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Chinas 13th Five-Year Plan for energy (Energy 13FYP) may be one of the most anticipated official documents in the world and is one that will have far-reaching impacts on the carbon trajectory of the world number one emitter. Recently, information about the plan begins to surface in the Chinese media. The report spells out key targets that are being considered by the countrys energy policymakers. Chinas power sector is faced with a severe overcapacity problem. Slowing demand for electricity due to the economic downturn and slashing of energy intensive industries has caused widespread under-utilisation of existing power generation capacities. But the country is still seeing fast build-up of coal-fired power capacities as a result of inertia (many projects were approved in the heyday of the economic boom) and perverse incentives (dropping coal price and a government fixed electricity tariff is increasing the profit margin for coal power. and perverse incentives. the worsening overcapacity situation has prompted regulators to consider putting a two-year freeze.
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Heatpumps - an overlooked opportunity?
Heat pump technology is well known for provision of heating, cooling and hot water to residential buildings. 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.
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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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45% TCO - Industrial Pumps fight for efficiency: part 3/4
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.
Read Full articleCHP: 3 primary criteria for successfull cogeneration projects in power plants
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.
Read Full Business PracticeDirty Truth about Heat Exchangers
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.
Read Full Business PracticeHow to bring ISO 50001 into life - Automotiv Industry Case Study.pdf
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 .
Read Full Business PracticeEUSEW 2016 - energy efficiency awards
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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