On December 20th, 2012, the US EPA finalized the Clean Air Act pollution standards known as ICI Boiler MACT. This standard applies to large boilers in a wide range of industrial facilities and institutions. This webinar, held January 30, 2013, discusses a US DOE sponsored technical assistance program to ensure that major sources burning coal or oil have information on cost-effective clean energy strategies for compliance , such as natural gas combined heat and power (CHP). Boiler owners and operators can learn about clean energy strategies to meet EPA boiler rules through DOE’s Boiler MACT Technical Assistance Program, which has been piloted in Ohio since March 2012 and is now being implemented throughout the Country. John Cuttica, Director of the Midwest Clean Energy Application Center and the Energy Resources Center, both located at the University of Illinois at Chicago, discusses how our Midwest industrial and institutional companies can take advantage of the technical assistance program. (this is the slides-only version; full video version is available at https://www.slideshare.net/MidwestEfficiency/combined-heat-and-power-as-a-boiler-mact-compliance-strategy-16406830)
S1 brief description of renewable energy options muscatCETN
The document discusses renewable energy trends in 2015 and forecasts for 2016-2020. Some key points:
- 2015 saw record additions of renewable energy capacity, including 66GW of wind and 49GW of solar photovoltaics.
- New policies are expected to drive further growth in renewables between 2015-2021, especially in China, India, and the EU.
- Solar PV production could reach 700GW by 2020 according to some forecasts, up from around 50GW installed in 2015.
- Growth is expected across various renewable technologies like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal.
Update on Australian TIMES Model DevelopmentIEA-ETSAP
The document provides an update on the development of the Australian TIMES (AUS-TIMES) energy system model by CSIRO, including an overview of CSIRO, the Australian energy landscape, the structure and capabilities of the AUS-TIMES model, and future plans to improve the model by adding additional technologies, distributed energy resources, and collaborating with other organizations. The AUS-TIMES model is used to analyze pathways for Australia's energy system out to 2050 across multiple sectors including electricity, transport, and considers high renewable energy penetration scenarios. Results from scenarios show significant increases in renewable energy and electricity supplied from renewable sources as
Primary Energy Demand of Renewable Energy Carriers - Part IILeonardo ENERGY
This document summarizes a webinar presentation on primary energy demand of renewable energy carriers - part II. It discusses various definitions and accounting principles for primary energy factors. It reviews how primary energy factors are addressed in the Energy Efficiency Directive, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, and Renewable Energy Directive. It also examines the policy implications of using different primary energy factor definitions, noting they can impact assessments of energy source reductions and priorities. The presentation cautions that a sole focus on reducing primary energy use could lead to conclusions that contradict climate goals of minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
This document summarizes an energy audit conducted of the College of Engineering Perumon. It introduces that energy audits aim to minimize wastage and optimize efficiency. The objectives were to analyze energy consumption patterns, identify areas of wastage, and recommend cost-effective efficiency improvements. The methodology involved data collection, analysis, and recommending steps to reduce power consumption without affecting comfort. Various aspects of energy use were surveyed including utility consumption, lighting, inverters/batteries, substations, and thermal energy. The conclusion calls for innovative energy utilization schemes to avoid future energy calamities.
Status of North American CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) Projects - presentation by Adam Berger in the International CCS session at the UKCCSRC Cardiff Biannual Meeting, 10-11 September 2014
Integrating renewables and enabling flexibility of households and buildingsLeonardo ENERGY
Demand response is seen as measure to increase the power system flexibility. Recent developments from research projects and pilots pave the way to large scale deployment and commercialization. This webinar will present the potentials of different DR technologies and different national and international approaches and discusses how flexibility of demand is making its way into markets and network operation. IEA-DSM Task 17 addresses the current role and potential of flexibility in electricity demand and supply of systems of energy consuming/producing processes in buildings (residential and commercial) equipped with DER (Electric Vehicles, PV, storage, heat pumps, ...) and their impacts on the grid and markets.
The document discusses ASHRAE's goals and initiatives around sustainability and net zero energy buildings. It outlines ASHRAE's roadmap to develop tools enabling net zero energy buildings by 2030 through standards like 90.1 and 189.1. It also discusses opportunities in existing buildings, which represent most buildings that will exist in 2030 and offer the greatest potential for reduced energy use through retrofits.
Energy auditing and energy efficiency indicatorsCETN
Principles of Energy Auditing
Auditing process summary
Undertaking an Energy Audit in house
Commissioning a commercial Audit
Equipment for auditing
Results and dissemination
Barriers to implementation of energy efficiency
Questions and answer session
This document provides information about Atlas Companies and their energy services. It summarizes that Atlas has over 18 megawatts of solar projects installed in Ohio, accounting for almost 20% of the state's capacity. It also details Atlas' 35+ years of energy auditing and retrofitting experience across various sectors including naval bases, schools, hospitals and more. Finally, it promotes Atlas' energy assistance services for Ukraine and encourages joining the International Energy Agency.
Already by 2021, every new building in Europe has to meet the standard of nearly zero-energy buildings.
During 2012, a consortium led by Ecofys undertook a study for the European Commission to provide guidance to Member States and the EC with regards to the implementation of the requirements for nearly zero-energy buildings under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The study features benchmarks for nearly zero-energy buildings for different European climates, an analytical framework for evaluating Member States national plans for increasing the number of such buildings, a reporting template for these plans and an analysis of the convergence between cost optimal levels and nearly zero-energy buildings.
Introduction to the Ecodesign of Energy Related Products DirectiveLeonardo ENERGY
The Ecodesign of Energy Related Products Directive (EED) was adopted in 2009 as an amendment from the 2005 Ecodesign of Energy Using Products Directive and is one of the EU’s four key Directives addressing energy efficiency in stationary (i.e. non transport) end-uses (the others being the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive). The EU was a relative late comer among leading international economies in having overarching legislation to set minimum energy performance standards for equipment but since the adoption of Ecodesign it has set an impressive pace of adoption of implementing measures which are now estimated to cover 48% of all EU energy consumption. The average expected energy savings per product group addressed is projected to reach 19% by 2030, to lower energy bills by €160 billion for a €60 billion increase in equipment acquisition costs i.e. a net benefit of €100 billion and to create 0.8 million extra direct jobs for industry, wholesale and the retail sector.
The projected CO2 savings from this Directive alone are estimated to reach 320 Mt CO2 equiva-lent, equal to 7% of all EU GHG emissions in 2010. This is in excess of savings projected from the EU emissions trading system.
Working Manual on Energy Auditing in industrieszubeditufail
The document provides information on energy auditing and management. It discusses various types of energy sources including primary and secondary, commercial and non-commercial, and renewable and non-renewable sources. It also discusses global energy reserves and consumption as well as environmental issues like ozone layer depletion. Ozone depletion is caused by man-made chlorine and bromine compounds which break down the ozone layer. International agreements like the Montreal Protocol have helped phase out ozone depleting substances.
This document summarizes the findings of a European Power Quality Survey conducted between 2005-2006. It interviewed representatives from key industrial sectors across 8 European countries to understand the economic impacts of poor power quality.
The study found that poor power quality, such as voltage dips, interruptions and harmonics, results in annual losses estimated at over €150 billion for the sectors surveyed. Dips and interruptions accounted for around 60% of losses. Losses were higher in manufacturing industries compared to services sectors.
Regression analysis indicated power quality related wastage was approximately 4% of annual turnover for industry and 0.14% for services. The document provides detailed methodology used to calculate different types of power quality costs from direct financial losses
Energy storage in urban multi-energy systems | Marco Carlo Masoeroicarb
This document discusses energy storage in urban multi-energy systems. It outlines electrical energy storage (EES) and thermal energy storage (TES), describing their various roles and technologies. EES can help integrate distributed generation and provide grid flexibility and ancillary services. TES allows decoupling of heat generation and use in district heating. Both are key to efficient multi-energy systems at urban scales. The document also briefly discusses power-to-fuels technologies that can store renewable energy as synthetic methane or hydrogen.
A review of systems approaches in Ecodesign and Energy LabellingLeonardo ENERGY
It is widely recognised that there are substantial energy savings to be made from considering an energy system – how products are combined and operated – in addition to those from each product.
Recent ecodesign and energy label regulations and the ecodesign and energy label working plan which is currently in development are not adopting these approaches. The European Copper Institute wishes to understand why this is and if there is evidence to support challenging this omission. They commissioned this research to look into the experience with developing system related ecodesign and energy labelling regulations to date.
Systems have increasingly been studied explicitly, rather than as an ‘added benefit’ to a basically product based approach. This is in recognition of the additional energy savings which are accessible via a system approach.
