ORC Technology for Geothermal Energy Source
ORC technology is particularly suitable for the exploitation of medium to low enthalpy sources. Thus, with 100°C-200°C hot water resource and high cycle efficiency, this is an example how Turboden provides tailor-made solution allowing to generate power up to 40 MW electric per single generator.
Read Full Business Practice3 Ways utilities will benefit from 5G
Despite the hype over 5G, it’s still years away from being fully deployed. But utilities should start now in planning how it will benefit their operations. 5G is the fifth generation of mobile…
Read Full articleDecarbonising Industry: Stepping into the unknown?
Donald Rumsfeld, former US Secretary of Defense in the George W Bush administration is remembered for saying, “there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known…
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Energy in Transition blog post written by Ulrika Wising on 7th December 2015. So December 5th 2015 has now passed, the date by which businesses all across Europe must comply with Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU (also known as ‘Article 8′).
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy in Demand
Energy in Demand is an independent view of the world of sustainable energy. With a focus on Europe, it considers global developments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the policy context of climate change. Energy in Demand is not new. It started in 1990 as a quarterly newsletter and continued through to 1999. Many of…
The technical potential of large and industrial heat pumps
Heat pumps are considered large if they exceed capacities of 100kW. They can easily reach the one to several megawatt range with the largest units providing 35MW in a single machine. Currently…
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 PracticeShining a light on Tomatoes
Royal Pride Holland is using the J624 GS engines to power the greenhouse's new cogeneration plant. Some of the power generated is used for lighting for the tomatoes, but most is supplied to the public power grid. Because the waste heat from the engines can be used at very low temperatures, and the CO2 in its exhaust gas can also be used, the overall level of efficiency is 95 percent.
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Spar Slovenia is a part of the multinational retail chain. The company decided to run an energy management project with the purpose of implementing a comprehensive energy management solution to: 1- Monitor and analyze real-time energy consumption, 2- Define and analyze key energy efficiency indicators, and 3- Implement an energy accounting system
Read Full Business PracticeTop 10 about Electric Motor Systems
In industry, electric motors are widespread and often hidden in closed systems such as fans, pumps or compressors. In the transition towards a zero-carbon energy system, the role of electric motors will grow even further. The technology to make motor systems more energy efficient is available on the market and its adoption is mostly beneficial from a life-cycle costing perspective.
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