has announced ...

December 2, 2011

EL Pro Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax Looms

Woolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax LoomsWoolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 ...

December 1, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Bonds, ISO 50001, Cradle to Cradle, Green Leaf

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Bonds, ISO 50001, Cradle to Cradle, Green LeafThe Climate Bonds Initiative has released a prototype Climate Bond Standard - a screening tool for investors and governments to support investment in the ...

November 29, 2011

ABB Improves Ship Propulsion System’s Efficiency

ABB Improves Ship Propulsion System’s EfficiencyMarine power and automation technology group ABB says that recent modifications to its Azipod propulsion unit frame design have improved its hydrodynamic efficiency by more than ...

November 28, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Coins, Organics Vote, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Coins, Organics Vote, LEED The U.S. Mint announced that its West Point, N.Y., facility has been accepted in the Energy Department's Superior Energy Performance program, just one of the steps ...

November 22, 2011