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Wind Farm on Remote Island Reduces Grid Losses
(RE-177 - 1st November 2003)
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The electric utility in Sandøy municipality, a group of islands on the West Coast of Norway, faced several challenges when its licence was due for renewal at the end of the 1990s. In order to win the concession, the utility had to find solutions for ...
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Single Compressor Fridge-freezer Cuts Energy Consumption by 30%
(R445 - 31st October 2003)
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The Danish refrigerator company, Vestfrost, and the Danish Technological Institute have developed a new technology for combined fridge-freezers that uses about 30% less energy than normal Class-A fridge-freezers. The technology is commercially availa...
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Sustainable Design for a Primary School with Building-integrated PV Cells
(TB176 - 1st October 2003)
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The utilisation of water, electricity, heat and food are visibly demonstrated in the Danish Primary school of Lærkelængen, in the town of Albertslund. The process of production, use, waste and recycling are illustrated. The consumption figures for he...
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Energy Efficiency in Petrol Station Lighting
(R453 - 1st June 2003)
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When TotalFinaElf upgraded one of its petrol stations in the UK, it replaced external light fittings with a modern, energy-efficient alternative. This step was taken in order to reduce electricity consumption for lighting by 67%; the project payback ...
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High-performance Industrial Furnace using High-temperature Air Combustion – Application to a Heating Furnace
(DO53 - 31st March 2003)
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A slab continuous reheating furnace for hot rolling, at NKK Corporation’s Fukuyama Iron Works, was modified under the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation’s (NEDO) Field Test Project to demonstrate high-performance industrial...
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High-performance Industrial Furnace Based on High-temperature Air Combustion Technology – Application to a Heat Treatment Furnace
(R447 - 31st March 2003)
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Under the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation’s (NEDO) Field Test Project, to demonstrate high-performance industrial furnaces based on high-temperature air combustion technology, NSK Torrington Co, Japan’s leading needle be...
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Mini Co-generation Based on Landfill Gas
(RE175 - 31st March 2003)
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A mini co-generation plant, utilising landfill gas, has been in operation for more than two years in northern Norway. It consists of four gas engines, each with a capacity of 13 kW of electricity and 39 kW of heat. So far, the plant has run with favo...
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Sunny Outlook at Home for the Elderly
(RE174 - 26th March 2003)
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Woking Borough Council has installed a photovoltaic (PV) roof on a residential development for the elderly in Woking. BP Solar was the manufacturer and installer on the project. This is currently the UK’s largest domestic PV installation on a single ...
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Ice Rink and Geothermal Heat Provides Heating for School and Indoor Ice Rink
(RE173 - 24th March 2003)
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In September 2001, a new combined freezing and heating system became operational in Halden, Norway. It utilises both the waste heat from an ice rink and geothermal heat (rock/ground) to cover the heat demand for the new Gimle School and the existing ...
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High-performance Industrial Furnace based on High-temperature Air Combustion Technology – Application to Gas Treatment Furnaces
(R448_1 - 1st March 2003)
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Under the New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization’s (NEDO)Field Test Project, to demonstrate high-performance industrial furnaces based on high-temperature air combustion technology, Tobu Chemical Industrial Co, a major wallpap...
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