
Infrared Thermal Energy Scanning for Energy Efficiency Assessment
Highlights: Infrared scanning provides you with good images of the condition of an electrical installation without having to switch off the power or even touching the components.. The thermal images make you discover wasted energy and upcoming faults and infrared scanning has the best Return on Investment (ROI) of any of the available electrical inspection tools.
Read Full Business PracticeStainless Steel Magnetic Drive Pump
Factsheet of a pump designed especially for chemcial processes. Depending on the pumped medium, it can handle fluids containing solids in concentrations up to 30% with a particle size up to 1mm. Design and high energy efficiency results in low TCO. Key product from CP Pump Systems
Read Full Business PracticeMotors: what does Super Premium Efficiency mean, comparison of MPM-IE2-IE4
What does Super Premium Efficiency mean and what are advantages of MPM motors? Merkes provides an overview of relevant aspects of economic (energy efficiency) and technical nature (motor weight, efficiency factor). And is also reflecting on topics such as the supply stability of rare earth materials or the relevance of electricity prices on motor replacement decisions.
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Sabine Alexandre-Klein
Sabine Alexandre-Klein works as a Project Manager and Science Communicator at the European Science Communication Institute (ESCI). She holds a Diploma in Roman and German Literature and worked for many years as a Press Officer in the Renewable…
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A case study describing the benefits of using automated root cause analysis combined with advanced data retrievel techniques in the pharmaceutical industry. From generating strong signals out of small data sets up to the validation via DoE. Benefits range from process improvements and energy savings to reduced waste product.
Read Full Business PracticeBehind-the-Meter Energy Storage Systems
This paper explores renewables-linked behind-the-meter energy storage systems. It explores applications which can be performed with such systems, including the business model behind such applications and the duty cycle requirements of such applications. It also explores siting and technology choices, including battery types, inverter classifications and other purchasing and installation…
Read Full Business PracticeH2020-funded project RETROFEED kicks off in Brussels
Implementing smart retrofitting frameworks in the process industry towards its operation with variable, biobased and circular feedstock The 26 th and 27 th November 2019 mark the official launch of…
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 PracticeDirty Truth about Heat Exchangers
In this article, Matt Gutschow, co-founder of HeatCalc, provides some insights into the topic of heat exchanger fouling. What is fouling? What are the effects and what are solutions to prevent or at least control fouling in energy recovery projects using heat exchangers. Matt built his insights on the basis of hundreds of heat recovery projects in industry he has investigated over previous years.
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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…
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