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Measuring energy efficiencies in buildings
Troubleshooting energy efficiency for buildings may feel like searching for a needle in a haystack; but for the sustainability team at real estate group Mirvac, it’s all in a day’s work.
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ADC BioScientific LCpro-SD portable photosynthesis system
The LCpro-SD is a portable and easy-to-use photosynthesis system with full experimental programming and environmental control. The device provides full automatic and enhanced control of the environmental conditions within the plant leaf chamber. It is claimed to control CO2, H2O, temperature and PAR more accurately and easily than ever before.
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Burkert Element Neutrino 8202 and 8222 analytical transmitters
Burkert has launched the Neutrino analytical transmitters; the 8202 (for pH or redox potential) and 8222 (for conductivity). They are designed for operation with different sensor types, offering adaption across a range of applications where measurement of pH, ORP or conductivity is required.
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Li-Cor Greenhouse Gas Analyser (GHG) Packages
Li-Cor’s Greenhouse Gas Analyser (GHG) Packages provide simultaneous in-situ methane, carbon dioxide and water vapour data for eddy covariance applications and atmospheric flux monitoring.
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Remote Energy Management (REM) system
Schneider Electric has released an online energy management system, Remote Energy Management (REM). REM provides facilities and building managers with a simple, cost-effective, web-based tool to monitor, measure and reduce energy consumption across multiple sites around the world. It easily integrates with a building’s existing or new energy meters and is designed to identify where corrective actions could be taken to reduce energy and carbon emissions and decrease costs.
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Carlo Gavazzi Energy Meters - WM30 and WM40
The Carlo Gavazzi Energy Meters, the WM30 and WM40, along with their respective range of optional add-on modules, have been added to the NHP energy management range.
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Imark HR hybrid regulators
The Imark HR hybrid regulators are suitable for use with remote area power systems. They accept inputs from both wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays simultaneously, and are designed to charge and manage battery banks. They readily integrate with RAPS inverters.
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Onset Hobo UX120 Pulse Logger energy data logger
The Onset Computer Corporation Hobo UX120 Pulse Logger is a versatile, 4-channel energy data logger that combines the functionality of four separate data loggers into a single compact unit.
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Dwyer EMMA environmental multifunction meter
Monitoring the environmental conditions is more convenient with the Model EMMA environmental multifunction meter. Humidity, temperature, air velocity, airflow, sound and light measurements are combined in one easy-to-use instrument.
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Campbell Scientific SG000 Strike Guard optical-coincidence lightning sensor
The SG000 Strike Guard optical-coincidence lightning sensor detects cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning within a 30 km radius. To prevent false alarms, the system requires an optical signal to coincide with a magnetic-field-change signal before reporting lightning.
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Fluid Components International ST51 air/gas flowmeter
The ST51 air/gas flowmeter from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides industrial plant engineers with a solution for greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring and supports the EPA’s BACT (Best Available Control Technology) initiative in the US. The flowmeter is suitable for the measurement and monitoring of industrial plant greenhouse gases. It features a no-moving-parts design that’s non-clogging and operates over a wide flow range with low-flow sensitivity. Packaged in an explosion-proof transmitter, the calibration is matched to the user’s actual gas composition and installation conditions.
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Dwyer AQS-1 AQStick ambient VOC monitor
The AQS-1 AQStick ambient volatile organic compound (VOC) monitor is used to monitor ambient air quality by detecting the VOC content in the air. Some common sources of VOC contamination are carpets, building materials, paints, cleaners and tobacco smoke. Even low concentrations of these compounds can affect building occupants’ comfort. A computer’s USB port provides power for the sensor and the LED lights which change colour in accordance with the ambient air quality.
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Dwyer Model 450A-1 digital pocket size carbon monoxide meter
The Model 450A-1 digital pocket size carbon monoxide meter measures the ambient concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in the environment and displays the measurement on the two-line digital LCD screen. Besides the measurement, the maximum recorded CO value since the last reset is shown. An audible carbon monoxide alarm gives warning of CO levels above 25 ppm. For viewing in poorly lit environments, the built-in back light brightens the display.
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Micromeritics ASAP 2050 Xtended Pressure Sorption Analyzer
The fuel cell and its chemical energy source, hydrogen, have received much recent attention as a promising long-term solution to the world’s energy needs. Developing storage technologies involving advanced materials and the conversion of hydrogen to useful forms of energy are of critical importance. A fundamental understanding of hydrogen physisorption/chemisorption processes and adsorption/desorption kinetics is needed to optimise hydrogen uptake and release capacity rates. Knowledge of chemical reactivity and material properties, particularly with respect to exposure under different conditions (air, moisture, etc), needs to be gathered.
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Endress+Hauser energy management systems
An automatic Energy Monitoring Information System (EMIS) close to the point of use is simple and cost-attractive to set up, and enables the continuous monitoring and targeting of energy efficiency.
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SF6 leak detection, thermal imaging and daytime corona imaging service
Select Technical Solutions (a division of SP AusNet) has an SF6 leak detection, thermal imaging and daytime corona imaging service that provides added value to greenhouse abatement and asset management plans.
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Ecotech Aurora 3000 integrating nephelometer
Backscatter measurements are now supplied standard for the Aurora 3000 integrating nephelometer.
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Ecotech WinAQMSmini data acquisition system
The WinAQMSmini data acquisition system is a data gathering and control system designed for use in ambient air, meteorological and emission monitoring applications. The system uses exactly the same software as previous WinAQMS versions, but is installed on a miniature industrial computer with dimensions marginally larger than that of a mobile phone.
