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Electric motor loading |
06/02/2012
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| Electric motor loading is key to energy efficiency. That's the warning from Marek Lukaszczyk, who wants plant engineers to assess their electric motors as a matter of urgency. Brian Tinham reports |
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Energy efficiency is effective now |
07/12/2011
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| Just a few short weeks ago, npower raised concerns that, with the UK's wide portfolio of energy regulations, this country simply cannot now raise the investment to build the low carbon future to which it is already committed. |
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Dust explosion |
06/10/2011
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| Running motors and low voltage ac drives on plants with dusty environments has been regulated under the ATEX directives since 2006. Steve Ruddell explains the detail |
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Weg variable speed drive pays back for Rittal-CSM |
06/10/2011
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| Plymouth-based Rittal-CSM reports completion of the latest stage of its energy saving carbon reduction programme; with Drew & Co installing more efficient pump controls at its paint plant. |
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Feet flat on the floor |
08/08/2011
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| Last month's introduction of legislation concerning new electric motor efficiencies should be focusing minds on cost and carbon saving projects. Brian Tinham reports |
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Vane engineering |
07/06/2011
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| With plant engineers' focus strictly on costs, uptime and efficiency, it's worth reviewing your pumps and fans – and what's on offer from variable speed drives and associated equipment. Brian Tinham reports |
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Variable speed drives save £22,000 on HVAC |
09/02/2011
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| Operators of the Omnibus building in Reigate, Surrey, report savings of £20,000 per year on HVAC energy costs since installing ABB standard variable speed drives. |
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Embracing efficiency |
10/08/2010
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| The technologies behind electric motors and variable speed drives are revolutionising plant efficiency and emissions. Brian Tinham looks under the covers |
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Making sustainability pay |
10/08/2010
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| Following last year's launch of sustainability guidelines by the Engineering Council, Steed Webzell takes a look at today's key issues and responsibilities |
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Cut your carbon |
10/08/2010
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| Modern electromechanical technology can help plant engineers to reduce the environmental impact of their operations, says Phil Burge |
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Going with the flow |
07/06/2010
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| Water treatment plants are facing increasing legislative and operational pressures Brian Tinham looks at some of their engineering solutions |
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Drives on the turn |
07/06/2010
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| Variable speed drives have been a mainstay of plant engineering for many years, but the latest generation is changing the art of the possible. Brian Wall reports |
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Drives help power plant produce more electricity |
07/06/2010
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| Västerås, Sweden-based power and district heating provider Mälarenergi, says it has increased the amount of energy it can sell by 35 GWh/year, following installation of medium voltage drives. |
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Saving the earth |
01/10/2009
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| In the rush to save energy and reduce emissions, it's easy to forget the sheer range of potential solutions. Dr Tom Shelley reviews some of today's most powerful options |
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Motor Madness |
01/08/2009
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| Man enough, simple and lowest cost have been the rules of thumb for specifying electric motors on plant. Brian Tinham explains how the guidelines are changing |
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Blowing hot and cold |
01/06/2009
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| Last summer's government energy strategy - which called for power generation from renewables to rise to 20% by 2020 and for CO2 to be reduced by 60% before 2050 - is going to have a profound effect on plant, and that includes HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) installations. That's
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Propeller head |
01/06/2009
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| Ask any engineer about electric motors and most of us visualise low- or medium-voltage three-phase equipment, either precision synchronous motors, driving machines or, more likely, standard asynchronous induction motors running pumps, fans and sometimes compressors. We see them everywhere, on all
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