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  • Energy & Architecture - Technology Profile (Chapter 8)
    ... Refurbishment of top floor 0,022 Window refurbishment 0,058 Refurbishment of basement floor 0,011 Overall refurbishment 0,029 Source: Ecology of the Rehabilitation of Old Buildings - Guidelines for Subsidization ... higher surface temperatures, the ratio between insulation costs and total investment costs, the low overall costs in comparison to the life cycle. The Austrian Standards Institute has defined ...
    http://energytech.at/(en)/architektur/portrait_kapitel-8reno.html
  • GE Oil & Gas - Plant Services
    ... by maintenance rationalization and product improvement. The key activities of RAM engineering include: Improving overall plant reliability and availability by selecting the optimal equipment configuration and maintenance on the basis of specific operating conditions Improving equipment efficiency through optimization and maintenance rationalization Providing feedback to the engineering department for product ... your plant may include: Plant monitoring and diagnostics Plant feasibility studies Process redesign and engineering Main equipment ...
    http://www.gepower.com/businesses/ge_oilandgas/en/streams_app/global_services/plant_services.htm
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    ... essential in today’s competitive environment. But without an online system to continuously monitor your plant’s overall and equipment efficiencies, you could be wasting millions in fuel costs each year. GE Energy can help. The Solution ... EfficiencyMap* software from GE Energy continuously delivers the thermodynamic performance information you need at both the overall plant and individual equipment component levels. With this information, the root causes of efficiency ...
    http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/oc/en/downloads/efficiencymap.pdf
  • A new growth strategy for Europe beyond 2010
    ... Such a strategy for growth and jobs would strike a balance between economic efficiency and social justice rather than playing one off against the other. The central levers ... have to provide for an increasing number of pensioners, productivity per working hour fundamentally affects overall pros- perity. Labour productivity is the basis for more growth and em- ployment in ... managed only a very low level of growth or have even witnessed a decline – ...
    http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/id/ipa/06219.pdf
  • Cogeneration - Technology Profile (chapter 2.6)
    ... fuel cells have a very big potential for generating power and heat with high efficiency. Efficiency of this process is almost independent of the unit size High part load performance Simple ... plants PAFC PC-25 200 kWel Unit Value Specific investment costs [€/kWel] ~ 3.000 Specific maintenance costs [€/kWhel] low Electrical efficiency [etha]el [%] 35 - 40 Overall efficiency [%] up to 90 Emissions (NOx) 1) [mg/Nm³] ~ 5 1) based on 15% O2 in exhaust ... gas   SOFC (Sulzer Hexis) 1 kWel Unit Value Specific investment costs [€/kWel] ~ 3.500 Specific maintenance costs [€/kWhel] low Electrical ...
    http://energytech.at/(en)/kwk/portrait_kapitel-2_6.html
  • Green Car Congress: DOE Awards Diversified Energy Corporation Phase II SBIR Award for HydroMax Gasif
    ... HydroMax gasification reactor that tested multiple coal types to characterize synthesis gas output composition and measure overall system performance and efficiency. In Phase II, the objectives are to scale-up and conduct more ... the opposite is true. Posted by: Aussie | August 13, 2008 at 02:17 PM "...requires less downstream clean-up equipment." This is a big issue with gasification. Biomass gasifiers have cyclones and ceramic filters that with ... ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/08/doe-awards-dive.html
  • Cogeneration - Technology Profile (chapter 2.2)
    ... size ~20 MWel Unit Value Specific investment costs [EUR/kWel] ~ 1.200 Specific maintenance costs [EUR/kWhel] ~ 0,007 Electrical efficiency [etha]el [%] 25 - 35 Overall efficiency [%] 70 - 92 Emissions (NOx) [mg/Nm³] ~ 25 Best operational mode Power or heat operated. Figure 11: Gas turbine type FP ... MWel Unit Value Specific investment costs [EUR/kWel] ~ 1.300 Specific maintenance costs [EUR/kWhel] ~ 0,007 - 0.011 Electrical efficiency [etha]el [%] 40 Overall efficiency [%] 70 - 85 Emissions (NOx) [mg/Nm³] ~ 25 Best operational mode Power or heat operated Operating state Gas turbines of ... ...
    http://energytech.at/(en)/kwk/portrait_kapitel-2_2.html
  • STOA
    ... the last decades the European transport sector has been characterised by an impressive increase in overall transport volume and by exceeding growth rates in road and air transport. Policy papers ... fuel consumptions. • It is discussed that long-distance transport has a huge potential for improved energy efficiency through improved intermodality. • Increasing oil prices might bring more attention to rail and ship transport. No ...
