Strategic solution: increased energy efficiency
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Definition: efficiency in this regard relates to the ratio of input and output. The less input one requires in relation to output, the more efficient a process will run.
Mathematically expressed:
η = Output/Input
The nearer η to 1 is, the more efficient a process is. The nearer η to 0 is, the more losses will occur.
In the energy sector, the following interesting efficiency measures are being considered:
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for example, burning of heating oil in a heating system in order to heat rooms
for example, conversion of crude oil into heating oil in a refinery.
The relation η can be characterized as the degree of efficiency or degree of utilization.1
There are a variety of options to increase energy efficiency. For some of these options, isoplus supply outstanding products:
- District heating, for example, using cogeneration and heat storage
- District cooling
- Efficient industrial transport of heat and cooling
- Efficient transport of oil
[1] Wesselak V. & Schabbach T. Regenerative Energietechnik Springer Berlin / Heidelberg 2009, S. 35 f.
