Machining: GLRPPR Sector Resources

News: White House Announces Executive Order on Industrial Energy Efficiency, including Combined Heat and Power

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:31:56 GMT

Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to accelerate investments in industrial energy efficiency, including combined heat and power (CHP). Accelerating investment in industrial energy efficiency in a way that benefits manufacturers, utilities, and consumers can improve American manufacturing competitiveness and create jobs while improving our nation's energy system and reducing harmful emissions. The Executive Order: sets a national goal of 40 gigawatts (GW) of new CHP installation over the next decade; directs agencies to foster a national dialogue through ongoing regional workshops to encourage the adoption of best practice policies and investment models that overcome the numerous barriers to investment, provide public information on the benefits of unlocking investment in industrial energy efficiency, and use existing Federal authorities that can support these investments; and directs the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency, to coordinate actions at the Federal level while providing policy and technical assistance to states to promote investments in industrial energy efficiency.

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Event: Introduction to Hazardous Waste Regulations Webinars (Recordings)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:44:43 GMT

The DEQ's Introduction to Hazardous Waste Regulations webinar series is designed to help you understand and comply with the hazardous waste regulations.

There are two 1 hour webinar recordings.

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Resource: Toxics Use Reduction Case Studies

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:55:28 GMT

Case studies from a wide variety of industries and processes.

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Resource: P2 Data Collection Tools

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:16:30 GMT

NEWMOA developed this online resource to enable P2 and environmental assistance programs to share their P2 data collection tools. The overall purpose of this effort is to provide a way for programs to share these tools so that they can learn from each other and not have to reinvent them. P2 data collection tools include surveys, worksheets, self-certification forms, protocols and standard operating practices (SOPs) for follow-up to P2 technical assistance visits, quality management plans (QMPs), and/or checklists that P2 programs use to collect information from their clients. These data collection tools are used to understand the behavioral, environmental, and financial results from site visits, workshops or training events, and in response to an email, phone inquiry, or other social media technology. Users can customize their Search based on the relevant sector or topic, type of P2 activity, or type of P2 data collection tool used. They can also Add their own data collection tools to the system.

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Resource: Sustainability How-To Guide Series: Getting Started

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:19:07 GMT

The detailed findings in this Getting Started Guide include a step-by-step process for assessing your organization, finding your starting point, identifying initiatives, evaluating their value, and implementing, measuring and monitoring their effectiveness. Those steps include the "how-to" suggestions for: Taking your organization's temperature; Creating alignment; Establishing your starting point; Creating and prioritizing sustainable initiatives; Implementing, measuring and monitoring your plan. Getting Started also includes information on making the business case for a SFM program. This includes outlining a process for the program and finding the right approach for your organization that is aligned with available time and resources. Finally, one of the most valuable sections of this guide includes case studies of three organizations that are on the path of Sustainable Facility Management. In looking at how it's done, we were able to solicit input from three organizations that are taking different paths, with different levels of available resources. They have shared their goals, approaches, results, and their lessons learned.

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News: IL: Applications now being accepted for 2011 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Awards

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:13:01 GMT

ISTC is now accepting applications for the 2011 Governor's Sustainability Awards. The application deadline is May 27, 2011.

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News: Live Chat with the EERE Information Center

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:35:28 GMT

A few weeks ago, the EERE Information Center launched a new Live Chat feature that, during chat hours, gives you quick, online access to knowledgeable folks at the Information Center who can help find answers to your energy-related questions.

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Resource: Success Story: Ingersoll Rand Discovers Hidden Savings with a Three-Tiered Energy Audit Model

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:37:17 GMT

Since implementing a tiered internal energy audit program in 2005, Ingersoll Rand has saved more than $4 million in energy costs.

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Resource: Success Story: Harrison Steel

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:27:01 GMT

Harrison Steel leverages both ENERGY STAR and Save Energy Now programs to enhance energy efficiency efforts and multiply captured energy savings.

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Resource: Development of Refraction Index Sensors for in situ Monitoring of Machine Cutting Fluids

Thu, 27 May 2010 18:07:00 GMT

Newell Instruments conducted an investigation of light refraction properties of machine cutting fluids in order to determine whether a refractive index measurement technology developed at the University of Illinois (and licensed to Newell Instruments) could be used for in situ monitoring of machine cutting fluids. The refractive index sensors developed for the project are discussed with results obtained from a number of cutting fluids. Due to the complexity and variation in cutting fluids, the investigation was expanded to examine additional light characteristics of cutting fluids. A new sensing technology incorporating fluid color analysis, fluid light transmission, and fluid light scattering was developed and results are presented for a variety of cutting fluids.

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