Search ResultHeidelberger Druck - cooling lubricant pumps
Short case study describing how Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG saved 90% of energy in there cooling lubricant circuit leading to a pay-back of far below 2 years. This was achieved by replacing the entire pump system and a modernization of the control system, activities which have resulted from applying the KSB energy efficiency concept FluidFuture. For detailed information of this concept, please…
Read Full Business Practice
Alice 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…
Author detailsEnergy Management in energy intensive industry
Case study: Back in the spring of 2013 Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) decided to introduce an energy management system in compliance with DIN EN ISO 50001. The FST head office in Weinheim and the Öhringen site were to kick off the initiative by introducing an energy visualisation system - the basis for an efficient energy management. This was followed by the branch in Oberwihl. The energy…
Read Full Business PracticePrognostic Asset Management Solution in the power industry
A case study by Cassantec to identify a standard tool for the power industry that helped lower the asset management costs, improved planning and facilitated to have a competitive advantage. It describes how to quantify assets’ upcoming risks and how to detect when to carry out risk-mitigating action. Find out more about their solution offering in the world’s leading trade fair Hannover Messe 2016.…
Read Full Business PracticeORC 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 PracticeRenewables: wind farms and grid support functions
Renewable energy is increasingly a challenge to maintain grid stability. Therefore power stations are often required to provide adaptable grid-supporting functions in the form of so-called “grid codes” or feed-in regulations. This case study describes the situation in Portugal, the need to adapt to Portaria 596 grid code and how the reactive current converters of Knorr-Bremse PowerTech deliver…
Read Full Business PracticeSolarwaerme in Deutschland - Zukunftsmarkt industrielle Prozesswaerme bis 100C
Welche Rolle kann Solarthermie in Deutschland spielen? und warum stellt industrielle Prozesswaerme einen Zukunftsmarkt dar? Diese Studie unter Mitarbeit von Technomar gibt detaillierte Einsichten in technische und wirtschaftliche Potenziale und beschreibt Szenarien 2030: Basis ist die Annahme. dass der Waermebedarf zwar um ca. 30% aufgrund besserer Energieeffizienz sinken wird - aber was passiert…
Read Full Business Practice
Climate change might double the cost of a beer
This article has been republished here from WIRED . Despite adapted cultivation techniques, it appears like problems in beer production cannot be avoided. (Public Domain) Beer drinkers might pay more…
Read Full articleDE- fuer KMU: Netzentgeltentwicklung 2016 zu 2017
Wie funktionieren -Netznutzungsentgelte-? Wie hoch sind die echten Steigerungsraten - und welche Ansätze zur Kostenreduzierung gibt es. Antworten dazu in dieser Studie, welche die wattline GmbH, Deutschlands führender Energiedienstleister, auf der Hannover Messe im EnergyEfficiencyCenter im Rahmen eines Vortrages zur „Netzentgeltentwicklung 2016 zu 2017“ in Deutschland, mit besonderem Schwerpunkt…
Read Full Business PracticeEnergy 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 Practice