The document summarizes the assessment of entries for an ecological building competition. It assessed criteria such as energy performance, material efficiency, and construction costs. The best performing entries were Apila for energy efficiency and lowest life cycle carbon emissions, and Solaris for material efficiency. Overall, Apila had the best balance of ecological sustainability and economic feasibility, as it achieved low carbon emissions and construction costs without major technical risks to implementation. Solaris and Valaistus also performed well but had some challenges with maintenance and feasibility of technical solutions that increased economic and sustainability risks.
An easily traceable scenario for GHG 80% reduction in Japan for local energy ...Masayuki Horio
To develop a scenario sure and easily traceable even for ordinary citizens toward the national challenge target of 80% CO2 reduction by 2050, we first developed a model to calculate the total CO2 emission corresponding to the final consumption and second developed an appropriate technology based scenario consisting of the following consumer oriented sub-scenarios: (1) energy saving through electrification of all transportation, (2) promotion of wood utilization for housing and household energy saving; (3) introduction of renewable energies; and (4) efficient energy utilization of wastes. Applying the scenario to Kyoto that has the similar strategies to our proposed scenarios, we found that about 80% CO2 emission reduction is possible just within the appropriate technology limit with the effect of population reduction and with the potential emission reduction from construction of private and public infrastructures, and that shifting our final consumption mode into low CO2 emission mode has a significant impact.
Keywords: CO2 emission reduction, appropriate technologies, local energy strategy, the final consumption
Renewable and low carbon energy capacity study for the East of Englandcrifcambs
Richard Summers from The Landscape Partnership and Andrew Turton from AECOM shared their findings from work commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to identify the potential for renewable energy in the East of England. This study highlighted the renewable energy resources for Cambridgeshire.
Presented to Councillors on 28 September 2011.
An easily traceable scenario for GHG 80% reduction in Japan for local energy ...Masayuki Horio
To develop a scenario sure and easily traceable even for ordinary citizens toward the national challenge target of 80% CO2 reduction by 2050, we first developed a model to calculate the total CO2 emission corresponding to the final consumption and second developed an appropriate technology based scenario consisting of the following consumer oriented sub-scenarios: (1) energy saving through electrification of all transportation, (2) promotion of wood utilization for housing and household energy saving; (3) introduction of renewable energies; and (4) efficient energy utilization of wastes. Applying the scenario to Kyoto that has the similar strategies to our proposed scenarios, we found that about 80% CO2 emission reduction is possible just within the appropriate technology limit with the effect of population reduction and with the potential emission reduction from construction of private and public infrastructures, and that shifting our final consumption mode into low CO2 emission mode has a significant impact.
Keywords: CO2 emission reduction, appropriate technologies, local energy strategy, the final consumption
Renewable and low carbon energy capacity study for the East of Englandcrifcambs
Richard Summers from The Landscape Partnership and Andrew Turton from AECOM shared their findings from work commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to identify the potential for renewable energy in the East of England. This study highlighted the renewable energy resources for Cambridgeshire.
Presented to Councillors on 28 September 2011.
Low-CapEx approach to synthetic transport fuels from biomass – From laborator...Ilkka Hannula
The ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without significant decarbonisation of the transport sector. In Europe, the revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) will enter into force by the end of 2019 and will govern European biofuel policies during the next decade. The directive will gradually phase out unsustainable palm oil –derived biodiesel, while simultaneously creating European wide demand for “low ILUC risk” biofuels. Minimum target for low ILUC risk biofuels will be 3.6% by 2030.
In the attempt to accelerate the market introduction of low ILUC risk biofuels, VTT has developed a “Low-CapEx” concept for biomass-to-liquids (BTL) that can be realised at an intermediate scale of 100-150 MW biomass input (corresponding to 30-50 ktoe annual production of transportation fuels) with an estimated investment cost for a first-of-a-kind plant of around 200 - 300 M€. The proposed concept is suitable for non-edible lignocellulosic feedstocks and features an atmospheric steam-blown dual fluidised-bed gasifier combined with a simplified hot-gas clean-up train and a small-scale
Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis.
The pilot-scale development work was started in a national research project BTL2030 during 2016-2018, and is currently being continued in a H2020 project COMSYN. Based on Aspen Plus simulations, the overall efficiency (to both FT fuels and saleable heat) of the process is 79 – 87 % (LHV). Based on a prospective economic analysis, 1100 – 1300 €/tonne production cost is expected for a first-of-a-kind commercial plant, depending on the price of feedstock. However, significant cost reduction potential exists for subsequent plants through learning-by-doing.
We present main results from our R&D work to date, together with a roadmap on how low ILUC risk biofuels could be deployed during next decade in Europe to meet the targets set in REDII.
Measures to reduce the energy consumption have been suggested in a separate document. After the adoption of the ones that
the management thinks appropriate, the moment will be for the centre to think of a more economic and environmental friendly manner to generate its own energy.
Stefano Pili and Emanuela Abis on "Defining a Spatial Decision Support System for integrating building energy efficiency in urban policy decision-making"
Philippe Joubert, Deputy CEO of Alstom, presented on the technology provider’s portfolio of projects around the world. He also discussed challenges for CCS.
