CONTENTS


IMPROVING THE AGRICULTURAL VALUE OF DIGESTATE


COVER STORY SUMMER 2016 12


CONTENTS


ENERGY AUDITING


Surveying your energy usage data and creating a roadmap is integral to achieving your energy efficiency goals...


ENERGY MANAGEMENT


6


New forms of energy storage and battery technologies are revolutionising the way energy is distributed...


MONITORING & CONTROL


10


Building controls offer flexibility and greater efficiency, but what are the available options to suit your needs?...


14


NEWS


Improving the agricultural value of digestate


Digestate (biofertiliser) is a valuable source of nutrients and organic matter, but one of the problems for many farms is storing the large volumes produced. HRS Heat Exchangers has developed a


novel Digestate Concentration System (DCS) in response.


4. Gaelectric secures approval for 4.9MW solar farm FEATURES


Energy auditing... 6. Life beyond energy audits


Energy management software... 8. Are we making me the most out of our data?


Energy management... 10. Storing energy in a smart city


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Monitoring & control... 14. A straight forward approach


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Eco power... 17. Meeting the Ecodesign Directive requirements 18. Sustainable energy from cheese


HVAC... 20. Flammability standards and 2L refrigeration


Lighting & controls... 22. Delving into DALI for advanced energy saving 24. How lighting controls can save you more


Combined heat & power... 26. Cutting your losses with combined heat and power


P14: A straight forward approach to building monitoring & control


P8: Are we making me the most out of our data?


P17: Meeting the Ecodesign Directive requirements for ventilation units


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