Technical
Ecobat battery grows its ESS business
Ecobat Battery expands into the energy storage system (ESS) sector
End-to-end district energy solutions: powering sustainable urban heating
Gareth Ash, Marketing Communications Manager at Danfoss, discusses how district energy offers a proven, scalable, and energy-efficient…
Sizing the opportunity – using software tools to reduce oversizing of HVAC
Integrated design and dynamic modelling can help overcome the problem of HVAC oversizing, says Autodesk’s Steven Butler and Michael Floyd
Zero-GWP cooling using the barocaloric effect
A Cambridge start-up is pioneering a breakthrough technology, based on the barocaloric effect, to develop a radical zero-GWP cooling system. Phil Lattimore reports
Jagannatha Reddy – the digital engineer of the year
Jagannatha Reddy’s commitment to innovation in digital processes and collaboration earned him the title of best digital engineer 2019 at the Society of Digital Engineering…
Optimising thermal store design for CHP
In his second instalment on modern CHP design, Remeha’s Ryan Kirkwood explores use of thermal stores and how this can maximise CHP efficiency
Unlocking the secrets of the black box: control strategies for engineers
Changes in controls can deliver big energy savings, but many shy away from tackling the BMS system, says Verco’s Tom Randall, who sets out his…
Danish district heating – The heat of the moment
Copenhagen’s district heating relies largely on biomass and waste incineration power plants, but net-zero carbon targets are now encouraging suppliers to harness energy from renewables…
Making the switch from gas-fired CHP to heat pump
Lower carbon factors for Grid electricity proposed for Part L are already in place in London. Andy Pearson looks at one scheme in North London…
Using water as a refrigerant in a commercial chiller
The eChiller is a novel solution that uses water as a refrigerant. Green Thermal Energy’s Garry Broadbent explains how it works and why it’s suitable…
Fuel for thought – prototype hydrogen gas boilers
Worcester Bosch and Baxi Heating have revealed plans for hydrogen gas boilers. Phil Lattimore looks at the technology, while Worcester Bosch’s Martyn Bridges explains where…
Taking the temperature – domestic hot water
A CIBSE roundtable looked at the potential to reduce carbon through low temperature domestic hot water systems – and whether revised guidance is needed to…