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A New Way to Harness Waste Heat
Original story at MIT News Vast amounts of excess heat are generated by industrial processes and by electric power plants; researchers around the world have spent decades seeking ways to harness some of this wasted energy. Most such efforts have focused on thermoelectric devices, solid-state materials that can produce electricity from a temperature gradient, but the efficiency of such devices is ...
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Ener-G-Rotors Focus Shifting from R&D to Commercialization
Cleantech company Ener-G-Rotors, Inc. received two funding awards to accelerate the company’s efforts to commercialize its state-of-the-art, waste-heat-to-electricity appliance, the GEN4, Ener-G-Rotors CEO Michael Newell announced today. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and National Grid awarded funding to assist Ener-G-Rotors as it moves toward ...
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Siemens To Build Large CO2-Free Hydrogen Production Plant In Southern Germany
Siemens Smart Infrastructure and WUN H2 GmbH signed a contract to build one of the largest hydrogen production plants in Germany. It will be built in Wunsiedel in the north of Bavaria. With a power intake of six megawatts in the initial development phase, the plant will run solely on renewable energy and will be CO2-free. The electrolysis plant from Siemens Energy will have the capacity to ...
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Geothermal Energy Association Announces Finalists for 2012 GEA Honors
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) announced today the finalists for the GEA Honors, which recognize companies and individuals that have made significant contributions during the past year to advancing technology, spurring economic development or protecting the environment. The awards program, which is in its second year, also gives special recognition to ...
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Southern Research Institute Helps U.S. Navy Generate Electricity from Low-Grade Waste Heat
Southern Research Institute today announced it has finalized plans to demonstrate an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) generator at the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Mobile Utilities Support Equipment (MUSE) Division in Port Hueneme, Calif. which could potentially produce up to 624 gross megawatt hours of electricity in a year using waste heat and deliver a new ...
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President Obama Visits ElectraTherm and Promotes Renewable Energy, Fiscal Responsibility
ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale heat to power generation, hosted President Obama on Thursday, April 21, where the President held a town hall meeting. The President spoke to the audience of 425 -- which included ElectraTherm employees -- for more than an hour; the only Reno stop on a trip out West and his third "Shared Responsibility and Shared Prosperity" town hall last week. ElectraTherm ...
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Europe is making district heating smart
Steen Schelle Jensen, Head of Product Management – Solutions, Kamstrup A/S, explains how Europe is making district heating smart. Please note that this article was originally published by Open Access Government, here District heating provides the necessary flexibility to integrate, utilise and store waste heat and fluctuating energy from renewables, ultimately increasing the efficiency ...
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