May 20, 2005—Recent research by the Alliance to Save Energy reveals that the energy efficiency of US industry has improved remarkably over the past 30 years, according to an article in Steaming Ahead Newsletter, published by the Alliance to Save Energy and the US Department of Energy.
Since 1970, energy intensity (the amount of energy it takes to produce one dollar of goods) of the U.S. industrial sector fell by about 50 percent, the article says. Perhaps half of this change is attributed to improvements in energy efficiency, says the newsletter. The other half is largely due to structural changes in the economy and shifts in energy-intensive product manufacturing to off-shore locations.
Still, notes the article, significant opportunities remain to reduce the energy intensity of goods manufactured on US soil. To read more from Steaming Ahead, visit its Web site.
