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Category Archives: Energy efficiency
The Environmental Dangers of Ethanol
Initially, ethanol seemed like a good idea, presented as a viable and renewable alternative fuel source. Unfortunately, the corn-based biofuel has not lived up to environmental expectations and may present more significant challenges. Ethanol blends produce air pollution, reduce fuel … Continue reading
EPA Regulations Aim to Modify Coal Plants
For decades, coal and other fossil fuels have been instrumental for the generation of electrical power in the United States. However, the burning of fossil fuels has, over time, come at a tremendous cost. The chemical processes that allow coal … Continue reading
Posted in coal power, Energy, Energy efficiency, fossil fuel, gas turbines, Manufacturing, oil and natural gas production, regulations, renewable energy, Silencing Equipment, Turbines, Wind and Solar
Tagged clean energy, clean energy sources, clean power plan, climate change, coal, coal plants, CPP, electricity, emission of greenhouse gases, emission reducing equipment, energy, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, EPA regulations, fossil fuels, gas turbine silencer equipment, gas turbine silencing equipment, Gas turbines, global warming, greenhouse gases, natural gas, noise pollution, power generation sector, power plants, reduce emission of greenhouse gases, silencing equipment, solar farms, turbines, wind farms
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Gas Turbines: How Do They Work?
Gas turbines are efficient machines for transferring fuel energy into mechanical energy. This involves using compression and combustion systems, as well as turbines. To better understand how gas turbine power plants work, you must understand the primary sections and how … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy efficiency, gas turbines, Manufacturing, Silencing Equipment, Turbines
Tagged air pressure, compression and combustion, dampers for gas turbines, energy, energy conversion, energy conversion efficiency, fuel energy, gas turbine enclosures, Gas Turbine Power Plants, gas turbine silencing, gas turbine silencing equipment, Gas turbines, How Gas Turbine Power Plants Work, industrial turbines, manufacturing turbines, mechanical energy, turbine blades, turbine manufacturing, turbine silencing equipment, turbines
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How Critical it is for the U.S. Power Supply to be Reliable?
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry recently called for a report on the dependability of our electricity grid to ensure it continues to provide Americans with the power they’ve come to expect. The grid is undergoing substantial changes in order to … Continue reading
Posted in coal power, Energy, Energy efficiency, fossil fuel, gas turbines, Manufacturing, oil and natural gas production
Tagged coal, dependability of the electric grid, electricity, electricity consumers, energy demand, energy reliability, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, energy security, gas turbine silencing, Marcellus shale gas boom, natural gas, network of power plants, nuclear power plants, rising energy demand, rising energy demand in the U.S., supply of natural gas, the electric grid, the electric grid and manufacturing, the Energy Sector, turbine silencing, U.S. electricity system, U.S. Energy Sector
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National Manufacturing Day 2017 is Almost Here
The annual National Manufacturing Day is the first Friday of October, so mark your calendars for Friday, October 6th, 2017. The initiative brings together manufacturers and communities in an educational way to address common industry issues. MFG DAY events near … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Energy efficiency, gas turbines, Manufacturing, oil and natural gas production, renewable energy, Wind and Solar
Tagged 2010 U.S. recession, annual National Manufacturing Day, bridging the skills gap, common manufacturing industry issues, common misconceptions in manufacturing, disprove manufacturing myths, gas turbine silencing equipment, how to disprove manufacturing myths, manufacturers, manufacturers and communities, manufacturing and technology, manufacturing and the economy, manufacturing and the U.S. economy, manufacturing creates employment, manufacturing industry issues, manufacturing key to economy, manufacturing myths, manufacturing sector, manufacturing skills gap, manufacturing spurs economic growth, MFG DAY events, MFG DAY events near you, National Manufacturing Day, public misconceptions about manufacturing, reshoring, reshoring manufacturing, reshoring manufacturing back to the U.S., STEM education, STEM skills, STEM skills edc, technological improvements in machinery, U.S. reshoring
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Wind & Solar Energy Versus the Electric Grid: What’s the Best Energy Source When It Comes to Manufacturing?
As renewable energy sources, namely solar and wind energy, increase in popularity, many manufacturers are wondering where this leaves them. What is the Dilemma? As an industry, manufacturing is a large energy consumer. The paramount worry for many in the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, gas turbines, regulations, renewable energy, Wind and Solar
Tagged an unreliable energy grid, best manufacturing energy source, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, gas turbine silencing equipment, Industrial Energy Consumers of America, large energy consumer dilemmas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, renewable energy sources, renewable energy sources manufacturing, Wind & Solar Energy Versus the Electric Grid
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Natural-Gas Combustion Turbines Offer Alternative to Coal-Fired and Nuclear Power Generation
For many years now, energy companies throughout the U.S. have been using natural-gas combustion turbines to provide power usage. But the use and popularity of combustion turbines have grown, especially in recent years. And combustion turbine usage will most likely … Continue reading
Fracking’s Past, Present, And Future Success
Chances are, most American have heard the term “fracking” by now. Whether they live in an area where fracking is currently being done, or have no idea what it actually is, what all people should be made aware of is … Continue reading