Energy efficiency in industrial boiler steam systems can be very low due to old technologies, improper design and non-optimal operation of the steam systems. Solutions include efficiency assessments and investments in steam system optimizations, education and training for operators of the...

Over the past three years, country studies have improved country-specific, and hence global, estimates of: (i) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequestration, and (ii) costs and benefits of mitigation options, and (iii) the vulnerability of natural habitats and human systems. The technical and...

Expanding energy conservation and efficiency in every sector nationwide is one of the most cost-effective instruments for reducing US energy imports, the trade deficit and energy's environmental impacts. For these reasons, energy conservation and efficiency have been essential elements of US...

Das Management kommunaler Entwicklung befaßt sich sowohl mit biophysikalischen wie mit soziokulturellen Ressourcen. Komplexe Managementstrategien müssen hierbei miteinander verbundene, oft auch konfligierende Zielsetzungen vermitteln. Eine angemessene Untersuchungsmethode hierzu auf...