Compressed Air

Compressed air is often called the fourth utility in industrial facilities  after electricity, natural gas, and water.  It is used for motive power for machinery, cooling, materials handling, and hand tools.  It is a safe, flexible, and powerful resource. 

This is a market evaluation and progress assessment report for the Siemens Silicon Crystal Growing Facilities Project.  In April 1998, Siemens Solar Industries and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance entered into an agreement under which Siemens is redesigning and testing hot zone components for crystal growers.  The goals of the redesign are to improve the…