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NI real-time system puts wind turbine controls to the testNational Instruments has created a new real-time test system for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of the embedded control software releases of Siemens wind turbine control systems using NI TestStand, the LabVIEW Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA modules, and the NI PXI platform. Sami Biko of Siemens Wind Power explains
Efficient lighting brings sweet savings at British Sugar plantEnergy-efficient lighting systems designed by Chalmor are helping The Silver Spoon Company, part of British Sugar, to reduce the carbon footprint of its Newark production and distribution facility
Muncher grinds its way to efficient waste treatmentA high-performance TR Muncher from NOV Mono has improved process efficiency at the CSG Lanster waste collection and treatment site in Manchester
Lighting converters 'Save It' at Portsmouth car parkPortsmouth City Council has undertaken an energy-efficient lighting installation at its Isambard Brunel car park, using the retrofit device, ‘Save It Easy’ from Energys. As a result, the car park is set to reduce its annual electricity costs by £17,573 and saving 87 tonnes of carbon each year
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
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