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Digital solutions make every industrial step efficient even in situations where they could hardly be completed. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. This project has received funding from the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 869939. RINA Consulting, one of the consortium partners, is in charge of providing digital solutions to enable innovation in industries by valorising and enhancing traditional services and competences. The solution was presented in the webinar Digital solutions for industry virtually held by the company on 22nd February 2021. The webinar also also had presentations on several other related EU-funded projects: SHIP2FAIR, SoWhat and ECOFACT. It is not entirely responsible for the information and the authors' views set out in this article is not solely with the information provided by the European Commission's responsibility for this article. For more information on retrofeed EU project.
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The event was organised by the RETROFEED project on 2 December 2020. It showcased the variety of innovative responses to the unanticipated circumstances brought upon industries. The event included some reflections of the European Commission, followed by a demonstration session of energy audit.
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An Integrated Approach for Industrial Symbiosis: the CORALIS project
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One Electrical Network Infrastructure for Europe: the OneNet Project
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How does COVID19 affect energy efficiency plans of industry?
Findings for Germany will be published at European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)s Industry conference, global outcomes towards the turn of years. The questionnaire is accessible to manufacturing companies across 12 dedicated country versions and five further universal language versions.
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Ceramics industry and the transition to a Circular Economy
The EU ceramic industry represents an annual production value of around €30 billion. The EU Emissions Trading System covers over 1200 ceramic installations. Ceramic products can be reused, recycled or recovered after their end-of-life.
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2019 data show primary production in Europe is flat, despite a growing demand for aluminium products. This is due to tensions on the aluminium supply chain caused by trade issues at global level and high energy prices. There are 15 smelters in the EU,.
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CEMBUREAU’s roadmap towards #Cement2050 – a Carbon Neutrality Roadmap
The European Cement Association published its Carbon Neutrality Roadmap. Roadmap sets out the cement industry's ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050. By 2030, CEMBUREAU aspires to be in line with the Paris Agreements two.
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Utility Asset Management—Digital Twin or Digital Octuplets
Some people call the geographic information system (GIS) a digital twin of the grid. GIS captures grid assets and their locations. It includes their attributes and some behavior. The problem for many utilities is that GIS has many brothers and sisters that.
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Ushering in the decade of digital
2019 was quite a year for digitalization in the Utility sector. Digitalization has become a dominant, if not permanent part of the Utility lexicon. In 2019 alone, the Utility Industry will have spent over $60 billion on digitalization initiatives.
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