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Fluid Components International (FCI) ST75 Flow Meter
Engineers in search of an accurate flow measurement solution for process gas, fuel gas, inert gas or waste gases as well as air in small line sizes will be pleased to learn that the ST75 Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) is now ATEX and IECEx approved for safety in hazardous and potentially explosive plant environments.
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ISDL intrinsically safe temperature/humidity data logger
The series ISDL intrinsically safe temperature/humidity data logger accurately records temperatures that range from -40 to 80°C. The easy-to-use DL700 software makes retrieving data simple and allows for user-selectable sampling rates. The device can easily be started and stopped from a PC or delayed to start up to six months in advance.
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Carbonetix Carbon Real-Time energy monitoring system
Carbon Real-Time is a low-cost electricity usage monitor which is used to identify energy waste.
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mySmart EBMPIR miniature presence detector
The mySmart EBMPIR is a small 360° detector measuring just 28 mm (ceiling mounted 38 mm) with all the features of a larger size detector. It has a range of 5 m (diameter) and controls various types of lighting: fluorescent, CFL and low voltage.
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Temperature monitor module
Based on the use of Wavetherm modules, the Wavenis temperature remote measurement and regulation solution is flexible with regard to its architecture and the type of data collection equipment with which it is used.
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PC-based administration
The Coronis Wavenet Manager is a PC- and server-based application that is said to make remote meter-reading and network administration easy. It also provides secure integration of customer data to existing information systems and data processing tools.
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Network repeater
Coronis Wavetalk gives the user the flexibility to deploy data collection and monitoring networks to suit any topology. With its 500 mW transmitter, the long-range version of the device provides reliable data connections over distances of up to several kilometres.
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Cellular gateway
Remote network AMR systems offer the advantages of lower personnel costs and ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to information out in the field.
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Wireless control monitor
Waveport is a wireless modems family based on the ultra-low-power technology designed by Coronis Systems, called Wavenis.
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Wireless sensor monitor
Wavesense is a wireless module that allows the user to monitor and control electronic sensors in a variety of emerging smart environments, including industrial, domestic, medical and transportation applications.
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Green energy and pollution monitoring
The FCI ST51 and ST98 Flow Meters are used to deliver accurate flow measurement in green electric power co-generation and pollution monitoring/control applications.
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Ethernet-based energy monitoring system
OneTemp has released the Hobo U30-ETH Remote Monitoring System, an industrial-grade energy monitoring system that provides real-time, remote access to energy and environmental data over any ethernet network.
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Wireless automatic meter reading
Based on Coronis Systems Wavenis technology, the Waveflow meter monitor provides fast access to current consumption data and automatic warnings about leaks, tampering and consumption profiles for business and residential installations.
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Energy management software
The PowerLogic ION Enterprise 6.0 is a complete energy management solution for energy providers and industrial or commercial operations. It claims to help engineering and management personnel cut energy-related costs, avoid downtime and optimise equipment utilisation.
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Green energy gas flow measurement guide
Process and plant engineers responsible for green energy production, co-generation electric power, pollution monitoring or environmental compliance will find the Green Energy Gas Flow Measurement Application guide from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides unique solutions to meeting the challenges of precise air/gas flow measurement in clean, wet or dry hydrocarbon-based gases.
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Smart energy technology
La Trobe University’s Centre for Technology Infusion and Melbourne-based semiconductor developer Semitech Innovations have joined forces to deliver a cost-effective solution to energy management through joint venture R&D company EcoEnergy Innovations Pty Ltd.
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IR imaging in building
The B400 infrared camera is designed for detecting energy loss from buildings. The camera is used to scan equipment and structures and measure and display heat. Thermal images are then produced for monitoring or quantitative temperature analysis.
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Thermal imager
The testo 880 thermal imager, which comes in three different versions, is being used to increase efficiency in buildings. The imager can be used for building thermography to see where heat is being leaked from a building’s insulation. With this knowledge users can maximise the efficiency of the heating system, by minimising heat loss.
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Lighting energy management
The Dynalite Ecolinx is a plug-and-play lighting energy management solution for commercial environments. It provides luminaire-by-luminaire dimming and on/off lighting control for the widest range of commercial environments, from small offices to campus-sized installations.
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Range of COD analysers launched
Aqua Diagnostic’s PeCOD COD analysers are a technology for measuring COD (chemical oxygen demand).
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Spectrophotometer
The Hach DR2700 portable spectrophotometer has many of the same features of the DR2800 but without the bar code reader (Note; it will not work with TNTplus bar coded vial tests). It features over 130 pre-installed analytical methods, 10 user programs, 200 data logging measurements and a wavelength range from 400 to 900 nm.
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Wireless temperature monitoring system
The AES Chemunex Labguard2 is a wireless system that continuously monitors laboratory equipment and automatically alerts users to any problems. Easy to use and install, the device provides the data required for FDA CFR21 part 11 and GLP compliance.
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Remote site monitor
The Acutec Messenger is a universal event-driven satellite communication system that transmits alarm notifications and a limited amount of data from remote sites.
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Measuring the power of the sun
Rising out of the red earth, under the blazing sun of central Australia, a ‘forest’ of solar panels stands against the horizon.
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Energy sub-metering installed for Baptist Community Services
Baptist Community Services - NSW & ACT (BCS), a not-for-profit Christian care organisation that serves the elderly and people living with a disadvantage, has developed a resource reduction policy following a commitment to reduce its energy consumption by 2% each year until 2020. To help meet this target, BCS has selected mySmart CTI as its metering provider, to gain complete visibility of its energy usage.
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Air quality monitoring for ‘green’ games
Ecotech Australia, in partnership with Envirotech India, has signed a contract to provide monitoring stations within Delhi to examine air quality during the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG), being held 3-14 October.
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