This project has reviewed studies on eight product groups, most of them ecodesign and energy labelling preparatory or review studies:
* Walk-in cold rooms (WICRs)
* WICRs
* Case study method for heating systems
* Lighting systems
* “points system” approach
* Pumps
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Heater and water heater package energy label
* Solar Photovoltaics (PV) (system energy label)
* Solar PV (system energy label)
* Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
* Power cables
The document discusses EPA's finalized adjustments to Clean Air Act standards for boilers and incinerators from December 2012. The adjustments maintain public health benefits while increasing compliance flexibility and clarity. The Major Source Boiler Rule allows three years for compliance, while the Area Source Boiler Rule's compliance date is March 2014. The rule affects thousands of major and area source boilers, primarily those burning oil, coal, biomass or process gas. Compliance options include fuel switching to natural gas, installing controls like scrubbers, and natural gas-fired combined heat and power systems.
Mitigation strategies for transitioning towards ‘net-zero’ energy systems in ...IEA-ETSAP
The document outlines research using the TIMES model to study mitigation strategies for transitioning India's energy system towards net-zero emissions by 2050, comparing a current policy scenario resulting in over 100 Gt of CO2 emissions to lower emission scenarios enabled by increasing renewable energy, nuclear power, and carbon capture while reducing costs and maintaining supply. The results indicate pathways to reduce 2050 emissions to under 1 Gt through accelerated electrification, decarbonizing electricity and other sectors, and cumulative emissions by over 50% compared to current policies.
TATA STEEL_TO REDUCE SPM LEVEL AT SCREEN HOUSEAvishek Ghosh
This document discusses reducing SPM (suspended particulate matter) levels at the screen house in a coke plant. It notes that screening operations generate a large amount of dust, with SPM levels exceeding safe limits. Several solutions are proposed, including using dry fog devices to control dust during screening. Dry fog devices use nozzles to spray a mist that reduces dust by moistening particles without making the coke wet. Other recommendations include improving conveyor transfer points and installing dust extraction systems at problem areas. The goal is to control dust and lower SPM levels to improve worker safety.
Environmental Management Practices in a Super Thermal Power Plant.Debasis Ray
This document discusses environmental management practices at NTPC's Super Thermal Power Plant in Kaniha, India. It begins with an overview of thermal power plants and their environmental impacts. It then discusses NTPC, India's largest power producer, and its 3000MW Kaniha plant. The document outlines various environmental problems caused by thermal plants and the steps NTPC takes to mitigate them at Kaniha, including an effluent treatment plant, ash water recirculation, and solar power generation. It provides a case study of Kaniha's zero discharge system that treats and recycles all water. The document concludes that while thermal plants are necessary for India's development, strong environmental policies and practices are also needed.
The document provides details about Sachin Verma's vocational summer training at the NTPC Tanda thermal power plant. It includes acknowledgements, an introduction to NTPC and the Tanda plant, descriptions of the plant's location and features, and explanations of the power generation process using the Rankine cycle and the various systems involved such as the boiler, steam turbine, and electrical equipment. It also outlines the goals and expected benefits of Sachin's training experience at the NTPC Tanda facility.
The document discusses different types of permanent magnet machines, including radial flux and axial flux machines. It notes that permanent magnets replaced electromagnets, eliminating slip rings and brush assemblies. This led to the development of permanent magnet brushless DC motors and synchronous motors. Axial flux motors have magnetic force along the motor shaft and length, like disc brakes, while radial flux motors have magnetic force perpendicular to the shaft. There are several configurations for both radial and axial flux machines depending on the stator and rotor placement and winding arrangements.
The blast furnace is a counter-current heat exchanger used to smelt iron from iron ore for steel production. Reactions inside reduce iron oxides to molten iron and separate impurities into a slag. The furnace operates at over 1500°C, using coke as the reducing agent and limestone as a flux. Key reactions include the reduction of iron oxides to iron and carbon monoxide, and the removal of impurities like sulfur. The process produces molten iron, known as pig iron, and a slag byproduct. The composition of the pig iron depends on the burden chemistry and furnace operating temperature.
The document summarizes information about the Panki Thermal Power Station located in Kanpur, India. It discusses:
1) The power station has two operational units of 105 MW each that were established in 1976-1977.
2) It describes the various processes involved in coal-fired power generation including the coal handling plant, water treatment plant, boiler, turbine, generator, and switchyard.
3) The key components and functions of a thermal power plant are outlined, from coal firing to electricity generation using steam turbines driven by the steam produced in boilers.
Practical Boiler Control & Instrumentation for Engineers & TechniciansLiving Online
This document provides an introduction to boiler controls, including:
1) It outlines the key objectives of boiler control systems which are to ensure safety, availability, and performance through reliable controls, robust safety systems, efficient operation, and more.
2) It presents a simplified view of the boiler combustion and steam generation processes to provide background for control systems.
3) It introduces the main control functions for boilers, mapping them out according to safety, availability, and performance objectives.
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In this presentation, I have tried to explain main raw material sources of iron making process. Also, with my experience, I have tried to give a concept about the plant engineering related to raw material. I hope that, this presentation will be helpful for young engineers. With this presentation they will get a broad idea about the raw material, based on which they can study more on the subject.
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Thermal power plants generate electricity through combustion of fuels like coal and gas. The key components are the boiler, steam turbine, and electric generator. Control systems regulate critical functions like fuel and air management, steam temperatures, feedwater levels, and turbine speed. Supercritical plants operate at higher pressures and temperatures for greater efficiency. Combined cycle plants further improve efficiency by capturing waste heat from gas turbines to power additional steam turbines.
Power plant technology (lecture notes)Yuri Melliza
This document provides an overview of power plant technology. It introduces concepts in thermodynamics like forms of energy, the ideal gas law, and gas mixtures. It also outlines various power plant cycles like the Rankine cycle and components like boilers, turbines, and condensers. Additionally, it discusses other power plant types such as internal combustion, hydroelectric, gas turbine, and geothermal power plants. The document aims to give students a wide-ranging understanding of electrical energy production and power plant design principles and analysis using the SI system of units. It covers topics like fuels, combustion, cycles, plant equipment, and environmental aspects of power generation.
Steam turbines work by converting the energy of expanding steam into rotational motion. They have several key components and come in two main types: impulse and reaction. Impulse turbines use nozzles to direct high velocity steam onto turbine blades for impulse, while reaction turbines utilize both fixed and moving blades to expand steam. Common problems in steam turbines include stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, thermal fatigue, and pitting due to chemical attack from corrosive elements in the steam. Proper lubrication and preventing blade deterioration are important for optimizing steam turbine performance and lifespan.
This document provides a summary of a seminar presentation about the main parts of a thermal power plant. The summary includes:
- An overview of the key components of a thermal power plant, including the coal handling plant, boiler, turbine generator, transformers, and switchyard.
- Descriptions of the main functions of the boiler, including converting coal energy into steam and heating feedwater and steam.
- Explanations of other important systems like the cooling tower, ash handling plant, water treatment plant, and their roles in the power generation process.
The document discusses instrumentation and control systems used in thermal power plants. It describes the objectives of instrumentation and control which include safe and efficient plant operation. It provides an overview of the Distributed Digital Control and Management Information System (DDCMIS) and its components, including the burner management system, turbine control system, and generator instruments. It explains the various functions, measurements, controls, and benefits provided by the DDCMIS.
Thermal plant instrumentation and controlShilpa Shukla
This document provides an overview of instrumentation and control systems used in a thermal power plant. It discusses the key components measured including pressure, temperature, flow, level, vibration and flue gas analysis. It describes the various sensors and instruments used to measure these variables, including bourdon tubes, diaphragms, bellows, thermocouples, RTDs, orifice plates, and analyzers. It also discusses the control and monitoring systems, laboratories, and pollution control systems used in thermal power plants.
Turbines extract energy from moving fluids and convert it to rotational energy. The main types are water, steam, gas, and wind turbines. Water turbines include impulse turbines like Pelton and cross-flow, which use jet velocity, and reaction turbines like Francis and Kaplan, which use changing fluid pressure. Steam turbines convert thermal energy from pressurized steam. Gas turbines power aircraft and generators using combustion. Wind turbines have rotors to capture kinetic wind energy and generators to produce electricity. Turbines are used widely in power generation and industrial applications.
The document discusses pollution from coal-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plants in India. It provides background on the DRI process and explains that DRI production has increased in India due to access to iron ore and lack of coking coal. It then discusses various sources of air, water, and solid waste pollution from DRI plants. Specific pollutants include PM, SO2, NOx, CO, and contaminated water discharged into rivers. The document recommends pollution control mechanisms like improved dust collection systems and utilizing waste materials to reduce environmental impacts from India's DRI industry.
This Presentation is about working principle of Pumps.Basic Presentation regarding pumps , will definitely help beginners to learn pump types , their working , their parts etc.
