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The United States has a sizable Heavy Industry and it plays an important role in the economy. Unfortunately, the Heavy Industry is highly dependent on the expensive and difficult to procure fossil fuel.
The industrial sector in the U.S. consumes about a third of the energy produced in the country. This amounts to a whooping 30 quadrillion BTUs per year and includes losses in transmission. The ...
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The steel industry is undoubtedly an important contributor to the US economy. However this industry has one major drawback, its heavy reliance on energy. The highest geographic concentration of steel mills in the US is in the Great Lakes region, including Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York, and it is these states that would benefit the most if the steel industry ...
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The petrochemicals Industry is a critical part of the US economy. The global recession is definitely looking up for the moment, but it has, without doubt, pushed this industry into major disarray. A key factor here is the increasing fluctuation in fuel prices, tending towards higher than lower as a matter of course. For an industry which is energy intensive, the growing cost of fuel and energy ...
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The definition of the 'Smart Grid' is still something that is taking shape. Utility professionals concur on some aspects and ideas of what the smart grid should be, but there are still grey areas that, however, promise to become clearer soon. Some groups will tend to focus on the specific technologies that go into creating this 'intelligence' in a power network; others will take a more ...
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The mining industry occupies a significant position in the US economy. With no shortfall in the demand for minerals and ore, one can only expect the industry to keep growing.
One worrisome aspect of the mining industry in the US, however, is its excessive demand and dependence on energy. Highly automated, the industry demands trillions of Btu (British Thermal Units) of energy every year; the ...
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