by Jeff Ihnen | Jun 2, 2026 | Energy Rant
Here in our tenth and final Rant on the top ten industrial energy-saving foci, I assess and summarize opportunities in advanced process controls, real-time optimization, digital twins, and artificial intelligence. I would say that advanced controls and AI are to...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 26, 2026 | Energy Rant
This week, we wrap up thermal integration in industrial processes. Thermal integration, also known as pinch analysis, is similar to / same as maximizing exergy recovery. Let’s start by defining these two concepts with the help of Chat. Pinch analysis is a method...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 19, 2026 | Energy Rant
This week, we roll on to number eight on the top ten list of industrial efficiency measures: waste heat recovery. I already covered some waste-heat recovery technologies and approaches in process heating; specifically, boiler stack gas economizers. Waste Heat Power...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 12, 2026 | Energy Rant
In this week’s post on industrial efficiency, we are finishing out measure family number seven: process heating. Last week, we covered low and medium-temperature process heating, from heat pumps to natural gas boilers. This week, we’re rounding it out with...
by Jeff Ihnen | May 5, 2026 | Energy Rant
Moving on with our top ten list of industrial energy efficiency and load management categories, this week we are tackling process heating – #7 on the list. Note that these are ranked by typical adoption, with the most sophisticated operators deep into this list....
