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Why not save energy?
Earlier this week I attended the ABB user group meeting in Houston. It was a gathering with few big stories, but there was a consistent pull that brought many of the discussions back to the idea of saving energy. One ABB official said that the company is well positioned in the "sweet spot" of offering a critical combination of products and services that allow companies to save energy.
One of ABB's well kept secrets is a quarterly magazine it publishes called ABB Review. While that isn't exactly a catchy title, it is a very interesting and often thought provoking publication. Since it is published by ABB it contains everything from the company's slant, but there is enough information in it that it's worth reading on its own merits. ABB obviously spends quite a bit of money on putting it together, and if you can get an actual printed copy, it's done very elegantly. You can also read it online.
Anyway, the most recent issue (Designated 2/2008. Unfortunately, it is not on the site quite yet. Check again in another week or so.) has an article that asks the question, if most companies can cut energy consumption relatively painlessly, why do so few actually do it? While companies may perform energy audits, often they put the results on the shelf and never implement anything. You should read the article, but the author, Jim McCabe, suggests that the problem is usually in the boardroom. Plant management may be all for making the changes, but upper management tends to spend money on "higher profile strategic investments for expanding capacity, especially when market prices are high." Take a look at the article and see if you find your company so described.
Why not save energy?
May 1, 2008
Earlier this week I attended the ABB user group meeting in Houston. It was a gathering with few big stories, but there was a consistent pull that brought many of the discussions back to the idea of saving energy. One ABB official said that the company is well positioned in the "sweet spot" of offering a critical combination of products and services that allow companies to save energy.One of ABB's well kept secrets is a quarterly magazine it publishes called ABB Review. While that isn't exactly a catchy title, it is a very interesting and often thought provoking publication. Since it is published by ABB it contains everything from the company's slant, but there is enough information in it that it's worth reading on its own merits. ABB obviously spends quite a bit of money on putting it together, and if you can get an actual printed copy, it's done very elegantly. You can also read it online.
Anyway, the most recent issue (Designated 2/2008. Unfortunately, it is not on the site quite yet. Check again in another week or so.) has an article that asks the question, if most companies can cut energy consumption relatively painlessly, why do so few actually do it? While companies may perform energy audits, often they put the results on the shelf and never implement anything. You should read the article, but the author, Jim McCabe, suggests that the problem is usually in the boardroom. Plant management may be all for making the changes, but upper management tends to spend money on "higher profile strategic investments for expanding capacity, especially when market prices are high." Take a look at the article and see if you find your company so described.
Posted by Peter Welander on May 1, 2008 | Comments (0)
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