Renewable Energy

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Award-winning water efficiency measures in Northern Ireland

On the farm 10 000 litre rainwater tanks capture fresh water Wastewater measures, UV water treatment and filtration systems in place Total cost savings up up to 50 % ​Broughgammon is family-owned goat farm in Northern Ireland and winner of the 2014 UK Water Efficiency Award. Measures introduced on...
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Biomass heating

Biomass heating is a proven technology which most commonly uses virgin wood, certain energy crops, industrial wood residues and certain agricultural residues to produce heat. Biomass is considered a low-carbon technology if the feed material is derived from sustainable sources. Significant carbon...
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Technologies and Business Models for the Energy Challenges of the 21st Century

The registration to the ELAN Network Event Chile 2017 - Technologies and Business Models for the Energy Challenges of the 21st Century - is open! The use of renewable energies is becoming more massive and costs have been drastically reduced. Due to this, new technological challenges have appeared...
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Integration of biomass energy in the company heat generation

Biomass as a source of renewable energy is used for a variety of applications including combined heat and power (CHP) or biofuels production. Many companies have already switched from fossil fuels to biomass, but there is more potential for growth. Among conditions to introducing biomass for heat...
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Geothermal energy for heat generation

Renewable resources for heat generation are cheaper, more secure and better for the environment. The costs associated with the technology depend on the size and type of the installation. Harvesting geothermal energy for heating needs means increased autonomy (geothermal is effectively inexhaustible)...
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Integration of solar energy in the company heat generation

Most industry-grade process heating systems are based on steam or hot water from boilers that today mainly burn fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, or electricity generated by different sources. Solar process heating systems can supply up to 20-30 % of the heating demands of an average plant. This...
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13 companies of the ESCP REINA PLUS travel to Mexico in search of new business opportunities

The Basque Energy Cluster and Oekoenergie (OEC) have gone on its first direct mission to Mexico (24-28 October) framed within the Reina Plus European Project, supporting the thirteen companies from ESCP REINA PLUS that participated in the European Commission's Low Carbon Business Action in Mexico...
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EU-Mexico Cluster & Business Cooperation Seminar and Matchmaking Event

In Support of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Waste Management, and Wastewater Technology Fields Mexico City, Mexico, 25-27 October 2016 A delegation of 14 European cluster organisations and 26 European SMEs conducted some 310 meetings with 56 Mexican cluster organisations, associations, and...
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NEPIC International Bioresources Conference

22 September 2016 | Durham, UK The NEPIC International Bioresources Conference will bring together a large gathering of senior industrialists, business leaders, scientists, academics and agriculturalists from across global markets to hear some of the latest developments in renewable energy and...
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SECOND Reina PLUS STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING held in Bilbao

6 months after the launch of the ReinaPLUS project, the second steering committee meeting was held in Bilbao, from 8 to 9 June 2016. The 2-day internal event included in addition technical visits to leading Basque companies and experimental infrastructures dedicated to smartgrids and energy storage...
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EU-MEXICO CLUSTER & BUSINESS COOPERATION SEMINAR AND MATCHMAKING EVENT "An opportunity for Clusters and their SMEs!"

From the 25th to 27th October 2016, a Cluster & Business Cooperation Seminar & Matchmaking Event within the context of The Green Expo 2016 will be held in Mexico City, Mexico. The three day agenda, which includes an EU-Mexico Cluster & Business matchmaking event, willaim to foster cooperation...
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Solar panel funding for British beauty salon

The beauty of solar power is... All kinds of businesses, large and small, can make the transition to renewable energy Financing schemes, such as EEF, can help with sustainability projects like this solar installation The British luxury hair and beauty business, Jo and Cass, has four salons. Due to...