A groundbreaking district heating scheme in Finland has harnessed waste heat generated by a computer center to heat homes. The project uses an advanced heat pump system based on high-performance Bitzer compressors.
Alphabet Energy, a leader in thermoelectrics for waste heat to power (WHP) applications, and Heat is Power, the trade association for the WHP industry, have released statistics to help explain the value of utilizing waste heat to generate electricity and reduce emissions.
Alphabet Energy, a supplier of thermoelectrics for waste heat recovery, has announced the availability of its PowerModule™ as a standalone product. Now, any energy-intensive industry can custom design solutions to fit its unique needs and convert exhaust heat into electricity.
Absorption chillers use heat, instead of mechanical energy, to provide cooling. The mechanical vapor compressor is replaced by a thermal compressor that consists of an absorber, a generator, a pump, and a throttling device.
Power Partners Inc. (PPI) and Bry-Air Asia, headquartered in India, have signed a license agreement for Bry-Air Asia to manufacture and sell PPI’s ECO-MAX brand adsorption chillers in India and other markets. This agreement enables Bry-Air Asia to further expand its product portfolio to include closed-loop adsorption products.
An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to Penn State engineers.
A supercomputer created by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that uses warm water to cool its servers, and then re-uses that water to heat its building, has been honored as one of the top technological innovations of the year by R&D Magazine.
Alphabet Energy has introduced a new thermoelectric generator that captures exhaust heat and converts it into electricity. Called the E1, it attaches to an exhaust stack and uses Alphabet’s patented thermoelectric materials to convert waste heat into electricity.
GMZ Energy, a developer of high temperature thermoelectric generation (TEG) technology, has announced the appointment of Scott Rackey as vice president of business development. One of his responsibilities is to develop strategic partnerships to help the company continue on its path towards commercialization.
Huge amounts of excess heat are generated by industrial processes and power plants; researchers have long sought ways to harness this wasted energy. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University have now found a new alternative for low-temperature waste-heat conversion into electricity.