Energy Infrastructure Articles
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Strategic partnerships are key to faster data centre delivery
Digitisation is more prevalent in every aspect of our lives. The enormous amounts of data generated by consumers and businesses is driving an exponential explosion in demand for cloud computing. According to Synergy Research Group, total spending on cloud services climbed to $178 billion in 2021, a 27% increase over the previous year, and higher demand is forecast for the foreseeable future. As ...
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Making Your Energy Work for You
Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone) and Thomas Edison (electricity) were two of the greatest groundbreaking pioneers in history. Imagine if the two were alive today to witness the evolution of their thinking. While the chances are pretty good that Bell would have no idea what a smartphone was, Edison’s electrical transmission lines are, conversely, still a mainstay today. Acknowledging ...
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Trends in the Energy Sector Digitalisation
As the intensifying debate around climate change amplifies, the energy sector is continuing its trend toward phasing out fossil fuels and moving towards reliance on renewable energy. The American Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that it expects about 65 GW of coal power to be retired between now and 2030 and that nearly 90 GW has already been phased out since 2011. The latest ...
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Clarke Energy on the Move with Lonsdale Power Station
Iberdrola Australia have appointed Clarke Energy as the main contractor to oversee and manage the relocation of a 120MW power station and associated plant from Lonsdale, in Adelaide’s south, to an industrial site in Bolivar (north of Adelaide) adjacent to SA Water’s wastewater treatment facility. The relocation of the power station to Bolivar will enable the gas turbines to be ...
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Challenges and Successes for Pharmaceutical Electrical Infrastructure - ASCO Power Technologies
The global health crisis brought by COVID-19 is another challenge that emphasized the importance of the pharmaceutical industry. Companies in this field promptly responded by commencing research for vaccines and a cure for the disease, all while continuing to provide existing vaccines and drugs to consumers all over the globe. This undertaking required electrical infrastructure that can support ...
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Discover the future of solar energy
At its annual forum, World Economic announced that "by 2030, solar energy could become the most important energy source for electricity and heat production in much of the world." So while solar power remains marginal in the global energy mix, we are forced to see that it is growing exponentially and worldwide. Indeed, solar energy seems to be the great energy of the future due to its multiple ...
By Abora Solar
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Could Grid Modernization Provide the Path to a More Equal Society?
Smart grids have been in the headlines for over a decade. Today we’ve finally reached an impasse: our existing energy infrastructure is no longer fit for purpose. It is crumbling under the weight of abnormal weather conditions, demand fluctuations, and momentous changes to baseloads, historically supported by fossil fuels. Just a few short months ago, flash flooding across Europe left many ...
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How to Improve Power Reliability for Semiconductor Fabs
Semiconductor fabs use up to 100 megawatt-hours of power each and every hour Semiconductor manufacturing facilities require a massive amount of energy to support their facilities and manufacturing processes. Large fabs can use as much as 100 megawatt-hours of power each hour – more than many oil refineries and automotive plants. Energy use will continue to increase with higher production ...
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Sustainable Mining, Minerals and Metals Operations Rely on Digitization Efficiencies to Boost Energy Savings and Driving Higher Yields
Although increased energy consumption has helped foster economic development and higher living standards, achieving this progress has come at a steep environmental cost. Emissions-driven global warming has altered weather patterns and heightened concerns surrounding rising sea levels, destructive storms, and disruption to crop yields. As a result, industries across the globe are under intense ...
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Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate
It’s easy to identify the biggest climate threats: coal and oil-fired power stations pouring emissions into the atmosphere, heavy industry smoking up the sky, and the seemingly endless traffic jams of petrol and diesel polluting vehicles. But another enemy is standing in the way of a greener future; one rarely mentioned because it’s effectively invisible: our legacy energy ...
