Manufacturing Industry
Wind powers assembly line at Ford factory.(Assembly Lines)
Assembly, June, 2004
LONDON -- This month, horsepower meets wind power at Ford's 73-year-old Dagenham engine plant. All diesel engines assembled at the plant will be produced using wind power, thanks to two huge turbines located next to the sprawling facility along the Thames River.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
According to Ford of Britain Chairman Roger Putnam, the turbines will provide 100 percent of the electricity requirements of the newly opened clean room assembly hall where high-performance 2.7-liter V-6 diesel engines are built for Jaguar sedans.
The 1.8-megawatt turbines are operated by Ecotricity, a local alternative energy provider. Putnam says the project is London's first largescale wind farm.
"Our turbines will be providing Ford with enough...
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
- Getting the global view: Nestle, led by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, climbs to the #1 spot in this year's Best Companies for Leaders