Best ppt on thermal power station workingRonak Thakare
The document provides an overview of thermal power generation and the key components involved. It discusses how chemical energy from fuel is converted through various processes into electrical energy. The main components that enable this conversion are the boiler, turbine, and generator. Steam generated in the boiler powers the turbine, which spins the generator's rotor to produce electricity via electromagnetic induction. The turbine has high, intermediate, and low pressure sections to efficiently extract energy from the steam.
This document provides an overview of combined heat and power (CHP) systems, with a focus on industrial applications. It discusses the benefits of CHP systems in improving energy efficiency compared to separate heat and power systems. CHP systems are well-suited for industrial facilities that have constant thermal and electric loads. The document outlines common CHP technologies and emerging drivers for CHP adoption. It also provides examples of industrial CHP projects and discusses Veolia's role in developing CHP systems, including a reference project supplying power, heating and cooling to hospitals in Boston.
Combined Heat and Power + Process Heating-Waste Heat Recovery 5-26-20 FINAL (...Marimuthu886530
This document discusses the U.S. Department of Energy's programs related to combined heat and power (CHP) and process heating. It provides background on CHP, noting its potential benefits but also challenges such as cost and regulatory barriers. It summarizes the DOE's research objectives and current portfolio to advance flexible CHP technologies and reduce the energy intensity of manufacturing processes. The document also describes the DOE's technical assistance and deployment activities to promote increased adoption of CHP systems.
Overview of a Strategy to Exempt Multiple Process Heaters from the “Boiler MA...Antea Group
This document summarizes a presentation on a strategy to exempt multiple process heaters at a large oil and gas processing facility from the Boiler MACT regulations. The initial inventory found the facility's HAP emissions exceeded major source thresholds. Evaluating strategies led to quantifying actual HAP emissions, which were found to be below thresholds. A permit application was submitted to establish the facility as an area source, expected to be approved by the deadline. Personal thoughts noted challenges in understanding compliance requirements and resources.
The document discusses various challenges and considerations around accurately accounting for carbon emissions from buildings and electricity production methods. It touches on the need for standardized approaches and boundaries to avoid double counting, the sensitivity of different methods to accounting assumptions, and debates around how to appropriately assign emissions factors across supply chains and energy grids.
This document provides information about a feasibility study for establishing a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Northern Khazar, Tehran, Iran. It discusses the benefits of distributed generation including reduced transmission losses and environmental pollution. Common technologies used in distributed generation plants are described. Applications of CHP plants include various industries and commercial centers. The unique advantages of CHP systems that provide both electricity and heat are highlighted. A financial analysis is presented for a proposed 20 MW CHP plant located at an industrial zone in Semnan, Iran.
The document discusses stationary fuel cells for home use. It summarizes that fuel cells provide clean and efficient energy generation at the home through combined heat and power. Fuel cells can integrate with homes to provide electricity, heating and hot water. Financial incentives like tax credits and rebates are in place to support the adoption of residential fuel cells.
Secure Supplies provides combined heat and power (CHP) systems ranging from 30kw to 4500kw powered by engines from Cummins, MAN, MWM and CNPC. CHP systems generate electricity while capturing waste heat, achieving overall efficiencies of 65-80%. CHP plants provide local heat, electricity, and sometimes cooling, avoiding transmission losses of conventional power generation.
Massachusetts policies for combined heat & powerTNenergy
Massachusetts has two key policies to promote combined heat and power (CHP): the MASS SAVE Energy Efficiency Program and the Alternative Portfolio Standard. The MASS SAVE Program provides rebates of up to $750/kW for CHP systems and incentives are determined based on a benefit-cost ratio test. The Alternative Portfolio Standard creates a mandate for electricity suppliers to obtain credits from alternative energy sources, including CHP, with the standard increasing to 5% by 2020. Case studies highlight CHP projects at UMass Medical Center and Simonds International that received incentives under these programs based on estimated annual energy savings and alternative energy credits.
Industrial energy efficiency - approaches, technologies and policies, Girish ...ESD UNU-IAS
This document summarizes an presentation on industrial energy efficiency approaches, technologies, and policies in India. It discusses how energy demand is projected to increase significantly in India by 2031-32 based on current trends. It outlines key approaches to improving energy efficiency in industry, including energy audits, research & development on efficient technologies, standards and labeling programs. Case studies are presented on energy audits of public buildings and replacing HVAC systems with waste heat recovery systems. India's Perform, Achieve and Trade program and National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency are summarized as important policies to mandate efficiency improvements in energy-intensive industries.
This document discusses cogeneration/combined heat and power (CHP) systems. It defines CHP as the integrated production of usable heat and power from a single system. The key benefits of CHP systems are outlined as increased efficiency, environmental benefits from reduced emissions, and economic benefits from lower energy costs. The document describes common CHP configurations including combustion turbines/reciprocating engines with heat recovery and steam boilers with steam turbines. It also discusses assessing CHP system performance and provides examples of applications for CHP technology.
Finding financing for industrial energy efficiency & chpTNenergy
This document discusses finding financing for industrial energy efficiency and combined heat and power (CHP) projects. It provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Application Centers, which promote CHP, waste heat recovery, and district energy technologies. Examples are given of various CHP applications in industrial processing facilities, office buildings, hospitals, and food processing plants. The benefits of CHP include reducing energy costs and capacity needs while lowering emissions. Areas to consider in analyzing costs and benefits include discount rates, hourly marginal costs, regional cost differences, and accounting for wholesale market impacts.
The document summarizes the benefits of stationary fuel cell systems for commercial real estate. Fuel cells provide clean, efficient distributed energy generation that can significantly reduce energy costs and carbon emissions compared to grid power. They operate at a lower cost per kWh than utility rates and can provide both electricity and heat for buildings. Various incentives are available to support the installation of fuel cell CHP systems.
“Towards net zero: extracting energy from flooded coal mines for heating and ...Kyungeun Sung
“Towards net zero: extracting energy from flooded coal mines for heating and cooling applications” – Prof Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University, presenting at the Net Zero Conference 2022, ‘Research Journeys in/to Net Zero: Current and Future Research Leaders in the Midlands, UK’ (on Friday 24th June 2022 at De Montfort University)
Summit Power Group is a developer of clean energy projects including carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Sasha Mackler discussed Summit's focus on developing CCS projects to provide CO2 for enhanced oil recovery and produce low-carbon electricity. Mackler outlined two of Summit's major CCS projects - the Texas Clean Energy Project, a coal gasification facility that will capture 3 million tons of CO2 per year, and the Captain Clean Energy Project in the UK, which will capture over 3.8 million tons of CO2 per year from an integrated gasification combined cycle facility. Mackler noted that while CCS technologies are commercially viable, successful large-scale projects are still needed to demonstrate the business case for implementing C
The document summarizes a project exploring hydrogen barrier coatings for gas network assets to enable the repurposing of existing gas infrastructure for hydrogen transport. Key findings include identifying high priority assets for coating, screening potential barrier coating materials with the most permeation-resistant being metals, and evaluating coating deposition technologies. The next steps proposed are to develop and validate complete coating systems and deposition processes through further testing and trials.
Research Associate Dr Callum Rae discusses
the challenges presented by the growth in the
Energy Centre market, and outlines our alternative
approach to Energy Centre design, which has
successfully been applied to the AECC Energy
Centre project.
As the highly prestigious London Wall Place
project approaches completion of the shell
and core, Director, James O’Byrne reviews the
project and the application of BIM, and discusses
the various benefits on the overall design and
coordination process.
Diesel fuel is now a Category 3 flammable liquid.
Technical Board Director Wyn Turnbull reports
on the impact to diesel storage and use, as the
result of the recent Classification, Labelling and
Packaging of Chemical (CLP) Regulations 2015
which have replaced the now revoked CHIP
Regulations.
Associate Director Paul Scriven provides a brief
overview of the WELL Building Standard and
discusses why and how its popularity is growing.
Finally, Group Director Robert Thorogood discusses
how far standardisation of controls and automation
have developed using the IEC 61850 integration
standard, and what the benefits may bring to the
control of power distribution.
Paul Flatt, Group Chairman and CEO,
Hurley Palmer Flatt.
This document provides an overview and analysis of developments in the US energy industry. It includes the following key points:
1) The EPA has released its final Clean Power Plan rule, which will dramatically alter the North American energy mix as utilities work to comply with tighter emissions regulations. Separately, the EPA's coal ash rule provides requirements for coal plant waste but leaves implementation details to generators.
2) Solar power continues to gain in installed capacity due to declining costs, but questions remain around the pace of future cost reductions and its ability to compete with cheap natural gas. Community solar is an alternative gaining popularity. Energy storage costs remain too high for widespread adoption.
