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December 18, 2014
The optimization of the operations of electrical machines is a topic of paramount importance when considering energy efficiency of industrial plants. They are responsible for around 45% of the total global electric power consumption, thus any impro...
September 14, 2014
by Sara Budinis
What is the purpose of this project within Energy SmartOps?
One of the targets of Energy SmartOps is to operate and control industrial compressors in order to guarantee their stable and safe operation while reducing their energy consumption. In order t...
August 21, 2014
Challenges in energy supply systems
Deployment of distributed generation, environmental concerns and shrinking of the conventional energy resources the energy suppliers are exploiting options of the renewable energy sources. These sources are often cha...
August 18, 2014
June 2, 2014
by Dionysios Xenos, Nina F.Thornhill
Important aims of the process industries are the increase in energy efficiency and reduction in CO2. Environmental sustainability and government legislation drive the industries to modify their current operations. Energy SmartOps is...
April 29, 2014
The analysis of connectivity and causality is becoming challenging as new technologies for advanced automation and smart use of energy create complex interactions between plant components. Currently, engineers need to combine information from...
April 10, 2014
Introduction
Centrifugal compressors are widely used in industrial applications. Although industrial compressors are always equipped with state of the art filtration systems, due to their industrial location and large mass flows, these...
March 11, 2014
by James Ottewill, Victor-Hugo Jaramillo-Velasquez and Michal Orkisz
Compared to other disciplines, the link between optimized condition monitoring and energy savings is somewhat intangible. Whilst an improved control algorithm or component design might reduce ene...
March 10, 2014
Compressors general
A compressor is a machine that increases the pressure of a gas. Compressors are important components of industrial plants. They account for a large portion of the energy consumption of the whole factory. They are typically tailor...
January 28, 2014
Energy efficiency is one of the "trendiest topics” all over the world. A few days ago I read an article about new projects of the European Union regarding this matter. After the plan ‘Europe 2020’ was introduced in 2007 where a 20% reducti...
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