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Online monitoring of perfluorcarbon (PFC) emissions from aluminium industry
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) gases are extremely potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) and industrial emissions contribute to global warming. In this blog post I will describe…
Film boiling and rapid phase transition of liquefied natural gas
In his doctoral work at NTNU, Eskil Aursand studied what happens if ice cold liquefied natural gas (LNG) comes into contact with, relatively…
Is aluminium electrolysis using inert anodes a blind alley?
The Hall-Héroult process, patented in 1886, is currently used universally for the smelting of primary aluminium. Since then, of course, many improvements have…
Microgrids: What are they, virtual impedance and a control concept for inverters in islanded microgrids
Due to the desire to shift towards a more sustainable energy system, new renewable energy sources are being integrated in the distribution grid,…
Industrial energy consumption is massive, but thermal storage can boost energy efficiency
In 2017, energy consumption in Norway’s onshore industrial sector was 79 TWh. In comparison, total household energy consumption in the same year was 49…
ELEGANCY WP3: Joint workshop on CCS risk sharing and business model selection
Guest author: Dr Ward Goldthorpe, Sustainable Decisions Limited. On 14 March 2019, Work Package 3 (WP3) of the ELEGANCY-project held a joint workshop…