3) Jurisdictions like New York are seeking
Presentation Fredricton September 2009 generalAngelo Mangatal
This document provides an overview of a presentation on energy efficiency opportunities for the electrical generation sector. It discusses the benefits of energy efficiency, including financial savings and environmental benefits. It identifies obstacles to energy efficiency in the sector and provides suggestions on how to increase awareness and identify opportunities. Specific energy efficiency measures and programs are outlined, and case studies provide examples of energy and emissions reductions achieved through efficiency improvements.
Industrial Value Chains - A Bridge Towards a climate neutral EuropeTomas Wyns
This document discusses the role of energy intensive industries (EIIs) in achieving a carbon neutral Europe. It profiles EIIs and their contributions to emissions reductions. It outlines various technological solutions and business models being developed. It also discusses the framework conditions needed, including investment challenges, infrastructure needs, and regulatory barriers. Finally, it calls for a new industrial strategy with missions for research and demonstration, alignment of energy and industry policies, financing mechanisms, infrastructure planning, and smart regulations to support the transition to low-carbon industries.
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The document summarizes a study conducted in Minnesota to evaluate how key elements of the National Standard Practice Manual (NSPM) could be applied to the state's energy efficiency cost-effectiveness analyses. The study reviewed Minnesota's current screening practices, applied the NSPM's Resource Value Framework to create a primary cost-effectiveness test for the state, and provided recommendations. The webinar presentation covered an overview of the NSPM, current practices in Minnesota, applying the Resource Value Framework to include more utility system impacts and consider relevant non-utility impacts like low-income programs and other fuels.
MEEA collaborated with The Cadmus Group to conduct a study of utility energy efficiency investments and savings throughout the Midwest to determine their economic impact. The study uses a dynamic forecast model to study the economic impacts of energy efficiency investments specific to four target regions: 1) Indiana, 2) Michigan, 3) Ohio and 4) the Midwest region. This webinar walked through the findings of this study and included presentations from Nick Dreher, Policy Manager at MEEA and Tyler Browne, Senior Analyst at The Cadmus Group, Inc.
Industrial refrigeration systems are a significant consumer of electrical energy in food processing, cold storage, and chemical processing industries throughout the Midwestern United States.
This webinar, presented by Bryan Hackett, P.E., of kW Engineering, will covered the following topics:
• The basics of industrial refrigeration systems,
• A review of proven energy efficiency measures (EEMs) and how to identify potential applications for each, and
• The respective energy and cost savings for each.
Industrial and commercial utility program managers, end-user plant managers, refrigeration system operators, contractors, and solution vendors will get a better understanding of industrial refrigeration as an integrated system, how key components can be optimized to improve efficiency, and the energy and financial motivations for pursuing the discussed EEMs
Bryan Hackett, P.E. - Senior Engineer II, kW Engineering
Bryan leads kW Engineering’s Industrial Services Team, providing energy and water auditing, retro-commissioning, technical support services, and implementation management to industrial facilities across the country. Bryan has performed over 150 industrial energy audits and is the lead author of two papers on energy savings at food processing and refrigeration facilities. Bryan is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer with over 17 years of experience working with commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. As one of the leaders of kW's technical staff of 47 engineers, Bryan takes great pride in getting CFOs excited about sustainability by delivering results at the meter and on the bill.
The document discusses opportunities for commercial building energy efficiency in the Midwest. It describes MEEA, a non-profit organization serving 13 Midwest states that promotes energy efficiency. MEEA has over 140 members from various sectors and a staff of 30 based in Chicago. The document outlines MEEA's role in designing programs, evaluating technologies, and advancing policy. It then discusses opportunities to deliver advanced efficiency segmentation and marketing, unlock savings in underserved building segments, and harness operational savings through approaches like retro-commissioning.
MEEA prepared for the new year with a wealth of opportunities for advanced lighting professions to connect with peers and access the latest industry information.
New offerings including the Midwest LUMEN Network, the quarterly advanced lighting technical webinar series, and the Midwest Advanced Lighting Solutions Guide were unveiled by MEEA staff and Vicki Campbell, Director of Energy Efficiency at DTE Energy and Chair of Midwest LUMEN.
Recommended audience:
Utility efficiency program staff
Manufacturers
Distributers
Implementers and consultants
Others interested in promoting advanced lighting market adoption in the Midwest
Topics covered included:
Midwest LUMEN meetings
Networking events
Quarterly technical webinars
Web-based resources
The Midwest Advanced Lighting Solutions Guide
Midwest Energy Solutions Conference advanced lighting panel
MEEA Minute and event calendar updates
Top 10 Tips for Formatting and Designing Research Questionnaires
On Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, Blackstone Group identified the top ten tips to help your team streamline the development of research questionnaires – from energy efficiency evaluation to customer satisfaction – in terms of formatting and design.
Mike Burmester and Brandon Parrott-Sheffer, from the Blackstone Group, presented the top ten tips of questionnaire design based on their experience as full-service market researchers who have completed over 75 energy-related projects in the past three years alone.
The document summarizes a webinar on Kentucky's approach to achieving voluntary energy efficiency goals without mandated standards. It discusses Kentucky's energy landscape and a stakeholder project to design a strategy for meeting a 1% annual efficiency goal. The resulting Action Plan lays out strategies focused on voluntary measures, including annually tracking utility program performance. A key part is having utilities voluntarily report efficiency data to measure progress towards statewide goals. This could serve as a model for other states to achieve efficiency increases through voluntary cooperation rather than mandates.
C&I customers represent a substantial opportunity for load reduction, but the key is to incentivize projects with excellent performance, economics, and impact. Intelligent LED systems are redefining the lighting category and displacing legacy technologies with proven results.
The webinar, presented by Michael Feinstein from Digital Lumens, will cover the following topics:
• Industrial lighting technology review
• Intelligent LED System overview
• 90% energy reduction – the economics of intelligent LEDs
• Large C&I lighting customers – retrofit & new construction case studies
• Future of intelligent LED lighting
Mike Feinstein is responsible for leading the Digital Lumens sales and marketing teams and has had extensive experience in the entrepreneurial and investment worlds, most recently as Managing Director of Sempre Management. Previously, he was a General Partner at Venrock Associates and Atlas Venture, where he served on the boards of start-ups including Boston-Power, Ciclon Semiconductor (acquired by Texas Instruments), CircleLending, WaveSmith Networks (acquired by CIENA Corp.) and Quantum Bridge Communications (acquired by Motorola). Michael holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
This presentation is part of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Industrial Webinar Series. Find out more at http://www.midwestindustrial.org.
Join us to learn how global energy management company Schneider Electric reduced energy consumption by 21.3% in its Midwest manufacturing facilities by implementing its own solutions and products. This experience of walking our talk now enables Schneider Electric to support our customers worldwide in similar energy efficiency processes. Jim Pauley, Sr. Vice President, External Affairs and Government Relations, will walk through the steps Schneider Electric took.
Jim Pauley is responsible for state and federal legislative and regulatory policy and government interaction. In addition, he has responsibility for the Schneider Electric strategy and participation in trade and industry associations, standards organizations and conformity assessment bodies. Over his 27 year career, he has held positions in industry standards, product management, marketing and product planning.
Pauley holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and is a licensed professional engineer in Kentucky.
This presentation is part of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Industrial Webinar Series. Find out more at http://www.midwestindustrial.org
Utilities at the cutting edge of DSM planning are implementing Strategic Energy Management (SEM) programs. By equipping C&I customers with powerful tools that help them strategically manage their energy use, utilities realize significant EE savings and deepen their customer relationships.
MEEA, in collaboration with members Xcel Energy and EnerNOC, presented this webinar on SEM best practices and opportunities for Midwest utilities, featuring a case study with Xcel Energy.
On this webinar we discussed:
1. The Value of SEM to Utilities – Understanding how SEM drives increased energy savings from behavioral improvements, more reliable savings from existing capital projects, and deeper customer engagement.
2. Best Practices in SEM Program Design – EnerNOC SEM Practice Lead Chad Gilless will discuss core SEM concepts and present common configurations and options that drive utility program results.
3. Xcel Energy’s Industrial Process Efficiency – Xcel Energy Program Manager Kerry Klemm will present a case study of an award-winning SEM program, the Xcel Energy Process Efficiency program.
Speakers:
Kerry Klemm – Program Manager, Xcel Energy
Kerry Klemm has been involved in energy conservation marketing since the mid 1990s and currently leads Xcel Energy’s Holistic team and manages the Process Efficiency program, which helps manufacturers make smart energy choices that lower their energy use, achieve environmental savings, and improve their bottom line.
