energy cost Articles
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Spain implants measures to cut energy costs
Spain will raise biofuel blending and lower both speed limits and train fares, on track to reduce energy costs and its dependence on ...
By Vital Energi
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Evaporative cooling cuts energy costs
Commercial contractors utilize alternative technology in today’s buildings It is estimated that HVAC systems account for approximately 40 percent of the energy used in commercial buildings, which is why many building owners and managers are looking for ways to cut these costs. One way to do that may be to utilize evaporative cooling systems, which can be relatively inexpensive to purchase ...
By Evapco Inc.
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Energy costs: Will they keep on going up?
Have business energy prices peaked, or will the market rise further? Inprova Energy Director Magnus Walker discusses the the current volatile state of the wholesale energy market and what businesses can do to combat sharply rising energy costs. It seems like every day the cost of energy is going up. Electricity, gas, oil; it's just one-way traffic – with emission credits for fossil fuel ...
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BIM becomes top priority with increasing energy costs
Using Building Information Modelling for energy analysis can save a company a significant amount of time and money, reports ...
By Vital Energi
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Energy display screens help Tesco to cut energy costs
Retail giant Tesco is cutting carbon footprint and energy costs by engaging its staff with energy display screens. Tesco will install touch screen energy boards in 500 locations across the UK, following a test programme in nine stores. The staff areas of each store will have energy boards displaying which sections, such as the bakery, petrol station, lighting or heating, are consuming the most ...
By Vital Energi
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Sainsbury’s to cut energy costs with new intelligent building
Retail giant will start using a smart-grid system at Kent store on Wednesday as part of another green initiative to cut carbon emissions. Sainsbury’s will start testing a smart-grid system at its new Hythe store in Kent on Wednesday, in an attempt to cut its carbon emissions and reliance on the grid at times of peak demand. The company said the smart grid system technology was a ...
By Vital Energi
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Project - Skagit Public Utility District (PUD) Enjoys Energy Cost Reduction
The Skagit PUD in Mt. Vernon, Washington installed a HydroXS® to precisely manage water flow and pressure and ultimately reduce their electricity costs. View the case study ...
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Case study - Bank energy costs
There are many pleasures of living and working in the Cayman Islands. However, paying utility bills for your business on Cayman isn’t one of them. The island territory has particularly high energy costs because Cayman has few domestic energy resources. Most electricity on Cayman is produced from imported diesel fuel, which is very expensive. As a result, businesses on Grand Cayman pay ...
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The Methodology and Benefits of Total Site Pinch Analysis
The Methodology and Benefits of Total Site Pinch Analysis Introduction As the demands on refiners to increase profitability and reduce emissions continue, many companies are focusing on improving energy efficiency to provide attractive solutions. It is clear how improving energy efficiency can benefit in profitability by considering the cost of energy. Refinery energy costs vary greatly depending ...
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Parameters for effective roll cooking
The correct application of coolant in a rolling mill is critical to achieve high quality strip and long roll life. Achieving control of roll temperature is increasing in importance as new and costly roll materials like HSS are used. Additionally, cooling rolls efficiently is necessary to minimize energy costs and also to prevent overcooling of thin slabs being delivered to the hot mill by the ...
By Lechler Inc.
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Companies turn on to automated PC turn-off
New report confirms that automated energy saving systems will expand rapidly in response to increasing energy costs and environmental ...
By Vital Energi
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New technologies in LED lighting
Nowadays there is a LED revolution in the lighting segment. In terms of energy efficiency LED luminaires are the most promising, as they can significantly reduce the energy costs, have high luminous efficiency and longer service life as compared to traditional light sources. ...
By AtomSvet
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Coordination of exergy analysis and the MIND method - applied to a pulp and board mill
The MIND (Method for analysis of INDustrial energy systems) method has been developed for cost optimisation of industrial energy systems, mainly with regard to quantities of energy. Exergy analysis reveals losses, efficiencies and possible improvements. These methods can be combined in order to improve industrial energy systems. In this paper, a Swedish pulp and board mill is used as a case ...
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How to Cut Energy Costs Throughout the Year
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Lund & Byerly’s - How A 22-store grocery chain cut energy cost by another 10%
Wally Lindeman faced a challenge common to many energy managers in grocery retail. An outside observer might say that over the years he’d made his job look too easy. Lindeman’s energy-saving work had not been easy, but the results he and his small team delivered were consistent and reliable over many years. The projects generated fast payback with low risk, little complication, and ...
By Accruent
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How to Reduce Energy Costs in Shops through Technology
The retail sector has many energy challenges, including balancing sustainability with comfort for customers and employees. Lighting, temperature and spaces are all designed to the nearest millimetre to provide a good shopping experience, but what about energy? In brightly lit shops or those with large spaces, controlling temperature, ventilation and lighting can be complex from an efficiency ...
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EDEKA Stores Save 9.5% of Energy Costs with PowerSines Case Study
The Edeka Group is one of the largest supermarket chains in Germany, with approximately 4,100 stores across the country. Lechertshuber & Wimmer GmbH are the owners of more than 20 EDEKA stores in Bavaria. The stores' management was interested in reducing the high level of annual electricity consumption that was attributed to 24/7 substantial refrigeration loads, as well as other electrical ...
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Formulating an energy plan for your company
Though current energy prices have stabilized, history has shown that volatility and uncertainty will return. The current situation is an ideal time to prepare for future price swings and the corresponding impacts on their costs. In many cases, energy users go about trying to reduce their energy costs without considering life cycle costs and endorsement from senior management. An Energy Plan ...
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Venturi orifice steam traps reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions
Steam traps and steam systems can represent a large proportion of a manufacturing plant’s total operating costs. As business managers look for additional ways to cut costs and make operations leaner, many focus on increasing energy efficiency and incorporating cleaner energy options. This approach not only underlines a company’s corporate responsibility in decreasing CO2 emissions but ...
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VSEP pre-concentrates black liquor in pulp and paper mills to reduce evaporator load and cut energy costs
As pulp mills have increased production rates to meet market demands, many mills built over the last 20 to 30 years have become limited in evaporator capacity to treat their black liquor volume. The ability to also recover excess liquor from storage areas to higher solids levels is another demand on the evaporators. For mills with outside storage ponds that receive a large amount of rain, the ...
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