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  !European legislators back emissions rules
The Environment Committee of the European Parliament last Tuesday voted in favor of laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The vote supported proposals that, starting in 2013, would require most electric utilities to purchase all their carbon permits.
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!New GM plant to provide efficient engines, incorporate sustainable operations
A new LEED-certified manufacturing plant in Flint, MI, will produce efficient 4-cylinder engines and be landfill-free, with all waste being recycled.
 
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7-minute Demo - Track Asset Performance and Energy Efficiency

Whether you're applying asset sustainability to corporate facilities or production equipment you need to integrate energy & asset management.
In this 7-minute Demo view how Infor EAM Asset Sustainability Edition let you factor energy consumption for specific assets; Go from addressing 25% of the total cost to operate your assets... to up to 80%.

  !Bush signs clean energy bill
Part of the $700 billion dollar economic stabilization bill the President signed earlier this month extended and enhanced critical tax credits and financing relating to renewable energy and energy efficiency.
  !Konarka opens roll-to-roll thin-film solar manufacturing facility
The development of solar technology continues to grow with the addition of the New Bedford, MA-based facility. Using multiple in-line processing stations with precision multi-layer manufacturing processes that are adaptable to a variety of printing and coating technologies, the plant will enable the company to further develop and advance non-enabled polymer photovoltaic materials.
  !Focus on energy basics for a sustainability strategy
Analysis of detailed energy consumption patterns often reveals no-cost or low-cost opportunities to reduce energy use that can't be found on your monthly bill. It's the low-hanging fruit that these analyses identify that can become the foundation of a facility's sustainability strategy.
  !DOE to fund industrial energy efficiency projects
An initiative of the department's Industrial Technology Program, the Energy Intensive Processes Initiative seeks to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in the most energy-consuming manufacturing processes by developing and promoting technologies that can be applied in many industrial settings.
   
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The Envision series air handler is available in 2-and 5-ton capacities.
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The Sono-Trak Doppler ultrasonic flow meter measures fluids containing suspended particles or bubbles, including agricultural water, hazardous wastes, extremely viscous substances, reservoir outflows, raw sewage, paper pulp and slurries.
   
 
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11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on November 6th with The CSI of Arc Flash. Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.
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PlantMail header Arc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.


PlantMail header Arc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.


Mobility: Your Ticket to Better Maintenance
Originally aired: June 19, 2008
There are proven and reliably deployed technologies today that address the pressure on operations to do more with less. You bear the responsibility to ensure assets and facilities are productive and always available. Using mobile, you can finally realize your enterprise system's full potential with uniform, complete, and timely data that your system and standardized processes need to be most effective. Hear success stories on how leading firms have leveraged ATM-friendly mobile solutions to improve the company’s bottom line. In this session, you'll learn how mobile enables organizations to:

• Increase "wrench time" with greater productivity and streamlined operations
•Access valuable work detail at the point of performance for higher first-time fix rates
•Increase planned work possible when capturing timely and accurate data
•Enhance reporting capabilities for best practices and compliance statements

Who should attend:
-Management responsible for field service, plant and facilities management
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