Chad Gilless – Practice Lead, Strategic Energy Management, EnerNOC
Chad directs EnerNOC’s efforts to integrate energy into industrial business practices. Based in Portland, OR, Chad has expertise in organizational facilitation and coaching and has over 15 years of experience as a consultant and project manager. He has been with EnerNOC since 2010. He has led numerous programs and projects to deploy plant energy management programs within the industrial sectors, and his efforts have produced more than 68 million kW
One of the most challenging evaluation questions for residential lighting energy efficiency programs in the U.S. is the identification and correction for net-to-gross (NTG) effects such as free ridership and spillover. Over the last twenty years, considerable effort and financial resources have been directed toward accurately measuring these effects. Furthermore, the correction for these NTG effects has direct, and sometimes, drastic impact on program savings.
APT and Opinion Dynamics discuss a new framework for the estimation of free ridership in upstream lighting programs grounded in sound, economically rational decision making on the part of retail partners. This approach, built on functional retail behavior, provides a clearer more insightful look into the elements comprising the retail sales environment thus providing program implementers with a more predictable outcome of end results – up front.
Motivating commercial customers to actively and consistently apply energy efficient practices is quickly becoming central to many utility business practices. In this installment of the MEEA Technical Webinar series, Mike Presutti and John Lux from Agentis Energy outlined a variety of behavior based energy efficiency programs for commercial customers that are helping utilities accomplish their goals. Information on how utilities are using customer engagement platforms to drive behavior change at their commercial customers was detailed. Viability, process and preliminary results from in-process programs were discussed. Specifics include: The opportunity: Agentis analysis examples and information from 3rd party reports; Customer use and feedback data, plus examples from the field; Measurement methodologies and program projections. (Please note: This is a modified version of the presentation to remove confidential data. For that reason, this presentation is available in slide format only without the additional audio. Though the slides are still marked "Proprietary and Confidential," MEEA has obtained explicit permission from the presenters to post this version of the slides. If you are interested in the full version of this webinar or more information about Agentis' analytical platform, please contact the presenters using the contact information in the final slide.)
The document summarizes the growth of utility energy efficiency programs in the Midwest over the last ten years. It discusses how the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) has played a key role in supporting these programs by designing and administering programs, evaluating technologies, promoting best practices, and advancing policy. The presentation notes that while traditional programs focusing on lighting, appliances, and commercial and industrial incentives have achieved significant savings, utilities will need to explore new program areas and approaches to sustain savings given rising codes and standards and program saturation.
The MEEA Policy Webinar: National Study on the Energy Savings of Appliance Standards was held on Thursday March 29, 2012. The webinar outlined the recently released report, The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on the Savings from Appliance Standards by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) and the American Council on an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The webinar highlighted some of the key findings from the report, particularly the enormous savings that have already been achieved from existing standards and the potential for additional savings from new and updated standards. The report reviewed 34 products, and the webinar focused on three areas: products appropriate for state standards; products where state support is requested at the federal level; and products currently covered by utility programs. A regional look was given on the current and potential cost effective savings from appliance standards, as well as an in-depth look at specific natural gas-fired products that are relevant to the Midwest including: clothes washers, boilers, furnaces, and unit heaters. The webinar concluded with a discussion that focused on gas programs and analysis of the potential impact of standards on the cost effectiveness of utility programs.
In the latest in MEEA's Marketing Energy Efficiency webinar series, Drew McCartt, Senior Vice-President at Event Marketing Strategies talks about how face-to-face marketing through events is impacting the growth of energy efficiency in the Midwest. Experiential marketing, utilizing interactive and mobile staffed displays, combined with traditional marketing, is helping utility companies educate consumers and market their lighting, appliance recycling, and enrollment programs.
Kevin Duffy with ICF International discusses the impact and marketing strategies used for We Energies’ community-based education and outreach program, “Way to Save, Burlington!” The pilot is designed to engage all segments of the community by encouraging behavioral changes and connecting customers to existing programs and incentives.
This document discusses using social media and online tools to market energy efficiency programs. It provides an overview of the Energy Center of Wisconsin's (ECW) use of webinars, websites, email marketing and social media like Twitter and Facebook to educate customers. ECW has found success using these channels to reach broad audiences about topics like plug loads and building energy modeling. The document also covers best practices utilities can use for social media, including setting goals and measuring success, being transparent, and designating support teams.
This MEEA Policy Webinar, held on November 17, 2011, outlined the leading states in the Midwest, reviewed current trends, and highlighted programs in Illinois and Michigan, drawing from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's 2011 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard and energy efficiency experts from the state energy offices.
Michael Sciortino, from ACEEE, presented on the newly released ACEEE State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. He discussed the leading states in the Midwest and reasons for the recent gains. He further discussed the current trends in the Midwest that were used to quantify the ACEEE Scorecard rankings, and an explanation on why Michigan, Illinois and Nebraska were named the three most improved states. Best practices and programs were highlighted within the states.
Agnes Mrozowski, from the Illinois Energy Office, presented on Illinois Energy Now, the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s program that provides public sector customers with financial incentives to make energy improvements.
Robert Ozar, from the Michigan Public Service Commission, presented on Michigan’s Public Act 295 which is a comprehensive energy package promoting private investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and highlighted some of the successful programs within the state.
The 2nd Annual Midwest Regional Building Energy Codes Conference was held on October 5-6, 2011 in Chicago. It was attended by 42 guests representing state code officials, state energy officials, utility representatives, energy code advocates, manufacturers, energy efficiency program administrators, architects, and building trades professionals.
The conference built on the previous year's conference and the ongoing codes developments in the region to continue to work towards developing a regional approach to promoting the adoption, implementation, and improving compliance with building energy codes in the Midwest.
Solid-State Lighting (using LEDs) presents both a risk and an opportunity for utility incentives programs. While LEDs are rapidly becoming a feasible technology for achieving maximum lighting efficiency, high costs and uncertain performance have hampered the adoption of LED measures into lighting incentives programs.
This webinar features presentations from the DesignLights Consortium, the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership's national program that takes much of the guesswork out of identifying quality LED products, and by the Lighting Facts program of US DOE, highlighting their Energy Efficiency Partner Resource that will allow Energy Efficiency Partners to list LED lighting incentive programs in association with products from the Lighting Facts web site. An overview of the resource is provided along with an online demonstration.
Viewers also receive information on the Product Snapshot, which was developed to help energy efficiency partners navigate the rapidly changing lighting market, including upcoming standards and labeling requirements, and the impact of these changes on LED replacement lamps. The FTC Lighting Facts label will be mandatory starting January 1, 2012 and we will review the label requirements and explain how the FTC Lighting Facts label relates to the DOE Lighting Facts label.
This presentation was given to the Industrial Energy Efficiency Work Group of the Midwestern Governors Association on September 1, 2011. It provides an overview of industrial energy consumption in the 13 states that make up MEEA's footprint, and details current industrial energy efficiency policies and program activities within each state.
Are you interested in dipping your toes in the cloud native observability waters, but as an engineer you are not sure where to get started with tracing problems through your microservices and application landscapes on Kubernetes? Then this is the session for you, where we take you on your first steps in an active open-source project that offers a buffet of languages, challenges, and opportunities for getting started with telemetry data.
The project is called openTelemetry, but before diving into the specifics, we’ll start with de-mystifying key concepts and terms such as observability, telemetry, instrumentation, cardinality, percentile to lay a foundation. After understanding the nuts and bolts of observability and distributed traces, we’ll explore the openTelemetry community; its Special Interest Groups (SIGs), repositories, and how to become not only an end-user, but possibly a contributor.We will wrap up with an overview of the components in this project, such as the Collector, the OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP), its APIs, and its SDKs.
Attendees will leave with an understanding of key observability concepts, become grounded in distributed tracing terminology, be aware of the components of openTelemetry, and know how to take their first steps to an open-source contribution!
Key Takeaways: Open source, vendor neutral instrumentation is an exciting new reality as the industry standardizes on openTelemetry for observability. OpenTelemetry is on a mission to enable effective observability by making high-quality, portable telemetry ubiquitous. The world of observability and monitoring today has a steep learning curve and in order to achieve ubiquity, the project would benefit from growing our contributor community.
Coordinate Systems in FME 101 - Webinar SlidesSafe Software
If you’ve ever had to analyze a map or GPS data, chances are you’ve encountered and even worked with coordinate systems. As historical data continually updates through GPS, understanding coordinate systems is increasingly crucial. However, not everyone knows why they exist or how to effectively use them for data-driven insights.
