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Audi to Offer Electric Cars in 5-10 Years: Report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Audi, the luxury unit of Volkswagen (VOWG), sees great opportunities in electric cars and will offer automobiles with no exhaust emissions within ten years, its top executive told a German weekly. Rupert Stadler told Welt am Sonntag in an interview...
Tags: Engineering, Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Frankfurt, BMW AG, top executive, battery, Thomson Reuters Corp., plug-in
News items 2008-05-04
JVC, Kenwood to Form Holding Company: Sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese mid-sized electronics makers JVC and Kenwood Corp have agreed to integrate their businesses under a holding company in October, sources close to the matter said on Saturday. Kenwood and asset manager Sparx Group acquired a ...
Tags: Engineering, Kenwood, JVC, Tokyo, electronics company, electronics, chairman, president, Thomson Reuters Corp., alliance, asset, merger
News items 2008-05-09
BASF Says Financial Crisis Hardest in N.America: Report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals company BASF (BASF) has felt the repercussions of a financial crisis mostly in North America and expects the global market for chemicals to grow by 2.8 percent this year, its chief executive told a German weekly....
Tags: Engineering, BASF AG, chemicals, chemical company, repercussion, Frankfurt, North America, oil, financial, Thomson Reuters Corp., CEO, benefit, sales
News items 2008-05-03
Japan's Matsushita, Sanyo Reportedly in Tie-up Plan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Sanyo Electric Co may tie up in the first reorganisation move among Japan's top electronics makers, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Monday, but the two companies quickly rejected the...
Tags: Engineering, Financial accounting, Semiconductors, Sanyo Electric Co., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., electronics company, Japan, Goldman Sachs & Co., Panasonic, shareholder, Tokyo, rechargeable battery, Nikkei, microchip, spokesman, stock, net profit, financial
News items 2008-04-27
Northern Provides Power for Brazilian Community
The 2000 island residents of Joanes, Brazil, needed reliable, cost efficient power to deliver energy and stabilize power quality during hours of peak demand. Northern Power Systems was contracted to design and install a 50kW hybrid power system to bring reliable, cost efficient power to the community of Joanes, Brazil....
Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Northern Power Systems, Brazil, photovoltaics, turbine, solar energy, battery
Case studies
EDS Keeps the Service in U.S. Postal Service
Two EDS facilities in Raleigh, North Carolina are focused on the support of postal operations throughout the United States. EDS facility has full battery backup for immediate short term coverage, and a Generac generator outside in case of an extended outage. This gives them seamless power transfer capability if utility...
Tags: Engineering, Electronic Data Systems Corp., battery, backup
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Millennium Bridge
Whitby Bird and Partners, based in London, is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm at the leading edge of technology and innovation. Their competition-winning design for the York Millennium Bridge across the River Ouse was inspired by the spokes of a bicycle wheel and consists of an inclined arch with radially...
Tags: Engineering, LUSAS, consulting, cable
Case studies
Value engineering
This paper is about Value engineering Concept and definition and differentiation between Quantity Surveying and Value Engineering. Value Engineering is an organized approach to providing the necessary functions at the lowest cost. Value Engineering is an organized approach to the identification and elimination of unnecessary cost.
Tags: Value Engineering, Engineering
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Boeing's Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Communication System With Ultracapacitor Technology
Maxwell's ultracapacitors are an excellent solution for - storing energy when not needed, and providing power to the CSEL radio while the soldier swaps out the battery. Battery life is always a concern in all hand held devices, but is especially crucial when loss of power can result in and...
Tags: Engineering, soldier, Boeing Co., battery, handheld, radio
Case studies
Ultracapacitors, the New Thinking in the Automotive World
Due to the increasing power demand in future vehicles for comfort improvement, as well as ongoing pressures for more environmentally friendly means of transportation, automotive manufacturers are developing alternatives to existing fossil fuel-driven vehicles. Perhaps the most promising near-term alternative to fuel-cell vehicles, which will not be ready for volume...
