Using the Ground for Thermal Energy Storage: The Experience of the Riverina H...Yale Carden
All buildings interact with the ground for its ability to support their foundations. However, very few buildings interact with the ground for its ability to provide thermal energy storage. We have all experienced the moderate temperatures within a cave at depths of just a few metres. These temperatures are a function of average annual air temperature and are the result of the ground absorbing and storing solar energy. The use of this indirect and renewable solar energy can provide significant energy savings for heating and cooling systems.
A Ground Heat Exchanger (GHX) provides the ability to utilise the ground for thermal energy storage, essentially transforming the ground into a thermal battery. It enables us to extract heat from it in winter (heat source) and return that heat in summer (heat sink). It is a dynamic thermal battery that operates both simultaneously and over the annual heating / cooling cycle.
This presentation will provide an overview of how the ground is being utilised for its thermal energy storage capabilities around the world, with focus on a local installation at the Tumut Council owned Riverina Highlands Building, located in Tumut NSW. The installation has provided Council with energy savings on heating and cooling of 80 %, reduced peak energy loads by 40%, reduced maintenance costs and, importantly, provided significantly higher levels of occupant comfort. This has also increased the capacity and effectiveness of the concurrently installed solar PV array and will ensure that future solar energy storage will have greater impact.
Thermal Potential in the Built EnvironmentYale Carden
HVAC systems have traditionally used the local ambient air (heating and cooling) or fossil fuels (predominantly heating through combustion) as their heat source and heat sink. Thermal storage is still a relatively new application and typically requires large volumes of water or ice.
This paper explores the available thermal potential within the built environment and how the utilisation of this thermal potential can provide efficient heating, cooling and hot water as well as thermal storage. In some instances, this may be the local ambient air, less likely it will be fossil fuels.
More likely, it includes the thermal potential within the ground, water bodies and infrastructure such as subways, water, sewer, building foundations and other buildings as well as artificial thermal storage such as phase change materials.
The key is to identify the optimal thermal sources, sinks and storages for a given building at a given location and climate. Then, an integrated approach using optimised control strategies, including predictive capabilities, will enable a building to access these various thermal sources at the thermally optimal time to provide significant energy savings and enhanced operation.
Such an integrated approach also maximises the availability of on-site renewable power generation, further increasing energy savings, decreasing the typical cooling peak demand and increasing energy productivity.
Using the Ground for Thermal Energy Storage: The Experience of the Riverina H...Yale Carden
All buildings interact with the ground for its ability to support their foundations. However, very few buildings interact with the ground for its ability to provide thermal energy storage. We have all experienced the moderate temperatures within a cave at depths of just a few metres. These temperatures are a function of average annual air temperature and are the result of the ground absorbing and storing solar energy. The use of this indirect and renewable solar energy can provide significant energy savings for heating and cooling systems.
A Ground Heat Exchanger (GHX) provides the ability to utilise the ground for thermal energy storage, essentially transforming the ground into a thermal battery. It enables us to extract heat from it in winter (heat source) and return that heat in summer (heat sink). It is a dynamic thermal battery that operates both simultaneously and over the annual heating / cooling cycle.
This presentation will provide an overview of how the ground is being utilised for its thermal energy storage capabilities around the world, with focus on a local installation at the Tumut Council owned Riverina Highlands Building, located in Tumut NSW. The installation has provided Council with energy savings on heating and cooling of 80 %, reduced peak energy loads by 40%, reduced maintenance costs and, importantly, provided significantly higher levels of occupant comfort. This has also increased the capacity and effectiveness of the concurrently installed solar PV array and will ensure that future solar energy storage will have greater impact.
Thermal Potential in the Built EnvironmentYale Carden
HVAC systems have traditionally used the local ambient air (heating and cooling) or fossil fuels (predominantly heating through combustion) as their heat source and heat sink. Thermal storage is still a relatively new application and typically requires large volumes of water or ice.
This paper explores the available thermal potential within the built environment and how the utilisation of this thermal potential can provide efficient heating, cooling and hot water as well as thermal storage. In some instances, this may be the local ambient air, less likely it will be fossil fuels.
More likely, it includes the thermal potential within the ground, water bodies and infrastructure such as subways, water, sewer, building foundations and other buildings as well as artificial thermal storage such as phase change materials.
The key is to identify the optimal thermal sources, sinks and storages for a given building at a given location and climate. Then, an integrated approach using optimised control strategies, including predictive capabilities, will enable a building to access these various thermal sources at the thermally optimal time to provide significant energy savings and enhanced operation.
Such an integrated approach also maximises the availability of on-site renewable power generation, further increasing energy savings, decreasing the typical cooling peak demand and increasing energy productivity.
Good Practice Guide by the Carbon Trust on saving energy at leisure. Swimming pools - Did you know that installing a pool cover can cut total pool energy use by between 10-30% by
reducing heat loss and ventilation requirements?
