Enhance asset utilization in Hydropower industry via Condition Based Malfunction Forecasts
A case study by Cassantec to learn how to improve daily plant management and facilitate long term planning in hydropower industry using Condition Based Malfunction Forecasts. It provides the background on how to limit costs and reinforce reliability tomorrow. Find out more about their solution offering in the world’s leading trade fair Hannover Messe 2016. Visit Cassantec at Hall 17, Stand C03/8
Read Full Business PracticeAlice Pittini
As Research Director at Housing Europe I'm in charge of the research department – the Observatory - with tasks including: • Devising and conducting studies to provide strategic advice to Housing Europe policy work, including the biannual report on…
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The Wroclaw Agglomeration is an exceptionally rapidly developing region,whose advantages have been appreciated by foreign investors for years. It is also a place whose assets have become a foundation for the growth and global expansion of well-known Polish companies. However, the continual and dynamic changes to the economic…
ORC waste heat recovery in energy intensive industry
The paper describes the technical principles behind the ORC technology based waste heat recovery solution from DeVeTec - and illustrates its promises with short case studies from glass, chemical and steel industry. The combination of electricity production from waste heat with the capability to deliver heat to different users also in complex environments with changing waste head conditions…
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HeatMatrix was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from Shell Chemical legacy Hexion located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. After some initial years of product development and prototyping the proprietary technology of the robust honeycomb structured polymer tube bundle was ready for market introduction. Excellent performance was…
Energy 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 PracticeWhy and how to modernize your switchgear
There is a significant increase in the number of industries that are installing switchgear. However, as with any equipment, a major issue here is the impact of aging switchgear. An outdated system can…
Read Full articleEnergy Culture – Improving industrial energy efficiency through behavioral change
Despite the efforts made over the last 20 years, research suggests that there remains an important potential to reduce energy consumption in energy intensive industry by 15-25%. The same research…
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There are several ways that AI can be used to support energy management. Here are a 3 examples: Predictive maintenance Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a technique that uses data from sensors and other…
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…
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