ambient energy Articles
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Making the Case for Lighting & Control Solutions in Financial Institutions and Banks
Financial institutions and banks are ever evolving to meet the needs of their customers. This forward-thinking approach often includes creating highly functional spaces and plans for decreasing energy usage. By installing energy efficient LED luminaires and lighting controls in a bank headquarters or throughout the interior and exterior areas of a regional branch, financial institutions of all ...
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Top 5 Reasons Homeowners are Ditching Oil Furnaces and Switching to Geothermal Heating and Cooling
You’d be hard-pressed to find a home heating option that’s as expensive, dirty, and inefficient as fuel oil. It’s no wonder that homeowners are upgrading to clean, renewable, energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling in record numbers. Here are the top five reasons why folks are making the switch: 1. Geothermal saves homeowners thousands of dollars Any homeowner who ...
By Dandelion
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Energy and exergy analysis of a 16–MW combined cycle district heating system with performance improvements
Results of an energy and exergy analyses performed on a 16–MW University district heating plant located in the Northeast USA are presented in this paper. Unlike past studies, this paper uses actual data to assess CHP plant performance for all the 8760 h in a year (2011). A system of such complexity, considering the large volume of data available and large variations in system load, has not been ...
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Waste-to-Energy References - FCC Medio Ambiente, Spain - Case Study
“Within FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente we have been using Cross Wrap machinery for more than 20 years. Cross Wrap has demonstrated to be a reliable machine and has been improving year after year.”, firm´s technical director Javier Cerezo Ortega explains why the company chose Cross ...
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Controlling the number of on-grid multiple photovoltaic inverters to improve their conversion efficiency
Two experimental PV-grid connected systems of 8.8 kWp and 36 kWp rating have been designed, installed and interfaced with Abu Dhabi utility grid. The PV arrays of both systems are interfaced with the grid via single phase grid-tied inverters. The inverters are installed in three separate groups that each injects 50 Hz electricity into one phase of the utility grid at the 0.4 kV level. The main ...
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3 Myths About Home Solar You Might Actually Believe
Solar is becoming a mainstream option for many homeowners, but sadly misinformation still lingers about this renewable technology. We scrutinized three persistent myths about home solar to share the truth behind the rumors. Myth 1: Solar doesn’t work in cold, cloudy, or foggy climates Fact: Solar panels work well in ambient light and can produce significant energy in the fog or on cold ...
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