United States Industrial Collaboration Agency (USICA) by SolarVibes
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Thank you for your submission.
The feasibility of this proposal - in a highly competitive R&D environment in the U.S. industrial base - is questionable.
Certain industry will share, certain will not. For example, for companies that the margins are very tight; if they share something that gives someone an advantage on a technology, they may lose their market very quickly. It would be useful to look at cross cutting technologies_competitive issues.
One clarification, EPA's ENERGY STAR does work with industry.
See: http://www.energystar.gov/buildings/facility-owners-and-managers/industrial-plants/measure-track-and-benchmark/energy-star-energy-0
This proposal is clear, persuasive, and appealing. As well as interesting and imaginative.
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Interesting concept that would be nice to see funded by industry.
The challenge of such an effort is to identify appropriate opportunities for study. Environmental issues gives a safer platform for discussion and are outside of the core business of an industry. Unfortunately, sometimes GHG emissions result from an industry's core process. Such industries may be less optimum for this type of collaboration if they view the potential solution(s) as proprietary. Also, commodity industries may be less inclined to share and collaborate if they view any option for earning a few cents per ton over a competitor as an advantage in their markets.
The proprietary nature of manufacturing can be a difficult challenge alone, and we believe the proposal could be strengthened by providing more detailed strategies for engaging manufacturers with programmatic structs that protect their IP and production processes while collaborating on technology RD&D.
The author has done a great job in presenting the information. The author has done sufficient literature review work.
This proposed idea is not entirely new. U.S. DOE's Better Plants program and US EPA's Energy STAR initiative for industry are already implementing some of the ideas mentioned in this proposal. U.S. DOE, DoD, and NIST Innovative Institutes are also implementing some of these solutions.
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 Spencer Kerber Jul 14, 2015 11:40  | Proposal creator
Thank you so much for your feedback! We have edited our proposal to address concerns regarding member companies releasing proprietary information, and ongoing projects undertaken with the DEA. APA citations have been added and the reference section has been created to reflect a more detailed information set.
Further information on the accountability structure and IP protection policies of USICA have been included in several sections. These aspects protect proprietary knowledge between competitors while encouraging sharing for the common good.
Lastly a paragraph has been added to the “Related Proposals” section to highlight the differences between USICA and other related or similar objectives that currently exist in the United States. We hope that this clarifies any confusion.
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