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Digitalisation
Although demand for data has increased rapidly, massive efficiency gains by data centers have kept their energy use roughly flat over the past decade, researchers report.
The researchers caution, however, that the industry and government shouldn’t let the results lull them into complacency.
To find their results, the researchers developed the most detailed model to date of global data center…
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Asset managing your data on the way to electrification
By taking an asset management approach to your data, you can generate value both in the short and the longer term. If you think of asset management in terms of real estate, it is the process of…
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3 Ways utilities will benefit from 5G
Despite the hype over 5G, it’s still years away from being fully deployed. But utilities should start now in planning how it will benefit their operations.
5G is the fifth generation of mobile…
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Industry digitalisation from an energy perspective
The digital revolution - 2 page factsheet by the Joint Research Center
The digital revolution
Digitalisation is the innovative use of information and communications technologies, in particular…
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Internet of Things self-powered sensors and devices now possible with new material
A material with thermoelectric properties has been invented by researchers at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology. Combining thin layers of iron, vanadium, tungsten,…
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Dubai announces that 25% of its buildings will be 3D printed in 2030
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing is about to change the way buildings are constructed, at least in Dubai, that is. This United Arab Emirates city recently announced a 3D printing strategy to…
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Virtual Power Plants: former sci-fi technology is now a reality
An old saying in Ireland goes: ‘there is no strength without unity’. When it comes to distributed energy resources (DER), it couldn’t be more true. DER, acting individually, has a very limited ability…
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H2020-funded project RETROFEED kicks off in Brussels
Implementing smart retrofitting frameworks in the process industry towards its operation with variable, biobased and circular feedstock
The 26th and 27th November 2019 mark the official launch of…
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Hungary, Portugal and Poland sign up to EU quantum communication infrastructure initiative
At the Digital Assembly, 7 Member States agreed to work together to explore how to make available a quantum communication infrastructure (QCI) in Europe, to boost European capabilities in quantum…
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Steklarna Hrastnik Company is the leading glass products manufacturer in Slovenia.
The company has a strong environmental regulation compliance strategy and is dedicated to optimizing and reducing energy consumption. To comply with European energy regulation and meet the energy consumption reduction target, Steklarna Hrastnik decided to carry out an energy management project.
The project…
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