{"id":359,"date":"2018-03-05T07:52:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T07:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/?p=359"},"modified":"2018-03-05T07:52:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T07:52:16","slug":"high-efficiency-engine-turns-waste-hot-water-into-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/eu-research\/high-efficiency-engine-turns-waste-hot-water-into-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"High-efficiency engine turns waste hot water into electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Energy news from Ireland<br \/>\nNew engine technology that generates electricity from an often overlooked source \u2013 waste hot water \u2013 could reduce energy consumption for thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland, while also cutting harmful carbon emissions.<br \/>\nHigh-efficiency engine turns waste hot water into electricity \u00a9 EXERGYN<br \/>\nFactories, power plants, data centres and cargo ships release waste heat that could be a useful source of energy. Finding an efficient and cost-effective way to capture and use this waste heat can lead to both significant fuel savings and reduced CO2 emissions. There are methods to harvest both high-grade and low-grade waste heat (below 100 \u00baC) but efficiency drops and cost increases as temperatures dip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/New engine technology that generates electricity from an often overlooked source \u2013 waste hot water \u2013 could reduce energy consumption for thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland, while also cutting harmful carbon emissions. High-efficiency engine turns waste hot water into electricity \u00a9 EXERGYN Factories, power plants, data centres and cargo ships release waste heat that could be a useful source of energy. Finding an efficient and cost-effective way to capture and use this waste heat can lead to both significant fuel savings and reduced CO2 emissions. There are methods to harvest both high-grade and low-grade waste heat (below 100 \u00baC) but efficiency drops and cost increases as temperatures dip.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Energy news from Ireland New engine technology that generates electricity from an often overlooked source \u2013 waste hot water \u2013 could reduce energy consumption for thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland, while also cutting harmful carbon emissions. High-efficiency engine turns waste hot water into electricity \u00a9 EXERGYN Factories, power plants, data centres and cargo <a class=\"read-more-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/eu-research\/high-efficiency-engine-turns-waste-hot-water-into-electricity\/\">[&#8230;] Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[63],"tags":[73,74],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.ekqvist.fi\/blogi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}