
Waste Heat Recovery - first European industry project certified by the Investor Confidence Project
VIENNA/LONDON, January 2019. The Investor Confidence Project's innovative Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ Certification has been awarded to a waste heat utilisation project at GMS GOURMET GmbH. The…
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 PracticeNew - automated predictive maintenance using unstructured data
In this announcement, Warwick Analytics briefly describes their next level software developments leading to automated predictive maintenance including scheduling of corrective maintenance. Whereas benefits of such tools like reduced downtime and a reduction of energy and waste is not new in general, Warwick Analytics also claims to solve implementation barriers like unstructured data or complex IT…
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 PracticeMultiphase Pumps_innovative energy efficient pump concept
This paper from EDUR describes the new concept of multiphase pumps: how it delivers energy savings, uses cases such as water and waste water treatment as well as financial results of two implementations including energy saved and amortisation time. For more information you can also contact EDUR directly at Hannover Messe, Hall 15 Booth G 43.011 (Pavilion of PumpeDe)
Read Full Business PracticeUnveiling the Energy Footprint of Europe's Food Sector
The European Union's food sector is a significant energy consumer, responsible for 17% of the EU's gross energy consumption and 26% of its final energy usage in 2013. The agricultural phase, including…
Read Full articleEMB3Rs code and modules released at GitHub
The next step has been taken in the heat and cold matching platform project EMB3Rs : the code of the integrated platform and of its modules is now available at GitHub , a provider of internet hosting…
Read Full articleEnergy Recovery in Metallurgical Industry
The paper describes the recovery of thermal energy from flue gas, combustion gas and waste heat from the process industry as well as in water tubes boiler, shell boilers and steam generators. 5 projects - Norway, Canada, Russia - showcase full engineering projects to upgrade existing plants, executed by Norsk Energi, a leading Norwegian centre of competence in the fields of energy, environment and…
Read Full Business PracticeHeat Recovery from Biomass with ORC technology
From Biomass, Turboden provides solutions to produce heat and electrical power with high efficiency. Solution includes cogeneration plants with ORC which generate power usually ranging between 200 kW and 20 MW electric. By using wood and waste material as fuels, Turboden ORC solutions allow to provide heat for consumers from district heating, timber drying, wine industry, MDF/PB, sawdust drying...
Read Full Business Practice10 Facts about Energy Management
About 11% of all EU energy consumption can be economised cost-effectively through the adoption of more effective energy management. Energy management is a structured process through which organisations seek to optimise their energy use, by reducing energy waste, increasing energy-efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy. Energy management standards, such as EN ISO 50001, offer a…
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