Industry News
September 29, 2011:
Nechako Green Energy project kicks-off
Nechako Lumber kicked off its new heat-recovery project on Thursday with a number of speeches and a barbecue to mark the occasion. The project, which has been called Nechako Green Energy, will use a portion of the steam waste that … Continue reading
Nechako Lumber kicked off its new heat-recovery project on Thursday with a number of speeches and a barbecue to mark the occasion. The project, which has been called Nechako Green Energy, will use a portion of the steam waste that … Continue reading
September 19, 2011:
Heat recovery could cut business energy bills, says Carbon Trust
Heat recovery could cut energy bills for a wide range of businesses from retailers, hotels and leisure centres to manufacturers, says the Carbon Trust. The organisation launched a new guide to the technology this week, which it says can give a quick payback … Continue reading
Heat recovery could cut energy bills for a wide range of businesses from retailers, hotels and leisure centres to manufacturers, says the Carbon Trust. The organisation launched a new guide to the technology this week, which it says can give a quick payback … Continue reading
August 22, 2011:
Don’t think of it as waste – it’s energy in waiting
All over the world companies and governments are investing billions to develop new sources of energy in the form of biofuels, solar and wind power and traditional fossil fuels. Yet, according to heat transfer specialists, Alfa Laval Limited, all of … Continue reading
All over the world companies and governments are investing billions to develop new sources of energy in the form of biofuels, solar and wind power and traditional fossil fuels. Yet, according to heat transfer specialists, Alfa Laval Limited, all of … Continue reading
July 24, 2011:
Western Governors Association – Industrial Energy Efficiency
The Western Governors’ Association would like to recognize those that participated in the Industrial Energy Efficiency Summit. The Summit recommendations are the foundation for this report and workshop participants were vital contributions. WGA would like to extend a special thanks … Continue reading
The Western Governors’ Association would like to recognize those that participated in the Industrial Energy Efficiency Summit. The Summit recommendations are the foundation for this report and workshop participants were vital contributions. WGA would like to extend a special thanks … Continue reading
June 28, 2011:
Organic Rankine Cycle Technology Boosts Onsite Power Projects
A novel waste heat recovery process that couples a gas engine to traditional organic Rankine cycle technology is boosting efficiency at power generation sites. Sean Ottewell reports. GE Energy and energy developer ECOS have announced they plan to demonstrate an … Continue reading
A novel waste heat recovery process that couples a gas engine to traditional organic Rankine cycle technology is boosting efficiency at power generation sites. Sean Ottewell reports. GE Energy and energy developer ECOS have announced they plan to demonstrate an … Continue reading
June 22, 2011:
European Commission Energy Efficiency Directive for Energy Efficiency
Strong impetus to energy savings and energy efficiency On 22 June 2011, a new set of measures for increased Energy Efficiency is proposed by the European Commission to fill the gap and put back the EU on track. This proposal … Continue reading
Strong impetus to energy savings and energy efficiency On 22 June 2011, a new set of measures for increased Energy Efficiency is proposed by the European Commission to fill the gap and put back the EU on track. This proposal … Continue reading
January 24, 2011:
Capturing Waste Heat with Organic Rankine Cycle Systems
Texas, USA — Waste heat and low-temperature geothermal are hot sources of renewable energy that get a boost from Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems. In Brisbane, Australia, a 240-kW ORC unit at a timber plant will soon harvest heat from … Continue reading
Texas, USA — Waste heat and low-temperature geothermal are hot sources of renewable energy that get a boost from Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems. In Brisbane, Australia, a 240-kW ORC unit at a timber plant will soon harvest heat from … Continue reading
March 2, 2010:
Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery from Stationary Engines Using Organic Rankine Cycles
National energy security, rising energy prices, increasingly competitive global markets, and stringent regulations for environmental emissions are the primary driving forces in the search for sustainable and economically viable technologies that incorporate efficient and clean approaches to energy conversion and … Continue reading
National energy security, rising energy prices, increasingly competitive global markets, and stringent regulations for environmental emissions are the primary driving forces in the search for sustainable and economically viable technologies that incorporate efficient and clean approaches to energy conversion and … Continue reading
January 28, 2010:
The Case for Grey Power
The Midwest and South have become the Colossus of Carbon: coal-dependent, with resistance to climate change legislation from the left and the right. Progressives from the region are caught in a dilemma: despite wanting to fight global warming and usher … Continue reading
The Midwest and South have become the Colossus of Carbon: coal-dependent, with resistance to climate change legislation from the left and the right. Progressives from the region are caught in a dilemma: despite wanting to fight global warming and usher … Continue reading
March 11, 2009:
August 21, 2008:
Grey is the New Green
Tom Casten has the money and the know-how to generate huge amounts of clean power without bothering with costly solar and wind energy. West Virginia’s Kanawha River Valley is a gritty collection of slag piles, coal mounds and sooty mine … Continue reading
Tom Casten has the money and the know-how to generate huge amounts of clean power without bothering with costly solar and wind energy. West Virginia’s Kanawha River Valley is a gritty collection of slag piles, coal mounds and sooty mine … Continue reading
November 20, 2007:
The Unsung Solution
From his desk in an office in Chicago, Jeff Smith has a bird’s-eye view of the American landscape. Combing through a huge database of information compiled by the EPA, he can, almost literally, peer down every smokestack in the nation … Continue reading
From his desk in an office in Chicago, Jeff Smith has a bird’s-eye view of the American landscape. Combing through a huge database of information compiled by the EPA, he can, almost literally, peer down every smokestack in the nation … Continue reading
November 19, 2007:
Clean Energy’s Best-Kept Secret: Waste Heat Recovery
Recycling the heat that spews from industrial smokestacks may be one of the biggest opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, yet not many climate-savvy entrepreneurs are aware of it. When it comes to energy conservation, “[b]y and large, the world … Continue reading
Recycling the heat that spews from industrial smokestacks may be one of the biggest opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, yet not many climate-savvy entrepreneurs are aware of it. When it comes to energy conservation, “[b]y and large, the world … Continue reading