    http://www.itas.fzk.de/eng/etag/document/2007/schi07a.pdf
  • Introducing sustainable summer comfort in the public sector
    ... respect to new construction and comprehensive refurbishment of public buildings; procurement of equipment with high internal loads (mainly office equipment and lighting). The linking element is the integration of a life ... etc.); definition of benchmarks for summer-related energy demand resp. consumption; correct use of equipment in order to reduce internal loads; correct use of night ventilation, shutter systems and ... ...
    http://www.energyagency.at/(en)/projekte/keepcool/introduce.htm
  • Introducing sustainable summer comfort in the public sector
    ... respect to new construction and comprehensive refurbishment of public buildings; procurement of equipment with high internal loads (mainly office equipment and lighting). The linking element is the integration of a life ... etc.); definition of benchmarks for summer-related energy demand resp. consumption; correct use of equipment in order to reduce internal loads; correct use of night ventilation, shutter systems and ... ...
    http://www.energyagency.at/projekte/keepcool/introduce.htm
  • Lecture: Lessons Learned from the Introduction of Biomass District Heating in Austria
    ... respect to emissions, performance of the technical interface to heat consumers and overall systems efficiency. To put it briefly, reliable operation affected the quality of life of operators ... be established in neighbouring villages due to this bad reputation. The last aspect is overall plant performance. While considerable R&D efforts were made to minimise emissions, overall technical performance of the system was largely neglected. The annual system ...
    http://www.energyagency.at/projekte/biomass.htm
  • Green Car Congress: Wal-Mart Estimates 50% of Fleet Efficiency Gain by 2015 Could Come from Vehicle
    ... technologies on board and things happening that we think provide a path to 100% efficiency [improvement]. If we could get 50% of our efficiency through pure equipment, I would consider that to be very successful. —Chris Sultemeier February 6, 2009 in Fleets , Fuel ... trackback/6a00d8341c4fbe53ef0105371456e8970b Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Wal-Mart Estimates 50% of Fleet Efficiency Gain by 2015 Could Come from Vehicle Technology, 50% from Operational Improvement : Green Car Congress © 2009 BioAge Group, LLC. All ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/02/wal-mart-estima.html
  • Green Car Congress: HOTFIRE Project Wins Engineering Award; Homogeneous Direct Injection with Fully
    ... working fluid. It does not use multiple stages of reheat or feedwater heating. The maximum theoretical efficiency of a Rankine cycle can be readily calculated using the tables found in any ... you have to move through it. To save you the trouble ... the efficiency of a simple Rankine cycle using reasonable temperature limits is rather dismal and will not ... unburned fuel, and the atmospheric pressure would yield little NOx. I knew that the thermal ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/10/hotfire-project.html
  • Green Car Congress: Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid
    ... the new hybrid system (including the larger combustion engine) and about 4% to efficiency improvements in other aspects of the vehicle, such as better aerodynamics, said Chief Engineer Akihiko ... volume and cabin comfort. Cooling air velocity and volume have been increased for increased cooling efficiency, resulting in overall improved battery efficiency and fuel economy. The pack is warranted for 10 years/150,000 miles. At ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/03/toyota-previews.html
  • Rothera Research Station - British Antarctic Survey
    ... years improved management and use of new technologies have allowed us to reduce our overall electrical demand. There is currently a study into the use of suitable renewable energy ... discharged to sea. Solids from the plant are disposed of through a high efficiency two stage incinerator with residual ash contained and removed from Antarctica by ship. Station life There are two ... are particularly important as they are the way we receive our essential supplies. This includes food, fuel, scientific ...
    http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/research_stations/rothera/index.php
  • The Post Volume 9, Issue 23 - 06/12/09
    The Post Volume 9, Issue 23 - 06/12/09 Governor Charlie Crist Secretary Michael W. Sole http://www.myflorida.com 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 49 Tallahassee, FL 32399 P: (850) 245-2118 F: (850) 245-2128 http://www.dep.state.fl.us Volume 9, Issue 23 More Protection, Less Process June 12, 2009 DEP Announces Stimulus Disbursement for Grand Ridge Wastewater Facility TOWN OF GRAND RIDGE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded $7.4 million to the town of Grand Ridge ...
    http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/post/2009/0612_2.htm
  • Enex Uses Palisade’s Risk Analysis Software To Maximise Expected Financial Gains For European Power
    ... geothermal power plant using The DecisionTools® Suite from Palisade Corp (www.palisade.com). This timing of equipment procurement is crucial to the overall profitability of the power plant project, and will enable Enex to maximise its ... the state of the well, which will enable it to better determine the equipment specifications and therefore optimise plant efficiency. The different scenarios highlighted in the PrecisionTree model were evaluated by Enex using @RISK, Palisade ...
