New techniques to assess steam header conditions in a shared utility system
Consolidating several ageing cogeneration plants onto one centralised utility changes every header on the site. What the reassessment had to answer, and why cost drove the design.
Read →Optimising an existing utility system
A 2.8 MM$/yr cut in total annualised cost by rebalancing an existing five-header steam network, without replacing the drives.
Read →Rethinking how we design plant energy systems
Steam and power are the invisible backbone of a process plant. Six things that still matter most, two decades after the research they came from.
Read →Recent research development of process integration in analysis and optimisation of energy systems
The peer-reviewed paper behind the method. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2000, co-authored by Lakshmi Vaideeswaran.
Read →E-waste policy needs a hard reset
A policy that focuses on extracting minerals from e-waste can turn recycling into a significant opportunity.
Read →Many challenges of lithium ion batteries
The partial recovery model must give way to a circular economy one, where all metals are recycled.
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