Fermi has been a tremendous success at examining some of the most high-energy processes in the cosmos, publishing a catalogue filled with details of the spinning neutron stars known as pulsars, and a wide array of "active galactic nuclei" - probably supermassive black holes.
Now, to help businesses operate at less cost, the Energy Department will develop new manufacturing processes and materials that use half as much energy.
Indeed, the new energy boom is largely the result of yet another abundance information technology which is key to managing complex energy exploration and extraction processes.
Valero Energy , a refiner that processes lower quality crude oil into products like gasoline and jet fuel.
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In the future, power and utility companies will set up partnerships with thousands of businesses to help manage their energy flows in their production processes, supply chains, and logistics networks.
Forrester believes that we have entered the age of the customer an age in which customer obsession matters more than any other strategic imperative, requiring firms to focus their strategy, energy, and budget on processes that enhance knowledge of, and engagement, with customers.
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How efficient are the manufacturing processes from material use, energy consumption, emission and waste generation viewpoints?
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Nanotech holds the promise of cleaner ecosystems, more efficient energy sources and waste-minimizing manufacturing processes.
To convert syngas into methane takes three more processes that consume yet more energy.
Companies have souls and personalities too which are made up of rational conscious processes and subconscious archetypal cultural energy.
The rising tree population could disrupt the natural processes that cycle snow and energy through the region and increase the amount of carbon it stores, according to the researchers.
For example, C3 Energy, a "big data" analytics specialist, provides software and monitoring systems that can show large and small businesses how much energy they are using and on what processes, then compare these with buildings and businesses in the same area.
All sources of energy and electricity require water in their production processes: the extraction of raw materials, cooling in thermal processes, in cleaning processes, cultivation of crops for biofuels, and powering turbines to generate hydroelectricity.
TXU, a Texas energy-utility, and First Data, which processes credit cards.
Energy is typically 5% of the cost of basic industrial processes, though more for some.
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But the processes used for extracting and transporting hydrogen can be energy intensive and rely on fossil fuels.
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Nanotech is still in its infancy, and scientists are just beginning to understand how it can be used to improve products and processes in fields ranging from semiconductors to medicine and energy.
In another example, the Department of the Interior worked with the State of California to create a Renewable Energy Policy Group to align Federal and state permitting and review processes to expedite solar, wind, geothermal and transmission projects in California.
With fewer products or services to promise, all of the associated supply chain, facility, and support processes can be slimmed down, saving considerable money and energy.
Nanotech also allows for "green manufacturing"--manufacturing processes that can take place at ordinary temperatures, reducing energy costs, while the use of non-toxic catalysts minimize pollution and bottom-up construction leaves no wasted material behind.
In addition to its weather-watching mission and collection of climate records, MSG-3 has a radiation sensor to measures the amount of solar and infrared energy that is reflected back into space, to better understand climate processes.
Transportation, construction, energy, for example different vertical niches have vastly different business processes that require high understanding and precision in order for the working partnership between business and factoring partner to succeed.
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Levi's has spent the past 18 months redesigning processes to save 45 million gallons of water, along with the energy that would have heated that water.
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The opportunities for sustainable energy strategies are everywhere, beginning with the design of buildings, to construction processes, to insulation, the HVAC system, the lights, the water, the elevators, the power and cooling for technology, the heating and cooling for people.
Nanotechnology the emerging field in which scientists and engineers work on scales of billionths of a meter has the potential to significantly transform society in many key areas including materials, processes, and products for revolutionary applications in areas as wide-ranging as energy storage, medical diagnostics, and high-speed computing.
When energy costs were low and supplies outstripped demand, there was little incentive to invest in more efficient products and processes.
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Though the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is already grossly understaffed, the agency has become responsible for more and more approval processes as the administration has imposed additional industry regulations.
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Other resource-efficient projects like New York's 4 Times Square office building, Atlanta's EarthCraft House and Village Habitat Design's cohousing conservation communities include such innovations as energy-efficient insulation, water and air filtration, or hydronic heating, aiming for healthy, nontoxic construction processes and buildings for humans and the environment.
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