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From the beginning of industrial refrigeration, when in the nineteenth century the first systems were developed for applications related to the food industry, until today, where the applications are increasingly diverse (District Cooling, Electricity Production, and Data Centers, amongst others), a [..]

One of the most widespread refrigerants used in the field of industrial cooling is R717 (Ammonia). The selection of the refrigerant is based on process parameters such as cooling temperature requirement, condensing pressure, plant nature, location, efficiency, etc… or simply due to availability. Usi[..]

Whether we realize it or not, we are in the middle of an energy crisis. After decades of unprecedented development in all corners of the globe, the energy demand has become extremely high, being the economic development and the constant population growth in big cities its main drivers. When we consi[..]

The power production industry is changing. Increasingly, we encounter environmental challenges like climate change and the greenhouse effect, as well as the decline of fossil fuels reserves. This has led to the re-imagining and adaptation of power production from older carbon-based power plants to n[..]

The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies has affected daily life in many ways: our ways of working, of spending our leisure time, of doing business, of travelling… All these different changes have influenced and will influence the development of so-called “smart cities”. New[..]

District cooling provides chilled water in an efficient manner with minimal effect on the environment. A centralized cooling plant distributes the cooling water via a network to industrial, commercial, and multiple residential buildings. We must reiterate the huge dependence of the success of any DC[..]

Have you ever imagined that there was a time when district cooling systems did not exist? It is even harder to imagine how life would be without this technology. Industry and developments would require full support of the grid and miss solutions offered by renewables and waste heat, among other bene[..]

Chilled water thermal energy storage (TES) has proven to be an effective technology for managing central cooling plants in some climates. Where it has been applied, this technology has often produced significant operating cost savings for owners, added flexibility to plant operations, and enhanced e[..]

Air conditioning is so expensive that it is sometimes even difficult to place a figure on it. Many factors feature when you attempt to determine the cost of running an air conditioning system. Some of these are the level of service needed, amount of space being cooled and ambient air temperature. Th[..]

Repowering has many meanings, all pointing at replacement or improvement of design for better results. For instance, in the renewable energy sector, many operators are opting to dismantle and replace old turbines with new ones at the existing project sites. In the solar panels industry, repowering i[..]

Both new and existing gas turbine power plants for combined-cycle, simple cycle, cogeneration and mechanical drive applications need Turbine Inlet Air Cooling (TIAC) technology for power output maximization and energy efficiency improvement. Without conversance with the natural steps for TIAC design[..]

Many industrial sites such as oil and gas production facilities and district cooling plants are located on the seashore. These facilities use seawater as a cooling medium if it is technically and economically feasible. The cooling of fluids is a full part of the process through the use of heat excha[..]