HeatCalc
We are heat recovery professionals that have run thousands of heat analyses and enabled projects around the world. We started HeatCalc because we saw a lack of concise, useful information available to the public about heat recovery at different sources, available technologies, and techniques. So we decided to put useful heat…
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…
Read Full Business PracticeTop 10 EU Initiatives for Digitalizing the Energy System: Transforming Europe’s Energy Landscape
In response to the urgent need for a greener, more efficient energy system, the European Union has taken bold steps to digitalize its energy infrastructure. As Europe moves towards its ambitious 2030…
Read Full articleAn Uber for heat: How a new platform can help industries reuse excess heat and meet decarbonisation goals
Mafalda Silva is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ( INEGI ) at the University of Porto. She has a PhD in Sustainable Energy…
Read Full articleDigital Supply Chain Dynamics: Insights from Indonesia’s Food and Beverage Industry
Redefining Performance Metrics Through Digital Transformation This detailed study provides a comprehensive examination of the digital supply chain's influence on operational performance within…
Read Full articleBlockchain will be the next GDPR
What has been apparent for a long time to all of us involved in energy efficiency at business and industry is that the communication layer is the foundation of nascent energy system. It will radically…
Read Full articleCooling systems and energy recovery for industrial furnaces: technologies - advantages
This paper gives an overview about different cooling systems (cold water cooling, warm water cooling, hot cooling) for different types of furnaces and industries. Author: Reining Heisskuehlung
Read Full Business PracticeHeatpumps - an overlooked opportunity?
Recover energy, don’t waste it! What do a Norwegian fjord, a Belgian brewery, a Danish dairy plant, a Finnish data center, a German office building, and a French sports center (and many more) have in…
Read Full articleGlass Industry: 16 Emerging Technologies for Energy-efficiency and GHG Emissions Reduction
First published here Glass production is a highly energy-intensive industrial process. The container and flat glass industries (which combined account for 80% of glass production) emit over 60 million…
Read Full articleH2020-funded project RETROFEED kicks off in Brussels
Implementing smart retrofitting frameworks in the process industry towards its operation with variable, biobased and circular feedstock The 26 th and 27 th November 2019 mark the official launch of…
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