
Dirty 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.
Read Full Business PracticeEscaping the horns of a dilemma
“Phaedrus, however, because of his training in logic, was aware that every dilemma affords not two but three classic refutations, and he also knew of a few that weren’t so classic, so he smiled back.”…
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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…
Author detailsEuropean Heat Pump Association (EHPA)

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) represents the majority of the European heat pump industry. Its members comprise of heat pump and component manufacturers, research institutes, universities, testing labs and energy agencies. Its key goal is to promote awareness and proper deployment of heat pump technology in the…

Niels Bakker
Niels Bakker is the decentralized marketplace lead with Tymlez. After validating the business concept of peer-to-peer energy trading on Blockchain, he helped set up a working demo of this concept. Niels holds a Masters Degree in Information Science…
Author detailsPrayon case study: with data mining to energy efficiency improvements
Prayon is the world leader in production of phosphate salts. This short case study describes how Engis, the main plant of Prayon, saves EUR 500.000 per year on energy costs. Prayon has applied three main steps delivered by specialist PEPITe: advanced data mining techniques, real-time visualization and cross department training.
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 PracticeBeverages: Frueh Koelsch - oil free compressed air
The most economic configuration for oil-free compressed air generation: An excellent set of metrics supported the brewery‘s decision to improve its compressed air generation. “We always record the compressed air energy consumption and the volume flow generated. This gives us a precise overview of the compressed air costs and enables us to carry out targeted optimisation measures.”
Read Full Business PracticeHannover Messe - HM19
All key technologies and core areas of industry – from research and development, industrial automation, IT, industrial supply, production technologies and services to energy and mobility technologies – can be found in Hannover. Take advantage of all…
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Thomas Nowak
Thomas represents the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) as Secretary General in Brussels. His main responsibilities are the representation of the industry at the European institutions, networking with other stakeholders in the field of heating…
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