During this webinar, you’ll learn exactly what coordinate systems are and how you can use FME to maintain and transform your data’s coordinate systems in an easy-to-digest way, accurately representing the geographical space that it exists within. During this webinar, you will have the chance to:
- Enhance Your Understanding: Gain a clear overview of what coordinate systems are and their value
- Learn Practical Applications: Why we need datams and projections, plus units between coordinate systems
- Maximize with FME: Understand how FME handles coordinate systems, including a brief summary of the 3 main reprojectors
- Custom Coordinate Systems: Learn how to work with FME and coordinate systems beyond what is natively supported
- Look Ahead: Gain insights into where FME is headed with coordinate systems in the future
Don’t miss the opportunity to improve the value you receive from your coordinate system data, ultimately allowing you to streamline your data analysis and maximize your time. See you there!
AI_dev Europe 2024 - From OpenAI to Opensource AIRaphaël Semeteys
Navigating Between Commercial Ownership and Collaborative Openness
This presentation explores the evolution of generative AI, highlighting the trajectories of various models such as GPT-4, and examining the dynamics between commercial interests and the ethics of open collaboration. We offer an in-depth analysis of the levels of openness of different language models, assessing various components and aspects, and exploring how the (de)centralization of computing power and technology could shape the future of AI research and development. Additionally, we explore concrete examples like LLaMA and its descendants, as well as other open and collaborative projects, which illustrate the diversity and creativity in the field, while navigating the complex waters of intellectual property and licensing.
Navigating Post-Quantum Blockchain: Resilient Cryptography in Quantum Threatsanupriti
In the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain technology, the advent of quantum computing poses unprecedented challenges to traditional cryptographic methods. As quantum computing capabilities advance, the vulnerabilities of current cryptographic standards become increasingly apparent.
This presentation, "Navigating Post-Quantum Blockchain: Resilient Cryptography in Quantum Threats," explores the intersection of blockchain technology and quantum computing. It delves into the urgent need for resilient cryptographic solutions that can withstand the computational power of quantum adversaries.
Key topics covered include:
An overview of quantum computing and its implications for blockchain security.
Current cryptographic standards and their vulnerabilities in the face of quantum threats.
Emerging post-quantum cryptographic algorithms and their applicability to blockchain systems.
Case studies and real-world implications of quantum-resistant blockchain implementations.
Strategies for integrating post-quantum cryptography into existing blockchain frameworks.
Join us as we navigate the complexities of securing blockchain networks in a quantum-enabled future. Gain insights into the latest advancements and best practices for safeguarding data integrity and privacy in the era of quantum threats.
Quality Patents: Patents That Stand the Test of TimeAurora Consulting
Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars, worth its cost in multiples of valuation? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent application only good enough to get through the examination process? Or has it been crafted to stand the tests of time and varied audiences if you later need to assert that document against an infringer, find yourself litigating with it in an Article 3 Court at the hands of a judge and jury, God forbid, end up having to defend its validity at the PTAB, or even needing to use it to block pirated imports at the International Trade Commission? The difference is often quality.
Quality will be our focus for a good chunk of the remainder of this season. What goes into a quality patent, and where possible, how do you get it without breaking the bank?
** Episode Overview **
In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss:
⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality?
⦿ Why is patent quality important?
⦿ How to balance quality and budget
⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise
⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications
https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html
How to Avoid Learning the Linux-Kernel Memory ModelScyllaDB
The Linux-kernel memory model (LKMM) is a powerful tool for developing highly concurrent Linux-kernel code, but it also has a steep learning curve. Wouldn't it be great to get most of LKMM's benefits without the learning curve?
This talk will describe how to do exactly that by using the standard Linux-kernel APIs (locking, reference counting, RCU) along with a simple rules of thumb, thus gaining most of LKMM's power with less learning. And the full LKMM is always there when you need it!
Transcript: Details of description part II: Describing images in practice - T...BookNet Canada
This presentation explores the practical application of image description techniques. Familiar guidelines will be demonstrated in practice, and descriptions will be developed “live”! If you have learned a lot about the theory of image description techniques but want to feel more confident putting them into practice, this is the presentation for you. There will be useful, actionable information for everyone, whether you are working with authors, colleagues, alone, or leveraging AI as a collaborator.
Link to presentation recording and slides: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/details-of-description-part-ii-describing-images-in-practice/
Presented by BookNet Canada on June 25, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Community Day Kraków: Devs4Devs ConferenceUiPathCommunity
We are honored to launch and host this event for our UiPath Polish Community, with the help of our partners - Proservartner!
We certainly hope we have managed to spike your interest in the subjects to be presented and the incredible networking opportunities at hand, too!
Check out our proposed agenda below 👇👇
08:30 ☕ Welcome coffee (30')
09:00 Opening note/ Intro to UiPath Community (10')
Cristina Vidu, Global Manager, Marketing Community @UiPath
Dawid Kot, Digital Transformation Lead @Proservartner
09:10 Cloud migration - Proservartner & DOVISTA case study (30')
Marcin Drozdowski, Automation CoE Manager @DOVISTA
Pawel Kamiński, RPA developer @DOVISTA
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
09:40 From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: Citizen Development in action (25')
Pawel Poplawski, Director, Improvement and Automation @McCormick & Company
Michał Cieślak, Senior Manager, Automation Programs @McCormick & Company
10:05 Next-level bots: API integration in UiPath Studio (30')
Mikolaj Zielinski, UiPath MVP, Senior Solutions Engineer @Proservartner
10:35 ☕ Coffee Break (15')
10:50 Document Understanding with my RPA Companion (45')
Ewa Gruszka, Enterprise Sales Specialist, AI & ML @UiPath
11:35 Power up your Robots: GenAI and GPT in REFramework (45')
Krzysztof Karaszewski, Global RPA Product Manager
12:20 🍕 Lunch Break (1hr)
13:20 From Concept to Quality: UiPath Test Suite for AI-powered Knowledge Bots (30')
Kamil Miśko, UiPath MVP, Senior RPA Developer @Zurich Insurance
13:50 Communications Mining - focus on AI capabilities (30')
Thomasz Wierzbicki, Business Analyst @Office Samurai
14:20 Polish MVP panel: Insights on MVP award achievements and career profiling
In this follow-up session on knowledge and prompt engineering, we will explore structured prompting, chain of thought prompting, iterative prompting, prompt optimization, emotional language prompts, and the inclusion of user signals and industry-specific data to enhance LLM performance.
Join EIS Founder & CEO Seth Earley and special guest Nick Usborne, Copywriter, Trainer, and Speaker, as they delve into these methodologies to improve AI-driven knowledge processes for employees and customers alike.
Blockchain and Cyber Defense Strategies in new genre timesanupriti
Explore robust defense strategies at the intersection of blockchain technology and cybersecurity. This presentation delves into proactive measures and innovative approaches to safeguarding blockchain networks against evolving cyber threats. Discover how secure blockchain implementations can enhance resilience, protect data integrity, and ensure trust in digital transactions. Gain insights into cutting-edge security protocols and best practices essential for mitigating risks in the blockchain ecosystem.
Are you interested in learning about creating an attractive website? Here it is! Take part in the challenge that will broaden your knowledge about creating cool websites! Don't miss this opportunity, only in "Redesign Challenge"!
Implementations of Fused Deposition Modeling in real worldEmerging Tech
The presentation showcases the diverse real-world applications of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) across multiple industries:
1. **Manufacturing**: FDM is utilized in manufacturing for rapid prototyping, creating custom tools and fixtures, and producing functional end-use parts. Companies leverage its cost-effectiveness and flexibility to streamline production processes.
2. **Medical**: In the medical field, FDM is used to create patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and prosthetics. Its ability to produce precise and biocompatible parts supports advancements in personalized healthcare solutions.
3. **Education**: FDM plays a crucial role in education by enabling students to learn about design and engineering through hands-on 3D printing projects. It promotes innovation and practical skill development in STEM disciplines.
4. **Science**: Researchers use FDM to prototype equipment for scientific experiments, build custom laboratory tools, and create models for visualization and testing purposes. It facilitates rapid iteration and customization in scientific endeavors.
5. **Automotive**: Automotive manufacturers employ FDM for prototyping vehicle components, tooling for assembly lines, and customized parts. It speeds up the design validation process and enhances efficiency in automotive engineering.
6. **Consumer Electronics**: FDM is utilized in consumer electronics for designing and prototyping product enclosures, casings, and internal components. It enables rapid iteration and customization to meet evolving consumer demands.
7. **Robotics**: Robotics engineers leverage FDM to prototype robot parts, create lightweight and durable components, and customize robot designs for specific applications. It supports innovation and optimization in robotic systems.
8. **Aerospace**: In aerospace, FDM is used to manufacture lightweight parts, complex geometries, and prototypes of aircraft components. It contributes to cost reduction, faster production cycles, and weight savings in aerospace engineering.
9. **Architecture**: Architects utilize FDM for creating detailed architectural models, prototypes of building components, and intricate designs. It aids in visualizing concepts, testing structural integrity, and communicating design ideas effectively.
