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This week's topics:
Please be aware that although every URL is checked for accuracy prior to the
publication of Energy NewsBriefs, URLs are, for various reasons, subject to
change. Further, servers sometimes fail to connect to working URLs.
AGRICULTURE/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
"New Adjustable Magnetic Coupler Improves Irrigation Pump Efficiency," by
Gerald Fleischman. [This new device uses VFD to control motor speed by
varying torque instead of varying electrical frequency and voltage.] Idaho
Currents, December 1999. At
http://www.idwr.state.id.us/info/pubs/Currents.htm , scroll down to this
title.
"Saving Gallons," by Steve Moore. [A new system saves water and waste water
treatment costs by cleaning and reusing waste water from processed poultry.]
Resource, November 1999, pp. 13-14.
COMPRESSED AIR
"Compressed Air: Savings of 30% Are Quite Normal," by the Dutch National
Team. [Tips for quickly evaluating the energy use of a compressed air
system.] Caddet Energy Efficiency Newsletter, September 1999, at
http://caddet-ee.org/co_993.htm .
"Electricity Consumption of Compressed Air Reduced by 60%," by Per Kolbeck.
[Case Study.] Caddet Energy Efficiency Newsletter, September 1999, at
http://caddet-ee.org/co_993.htm.
"Power Saving in a Steel Works by Using Less Compressed Air," by the
Japanese National Team. [Case Study.] Caddet Energy Efficiency Newsletter,
September 1999, at http://caddet-ee.org/co_993.htm.
"Variable-Speed Drives Save Energy and Improve Air Quality," by the
Australian Team. [Case Study.] Caddet Energy Efficiency Newsletter,
September 1999, at http://caddet-ee.org/co_993.htm.
"Variable Speed Offers a New Option in Compressed Air," by the United
Kingdom National Team. [Integrated into the compressor, VSD offers
significant energy savings in medium to light load applications.] Caddet
Energy Efficiency Newsletter, September 1999, at
http://caddet-ee.org/co_993.htm.
DAIRY INDUSTRY
"The Quest for Efficient Cheddar," by Eric Nelson. [A minor change,
lowering the speed of refrigerator fans, saves $15,000 a year in energy
costs.] e2, Fall 1999, p. 2.
FENESTRATION
"EWC: Updated, Getting Noticed," by staff. [The redesigned web site of the
Efficient Windows Collaborative has an extensive section on the selection of
windows appropriate to different weather conditions. See the redesigned
site at http://www.efficientwindows.org .] The Update, Fall/Winter 1999,
p. 8.
GREEN POWER
"Turkey Power," by Dennis Blank. [Turkey waste fires clean, non-polluting
power plants.] Public Power, November-December 1999, pp. 14+.
HVAC
"Efficient Display Case Refrigerator," by Ramin Faramarzi. [The simplified
formulae used in this article enable the reader to judge cooling loads
easily. Includes graphs, formulae, and references.] ASHRAE Journal,
November 1999, at
http://www.ashraejournal.org/features/archives/1999/november/feature5.asp
"Recovering Energy, Discovering Savings," by Aaron Gotham. [The author
suggests using energy recovery ventilators with conventional HVAC systems to
maintain ventilation at acceptable levels without increased humidity.]
Engineered Systems, November 1999, pp. 94+.
"Up on the Roof," by Ron Woodcock. [Heating and cooling systems that are
working to meet design conditions are inefficient. It is better to have
systems meeting the off-peak conditions that occur 95% of the time with a
way to handle the unusual peaks. Part-load capabilities should have a major
influence on system design.] Engineered Systems, November 1999, pp. 80+.
"Waste Wonder," by Donald C. Erickson. [Waste heat powers a large
refrigeration unit at a petroleum refinery thereby saving 50,000 barrels of
LPG per year. Case study.] Consulting-Specifying Engineer, November 1999,
pp. 26-28+.
POTABLE WATER
"Killing Crypto," by Eric Nelson. [Energy use may increase by 20% if water
pumped from a lake is also treated to remove dangerous cryptosporidium.
Includes sidebar, "Crypto Technicalities."] e2, Fall 1999, pp. 1+.
POWER: EMERGENCY/PEAK LOAD/STANDBY
"Tomorrow's Utility Today - A Look at What Deregulation May Bring," by
Douglas W. Salter, et al. [For a flat monthly charge, a new kind of standby
power system seamlessly provides facilities with full, not partial, power
during outages.] Prime Power, supplement to Consulting-Specifying Engineer,
November 1999, pp. 10-12.
SOLAR
"Van Melle USA's Manufacturing Facility Installs Siemens Solar System in
Huge Rooftop Array," by staff. [This article describes a solar rooftop
array on a manufacturing facility.] ENS (Environment News Service),
December 7, 1999 at http://ens.lycos.com/e-wire/Dec99/07Dec9901.html.
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The following are URLs for the serials cited above which have Web sites
which do not include the specific articles cited in this edition of Energy
NewsBriefs (or if they do include them, require an online subscription for
access, for a fee or for free.) They do, however, include older articles or
other useful information.
Consulting-Specifying Engineer http://www.csemag.com (info for free
subscription, news, top stories, abstracts of back issue articles - full
text of back issue articles is not free.)
e2 [energy efficiency - Energy Center of Wisconsin] http://www.ecw.org/e2/
(Back issue feature articles full text)
Engineered Systems http://www.esmagazine.com (news briefs, Table of
Contents for current issue, subscription info - subscription is free to
qualified subscribers)
Public Power http://www.APPAnet.org/news/index.html (tables of contents
only, free subscription with membership, info for paid subscription, other
info)
Resource http://www.asae.org (tables of contents for current and back
issues; info for paid subscription, other info)
The Update (Alliance to Save Energy) http://www.ase.org (much information
including fact sheets, etc., no newsletter articles)
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