
The new age of clean technology manufacturing
We are at the dawn of a new industrial age – the age of clean energy technology manufacturing – that is creating major new markets and millions of jobs. A perfect fit to our urgency to decarbonise…
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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…
Read Full articleThe transformation of energy intensive industries
The latest records are mind-blowing: up to 50% energy savings and possibly even more. During the last 4,5 years new heat pipe heat exchangers were implemented at three industrial demo-sites: an…
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Activities of BTC are covering three main pillars: real estate leasing, integrated real estate management and logistics. BTC decided to run an energy management project with the purpose of implementing advanced energy management solutions. The main objectives of the project were: 1- to gain remote control of energy consumption, 2- implementation of an alarm system, 3- definition and analyses of…
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This article aims to outline best practices for operationalizing sustainability performance data and emphasize the benefits of fully embedding sustainability within operational strategy. Many firms…
Read Full articleMagnetic Drive Pumps for chemical processes
Factsheet about a magnetic drive pump especially designed for chemcial processes. Its design and high energy efficiency leads to reduced maintenance and energy costs resulting in low TCO. Top seller from CP Pump Systems.
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Ettore Piantoni
Ettore Piantoni has more than thirty years’ experience in the energy industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy and is a certified energy management expert. Since 2013 he has worked as an…
Author detailsNorsk Energi

Norsk Energi was founded in 1916 by the Norwegian industry to handle energy challenges on behalf of its members. Being by origin an association for more than 100 industrial and public enterprises, Norsk Energi is today a centre of expertise supporting all major sectors The staff of Norsk Energi consists of 80 engineers with a…
Energy 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 PracticeCase Study of Imam Khomeini Oil Refining Company
Imam Khomeini Oil Refining Company (IKORC) has joined hands with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Iranian Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO) to implement a structured approach to energy management in their CDU/VDU operations, under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project, “Industrial Energy Efficiency in Key Sectors”. Through this cooperation, IKORC has…
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