Technology
The industrial technology and the software behind the transition, including where it fails.
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Industrial heat
Fraunhofer heat-pump tests put heat sources and operating strategies in focus
Monitoring in district-heating networks shows why plant design must account for the heat source, hydraulic integration and changing operating patterns.
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Industrial heat
BASF heat pump to turn steam-cracker waste heat into process steam
The planned system will use mechanical vapor recompression to supply steam to production units, primarily for formic acid manufacturing.
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Storage
German grid batteries need more than installed capacity to deliver system services
Operators must balance trading revenue against grid commitments, while ensuring batteries have the controls, qualification and available power those services require.
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Featured Scope 3
Prime Label rolls out IBM Envizi across European companies to track emissions
The group is bringing records from multiple companies into one system as customers seek reliable carbon-footprint figures from suppliers.
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Industrial heat
German paper mill tests waste-heat route to process steam
At Felix Schoeller’s Weißenborn mill, the demonstration targets heat from papermaking. The available project descriptions do not establish how the system has performed.
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Energy
Google claims 160,000 tCO2e in emissions cuts from Ignite solar partnership
Mapping and routing models could help deliver solar devices to households missed by standard maps, but the emissions estimate lacks a disclosed calculation.
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Featured Scope 3
Vertice brings EcoVadis ESG scores into procurement decisions
For mid-size suppliers with EcoVadis ratings, customer purchasing teams may now consider ESG scores alongside price, risk and contract terms.