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10 Facts about Energy Management
About 11% of all EU energy consumption can be economised cost-effectively through the adoption of more effective energy management. Energy management is a structured process through which organisations seek to optimise their energy use, by reducing energy waste, increasing energy-efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy. Energy management standards, such as EN ISO 50001, offer a comprehensive approach to address the various behavioural, technological and regulatory requirements....
read moreBehind-the-Meter Energy Storage Systems
This paper explores renewables-linked behind-the-meter energy storage systems. It explores applications which can be performed with such systems, including the business model behind such applications and the duty cycle requirements of such applications. It also explores siting and technology choices, including battery types, inverter classifications and other purchasing and installation considerations. ...
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Are ZNE-ready manufactured homes on the horizon
Energy Efficiency
I16 November 2018
IJürgen Ritzek
Weather conditions are one of the current principal reasons why prefab constructions are welcome in the US. This way of building houses and recovering affected areas after a weather disaster is working well due tue the short timings and the inexpensive costs. However, demand requires a more serious energy efficiency presence in these kinds of constructions, which definitely needs to be thought to be introduced in the mass-production fabrication.
read moreHouston, we have a problem...
Energy Efficiency
I13 November 2018
IRod Janssen
Houston, the time is now to solve this problem... We know we can. Across many improvements through experiments, pilot projects, research, investment programmes, and years, we are currently able to presume of advanced levels of energy efficiency transition knowledge. Despite knowing what to do, what we are missing today is sense of urgency, motivation and take the improvements as strong impacts of change.
read moreDepleting stupidity
Energy Efficiency
I08 November 2018
IDr Steven Fawkes
The potential using proven technology, current economics and “standard thinking” about energy efficiency is always about 30%. Thinking about energy efficiency in a different way using integrative design increases the size of the economic potential to much higher levels, maybe 60-70%.
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