How green steel manufacturers achieve process optimization while electrifying and digitalizing operations

Credit to Author: Mo Ahmed| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The iron and steel industries are responsible for 9% of global CO2 emissions and are under significant pressure from governments, citizens and many customers to decarbonize their operations. For instance, leading automobile manufacturers demand that steel component suppliers provide them with green steel (steel manufactured…

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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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Three ways electrical, automation systems, and advanced analytics play a critical role in green steel production

Credit to Author: Mo Ahmed| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Steel is one of the world’s most vital engineering and construction materials for buildings, cars, trains, machinery, and more. Annual steel demand has tripled over the past 50 years and is expected to reach ~1.8 Megatonnes (Mt) in 2023. However, iron ore mining and steel…

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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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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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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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From design to disposal: why green product is a must for sustainability

Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:00:43 +0000

As we transition to renewable energy and electrification there is concern over the environmental impact of new products and technologies like batteries used in electric vehicles or solar panels. There… Read more »

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For a world primed for decarbonization, Electricity 4.0 is the natural ally

Credit to Author: Amel Chadli| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:00:06 +0000

It is true that electricity can be a panacea to carbon-intensive systems and processes, but not in its conventional form. Currently, 60% of all energy produced is wasted; while the… Read more »

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