The energy solutions blog

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[..]

The healthy operation of information technology equipment (ITE) requires specific environmental conditions. This has partly led to the establishment of several rules that guide the conditions under which data centers must be kept. Safety of the data center is crucial, so these rules are focused on t[..]

Climate change and clean energy issues have made the world such an uncertain and dynamic place. Governments and everyone else concerned are constantly looking for the way forward in the power generation industry. In the midst of this entire mere, focus on enhanced power efficiency remains crucial. E[..]

Heat generation is a common byproduct of many industrial processes, even high precision and high-speed operation technologies, , leading to the need for effective cooling solutions. Servers, variable frequency drives, spindle motors and other countless components need perpetual or regular cooling to[..]

Currently, over 50 % of the global population lives in urban areas. There are all indications that this figure will continue to increase, adding more strain to the environment in terms of energy use and emissions. Due to these developments, energy efficiency is taking center stage in most processes,[..]