Heatsavr revolucionario y original cubierta líquida de la piscinaVicki Chalmers
Heatsavr ™ es un eficaz “manta líquida” para piscinas y balnearios que reemplaza la necesidad de cubiertas convencionales para piscinas. Heatsavr reduce en gran medida la pérdida de calor y la evaporación desde la superficie de la piscina expuesta 24 horas por día.
Burleigh Court in Loughborough has a GOLD award from Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), in part because of their use of Heatsavr, the liquid solar pool cover.
In an effort to reduce their energy consumption, they had a Heatsavr system installed at their pool, which had the added benefit of relieving health and safety worries over traditional pool covers!
Instalar y olvidar con Energía Eficiente HeatsavrVicki Chalmers
Bramcote Leisure Centre, East Midlands, Inglaterra resultados usando Heatsavr la cubierta líquida de la piscina. está cosechando las recompensas de una caída del 30% en la humedad después de la instalación de una piscina manta líquida Heatsavr en su piscina.
Entrevista con Gerente de Sportfondsen piscina, AmsterdamVicki Chalmers
Leo de Haas, administrador de piscinas desde 1994, fue el primer administrador de piscinas holandés que aplicó Heatsavr a esta piscina. Ahora Sportfondsen Amsterdam East ha estado usando Heatsavr durante más de dieciocho meses. Heatsavr ha permitido un ahorro de energía de más de € 46.000 en 2011. ¿Qué hizo que Leo de Haas usar Heatsavr y cuáles son sus experiencias hasta el momento?
The pilot study was undertaken by the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT). The motive of the study was to verify the effectiveness of using Heatsavr to reduce Humidex levels, decrease water and lower current energy consumption at the facility, which previous case studies have shown positive results for.
YMCA Brampton - Eficacia de Heatsavr la cubierta liquida de piscinaVicki Chalmers
El objetivo principal de este estudio piloto fue confirmar con otros estudios similares utilizando Heatsavr si YMCA Brampton fue capaz de reducir los niveles de humedad, aumentar los niveles de confort para los bañistas, mantener la temperatura del agua y reducir el consumo de gas natural para calentar la piscina principal.
Consejos prácticos para los empleados del hotelVicki Chalmers
Nearly Zero Energy Hotels #neZEH - 3.6.7 Piscina y Spa - Consejos prácticos para los empleados del hotel. #UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization)
Cobertores de piscina de plástico vs. Heatsavr la cubierta solar líquida Vicki Chalmers
Comparación de Beneficios
Ahorro 20-40+% energía, agua, productos quimicos usando Heatsavr la cubierta líquida para todo forma o diseño de piscina. Una piscina sin una manta pérdida 70-90% de calor y 30-50% de agua por evaporación.
Plastic pool blankets vs Heatsavr liquid solar pool coverVicki Chalmers
Benefits comparison. Save 20-40 +% in energy, water, chemicals using Heatsavr liquid pool cover for any shape or pool design. A pool without a blanket loses 70-90% heat / energy and 30-50% water by evaporation.
Guia de eficiencia energética para instalaciones hoteleras en Canarias piscinasVicki Chalmers
Hoteleras/comunidades/piscinas publicas por ley necesitan instalar mantas fijadas, para prevenir ahogamientos, que es costoso. También necesitan limpiar la manta regularmente y mantenimiento labor para emplearla. Solo usan la manta cuando cierre la piscina y no da una buena estética vista de la piscina luces por la noche.Una alternativa: Heatsavr la manta liquida que cabe todo diseños/formas de piscina. La barrera es invisible y mono-molecular, funciona 24/7. No falta limpiar ni mantenimiento y da una buena estética vista. Dosificado automáticamente. Ahorro hasta 20-40% de sus gastos en energía, agua, productos químicos y reduce la pérdida de calor y emisiones carbono. El coste es 0.029/m2.
Estamos a su disposición si necesita un consulta/presupuesto sin compromiso. Contactarnos. Email: vicki@heatsavertenerife.com
Gran Canaria Wellness Piscina Heatsavr ResultadosVicki Chalmers
Comparación comprobada de energía independiente de un cliente (grupo hotelero en Gran Canaria) usando Heatsavr en 2016, sin barrera térmica 2015.
Proven independent energy comparison of a swimming pool (Hotel Group in Gran Canaria) using Heatsavr in 2016, no thermal barrier 2015.
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
Good Practice Guide by the Carbon Trust on saving energy at leisure. Swimming pools - Did you know that installing a pool cover can cut total pool energy use by between 10-30% by
reducing heat loss and ventilation requirements?
Heatsavr revolucionario y original cubierta líquida de la piscinaVicki Chalmers
Heatsavr ™ es un eficaz “manta líquida” para piscinas y balnearios que reemplaza la necesidad de cubiertas convencionales para piscinas. Heatsavr reduce en gran medida la pérdida de calor y la evaporación desde la superficie de la piscina expuesta 24 horas por día.