    http://www.enerlix.com/environmental-technology/news_66107.htm
  • Microsoft Word - Doku98
    INSTITUT FÜR NACHRICHTENTECHNIK UND HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN DOKUMENT A TION STAND: 1. OKTOBER 1998 www.nt.tuwien.ac.at INHALT / CONTENTS Seite/Page Kontaktpersonen und -adressen / Contacts and Addresses I Mitarbeiter des Instituts / Staff Members II Sponsoren und Projektpartner / Sponsors and Cooperation Partners IV Aktuelle Forschungsgebiete: Übersicht / Current Research Areas: Synopsis V Preisträger des Instituts / Awards VII Institut für elektrische Meß- und Schaltungstechnik / Institute of Electrical Measurement and Circuit Design VII Institut für Kommunikationsnetze / Institute of Communication Networks VII Lehrveranstaltungen / Course Program Pflichtlehrveranstaltungen / Mandatory Courses VIII ...
    http://www.nt.tuwien.ac.at/fileadmin/data/documents/Doku98.pdf
  • Katrin Gerlinger u.a.: Gendoping - 2008
    ... be put into commercial use. Progress in membrane technology could contribute to increasing the efficiency and economy of this process. Beyond the development of individual components, a ... for CO 2 separation, integrating the individual steps of the process into an efficiently working overall system is a major task. Post-combustion, pre-combustion and oxyfuel are processes that can be ... The energy consumption required for this corresponds to a loss in power plant ...
    http://www.itas.fzk.de/deu/lit/2008/geua08a_summary.htm
  • naturalSCIENCE Cover Story
    ... without atmospheric emissions of any kind, but it has the potential to achieve an overall efficiency close to 70%, twice that of a conventional coal-fired electrical generating station and ... Corporation is the construction of a pilot plant to test the overall concept. CO 2 sequestration through mineral carbonation is still only at a bench top scale, not counting the ... ...
    http://naturalscience.com/ns/cover/cover16.html
  • Relaying in Wireless Access Networks
    ... to a far away access point also opens a possibility to improve the overall energy efficiency of such a wireless, cellular system. This possibility is due to the fact ... work without having to be recharged. To do full justice to the energy efficiency problem, a full power budget of all communication devices must be considered. Therefore, not only the ... ...
    http://www.tkn.tu-berlin.de/publications/papers/karlBusinessBriefingRelayAdHoc.pdf
  • Green Car Congress: SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009
    ... of use, direct load/price control, active management, critical peak pricing, and optimized charging. Three Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) architectures are specified: 120V AC, 240V AC, and DC charging. Customer locations are defined into four subsets ... relative synchronization between alternating current and the voltage that drives that current—J2894 will address: Power conversion efficiency Total harmonic distortion Harmonic distortion at different frequencies Input voltage range, swell, surge, and sag Variations in ... momentary outages. The standard is based on Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Recommended Practice TR-109023 (EV Charging ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/04/sae-hybrid-standards-20090423.html
  • Microsoft Word - 8BO.5.3.doc
    ... European continent (UCTE region), at medium voltage level, as given by the Ecoinvent database. This system has an overall conversion efficiency of 31% and a greenhouse gas emission of 0.48 kg CO2-eq ...
    http://www.solarworld.de/solarmaterial/english/press/8BO.5.3.pdf
  • Green Car Congress: EPA to Award Up to $1.35M to Projects to Advance Hydraulic Hybrid, Engine and Fu
    ... in electric-hydraulic hybrids . This area of investigation would require performance investigation of electric vehicle efficiency and synthesizing hybrid technology to optimize overall vehicle efficiency. Human-hydraulic hybrids . Human-powered vehicles, such as rickshaws, are used in many regions as a mode ... to traditional vehicles. The change produces an opportunity for innovative engine designs to increase overall vehicle efficiency. Other project categories EPA is interested in include, but are not limited to, the following ...
    http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/11/epa-to-award-up.html
  • Walt at Random
    Walt at Random Now on ScienceBlogs: Water in Space: What Happens? [Starts With A Bang] Seed Media Group The Week In ScienceBlogs: Sign up for our newsletter. Walt at Random The library voice of the radical middle Latest Posts Archives About RSS Contact Profile I'm Walt Crawford , a long-time systems analyst/programmer and writer. This blog deals with the intersections of libraries, policy, technology and media. There's a related ...
    http://scienceblogs.com/waltatrandom/
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