

Ana Martinez
Ana Martinez works as Communications Manager at Sustainable Innovations, where she manages the communication activities of different bioeconomy and energy efficiency projects. With over seven years of experience, Ana has worked in corporate…
Author details5 energy sources you have never thought of
Every day, surplus heat is released into the environment, contributing to global warming and wasting chances of clean energy generation. Opportunities to recover and reuse it can be found in places…
Read Full articleORC-systems are helping to create a sustainable energy future
ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) technology made possible by SWEP brazed plate heat exchangers is being used in Sweden to transform waste heat into renewable electricity. This high efficiency and low maintenance way to produce sustainable electricity is being adopted by district heating systems around the world. Read how Ronneby Municipality put this innovative technology to use.
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy Management System for shopping and logistic centers
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.
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.
Read Full Business PracticeMotoren: was bedeutet Super Premium Efficiency - Vergleich von MPM-IE2-IE4
Was bedeutet Super Premium Efficiency und welche Vorteile haben MPM Motoren. Merkes gibt einen Überblick über relevante Aspekte wirtschaftlicher (Energieeffizienz) und technischer Natur (zB Motorgewicht, Wirkungsgrad, etc). und spricht dabei auch Themen wie die Versorgungsicherheit bei Seltenerdmetallen oder unterschiedliche Energiepreise weltweit an.
Read Full Business PracticeInnovative financial solutions to fight energy poverty
Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity mechanisms”: “Buildings refurbishment benefits both the people and the…
Read Full articleBusiness Value Through Industrial Symbiosis
The following article is a summary of the report “A Business Value Framework for Industrial Symbiosis” delivered by the EU project CORALIS. And it is also a training article for the Enerwhizz , which…
Read Full articleCompact heat recuperators for Power Generation and 18kW CHP Gas Turbine
A case study based on Gas Turbine CHP units. A self-explanatory process how to higher the gas turbine efficiency and lower the fuel consumption. It explains most critical constraints of the project and resulting benefit offered by ACTE’s solution. Moreover, read two latest RND projects such as Solar Power Generation and ORC, Micro Gas Turbines applications and CHP.
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