Levelized unit energy costs

Heat Pumps. A heat pump is a refrigeration system that raises heat to a useful level. The most common appHcation is the vapor recompression system for evaporation (qv) (Fig. 14). Its appHcation hinges primarily on low cost power relative to the alternative heating media. If electricity price per unit energy is less than 1.5 times the cost of the heating medium, it merits a close look. This tends to occur when electricity is generated from a cheaper fuel (coal) or when hydroelectric power is available. 

Legislative restrictions on pollutant emissions have motivated the combustion community to seek new low-emission combustion techniques that are practical industrial energy sources. However, to meet the needs in most industrial applications, a combustion source needs to be able to maintain low-emission output over a range of heat release rates, occupy minimal volume, and have low operating costs per unit energy produced. One would like to maximize the turn-down ratio, volumetric heat release, and overall thermal efficiency while minimizing NOa , CO, and hydrocarbon emission levels. The ultra-low NO, emission performance of the CSC has been previously documented by the authors and its... 

More than 80% of all laundry detergent products sold in the United States, Europe, and Japan contain enzymes.f Several important market drivers support this high level of penetration. First, the last several decades have been characterized by profoundly increased worldwide awareness of the need to lower energy costs... 

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