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Internal Operations
Many companies have made great strides in increasing energy efficiency in their internal operations through improved manufacturing processes, increased use of combined heat and power, and better data tracking and management. These efficiency improvements can often result in significant cost and greenhouse gas savings.
The resources below include presentations, reports and news on energy efficiency improvements that apply to internal operations, as well as links to other organizations and web sites working on this issue.
What's new in Internal Operations:
Energy Efficiency Workshop I: Operational & Facilities Strategies
Companies including Air Products, Citi, Deere and Co., Exelon, and United Technologies presented on their strategies to reduce energy use in their internal operations and facilities.
External Report: Trends in Industrial Investment Decision Making (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: September 2008)
This report examines specific industrial sector energy efficiency initiatives, especially those that do not apply to other sectors such as commercial or residential. Among other findings, the report notes that increases in transportation costs are leading to a return of manufacturing to the United States.
External Report: Strategic Industrial Energy Efficiency: Reduce Expenses, Build Revenues, and Control Risk (Alliance to Save Energy: July 2003)
This report examines potential savings from applying industrial energy efficiency practices, and also looks at successful business strategies to increase deployment of these practices.
External Report: Efficiency and Innovation in U.S. Manufacturing Energy Use (NAM/ASE)
This report explores energy efficiency in manufacturing processes, both as a means to enhance financial performance, but also for secondary benefits (such as reduced investment risk and development of business opportunities).
Partnership Grids - Internal Operations
View a listing of various business-government and business-NGO partnerships designed to advance more energy efficient internal operations.
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