Energy conservation talk of the town, show, world

Energy and how to save it, how to use it and how to generate it seems to be on the mind of a majority of show goers at the Hannover Fair in Hannover, Germany this week.
At a show as huge as Hannover Fair, it is very difficult to come up with a theme since you have just about every different type of manufacturer and end user in the world walking the miles of halls. But Energy conservation seems to hold the lead in areas of focus.
During the show, politicos, energy industry experts and manufacturers from across the globe were coming in to hold the World Energy Dialogue.
With huge countries like China and India expanding, the demand for energy continues to increase globally along with the demand for services that depend on energy such as heating and cooling systems or communication systems.
This meeting will not necessarily come up with any solutions, but it may lead to a more stringent strategy to offset the increased demand in energy in the years to come.
Even this year’s winner of the Hermes Award, a €100,000 prize awarded by an independent jury of experts, went to a company focused on energy conservation. Rheinbach, Germany-based Zenergy Power Co. won for developing its induction heater, which makes extruded metal components used in the automotive and aerospace industries. The usual induction heaters generate electromagnetic eddy currents using copper coils and alternating current, but lose more than half the energy deployed. The Zenergy heater has superconducting coils that allow for an energy coefficient of over 80%.
In short, an induction heater with a heating performance of 500 Kw can save the annual energy requirements of 850 households.