Women as leaders of renewable energy shift in heating and cooling
Meeting the EU’s climate ambitions outlined in the EU Green Deal will be, by design, a transformative process for our economies and societies. Delivering on promises of sizable emission reduction…
Read Full articleHaving ‘Impossible’ conversations about energy
In my recent blogs on the future of energy I have had some really interesting debate on what will and won’t work… I’ve been challenged to consider Ammonia for air travel, a full Hydrogen switch over…
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 PracticeStart-up BATINEW: concept for a neighbourhood infrastructure
Short description of start-up BATINEW concept for a neighbourhood infrastructure which functions in symbiosis with different technologies and takes advantage of all available resources (solar power, organic waste, waste heat, waste water, etc.). Find out more about their innovative upcoming projects at the world’s leading trade fair Hannover Messe 2016. Visit Batinew at hall 2, stand C39
Read Full Business PracticeORC Technology in Waste to Energy Solutions
Turboden shows its ORC technology which can be profitably and efficiently used to produce electric using energy from waste to energy recovery processes which include steam or water from incinerator boiler, municipal solid waste gasification, landfill engines exhaust gas, primary heat conversion system. The power of Turboden turbogenerators in this application ranges from 200 kW to 20 MW electric.
Read Full Business PracticeCase study: Monitoring and Targeting method applied in automotive industry
Case Study of the implementation of the Monitoring and Targeting method to optimize the heating system in a body shop of an automotive producer. Starting with an in-depth explanation of the methodology, the case study shows how the methodology was applied - from analytical findings to financial impact. According to HE Consulting, this methodology is an appropriate tool to achieve savings through…
Read Full Business PracticeThe Pitfalls of LED Linear Tubes and Smart Lighting Systems
from Wesley Whited, DNV GL The Pitfalls of LED Linear Tubes and Smart Lighting Systems At first glance, retrofitting an existing fluorescent fixture with an LED Linear tube seems like an appealing…
Read Full articleCompressed Air: Energy efficiency at the top of the ComVac agenda (HM17)
The latest edition of ComVac will soon be staged: from 24 to 28 April 2017 in Hannover, Germany, under the umbrella of HANNOVER MESSE. All up, some 260 exhibitors will be there in halls 26 and 27 to…
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The paper describes the recovery of thermal energy from flue gas, combustion gas and waste heat from the process industry as well as in water tubes boiler, shell boilers and steam generators. 5 projects - Norway, Canada, Russia - showcase full engineering projects to upgrade existing plants, executed by Norsk Energi, a leading Norwegian centre of competence in the fields of energy, environment and…
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