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Biomass Attributes, Handling, and Processing Issues

The power industry is confronting challenges to delivering affordable, dependable electrical energy to satisfy consumer demand while at the same time reducing emission levels and conserve our finite resources to achieve a sustainable environment. Biomass fuel is an alternative that is becoming more familiar, convenient, and economical. For utilities that are planning new power plants, biomass should be considered as a strategic fuel for expanding the plant fleet.

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Mining Equipment Becomes More Sustainable and Efficient

Mining Equipment Becomes More Sustainable and Efficient

Bucyrus Inc., manufacturer of mining equipment was recently purchased by Caterpillar Inc. The Visitor Center at Caterpillar Global Mining that used to be Bucyrus’s headquarters offers a walk through mining equipment history and highlights recent improvements. Caterpillar’s innovations are helping mining becoming more efficient and sustainable.

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The Ammonia Economy

The Ammonia Economy

One alternative fuel solution that is immediately available employs ammonia in internal combustion engine technology. There are no large development costs, and the price of the resulting vehicle is not significantly increased. In addition, the fuel, i.e., ammonia, is presently abundant and the fuel handling technology already exists and is user-friendly.

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Groups

Basic Engineering Technical Group (BETG)

Comprised of six Divisions concerned with the application of basic engineering principles

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Applied Mechanics Division (AMD)

Energy and Technology Management Group (ETMG)

Committee on Power Boilers

Sustainability means engineering products and developing manufacturing processes that do not consume irreplaceable resources. Engineers often apply the term to the design of long-lived products for ease of maintenance under less than ideal conditions. Sustainability is built on recycling, generating more resources, and reducing the pressures of consumption on those resources from population growth and affluence. Sustainability also means economic growth without shortchanging the future.

In The News

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