Fortum operates power plants, generates and sells electricity and heat, produces waste-to-energy and circular economy solutions, as well as energy-sector expert services and various consumer solutions. Fortum is one of the leading heat producers. Two thirds of Fortum's power production is hydro and nuclear. The company also provides waste services for the power generation industry and services for environmental construction. The...
A large part of global CO2 emissions is caused by energy production in power plants, as well as processes in heat-intensive industries. Fossil fuels are a convenient, and for the most part, readily-available source of energy for these kinds of applications; however, energy production from fossil fuels will not be able to satisfy our increasing energy demands in the long run. Renewable energy generated by the sun or wind, on the other...
Ormat is a leading company that is engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power businesses. The company is also expanding into the solar Photovoltaic (PV), energy storage and management services business. Ormat designs, develops, builds, sells, owns, and operates geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. The company owns and operates 25 geothermal, REG and solar sites globally with an aggregate generating capacity of...
Hydrogen energy is generally considered to be one of the cleanest energy sources and shows great potential to become a major player in the energy market as it has high energy conversion efficiency and causes fewer emissions of CO2. It is a highly flammable material that can be used to heat homes, water, and even power engines. Now (2020), transmission system operators in Germany have created a concept for the establishment of a grid...
Every year, more than 2000 researchers from all over the world are afforded the opportunity to conduct research at one of Germany’s many universities or research institutions by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, whose aim is to promote international academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad with the help of its interdisciplinary network of several thousand associates. This year, the...
The present review includes statistical information on the major applicants, who registered patent applications in patent offices around the world in 2019 in the field bioenergy, including biogas, cellulosic ethanol, syngas, as well as other similar energy products. 1076 inventions from 30 patent offices, prepared by 523 applicants from 30 countries of the world were selected for the present review that were found in the result of a...
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. 2019 was another year of success for the company: sales were driven by the development of Gas & Services and Global Markets &...
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants have been in use for energy production for a long time. Among the commonly used designs are parabolic trough systems, which employ heat absorber tubes along curved concentrating mirrors to absorb solar energy. During this process the organic-based fluid that delivers heat from the parabolic trough receivers to the electricity-generating steam turbine undergoes a small but constant thermal...
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is a world-leading industrial gases company which has been in operation for nearly 80 years. The Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in many industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas ("LNG") process...
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) has presented the 14th edition of its World Oil Outlook (WOO) exploring the prospects for the global economy and energy, with a particular focus on oil supply and demand. The researches highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy and oil markets, describing 2020 as “one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of oil”. For the first time the outlook...
