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ABB drives save power consumption at animal feed millsAnimal feed manufacturer ABN is saving over 30 per cent of the power consumed on applicable motors on its electricity bill for the manufacture of pig and poultry feed products following the installation of 33 ABB low-voltage AC drives
Packaged plant rooms bring energy and environmental savingsBy replacing its old oil-fired boiler house with four new Armstrong offsite manufactured packaged plant rooms, Lancashire Constabulary has reduced the annual energy bill for its Hutton Hall site in Preston by £245,633 — and cut annual CO2 emissions by 744 tonnes
Low-friction material plays key role in wave energy convertersWorking with engineers from Pelamis wave power, Schaeffler’s bearing specialists have enabled a major breakthrough in the design of the next generation of renewable wave energy converters
ABB drives technology allows turbine to maximise wind conditionsABB has helped wind power generation experts quietrevolution to develop a wind turbine that could capture wind power in areas never before exploited
Lighting control system cuts power use at KL's twin towersElectricity loading has been significantly reduced within the world's tallest twin building through the use of a presence-detecting light control system from Ex-Or
Drives boost steel plant's energy and environmental performanceEnvironmental and efficiency standards at a new filter plant the the Corus steelworks, Scunthorpe, have been improved by the installation of drive technology from Brevini
BMS controls HVAC at Catterick's new leisure centreBuilding controls specialist BG Controls has installed a Building Management System in the recently completed leisure centre at Catterick Garrison, the UK’s largest army base
Chalmor lighting design helps reduce brewery's energy costsA lighting upgrade project, designed by Chalmor, is helping Everards Brewery to reduce its carbon footprint and save around £15,000 annually on lighting costs at its facility in Leicester
NI circuit design suite aids solar lantern developmentDesign software from National Instruments has been used to design a solar-powered rechargeable lantern that provides an environmentally friendly, economical, and safe alternative to fuel-based lighting for individuals in developing nations
Steam traps save chemical plant's energy costsRuabon Works, a specialist chemicals manufacturing site operated by Flexsys Rubber Chemicals, is making steam savings of 12 per cent from its batch reactor following the installation of steam traps from Thermal Energy Environments
Data acquisition aids construction of mobile health clinicsMonitoring the construction methods of solar and wind-powered mobile health clinics in Malawi, Africa, to optimise manufacturing of mobile facilities in the region, is being carried out using data acquisition equipment from National Instruments. David Kennedy and Kenny Cameron of the University of West of Scotland explain
Variable speed drives save leisure group's pool energy costsABB drives have helped one of the UK’s largest holiday park operators save £77,000 a year on the energy bills for its swimming pools
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