Can the Global Aluminium Industry Achieve Carbon NeutralitySubodh Das
This invited lecture presented on September 21,2010 at MetalBulletin International Aluminium Confernce in Bahrain discusses aluminium industry\'carbon footprint and suggests a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality
Technical-Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency Measures in a Mid-Size Ind...Luis Ram Rojas-Sol
The industry sector is facing many challenges such as global competition, energy pricing, environmental impact amongst others. Consequently, the necessity of energy efficiency measures has become evident; framing the objective of this project as to assess the technical and economic pre-feasibility of implementing energy efficiency measures in a dairy products manufacturing company located at the south of the Reunion Island with the help of RETSCreen ® a Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. The scope of the project is focused in one of the nine buildings where the company accomplishes different production processes, specifically in the ultra-high temperature pasteurization facility building (UHT).
Climate Change Mitigation & AdaptationLaurence Mills
Climate Change Plan
Renewable Technologies
Financial Assistance
Conservation & Efficiency
Mitigation with Technology
Global Climate Change
UK Energy Supply & Climate
Scotland\'s Projected Climate Changes
Climate Change Adaptation & Forward Planning
Low-CapEx approach to synthetic transport fuels from biomass – From laborator...Ilkka Hannula
The ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without significant decarbonisation of the transport sector. In Europe, the revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) will enter into force by the end of 2019 and will govern European biofuel policies during the next decade. The directive will gradually phase out unsustainable palm oil –derived biodiesel, while simultaneously creating European wide demand for “low ILUC risk” biofuels. Minimum target for low ILUC risk biofuels will be 3.6% by 2030.
In the attempt to accelerate the market introduction of low ILUC risk biofuels, VTT has developed a “Low-CapEx” concept for biomass-to-liquids (BTL) that can be realised at an intermediate scale of 100-150 MW biomass input (corresponding to 30-50 ktoe annual production of transportation fuels) with an estimated investment cost for a first-of-a-kind plant of around 200 - 300 M€. The proposed concept is suitable for non-edible lignocellulosic feedstocks and features an atmospheric steam-blown dual fluidised-bed gasifier combined with a simplified hot-gas clean-up train and a small-scale
Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis.
The pilot-scale development work was started in a national research project BTL2030 during 2016-2018, and is currently being continued in a H2020 project COMSYN. Based on Aspen Plus simulations, the overall efficiency (to both FT fuels and saleable heat) of the process is 79 – 87 % (LHV). Based on a prospective economic analysis, 1100 – 1300 €/tonne production cost is expected for a first-of-a-kind commercial plant, depending on the price of feedstock. However, significant cost reduction potential exists for subsequent plants through learning-by-doing.
We present main results from our R&D work to date, together with a roadmap on how low ILUC risk biofuels could be deployed during next decade in Europe to meet the targets set in REDII.
Measures to reduce the energy consumption have been suggested in a separate document. After the adoption of the ones that
the management thinks appropriate, the moment will be for the centre to think of a more economic and environmental friendly manner to generate its own energy.
Stefano Pili and Emanuela Abis on "Defining a Spatial Decision Support System for integrating building energy efficiency in urban policy decision-making"
Philippe Joubert, Deputy CEO of Alstom, presented on the technology provider’s portfolio of projects around the world. He also discussed challenges for CCS.
Can the Global Aluminium Industry Achieve Carbon NeutralitySubodh Das
This invited lecture presented on September 21,2010 at MetalBulletin International Aluminium Confernce in Bahrain discusses aluminium industry\'carbon footprint and suggests a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality
Technical-Economic Assessment of Energy Efficiency Measures in a Mid-Size Ind...Luis Ram Rojas-Sol
The industry sector is facing many challenges such as global competition, energy pricing, environmental impact amongst others. Consequently, the necessity of energy efficiency measures has become evident; framing the objective of this project as to assess the technical and economic pre-feasibility of implementing energy efficiency measures in a dairy products manufacturing company located at the south of the Reunion Island with the help of RETSCreen ® a Clean Energy Project Analysis Software. The scope of the project is focused in one of the nine buildings where the company accomplishes different production processes, specifically in the ultra-high temperature pasteurization facility building (UHT).
Climate Change Mitigation & AdaptationLaurence Mills
Climate Change Plan
Renewable Technologies
Financial Assistance
Conservation & Efficiency
Mitigation with Technology
Global Climate Change
UK Energy Supply & Climate
Scotland\'s Projected Climate Changes
Climate Change Adaptation & Forward Planning
This CPD webinar covers the need for a Circular Economy and describes an ideal one. Legislation and guides relevant to the lighting industry are outlined. Circular Design principles are examined related to luminaire design, materials, manufacturing and ecosystem. As a coda the Circular Economy is put into a wider environmental impact assessment context.
Talk by Roger Sexton, Business Development at Stoane Lighting
Copper's Contribution to Combat Climate ChangeLeonardo ENERGY
This document was presented at the 1st European Conference for the promotion of Local actions to combat Climate Change, to hold in Punta Umbría - Huelva - Spain, on days 23, 24 and 25 of September 2009. http://www.laccc.es/index.php/en
It was the first meeting under the Covenant of Mayors initiative with the object of developing and improving the necessary tools and working structures.
This document presents the huge potential for energy efficiency associated to copper use in motors, transformers and renewable energy systems.
kykloud whole life costing and carbon efficiency planningnkgraham
Slides showing how kykloud software has been used to compare cost and CO2 for building elements. Enabling effective decision making around cost over time and carbon over time.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.