Tags: storage system, transportation, battery, storage
White papers
Automated Packaging Systems: The Autobag Total Systems Approach Proves to be the Right Solution for Daltek
The case study describes about packaging equipment. When Daltek Inc. of Dalton, Georgia, USA received a contract to bag and label cellular phone battery covers, the company knew they would need a dedicated bagging system. This proved easier said than done until they discovered Autobag. With the contract winding down...
Tags: battery, cell phone, phone
Case studies
Compressed Air System Retrofit Increases Productivity at a Petroleum Packaging Facility
A compressed air system improvement project was implemented at the Mobil lubrication plant in Vernon, California. The compressed air system was modified because the plant was retooled into a distribution facility that uses comparatively less energy. The impending need to replace the aging compressors, coupled with the change in the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, petroleum
Case studies
Leadership - The Critical Factor in Successful Energy Efficiency
This study presents the stories of three industrial companies that are using energy efficiency to gain a competitive advantage. The foresight and "can do" approach of the company leaders have positioned them for sustained growth. Many factors contribute to a company's success at implementing energy efficiency plans, including expertise, an...
Tags: leadership, financing, competitive advantage
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Mercury Management at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Mayo's management of mercury in the medical environment has evolved over time. Mercury batteries were first collected for referral to a California-based reprocessing center in 1978. A strong emphasis has existed since the mid-1970s on collecting and commercially disposing of mercury-containing laboratory wastes through Mayo's hazardous waste program. Efforts continue...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, environment, battery, analysis
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Preactor Relieves the Pressure for Oil Industry Company in Brazil
The paper is about B & S Oil Tools which is an engineering company making high quality equipment for the on-shore and offshore oil industry. Their main customer, Petrobras, one of the top 10 oil companies in the world, demands high specification equipment that can withstand the highest pressures in...
Tags: Engineering, Preactor International, environment, industry, tool
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Unichem 7213 Desalting Aid Improves Heavy Oil Desalting Process
A South American refiner had allowed several specialty chemical companies to attempt to treat difficult Boscan and Bachaquero crude feeds through an undersized, single-stage desalter The BJ Chemical Services' product development team determined that Unichem 7213 desalting aid could successfully treat the system. BJ Chemical Services' was provided the opportunity...
Tags: Engineering, product development, stock
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Reducing Steam Header Pressure Provides Attractive Operating Cost Savings
Nalco Chemical Company is a large producer of specialty chemicals for water and industrial process treatment systems. For many plants, lowering the nominal system pressure is achieved by reducing the boiler output, which reduces fuel consumption. By evaluating its steam system and end-use equipment, Nalco realized that a lower header...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, cost savings
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Improved Steam Trap Maintenance Increases System Performance and Decreases Operating Costs
Velsicol Chemical Corporation is a mid-size specialty chemical company. Environmental responsibility and competitive operating performance are important goals of Velsicol Chemical Corporation. The steam system energy efficiency was somewhat low due to steam trap failures that created system performance problems and resulted in the loss of condensate. The results of...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, performance
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FMC Chemicals: Burner Management System Upgrade Improves Performance and Saves Energy at a Chemical Plant
FMC Chemicals Corporation is one of the world's foremost, diversified chemical companies with leading positions in agricultural, industrial and consumer markets. In December 2001, the Green River Plant's personnel underwent some DOE-sponsored training on steam system efficiency and methodologies for evaluating industrial steam systems. By replacing the poorly functioning Burner...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy, natural gas, training, performance
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Energy Management Control System for Refrigeration Plant at Nestl? Ice Cream Plant, Mulgrave
Nestl?'s ice cream plant is located on Wellington Road in Mulgrave. The energy consumption of a refrigeration plant can be minimized by implementing an optimal control system. An energy efficiency feasibility study for the refrigeration system was conducted, identifying the need for an energy management system. The energy management system...
Tags: monitoring
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