Burleigh Court in Loughborough has a GOLD award from Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), in part because of their use of Heatsavr, the liquid solar pool cover.
In an effort to reduce their energy consumption, they had a Heatsavr system installed at their pool, which had the added benefit of relieving health and safety worries over traditional pool covers!
Instalar y olvidar con Energía Eficiente HeatsavrVicki Chalmers
Bramcote Leisure Centre, East Midlands, Inglaterra resultados usando Heatsavr la cubierta líquida de la piscina. está cosechando las recompensas de una caída del 30% en la humedad después de la instalación de una piscina manta líquida Heatsavr en su piscina.
Entrevista con Gerente de Sportfondsen piscina, AmsterdamVicki Chalmers
Leo de Haas, administrador de piscinas desde 1994, fue el primer administrador de piscinas holandés que aplicó Heatsavr a esta piscina. Ahora Sportfondsen Amsterdam East ha estado usando Heatsavr durante más de dieciocho meses. Heatsavr ha permitido un ahorro de energía de más de € 46.000 en 2011. ¿Qué hizo que Leo de Haas usar Heatsavr y cuáles son sus experiencias hasta el momento?
The pilot study was undertaken by the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design Technologies (CAMDT). The motive of the study was to verify the effectiveness of using Heatsavr to reduce Humidex levels, decrease water and lower current energy consumption at the facility, which previous case studies have shown positive results for.
YMCA Brampton - Eficacia de Heatsavr la cubierta liquida de piscinaVicki Chalmers
El objetivo principal de este estudio piloto fue confirmar con otros estudios similares utilizando Heatsavr si YMCA Brampton fue capaz de reducir los niveles de humedad, aumentar los niveles de confort para los bañistas, mantener la temperatura del agua y reducir el consumo de gas natural para calentar la piscina principal.
Consejos prácticos para los empleados del hotelVicki Chalmers
Nearly Zero Energy Hotels #neZEH - 3.6.7 Piscina y Spa - Consejos prácticos para los empleados del hotel. #UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization)
Cobertores de piscina de plástico vs. Heatsavr la cubierta solar líquida Vicki Chalmers
Comparación de Beneficios
Ahorro 20-40+% energía, agua, productos quimicos usando Heatsavr la cubierta líquida para todo forma o diseño de piscina. Una piscina sin una manta pérdida 70-90% de calor y 30-50% de agua por evaporación.
Plastic pool blankets vs Heatsavr liquid solar pool coverVicki Chalmers
Benefits comparison. Save 20-40 +% in energy, water, chemicals using Heatsavr liquid pool cover for any shape or pool design. A pool without a blanket loses 70-90% heat / energy and 30-50% water by evaporation.
Guia de eficiencia energética para instalaciones hoteleras en Canarias piscinasVicki Chalmers
Hoteleras/comunidades/piscinas publicas por ley necesitan instalar mantas fijadas, para prevenir ahogamientos, que es costoso. También necesitan limpiar la manta regularmente y mantenimiento labor para emplearla. Solo usan la manta cuando cierre la piscina y no da una buena estética vista de la piscina luces por la noche.Una alternativa: Heatsavr la manta liquida que cabe todo diseños/formas de piscina. La barrera es invisible y mono-molecular, funciona 24/7. No falta limpiar ni mantenimiento y da una buena estética vista. Dosificado automáticamente. Ahorro hasta 20-40% de sus gastos en energía, agua, productos químicos y reduce la pérdida de calor y emisiones carbono. El coste es 0.029/m2.
Estamos a su disposición si necesita un consulta/presupuesto sin compromiso. Contactarnos. Email: vicki@heatsavertenerife.com
Gran Canaria Wellness Piscina Heatsavr ResultadosVicki Chalmers
Comparación comprobada de energía independiente de un cliente (grupo hotelero en Gran Canaria) usando Heatsavr en 2016, sin barrera térmica 2015.
Proven independent energy comparison of a swimming pool (Hotel Group in Gran Canaria) using Heatsavr in 2016, no thermal barrier 2015.
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/
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
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.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Bristol University - Project Knowledge - Liquid Pool Cover
1. Project Knowledge
- Liquid Pool Cover
by The University of Bristol
BEFORE:
I 1,560,000 kWh
Client: The University of Bristol
Client Contact: Chris Jones
Email: chris.jones@bristol.ac.uk
AFTER:
I 1 Unit at £4,750/unit installed.
I Includes 1 years chemical supply.
I Energy savings recorded over
summertime on water heating only.
I Based on trial period projected annual
savings of 180,000 kWh (11%),
representing £4000 (2010 prices) on
water heating only.
I Payback 1.2 years.
I Saving 33 Tonnes CO2
/year.
I On-going chemical cost £2600/year.
I Further savings on air conditioning
expected from liquid pool cover after
refurbishnment.
Trial was conducted on basic water heating only.
As appears in Client Area on Salix Finance website www.salixfinance.co.uk
SUPPLIER:
I Heatsaver Ltd