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Three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from Spain, the UK and Austria win. 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% energy saving in 27 schools in two years. Another winner is EcoGator from Vienna, Austria, which builds on EUs energy efficiency labels. EU Sustainable Energy Week runs from 15-19 June. Browse the photos and read the storify.com article. EcoGator is a smartphone app that builds on the EU's energy efficiency efficiency labels. The project aims to save a total of 1.95 TWh by 2020. EU sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) runs until June 15, 2015. browse the photos, listen to the article and read it here. The final winner is the Storify article. It is published by the European Commissioner for climate action and energy efficiency project.
Read Full articleSurprising sources of energy savings in industry
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.
Read Full Business PracticeCase study: Monitoring and Targeting method applied in automotive industry
HE Consulting explains how the methodology was applied. It is an appropriate tool to achieve savings through optimization of existing equipment. He Consulting says this methodology is appropriate tool without massive investments into new appliances or technologies. CLICK HERE for all the latest from HE.
Read Full Business PracticeNew - automated predictive maintenance using unstructured data
Warwick Analytics briefly describes their next level software developments leading to automated predictive maintenance. It also claims to solve implementation barriers like unstructured data or complex IT integration. The benefits of such tools like reduced downtime and a reduction of energy and waste is not new.
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How much can energy management actually save?
Only 1.5% of medium to large companies in Europe have adopted EN ISO 50001. This figure has to be taken extremely seriously. adoption of energy management could lead to a reduction of European industrys energy consumption of 26% by 2035.
Read Full articleEnergy efficiency works!
German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA; ger.) published the results of their work in 2015. In 2015 there has been investments related to energy efficiency funding in generic technologies. The Federal Office supported this by paying out 59,22.
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45% TCO – industrial pumps fight for efficiency
Energy costs represent up to 45 percent of Total Cost of Ownership for industrial pumps. The main lever for companies to get a good return from their pump investment is to maximise the efficiency of an installed pump in any way. This means to minimize .
Read Full articleAsset and Energy Management - or ISO 50001 vs ISO 55001
ISO55001, the standard for asset management, takes all these aspects into account. The questions: Is it really necessary to implement more than one standard within an organization? Is it not enough to implement e.g only ISO55000?.
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Securing Energy Efficiency to Secure the Energy Union
JRC report shows energy saving will be in 2030 as the first fuel of Europe. Energy dependency and climate change are mitigated and fossil fuel import bills are lowered. Closing the 2020 energy efficiency gap is the first step towards meeting the 2030 target.
Read Full articleWhat are power standards in different countries?
What are possible challenges when selling electrical divices or installing equipment internationally? Which power standards are implemeted in various countries? Information about eg Voltage, receptacle type, approvals, hertz, current stability, and even different cords.
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