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original post »Energy efficiency isn't just a good idea from an environmental perspective; it makes business sense as well. But once companies commit to large hardware—say an aircraft or heavy machinery—there's often not a lot that can be done to improve the equipment's use of fuel. The primary option is to use the hardware as efficiently as possible.
That's gotten a lot easier over the last several years, primarily because of developments in electronics. Aircraft and trains now come equipped with GPS receivers that provide precise positional information, and these vehicles have processors sufficient to run sophisticated software if necessary. That software can then be used to control certain aspects of their operations to provide a more efficient trip.
We recently talked to Lucas Malta, who leads a team that helps develop transportation software for GE. He described two projects the group is working on, both focused on this exact problem—improving the use of fuel by large equipment.
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