What is Sustainable Food Production? Here is one definition: Sustainable food production is “a method of production using processes and systems that are non-polluting, conserve non-renewable energy and natural resources, are economically efficient, are safe for...
Sustainability
National Grid Presents Top Award To Shannon
National Grid Presents Top Energy Efficiency Award to Shannon National Grid celebrates exceptional accomplishments in energy efficiency by recognizing high-performing ProNet Partners with GridEE Awards. ProNet (New York Energy Professionals Network) is a program for...
The Cold Reality of Lake Effect Snow and Removing Natural Gas as a Utility
By: Frank Kovacs, CEO, Shannon Global Energy Solutions, Inc. Battling Lake Effect Snow is One Matter, Removing Natural Gas as a Utility could be More Deadly A good friend of mine from the south, forwarded to me an article entitled “The Cold Reality of Buffalo”, which...
Your Campus Carbon Footprint is Bigger Than You Think!
By: Frank Kovacs, CEO, Shannon Global Energy Solutions, Inc. Your Campus Carbon Footprint is bigger than you think! Is it time for Colleges and Universities to look deeper into their current processes? Campus Sustainability Committees drive campus policy, but...
To Save Energy, Wield the Power of Many Small Changes
To Save Energy, Wield the Power of Many Small Changes November/December 2022"Managing a facility isn’t all that different from other parts of life. By trying to tackle major issues with one big effort, facility managers can overlook the cumulative power of tactics...
Distilling the Facts to Save Energy and Reduce Emissions
By: Frank Kovacs, CEO, Shannon Global Energy Solutions, Inc. My vacation trip to Ireland this past week included the grand tour of a legacy distillery. Established in 1757, this distillery included both waterpower (Early Years) and steam. It was enlightening to see...
What’s sustainability got to do with insulation for the plastics industry?
Safety and energy-saving are probably words that come to mind when thinking about insulation and the plastics industry, but add sustainability to that list, too. Typically, the focus of an insulation project for a plastics-making plant is worker safety. For example,...
Sustainability is a competitive advantage for attracting talent
Several blog posts and articles within the last few months have noted how practicing sustainability can help companies with attracting talent. In September of last year, online education provider GetSmarter published a blog post highlighting research stating “56% of...
K-Factor and industrial insulation
K-Factor measures the performance of industrial insulation, specifically its ability to conduct heat. In other words, K-Factor measures thermal conductivity. So, insulation buyers want an insulation material with a low K-Factor. Insulation makers calculate K-Factor as...
Just Insulate It: Blanketing industrial components with thermal insulation
There are many practices for achieving energy conservation, but among the simplest is blanketing industrial components with thermal insulation. While Shannon preaches “Just Insulate It,” blanketing a component for energy savings takes high-quality insulation designed...