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Reducing Energy Costs with Lignite Energy: A Cost-efficient Fuel for the Asphalt Industry
The German energy carrier "Lignite Energy Pulverized" is a cost-effective alternative to natural gas and petroleum products. In view of volatile energy and commodity markets, energy-intensive sectors like the asphalt industry are looking for a fuel at permanently low and predictable prices that is available in the long term. To this must be added the wish for flexible supply at consistently ...
By RWE AG
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Remote-access meters can cut your energy costs
The aim is to help small scale energy users cut energy use, costs and carbon emissions. CSIRO project leader, Dr Martin de Groot, said the system will give householders the flexibility to cutback their electricity use at times when it’s needed elsewhere on the grid. CSIRO has worked with energy service company, Energy Response, and hardware designer, Saturn South, to develop a system able ...
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Saving On Energy Costs With Spray Foam Insulation
One of the basic needs for all homes is an efficient heating and cooling mechanism. In the times of rising fuel prices, the prices of electricity are also on a constant rise. Making your homes energy efficient is hence the urgent need of the hour. In this regard, most people usually focus on replacing or upgrading their furnace, broiler or HVAC. However, what many fail to look into are the air ...
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`Onerous` energy costs blamed for Bridgewater`s collapse
“Onerous” energy costs have been highlighted as the main reason for the downfall of the Bridgewater Paper Company. Further damage to the firm was caused by the age of the paper mill and general inefficiency of the technology in use. Customer pressure to push prices down (prices were reduced by 10% in 2009 as a result), against high energy costs and the high cost of waste paper also weighed on ...
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‘Super Window' Could Save $10 Billion Annually in Energy Costs
About $20 billion worth of energy leaks out of windows in the United States each winter - and that's with double-paned insulating windows installed on a majority of buildings. The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is now working with manufacturers to bring to market a "super window" that is at least twice as insulating as 99 percent of the windows for ...
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How third party charges are piling on the pain of rising business energy costs
There's double trouble in store for business energy costs, with organisations being hit by rising wholesale prices, as well as non-energy charges, which account for more than half of today's electricity bills. Inprova Energy has published a guide to third party charges to explain these fast rising non-energy costs that apply to distribution and network charges for delivering electricity, and ...
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ABB cuts energy costs in Singapore buildings
ABB i-bus is the most widely used building installation system in Singapore. It has the largest installed base across the entire range of building uses – offices, factories, hotels and resorts, universities and schools, apartments, villas and bungalows. Several of these installations have recently won best-performance awards for energy efficiency and environmental friendliness from the Singapore ...
By ABB
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KRAIBURG Austria Registers Growth in 2021
Both hot cured compounds as well as the precured retreads K_base, K_plus and K_tech achieved a considerable sales and turnover plus, with high-performance compounds in the hot segment recording an overproportionally strong development, said the company in a statement. The growth, said KRAIBURG, was achieved not only in the company’s key market of Germany, but also in Southern Europe (Italy, ...
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GE unveils new onshore wind platform Cypress that lowers energy costs
GE Renewable Energy has recently introduced a new onshore turbine platform, Cypress, along with the next model from the platform, GE’s 5.3-158 turbine. The platform apparently boasts of innovations and architecture from the 4.8-158 turbine unveiled in 2017, while advancing the proven technology of the 2MW and 3MW fleets from GE. Cypress has enabled remarkable AEP improvements, improved ...
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You can’t manage energy costs you don’t measure
ENMAT energy management solutions allows companies to track energy cost, usage and demand to automatically generate reports and identify savings opportunities. Companies are able to compare and evaluate power usage efficiency across multiple sites, with the aim of reducing costs and minimizing risk. The service can also help building owners validate the results of energy reduction projects. ...
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Researchers Identify Important Energy Cost Savings in Poultry Processing
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Ark., that identified important energy costs savings in poultry processing- The project is part of the Association's comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. A brief summary of the completed project is ...
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Evaporative cooling cuts energy costs
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 and often require much less energy than other forms of cooling. Evaporative ...
By Evapco Inc.
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Survey Reveals Projections for Lower Wind Energy Costs
The cost of producing electricity via wind power is expected to fall 24-30 percent by 2030 and 35-41 percent by 2050, according to a survey of the world's foremost wind power experts. Cost reductions are anticipated as a function of continued advancements in wind energy technology. These findings are detailed in new study published in the journal Nature Energy and conducted by the Energy ...
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Enterprise Inns and Carbon Trust target 30% cut in energy costs
Enterprise Inns aims to cut the energy costs of its pub retailers by up to 30% through an innovative new service developed in partnership with the Carbon Trust, it was announced today. The company is to pilot a new web-based service which will enable pub retailers to accurately measure energy consumption at their own pub and learn how to manage and reduce it effectively. The service will ...
By Carbon Trust
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Is the Uk getting better at predicting future energy costs?
A new report published today by the UK Energy Research Centre's Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) function asks why the cost of generating electricity in the UK has continued to rise, and why we keep getting it wrong when it comes to predicting future costs. Presenting the Future: an assessment of future costs estimation methodologies in the electricity generation sector has been produced ...
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Energy-savings can be achieved without a large upfront capital
New report claims businesses can achieve significant energy savings by implementing different key strategies in day to day operations where no large upfront spend is required. The biggest problem for businesses looking to increase their energy efficiency is the large, upfront capital investment that these initiatives usually require. A new report from the sustainability company Verisae ...
By Vital Energi
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Deco Lighting Illuminates Bonelli Park with Induction Lighting to Save L.A. County 50% in Energy Costs
The spectacular and scenic Bonelli Park in San Dimas, California, located 30 miles east of Los Angeles needed new lighting. The 2,000 acre park offers visitors year-round recreational activities, including hiking, bicycling, swimming, horseback riding, boating and camping. Strategic roadways and parking areas throughout the park used antiquated and unattractive cobrahead streetlighting fixtures ...
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International partnership with `Mondial IT Solutions` in South Africa
In response to the rapidly increasing cost of energy in South Afica, RTS Consulting announced a new international partnership with Mondial IT Solutions. A leading provider of information and communication technology services, Mondial will deploy the RTS Energy Management Information System (RTS EMIS) in the country of South Africa. The RTS EMIS is built entirely on the SAP® Manufacturing ...
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New RDF shredder set to halve energy costs
Global shredding pioneer UNTHA UK has launched the new‘XR’shredder series for alternative fuel production and bulky waste shredding. With a revolutionary modular design, this is the first machine to be designed and manufactured in UNTHA’s innovation centre in Kuchl, Austria. Specifically engineered to shred untreated MSW, C&I and general bulky waste, this latest feat of ...
By Untha UK Ltd
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EverZinc announced today global price increases
"We continue to experience significant energy costs increases (mainly gas and electricity) but also increased complexity in supply chains and logistics hurdles as well as backlogs around the world, which have significantly and persistently increased the cost of our operations. More recently, we also face a unseen zinc supply challenges due to announced production cut backs by major zinc ...
By EverZinc
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