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Green Manufacturing Through Clean Energy Supply

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This chapter focuses on introducing the application of clean energy supply for conventional manufacturing systems to reduce energy-related environmental emissions. Three candidate energy sources, solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, and fuel cell stationary power systems are briefly introduced. The chapter then discusses the working principles and characteristics of these three clean energy technologies, the application potential of each system assessed using quantitative methods, and an example of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from a global automotive manufacturing system.

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  1. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    Chris Yuan

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Yuan, C. (2013). Green Manufacturing Through Clean Energy Supply. In: Dornfeld, D. (eds) Green Manufacturing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6016-0_9

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