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Heat pump technology is well known for provision of heating, cooling and hot water to residential buildings in an efficient and reliable manner. Less known are the larger cousins of residential heat pumps -industrial and commercial units. They add an important factor to energy systems in cities, large buildings or industrial processes. In larger buildings, a smart, heat pump based energy management can distribute energy between parts of the building requiring heating and those in need for cooling. The effect is even bigger in industry, where industrial processes today run at temperatures below 100°C. An evaluation of the technical potential of heat pumps in industrial applications revealed an an energy savings potential of 174TWh or about 10% of industry heating energy demand. The challenge is to connect application areas and find a use for waste heat from a cooling process or for waste cold from a heating process is the challenge. Sometimes it may just need some creative thinking, sometimes it can only be achieved by re-designing the whole process.
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Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock
Report estimates EU energy renovation market at EUR 109 billion in 2015 and 882,900 jobs. The size of the EU renovation market could increase by almost half if a 40% energy savings target is adopted for 2030. This would lead to more than one.
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Industrial heat: An emission free energy source
There is 20-50% of the energy consumed by US industry is ultimately lost as heat. Many facilities around the world can increase their overall effciency and bottom lines by installing waste heat recovery technologies. Waste heat recovery can enhance pro?t.
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Operator Driven Reliability (ODR) is a key driver to increase the efficiency of industrial pumps. It is difficult to pre-assess the improvement margin of a maintenance concept. ODR emphasizes on operator involvement and ownership for equipment performance.
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Only 9% of electricity production in the world comes from cogeneration. Cogeneration can not only deliver economic benefits but also environmental ones. This paper describes the three main criteria which you need to be able to make a tick on before starting.
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Matt Gutschow, co-founder of HeatCalc, provides some insights into the topic of heat exchanger fouling. What is fouling? What are the effects and what are solutions to prevent or at least control fouling in energy recovery projects.
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HE Consulting provides a step by step description of how HE Consulting discovered and REALIZED energy saving potential. Case study covers not only how to identify low hanging fruits or in other words savings generated without technical investments. Also reflects on payback time for .
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Three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from Spain, the UK and Austria. The winners were chosen because they put the consumer at the centre of the energy system. One winner, the Desendollat Project in Vic, Spain, achieved a 21%.
Read Full articleBridging the industrial heat divide
HeatCalc is an online hub of useful heat recovery information. It will connect a heat source owner (e.g. a cement plant) to the most relevant heat recovery solution providers. An estimated 20-50% of all industrial energy is lost.
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HE Consulting is using the concept to dig into what they call best-known secrets of energy efficiency. Read about the 3+1 sources for energy savings and solutions to grab these opportunities. CLICK HERE for all the latest from HE Consulting.
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