Software Enables Decarbonization, Not Hardware

Credit to Author: Jessica Bethune| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:05:00 +0000

How can we make our operations more efficient? It’s a question I get asked a lot by industry leaders. As the process automation board member of German industrial association ZVEI, I’m able to speak with organizations directly – learn what’s needed to optimize their operations…

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Sustainability success – Why Contractors are key players in the value chain

Credit to Author: Natalie Block| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000

As climate change consistently dominates headlines, a growing call-to-action to decarbonize businesses and industries continues to gain momentum. Throughout the USA alone, many local, state, and federal laws, standards, and building code updates have been passed that support electrification and decarbonization in buildings, even in…

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How digitalization drives efficiency for today’s desalination plants

Credit to Author: Amin Abdel-Tawab| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Climate change and water scarcity are among the top challenges the world is facing, and the water sector has a double challenge in the face of climate change. First, there’s the need to be more efficient in water extraction and distribution by reducing energy consumption…

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How digitalization and Industry 4.0 are helping keep Brazilian industrial operations profitable and productive

Credit to Author: Erik Maran| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Industry is Brazil’s second-largest sector and represents almost a fifth of the overall GDP. But industrial operations in Brazil now face many challenges to increasing productivity and profitability while maintaining safety. In this post, I’ll discuss three critical threats industrial organizations in Brazil are currently…

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Rising energy costs: 4 ways to lessen their impact on food and beverage operations

Credit to Author: David Cooper| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Households and businesses are paying more for energy than ever before, even as global governments spend billions to shield consumers from the energy crisis. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US electricity bills in the third quarter of 2022 increased 15.8% over the…

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3 ways digitalization creates sustainable and efficient operations for biofuel refineries

Credit to Author: Hardik Desai| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:21:06 +0000

Biofuels play a key role in reducing greenhouse emissions by providing an alternative to traditional fossil fuels. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), modern bioenergy is the largest renewable energy source globally, accounting for 55% of renewable energy and over 6% of the global…

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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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The journey to achieving 100% electrification

Credit to Author: Christophe Begat| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:00:12 +0000

Though a multidimensional subject; socioeconomic growth in Nigeria and the larger West Africa has one major determinant: Energy. The broad consensus among global experts is that a lack of access… Read more »

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