Each industry example demonstrates how FDM enhances innovation, accelerates product development, and addresses specific challenges through advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Em...Erasmo Purificato
Slide of the tutorial entitled "Paradigm Shifts in User Modeling: A Journey from Historical Foundations to Emerging Trends" held at UMAP'24: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (July 1, 2024 | Cagliari, Italy)
The DealBook is our annual overview of the Ukrainian tech investment industry. This edition comprehensively covers the full year 2023 and the first deals of 2024.
What's Next Web Development Trends to Watch.pdfSeasiaInfotech2
Explore the latest advancements and upcoming innovations in web development with our guide to the trends shaping the future of digital experiences. Read our article today for more information.
Interaction Latency: Square's User-Centric Mobile Performance MetricScyllaDB
Mobile performance metrics often take inspiration from the backend world and measure resource usage (CPU usage, memory usage, etc) and workload durations (how long a piece of code takes to run).
However, mobile apps are used by humans and the app performance directly impacts their experience, so we should primarily track user-centric mobile performance metrics. Following the lead of tech giants, the mobile industry at large is now adopting the tracking of app launch time and smoothness (jank during motion).
At Square, our customers spend most of their time in the app long after it's launched, and they don't scroll much, so app launch time and smoothness aren't critical metrics. What should we track instead?
This talk will introduce you to Interaction Latency, a user-centric mobile performance metric inspired from the Web Vital metric Interaction to Next Paint"" (web.dev/inp). We'll go over why apps need to track this, how to properly implement its tracking (it's tricky!), how to aggregate this metric and what thresholds you should target.
Interaction Latency: Square's User-Centric Mobile Performance Metric
Combined Heat and Power as a Boiler MACT Compliance Strategy (Slides only)
1. MEEA’s Midwest Industrial Initiative
Webinar:
Combined Heat and Power as a
Boiler MACT Compliance Strategy
January 30, 2013
1:00-2:30PM CST
2. MEEA’s Role in the Midwest
• Non-profit serving 13 Midwest states
• 10+ years serving state energy offices, utilities,
ESCOs, state and local government, manufacturers
• 150+ Members
• Staff of 25 in Chicago
• Actions
– Advancing Energy Efficiency Policy
– Promoting Best Practices
– Delivering Training & Workshops
– Coordinating Multi-Utility Program Efforts
– Designing & Administering Energy Efficiency Programs
– Evaluating & Promoting Emerging Technologies
– Regional Voice for DOE/EPA & ENERGY STAR
3. Midwest Industrial Initiative (MI2)
www.midwestindustrial.org
In Fall 2010, MEEA has created the MI2 in order to:
• Promote adoption of energy efficiency in the industrial sector
• Provide information on electric and natural gas utility energy
efficiency rebates and programs
• List national and local energy efficiency best practices and
technology information
• Offer catalog of case studies of successful energy efficiency
implementation
4. MI2 Activities
• Quarterly regional utility calls
• Midwest presence for SEEAction Industrial working
group and CHP group
• Developing Midwest CHP working group
• MI2 to be conduit of efficiency information to
industrial companies and industrial associations
• Promote successful efficiency programs,
technologies and financing mechanisms
5. www.midwestindustrial.org
• Dedicated website on Industrial Efficiency
in the Midwest
– Utility, state and local case studies
– Catalogue of utility industrial contacts
– Utility programs
– Industrial opt out and self direct policies
– EIA data by state and fuel
• Social media presence
– www.twitter.com/industrialEE
6. MI2 Upcoming Webinars
• Mitsubishi – review of manufacturing
facility improvements
• Baltimore Gas & Electric – CHP as part of
cost effective efficiency program
• Solid State Lighting case study in
Midwestern facilities
• Dates Forthcoming…
7. Reminders for Today’s Webinar
• Submit questions in the chat box in the
right panel
• Q&A will take place after the presentation
is complete
• Presentation will be available on
midwestindustrial.org within 48 hours
8. Combined Heat and Power as a
Boiler MACT Compliance Strategy
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Webinar Series
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
John Cuttica
Director, Energy Resources Center
University of Illinois at Chicago
US DOE Midwest Clean Energy Application Center
www.midwestcleanenergy.org
9. DOE Boiler MACT Technical Assistance
Team
o Katrina Pielli --- DOE Headquarters
o Patti Garland --- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
o Bruce Hedman & Anne Hampson --- ICF International
o John Cuttica & Cliff Haefke --- Midwest CEAC
o Jim Freihaut --- Mid Atlantic CEAC
o Beka Kosanovic--- Northeast CEAC
o Isaac Panzarella --- Southeast CEAC
10. Presentation Message / Take Away
o December 20th, 2012 U.S. EPA finalized Clean Air Act pollution
standards which include:
– Emission Standards for Major Source Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heater (ICI Boiler MACT)
o Affected facilities are developing compliance strategies:
– Significant costs involved
o Those large affected boilers utilizing coal or oil may consider:
– Adding control technologies to existing boilers … Cost of compliance
– Switch to natural gas boilers ………………………Cost of compliance
– Consider natural gas fueled gas turbine CHP …...Investment vs. cost
of compliance
11. Presentation Message / Take Away
o DOE currently (through its 8 regional Clean Energy Application
Centers – CEACs) provides:
– technical information and assistance
– market development, and
– education on Conventional CHP, Waste Heat to Power, and District
Energy CHP options
o DOE, through the CEAC network, is supplementing this ongoing
effort by providing site-specific technical and cost information on
clean energy compliance strategies to those major source facilities
affected by the Boiler MACT rule currently burning coal or oil.
o These affected facilities may have opportunities to develop
compliance strategies, such as CHP, that are cleaner, more energy
efficient, and that can have a positive economic return for the plant
over time.
12. Presentation Message / Take Away
o Combined Heat & Power (CHP) is an important energy resource
that provides
– Benefits for U.S. Industries
• Reduces energy costs for the user
• Reduces risk of electric grid disruptions
• Provides stability in the face of uncertain electricity prices
– Benefits for the Nation
• Provides immediate path to increased energy efficiency and
reduced GHG emissions
• Offers a low-cost approach to new electricity generation capacity
and lessens need for new T&D infrastructure
• Enhances grid security
• Enhances U.S. manufacturing competitiveness
• Uses abundant, domestic energy sources
• Uses highly skilled local labor and American technology
13. Presentation Message / Take Away
o Take advantage of the DOE Boiler MACT Technical Assistance
Program (Decision Tree Analysis):
http://www.1.eere.energy.gov/manufacturing/distributedenergy/boilermact.html
Contact us at:
Decision Tree Analysis
14. National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Major Sources:
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers and Process Heaters
(Boiler Maximum Achievable Control
Technology – Boiler MACT)
15. EPA ICI Boiler MACT
o DOE efforts are focused on Major Source Boiler MACT
o Standards for hazardous air pollutants from major sources:
industrial, commercial and institutional boilers and process
heaters (excludes any unit combusting solid waste)
o Major source is a facility that emits:
– 10 tpy or more of any single Hazardous Air Pollutant, or 25 tpy or
more of total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
o Emissions limits applicable to new and existing units > 10
MMBtu/hr
– Mercury (Hg)
– Filterable Particulate Matter (PM) or Total Selective Metals (TSM) as
a surrogate for non-mercury HAP metals
– Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) as a surrogate for acid gas HAP
– Carbon Monoxide (CO) as a surrogate for non-dioxin/furan organics
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16. EPA ICI Boiler MACT (cont’d)
o For new and existing units < 10 MMBtu/hr – the rule establishes a
work practice standard instead of numeric emission limits
(periodic tune-ups)
o Rule significantly impacts oil, coal, biomass, and process gas
boilers
– Emission limits must be met at all times except for start-up and
shutdown periods
– Controls are potentially required for Hg, PM, HCI, and CO
– Also includes monitoring and reporting requirements
– Limits are difficult (technically and economically) for oil and coal
boilers (especially older units)
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17. EPA ICI Boiler MACT (cont’d)
o Existing major source facilities are required to conduct a one-time
energy assessment to identify cost-effective energy conservation
measures
o Compliance must be met within 3 years from the publication of
the final rule ---existing boilers may request an additional year if
technology cannot be installed in time.
