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Energy Efficient Grocery Refrigeration Through LPA®

September 24, 2014|Uncategorized|

Liquid Pressure Amplification units (LPA's) can significantly increase the energy efficiency and capacity of conventional refrigeration systems. LPAs can deliver refrigerant up to 40 times more efficiently than compressors. LPA® can be applied to manytypes of refrigeration plant, including air conditioning systems. The benefits depend upon the type ofrefrigerant being used in the plant and the operating conditions. This is a specialist area and advice should be sought from the refrigeration plant’s manufactureror service contractor to determine the applicability of LPA to any particular refrigeration system. The economicapplication depends upon the size of the chilling plant,the minimum size to consider installing LPA would beon a compressor of at least 100 kW electrical load,based on an 8,000 hour operating period.

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Data Center, Meet the Smart Grid (DataCenter-Efficiency)

September 24, 2014|Uncategorized|

Energy consumption is up dramatically over the past sixty years and yes although the growth has slowed, the article explains that the renewable energy (solar and wind power) may not be as reliable when attempting to create a stable energy grid. Contrast that to the past when there was less demand and more reliable energy. Today accommodations in terms of adjusting usage continues to play a larger role. The article expains why datacenters are prepared with extra capacity and why they may be the next area for energy efficiency. Energy management software also may help data centers to estimate their needs and shed power loads as needed to help the grid and save money.

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