
Powering 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 articleCase study cement industry: increased fuel efficiency
This short case study shows how data mining has led to significant and recurrent savings in a cement plant located in Belgium. In this example, the fueling of the multi-step-heating process of production lines was analyzed and optimized. A good case to show that data analytics might be capable to deliver the next step in energy efficiency.
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy 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 articleOutokumpu Cools Machine Shop using natural Elements
To cool the rolling mill's machine shop, Outokumpu has chosen a solution that saves energy compared with more conventional alternatives. There are two ways to cool the machine shop. One is to use outdoor air, the other to use industrial water from a nearby river and cool the air through existing cooling coils and a SWEP B649 brazed plate heat exchanger.
Read Full Business PracticeBakery UK - production air with heat recovery
Just three months after installing two fixed-speed L110s and one regulated-speed L132RS compressor, along with a heat recovery system from CompAir, a leading supplier of bread products is on target to achieve annual energy savings in the region of £188,000, with a payback on investment in less than two years.
Read Full Business Practicewebinar: Enter the German market for industrial energy efficiency
Enter the German market for industrial energy efficiency (webinar) You are a provider of a great technology or service that increase energy efficiency in the industrial sector and want to enter the largest European market? In the webinar “Enter the…
DetailsDepleting stupidity
First published here . I was glad to see that Amory Lovins returned to the subject of the size of the energy efficiency resource in a recent paper in Environmental Research Letters . Amory mentions…
Read Full articleCracking the Hydrogen Colour Code
Recently there has been more and more in the media about hydrogen as a future fuel. These discussions often talk about hydrogen using a colour coding – which has the potential to confuse an already…
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In Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the trade show EnEff - International Trade Fair and Congress for Heating, Cooling and CHP is held. The trade show's frequency is biennial. The venue hosting EnEff is Messe Frankfurt. As trade show organizer AGFW - Der…
DetailsCalorimeters for thermal propagation research on Lithium-ion batteries
Dr. Carlos Ziebert, head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center, KIT , explains how calorimeters can be applied to improve materials for thermal propagation mitigation in Lithium-ion batteries Established in…
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