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mal energy and purchasing electricity
from relatively inefficient electric utilities.
The U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) cites cogeneration as one of the
most promising energy-efficient technologies
available, in part because it
combines environmental effectiveness
with economic viability and improved
competitiveness. In fact, the DOE committed
to investing nearly $25 million
annually to improving technology for
cogeneration programs.
Most recently, President Barack
Obama signed an Executive Order on
Aug. 30, 2012 to facilitate investments
in industrial energy, including cogeneration
systems. The Executive Order
established a new national goal of 40
GW of new cogeneration processes by
2020, a 50% increase from 2012. According
to President Obama's Executive
Order, meeting this cogeneration
goal would save energy users $10 billion
per year, result in $40-80 billion
in new capital investment in chemical
manufacturing and other facilities
that would create American jobs, and
would reduce emissions equivalent to
25 million cars.
In addition to support from President
Obama, the DOE and EPA, many
chemical companies, including the author's,
are working with the American
Chemistry Council, Business Roundtable,
International Energy Credit Association
and Industrial Energy Consumers
of America to promote policies
that support implementing cogeneration
processes so manufacturers can
realize its environmental and economic
benefits.
Now more than ever - with unprecedented
attention paid to sustainability,
energy use and bottom-line costs
- chemical engineers should consider
proven processes, such as cogeneration,
to improve efficiency and environmental
footprints. Moving forward,
the CPI should set the standard for all
energy-intensive industries by deploying
cogeneration technology and uncovering
additional energy-efficiency
methods to complement and expand
upon existing processes.
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Edited by Gerald Ondrey
Author
Ray Ratheal has served as
the director of Energy and
Climate Change Policy, Feedstock
and Energy Procurement
for Eastman Chemical
Company (P.O.Box 431,
Kingsport, TN; Phone; 423229-8243;
Email: ratheal@
eastman.com) for more than
ten years. In this capacity,
his organization manages
the supply chain and market
interfaces for some of Eastman's cogeneration
facilities, which meet 90% of the chemical manufacturer's
global electricity needs. These cogeneration
facilities are a contributing factor to the
company's designation of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's 2012 Energy Star Partner
of the Year Award, as well as the American
Chemistry Council's Responsible Care Energy
Efficiency Awards for the past 19 consecutive
years. Ratheal received a B.S.Ch.E. from the
University of Arizona and completed the Executive
Development Program at Texas A&M. He
serves on several trade association committees,
including the American Chemistry Council Energy
Committee, and is the past chairman of the
Industrial Energy Consumers of America.
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