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Smart EV Charging in Buildings: a key lever for accelerating EVs’ adoption
Electric vehicles (EVs) are already transforming and decarbonizing the mobility industry. This trend will only accelerate in the coming decades. A major roadblock that needs to be tackled to ensure that this shift substantially benefits society, however, is the question of EV charging. A lack of ubiquitous charging infrastructure risks impeding the pace and success at which we transition to EVs. ...
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DeKalb County Renewable Fuels Facility
Location: Seminole Road Landfill Ellenwood, Georgia Partners: DeKalb County Department of Sanitation Energy Systems Group Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program Contact: Jeff Photakis Energy Systems Group (404) 370-2819 jphotakis@energysystemsgroup.com Feedstock: Municipal Solid Waste Vehicles Fueled: 70 sanitation vehicles (with goal to adapt entire ...
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Sauk Trail Hills Renewable Natural Gas
Location: Sauk Trail Hills Landfill Canton, MI Partners: Republic Services Clean Energy/ Clean Energy Renewable Fuels Contact: William Held, Senior Director Republic Services (480) 627-7123 wheld@republicservices.com Feedstock: Landfill biogas Vehicles Fueled: TBD Maximum Annual Fuel Production: 6 million diesel gallon equivalents Payback Period: N/A ...
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Lv 3 EV Charging Station, California, US - Parking Lot - Case Study
EV charging infrastructures are power intensive and accrue lots of electricity costs under the energy bills. Our client in California, US operates an EV charging infrastructure with Level 3 DC EV chargers which has power demands higher than 30 kW and in some cases above 100 ...
By TROES Corp.
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Energy saving solution from YTL metering
Smart meters have been around for a while, and there are more and more application scenarios. Commonly used scenarios include ordinary metering, electric vehicle charging piles, industrial automation, power quality, in addition to electrical protection, process detection and control, and so on. And today’s focus is on the role of smart meters in energy saving and consumption reduction. ...
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Project - Texas Utility Plant - Cogeneration
Capacity: 450 mm BTU A Texas Utility Plant owns and operates eight (8) GE Frame 7B/FA combustion turbines at its generation plant located in Houston, Texas. All eight of the turbines operate normally in combined cycle mode and are utilized for onsite generation of steam and electricity. All eight turbines combust pipeline natural gas exclusively. All eight units are affected by the Clear Air ...
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Project - Dearborn, Michigan Cogeneration Plant - Cogeneration
Capacity: 1698 mmBTU A Michigan Cogeneration Plant owns and operates three gas-fired boilers and three combustion turbines designated BL1100, BL2100, BL3100, GTP1, GT2100, and GT3100 at the Dearborn, Michigan cogeneration site. The turbines combust exclusively pipeline natural gas and utilize a dry low-NOx combustor to minimize NOx emissions. The turbines drive a 170 MW generator for production ...
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New national lab reports: Rapid growth expected for grid-scale U.S. storage capacity
Energy storage has rapidly evolved from a niche application just a few years ago into an increasingly cost competitive and fast-growing technology that complements wind and solar. And two new national lab reports find storage growth is poised to explode. Grid-scale U.S. energy storage capacity could increase five-fold by 2050 according to the latest report from NREL’s Storage Futures Study ...
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Clarke Energy and INNIO Jenbacher Powering New Pasta Factory in Douala, Cameroon - Case Study
Douala, Cameroon, May 2021, Clarke Energy and INNIO Jenbacher are delighted to announce the successful commissioning of a high-efficiency INNIO Jenbacher gas engine to power a new Pasta factory in Cameroon. The combined heat and power (CHP) project will be executed in two phases. The recently completed first phase was installation and commissioning of the containerised module, producing a ...
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Dcentralizing Data Center Power
Replacing a centralized electrical distribution system with a distributed power architecture sets up a facility to handle unexpected demand spikes. The Covid-19 pandemic has radically changed the way people are using the digital infrastructure. The stay-at-home advisories and social distancing measures have increased the demand for a reliable internet speed. Whole industries have moved vast ...
By AKCP
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