White Certificates Vs Energy Savings Obligations: Which Works Best?
How Italy and the UK tackle industrial energy efficiency The UK and Italy, two of Europe’s industrial heavyweights, take very … Read more
Cleaning up “dirty” ceramic tile production
Energy efficiency in kilns and other process stages of ceramics production are quite low and pollutants are currently emitted at … Read more
On the road to making ceramic production greener
Up until now, ceramic production has had a pretty bad reputation when it comes to environmental issues. But that’s starting … Read more
Space, solar panels and air conditioning: 10 uses for heat pipes you never thought of
From spacecraft to ceramics to hybrid cars, the heat pipe has many uses that we bet never occurred to you. These … Read more
EU research stops thermal pollution and helps ceramics industry to stay competitive
Luca Manzini, energy manager of the ceramic producer Gruppo Concorde* in Italy, talks to ESCI about how waste heat can … Read more
The bright future of heat pipe technologies
Brian Axcell, professor at the Institute of Energy Futures at Brunel University and expert advisor on the EU-funded ETEKINA project, … Read more
COP24 leaders should think of aluminium as an eco-friendly choice
As COP24 draws to a close on Friday, Dr Eva Gonzalez of Edertek Technology Centre in Spain says that politicians … Read more
US tariffs are highlighting the need for cost-cutting innovations in the steel industry
A trade war has been averted, but tariffs are still in place on steel. Steel manufacturers need to find new … Read more
Ms Egilegor, can you really cut energy use in aluminium processing by 40%?
Ms Bakartxo Egilegor is a senior researcher at IKERLAN and coordinator of the research project ETEKINA. She talks about how … Read more
Heat Recovery in Steel Plants To Boost Competitiveness
Kristijan Plesnik, energy manager at the steel production SIJ Metal Ravne in Slovenia, talks to ESCI about economic threats to … Read more