Neundorfer, Inc.

What Keeps You Awake At Night?

laureyb — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:22:54 +0000

Neundorfer recently read the results of a study conducted by Platts and Capgemini of the issues that plague utility executives. The survey of 100 executives within the electric and natural gas industries in the U.S. and Canada highlighted the following as the five most critical issues confronting the energy industry:

Addressing environmental concerns such as emissions, carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases
Coping with an aging workforce and workforce management issues
Building new, while maintaining or replacing aging and overburdened infrastructure
Addressing industry regulations
Increasing adaptation of new technologies that can enhance energy consumption management (more…)

Should This Be Legal?

laureyb — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:38:04 +0000

Much to our surprise, we “Googled” the Neundorfer name recently and, lo and behold, the search results turned up some of our competitors as “sponsored links” (at the top of the list - ahead of Neundorfer - and/or on the right hand side). That’s right - these competitors are actually paying to buy the Neundorfer name as a Google AdWord to drive traffic to their own sites. Go figure. Guess these guys need the Neundorfer reputation for the best APC products and services to sell their own stuff. We think it’s confusing for customers who type in Neundorfer to get somebody else’s web site. We also wondered if it’s legal…

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A Burning Controversy

laureyb — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:55:44 +0000

Coal is still a relatively cheap and readily available fuel, with as many as 275 billion tons of recoverable reserves - enough to last an estimated 250 years in a world that demands 300 million tons of coal each year. So why not take advantage of this resource, especially to fill a void in demand while alternative energy sources are explored and developed?
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