This application note provides an introduction to a series of papers on industrial electric process heating technologies, hereinafter referred to as electro-heat or electro-heating technologies.

However heavy it may be – even in an aircraft copper is preferred to aluminium for fitting the wiring, although this doubles the mass of metal to be employed! Why is this?

When Anheuser-Busch InBev is mentioned, initial thoughts are usually of beer. However, the brewer has entered a relationship with General Electric that will reduce its electrical use in China.

The multi-national beverage company said in September it is teaming with General Electric to develop energy efficient and water-conserving manufacturing techniques at its facilities across China.

The 2012 objectives include reducing the water-to-beer ration to 3.5, reduce energy use, decrease carbon dioxide emissions, and reduce the reliance on traditional energy sources.

In a state known more for country music, an electric company is leading the way in the use of solar power to fuel energy efficiency.

This summer, Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management launched the first major solar farm in Middle Tennessee. The farm is six acres and boasts 3,500 solar panels, which will capture enough solar energy to power about 100 homes a year.

Zero energy homes (ZEH), often called net-zero energy, or zero-use energy homes, have been receiving increased attention from the building industry in Europe and, more recently, in the United States. Techniques employed in ZEH homes include passive solar heating and water heaters, thick layers of insulation in exterior walls and attics, and extremely well-sealed and thermally efficient doors and windows.

“Canada is a confederation and not a federation. And that distinction is really important for understanding how energy flows – it doesn’t matter whether that is electricity, gas or oil,” says Professor Michal Moore from the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy at the University of Calgary.

The parliament in Ghana recently passed a Renewable Energy Law that is intended to improve the country’s energy security as well as to promote renewable energy generation. The law establishes a feed-in tariff scheme to guarantee the sale of electricity generated from renewable energy at a tariff that will ensure cost recovery (the actual tariff rates have not yet been set).