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How automation and energy system digitalization reduce desalination plant operational costs

Credit to Author: Victor Santos| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Increasing population, urbanization, economic growth, and extreme weather conditions are driving water scarcity across the globe. Nations are working to address this crisis by investing in desalination plants that convert seawater into potable drinking water. During this process, surplus salts are removed from seawater or…

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5 EcoXpert companies recognized by Schneider Electric for their expertise in EcoStruxure Building solutions

Credit to Author: Damien Dhellemmes| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Delivering Excellence to Customers and Growth to Partners Unique in industry, the award-winning EcoXpert program offers an esteemed partnership between Schneider Electric and a truly global, cross-expertise ecosystem of solution providers. Certified on EcoStruxure, EcoXperts employ some of the highest levels of competency in the…

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The pre-requisites for sustainable electrification – Electricity 4.0 in South Africa

Credit to Author: Devan Pillay| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:16:14 +0000

Taking into account that total electricity consumption in South Africa hovers around 3,284 kWh(1) — about ten times the sub-Saharan average — and the increasing energy demands due to the growing population, the logical conclusion is to enhance production. That is where we run into…

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3 Ways to Get the Most Out of $1.2 Trillion in Infrastructure Investment

Credit to Author: Kevin Self| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:36:37 +0000

When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August, it was widely — and correctly — hailed as a game-changer in the United States’ pursuit of decarbonization. The IRA has been a huge storyline in the media and in the industries it…

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Preparing Your Operation for Digital Transformation

Credit to Author: Thad Frost| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:46:53 +0000

At the risk of aging myself, my first job out of college was to manually map DCS system I/O points using a process instrumentation diagram (P&ID), a pen, and a piece of paper. But technology has evolved by leaps and bounds since then. Today, the…

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The epitome of the whole-of-society approach to sustainability

Credit to Author: Mohamed Shaheen| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:25:02 +0000

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has leveraged crude oil for socio-economic growth like any other nation with fossil fuel resources. Unlike many, however, the need for a whole-of-society approach to climate actions is not lost on the nation, as evident from its ambitious Saudi Green…

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Remaking the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer

Credit to Author: Mourad Tamoud| Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:47:39 +0000

Before 2020, if one were to dream up a string of events that could short-circuit your supply chain strategy, they’d be hard-pressed to conjure a more vicious combination than we’ve seen the past few years: geopolitical tensions, shuffling demand patterns, spiraling inflation, and intensifying weather…

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Healthcare’s road to net-zero carbon emissions

Credit to Author: Daniel Garcia Gil| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:17:01 +0000

The previous post in this series introduced our 3-phase approach to decarbonizing the healthcare sector. In this blog, I will further address healthcare sustainability and discuss the industry’s journey to net-zero carbon emissions. Healthcare is among the most energy-intensive sectors, representing 7% of Australia’s total…

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