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District heating is hot news for Rotork

A problem in an adjacent area recently caused a remotely controlled underground valve chamber to be flooded with near-boiling water. Although the problem was quickly rectified, all the electric valve actuators installed in the chamber had been completely submerged in the water. Subsequent inspection revealed that the robust double-sealed design of the installed Rotork IQ actuators had protected ...

Oct. 30, 2014

By Rotork

Glasgow Caledonian University CHP & District Heating Scheme

Glasgow Caledonian University commissioned Clarke Energy through main contractor Crown House to deliver a combined heat and power facility (CHP) at their campus in central Glasgow. The facility is a show-case for CHP technology and will give direct commercial benefits whilst acting as a teaching and demonstration aid for ...

Sep. 17, 2013

By Clarke Energy

ElectraTherm Power+ Generator Commissioned in Japan on Geothermal District Heating System

ElectraTherm, a leader in distributed waste heat to power generation, commissioned the Power+ Generator™ 4400 in Beppu, Japan. This is the first Power+ Generator in the country and it utilizes geothermal heat to generate fuel-free, emission-free electricity at the site. Commissioned in March, the Power+ runs off low temperature geothermal steam from a small district heating system. The ...

Apr. 14, 2016

By ElectraTherm

District Energy and CHP

District energy can play an important part in improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions. Combined heat and power (CHP) technology is able to act as a core component of a distributed energy scheme. Gas engines can be configured for cogeneration, providing electricity and heat that can be used for heating as part of a ...

Dec. 7, 2012

By Clarke Energy

New video on District Energy

DESMI has produced pumps for district heating for almost 90 years. DESMI has recently released a new video made with support from Danish Board of District Heating. New technologies, concepts and environmental issues are placing new demands on the industry and giving rise to many questions. What are the smart energy grid, and how do we integrate with it? How do we ...

Feb. 26, 2015

By DESMI A/S

Early CHP specification is crucial to district heating viability says ENER-G

Failure to accurately size combined heat and power (CHP) at the pre-planning stage of building design is reducing the viability of district heating networks, according to cogeneration specialist ENER-G. Speaking at a recent ...

Nov. 18, 2015

By ENER-G

Aberdeen Heat & Power Expands District Heating Scheme with New Ice Rink CHP

Marking a new phase in cutting Aberdeen’s energy costs and reducing the area’s carbon emissions. Aberdeen Heat and Power has contracted with Clarke Energy to supply the generator for an additional generator for their Seaton network, which will be located at the Lynx Ice Arena on Aberdeen’s beach ...

May 11, 2015

By Clarke Energy

District level heating could help achieve EU 2020 energy efficiency goals

Recycling of excess heat, via ‘district heating’, has the potential to improve energy efficiency in Europe. This study mapped excess heat and demands for heat in EU27 Member States to identify regions suitable for the large-scale implementation of district heating. The authors identified 63 ‘heat synergy regions’, generally large urban zones, which generated almost half of ...

Nov. 5, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Combined Heat and Power in Ireland

The cogeneration of electricity and heat is referred to as combined heat and power (CHP). CHP is highly fuel efficient as over 90% of the energy contained within the fuel can be converted into useful power. A consumer of electricity and heat normally has two main choices for their power needs. Their first option is to buy the ...

Oct. 2, 2013

By Clarke Energy

Next steps on Renewable Heat

Progress on support for renewable heat hots up today with the publication of three consultations on the Coalition’s Renewable Heat Incentive scheme (RHI). The RHI, the first of its kind in the world, was launched for the non domestic sector in November last year, with a scheme for householders intended to open in Summer 2013. Renewable Heat Incentive for householders ...

Sep. 20, 2012

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Pattern´s Ocotillo Wind Project Prevails in Federal District Court

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California ruled in favor of the Ocotillo Wind project and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in two separate suits before the Court. The Court granted Pattern's and the BLM's summary judgment motions in a case brought by the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation ...

Mar. 1, 2013

By Pattern Energy Group LP.

Ameresco to Start Implementation of Energy Efficiency Measures at McAllen Independent School District

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today that it has signed an ...

Mar. 5, 2012

By Ameresco, Inc.

UN Environment, Chinese State-Run Environment Group Join Forces on Efficient District Energy

UN Environment and the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) recently (9/18) joined forces to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy use in Chinese cities, and so contribute to the fight against climate change. The partnership will explore efficiency gains and more renewable sources in district energy - a system that heats or cools multiple buildings through ...

Sep. 20, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Solar Energy Initiatives Announces Letter of Intent for $16 Million School District Project in Pennsylvania

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/28/10 -- Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB: SNRY), with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced it has signed a letter of intent with a School District in Pennsylvania to install and operate approximately 4 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) systems on government buildings. The Company ...

Jun. 28, 2010

Ahead of Paris Climate Talks, European Cities Embrace UNEP`s District Energy Initiative

Eight months after governments and civil society united to catalyse global climate action at the Climate Summit 2014 in New York, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announces the regional launch of the Global District Energy in Cities Initiative to a positive reception by local and national governments, and the private sector. ...

Apr. 30, 2015

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Advanced Microgrid Solutions and Irvine Ranch Water District Partner on Largest Public Water Agency Energy Storage Network in the U.S.

September 27, 2016 -- Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) and the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) recently announced a public-private partnership to install the largest network of energy storage systems at a public water agency in the United States. The grid support project ...

Sep. 27, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

Spirit Lake, Iowa, community school district receives EPA green power partnership award

EPA has presented the Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District with a Green Power Partnership Award for its on-site generation of green power. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with a variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, agencies at all levels of government, and a growing number of colleges, universities, and schools, to promote green power concepts. EPA defines ...

Jun. 5, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Biomass heats up luxury holiday homes

An award-winning holiday retreat on the Scottish Borders is seeing the financial and carbon saving benefits of biomass, thanks to a district heating system from Euroheat, and the commercial Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). Eildon Cottages, in Melrose, is a holiday destination comprising a converted 18th century farm house, with six newly built self-catering cottages. Prior to biomass, the ...

Jan. 8, 2014

By Euroheat Distributors (HBS) Ltd.

Woodchip biomass and gas centre heats University of Northampton

A new biomass centre had been opened at the University of Northampton. The facility uses woodchip biomass and gas to provide hot water and low carbon heating to buildings around the University’s Waterside campus. Renewable energy specialists Vital Energi worked closely with the University’s Project Management team to build the 1.5MW biomass powered energy centre. It will work as part ...

Aug. 7, 2017

By BEA Institut für Bioenergie GmbH

Commercial Buildings, Huge Energy Savings with Wood Heat Focus of 2012 Northeast Biomass Heating Expo

Fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 to feature two dedicated technical and economic development tracks Saratoga Springs, NY (March 21-23, 2012) – The fourth annual Northeast Biomass Heating Expo 2012 (nebiomassheat.com) will feature two dedicated technical and economic development tracks for its March 21-23 conference and expo in Saratoga ...

Feb. 17, 2012

By Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC)

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