Energy Optimization using Artificial Intelligence (AI) on HVAC system
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems accounting for substantial energy consumption up to 40% of total energy consumption in buildings, no matter the type of building as a…
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Short case study describing the implementation of a fail-safe and energy efficient air-conditioning at a SAP data center. It includes an integrated pump system ranging from motors, intelligent speed control system to pumps and automation.
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy Management System in beverage industry
Pivovarna Laško, a brewery company, started thinking about introducing an energy management system when energy prices started drastically surging in Slovenia. A pre-investment study ncompassed a description and documentation of the existing condition and the proposed solution for the electric energy and all other energy sources (gas, steam, compressed air, technological water, CO2, cooling). The…
Read Full Business PracticeInnovators: €7.68 million Research and Development funding to dramatically change renovations
The Horizon-project procuRE has released the RD services tender ( TED ) calling for the development of breakthrough solutions to renovate existing buildings to be supplied with 100% renewable supply.…
Read Full articleNew green tech generates electricity from atmospheric humidity
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have…
Read Full articleSmart pneumatics: 3 main steps towards sustainable production.
Industry 4.0, condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance is the trend in the industrial sector nowadays. When I ask you about them, what do you imagine? The answer to this question probably lies…
Read Full articleUtilize all the available energy — Heat recovery
Today, global industry consumes a vast amount of energy. The biggest challenge is that as much as half of it is wasted due to the inefficient and complicated recovery of low-grade energy. Heat in the…
Read Full articlePowering Efficiency: Revolutionising Compressed Air Systems for a Sustainable Future
In the quest for sustainable industrial practices, compressed air systems (CAS) have emerged as a prime target for energy efficiency improvements. These systems, vital to many manufacturing processes,…
Read Full articleEnergy efficiency works!
In their annual report the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA; ger.) published the results of their work in 2015. Known for the „Energiewende“, Germany works with the…
Read Full articleNew tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
A technique based on the principles of MRI and NMR has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will…
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