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18. Compliance Strategy
o Standard Control Technologies for Existing Boilers
– Mercury (Hg): Fabric filters and activated carbon injection are
the primary control devices
– Particulate Matter (PM): Electrostatic precipitators may be
required for units to meet emission levels
– Hydrogen Chloride (HCl): Wet scrubbers or fabric filters with dry
injection are the primary control technologies
– Carbon Monoxide (CO): Tune-ups, replacement burners,
combustion controls and oxidation catalysts are the preferred
control technologies
Required compliance measures for any unit depend on current
emissions levels from the units and the control equipment
already in place
19. Compliance Strategy
o Convert boilers to burn natural gas (refinery & blast furnace
gases are treated as natural gas in the rule)
– Replace burners in existing boilers with natural gas burners
(lose efficiency)
– Replace boiler with natural gas boiler
– Compliance becomes straight forward (tune-ups in lieu of
more rigorous control options)
20. Compliance Strategy
o Install a natural gas fueled Conventional CHP system
– Gas turbine/generator produces electricity
– Turbine waste heat generates steam through a HRSG
o Represents a tradeoff of benefits versus additional costs
– Represents a productive investment
– Potential for lower steam costs due to generating own
power
– Higher overall efficiency and reduced emissions
– Higher capital costs, but partially offset by required
compliance costs or new gas boiler costs
21. Defining Combined Heat & Power (CHP)
The on-site simultaneous generation of two forms of energy
(heat and electricity) from a single fuel/energy source
Conventional CHP
(also referred to as Topping Cycle CHP or Direct Fired CHP)
Heat recovery
Steam
steam boiler Simultaneous generation of heat
and electricity
Fuel is combusted/burned for the
purpose of generating heat and
Prime Mover
Fuel & Electricity
electricity
Generator
Normally sized for thermal load
to max. efficiency – 70% to 80%
Recip. Engine HRSG can be supplementary
Gas Turbine
fired for larger steam loads
Micro-turbine
Fuel Cell Normally non export of electricity
Boiler/Steam Turbine
Low emissions – natural gas
23. Defining Combined Heat & Power (CHP)
The on-site simultaneous generation of two forms of energy
(heat and electricity) from a single fuel/energy source
Waste Heat to Power CHP
(also referred to as Bottoming Cycle CHP or Indirect Fired CHP)
Fuel first applied to produce useful
thermal energy for the process
Electricity
Steam Turbine Waste heat is utilized to produce
Heat electricity and possibly additional
thermal energy for the process
Simultaneous generation of heat and
Heat recovery electricity
steam boiler
No additional fossil fuel combustion
(no incremental emissions)
Waste heat from the
industrial process
Normally produces larger amounts
Energy electric generation (often exports
Intensive electricity to the grid; base load
Fuel
Industrial electric power)
Process
Heat produced for the
industrial process Normally requires high temperature
(> 800°F) (low hanging fruit in
industrial plants)
24. CHP Is Used at the Point of Demand
4,100 CHP Projects
81,800 MW
Saves 1.8 quads of
fuel each year
Eliminates 241 M tons of
CO2 each year
CO2 reduction
equivalent to
eliminating forty 1,000
MW coal power plants
Source: ICF International
25. Existing CHP Capacity
o ~ 8% US generating capacity
o ~ 12% total annual MWh
generated
o Industrial applications represent
87% of existing capacity
o Commercial/institutional
applications represent 13% of
existing capacity:
– Hospitals, Schools, University
Campuses, Hotels, Nursing Homes,
Office Buildings, Apartment
Complexes, Data Centers, Fitness
Centers
Source: ICF International
26. Why U.S. Businesses Invest in CHP
(> 4,100 installations & ~ 82 GW installed capacity)
o Reduces energy costs for the end-user
o Increases energy efficiency, helps manage costs, maintains
jobs
o Reduces risk of electric grid disruptions & enhances
energy reliability (Hurricanes Katrina & Sandy; 2004
Blackout)
o Provides stability in the face of uncertain electricity prices
o Used as compliance strategy for emission regulations
(Boiler MACT & Reduced Carbon Footprint)
27. Why More Businesses Do Not Invest
in CHP
o Economics not right (long payback periods)
– Spark Spread not favorable
– Capital Cost
o Competing for tight capital budgets
o Too much of a hassle
– Working with utilities may be seen as impediment
o Lack of accurate knowledge & lack of resources to
investigate
o To lesser degree, financing and permitting
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28. Attractive CHP Markets
Industrial Commercial Institutional Agricultural
o Chemical o Data centers o Hospitals o Concentrated
manufacturing o Hotels and casinos o Landfills animal feeding
o Ethanol o Multi-family housing o Universities & operations
o Food processing o Laundries colleges o Dairies
o Natural gas pipelines o Apartments o Wastewater o Wood waste
o Petrochemicals o Office buildings treatment (biomass)
o Pharmaceuticals o Refrigerated o Residential
o Pulp and paper warehouses confinement
o Rubber and plastics o Restaurants
o Supermarkets
o Green buildings
33. DOE Boiler MACT
Technical Assistance Program
(Midwest)
The U.S. DOE Midwest CEAC is supplementing its normal
CHP services by:
Providing site specific technical and cost information to the
195+ major source facilities (~ 480 boilers) in 12 states
currently burning coal or oil (Decision Tree Analysis)
Meeting with willing individual facility management to discuss
“Clean Energy Compliance Strategies” including potential
funding and financial opportunities.
Assisting interested facilities in the implementation of CHP as
a compliance strategy
34. Technical Assistance Approach
o Contact each facility explaining the program and the
analysis being offered (Decision Tree Analysis)
o “Soft Sell” – not attempting to sell a CHP system, rather
providing information on an alternative approach that
you should consider as you develop your compliance
strategy!
o Verify the specific site assumptions being used in the
analysis
o Conduct the decision tree analysis (simple spread
sheet) comparing strategy options.
35. Decision Tree Analysis
o Provides comparative cost of compliance options for
coal and/or oil fired boilers:
– Installing control technologies on existing boilers
– Replacing existing boilers with new natural gas boilers
– Converting existing boilers for operation on natural gas
– Replacing existing boiler with a natural gas fueled
combustion turbine CHP system
36. Decision Tree
o Provides available data:
– General Site information
– Boiler
information/configuration
– Compliance and
conversion cost estimates
o Calculations
– Average Steam Load
– CHP Sizing
– CHP Paybacks compared
to other options
– 5 and 10 year cash flows
– IRR and NPV
37. Comparative Cost of
Compliance Options
o Calculates the annual
fuel use, fuel costs,
O&M costs for each
option
o Compares the annual
operating costs and
capital costs
o Calculates simple
payback of CHP
38. Cash Flows, IRR, NPV
o 5 and 10 year cash flows are calculated for each
compliance option
o The 10 year internal rate of return (IRR) and net present
value (NPV) are calculated for CHP versus installing
compliance controls
39. Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the Decision Tree Analysis results?
The results are only as good as the assumptions utilized. We expect the
facilities will update the assumptions after the one-on-one meetings.
What are the sources of the facility and unit data assumptions?
ICR – Survey data on boilers, process heater and other combustion units, submitted to EPA
(facility & unit level data)
ECHO – EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online database (facility level data on major
source polluters)
REPIS – NREL Renewable Electric Plant Info System database (facility and unit level data for
biomass facilities)
MIPD – Major Industrial Plant database (facility data for large industrial plants
LBDB – Large Boiler database (facility & unit level data – boilers > 250 MMBtu/hr
ELECUTIL – ICF Electric Utility database (facility & unit level data for utility boilers
EPA GHGRP – EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (facility and unit level data for large
GHG emitters)
40. Frequently Asked Questions
What is the value of an option that has such a significantly larger
first cost?
Investment (with payback) versus a cost - higher efficiencies & lower
emissions – potential for lower steam costs
As a “rule of thumb,” which boilers are most favorable for a CHP
control strategy?
Older coal and oil boilers where installing standard control technologies
is very expensive and/or converting the existing boiler to natural gas is
an option.
If the facility wants to further explore CHP, what specific services
can the CEAC provide?
Assist in scoping the project (level 1 sizing, costs, design options);
assist in securing needed engineering, financial and installation support
41. Next Steps – Midwest
o Midwest CEAC will send letters to all affected facilities (coal and oil)
explaining the technical assistance program, and follow up with
phone calls to establish contacts and obtain permission to continue
with analysis
– If decision tree analysis is favorable, site visits will be made to discuss
analysis results. Report will be provided to facility.
o Continue technical assistance as appropriate
o Looking to work with in-state trade associations, utilities and others
to spread the word and verify facility contacts
o Midwest Prioritization:
– Ohio pilot winding down
– Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana next up (~ 92 sites)
– Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, N. Dakota, S. Dakota,
Nebraska to follow (~ 66 sites)
42. DOE & Midwest CEAC Contacts
DOE Headquarters Midwest CEAC
Co-Directors: John Cuttica;
Katrina Pielli 312/996-4382; cuttica@uic.edu
Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Deputy Assistant Cliff Haefke; 312/355-3476;
Secretary for Energy Efficiency chaefk1@uic.edu
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington DC www.midwestcleanenergy.org
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/manufact States Covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
uring/distributedenergy/ceacs.html Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, Wisconsin