Controlling Energy: The Task of the Ural Centre for Energy Efficiency and Environment (2013)

CONTROLLING ENERGY, The task of the Ural Centre for Energy Efficiency and Environment - Assignment by Russian press agency Ria Novosti for the group project 'Russian Moment - 20 world's leading photographers expedition in Russia, July 2013', related to the G-20 international summit in Russian Federation during September 2013. Each photographer, representing one country of current G-20, has followed an own personal story in Russia.

statement

articles / video 'The Russian Moment' project

book / catalogue

From the top of 'Vysotskiy Tower', Anna looks at her city, Yekaterinburg.

Map of part of Russian Sverdlovsk region, inside the UCEE office, with locations of their projects pointed by flags. UCEE projects and collaborations involve all Russia and abroad, with a second European office based in Trondheim, Norway.

One of UCEE chemistry specialists and environmental engineer Irina Kechaykina, in the laboratory doing chemical analysis.

Works for the new Hydrogene Compressors implants in VIZ-Steel Plant, new generation of compressors which UCEE worked on calculating greenhouse gases reduction in 2007. At the bottom of the room, a line of new compressors are already built up.

Tubes for the new Hydrogene Compressors in VIZ-Steel Plant. In 2007 UCEE calculated reduction of greenhouse gases emissions for this new implants (26 times less impacting environment than old electrolysis cells way), of methane steam method.

Early morning, Dr. Andrey Kaletin, head of the international programs department of UCEE, walks with me inside VIZ-Steel Plant, Russia’s largest producer of grain-oriented steel and leading producer of cold-rolled electrical steel in Sverdlovsk oblast.

UCEE Director, Dr. Valery Anufriev, and Director Assistant, Anna Panchenko, talking about the banner they will expose at the Russia’s main trade fair INNOPROM-2013, which takes place in Yekaterinburg city during the second week of July.

Dr. Valery Anufriev, shows a medal of honor, received in 2012 for works of the company in developing strategies for green low-carbon economy in Sverdlovsk area by Independent Public Council of the Russian Federation and Globe International Academy.

Specialists of the energy efficiency department of UCEE company, Alexandr Rusalev (on the left in the photo) and Anton Gilev, working on the project of heat scheme development in UCEE offices.

In UCEE offices, 'Ecofizika', an instrument used by UCEE specialists for measuring vibrations, noise, electromagnetic fields at the workplaces.

Nicolay Kuzmin, CEO of the Klyuchevsky Ferroalloys Plant (KFP), walks trough the KFP room of new Air-Compressors, constructed as a result of collaboration of UCEE and KFP under the RUSEFF program (Russian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility) in 2008.

The Control Room for separations by micro-rays technology of metallurgical slags at the Klyuchevsky Ferroalloys Plant (KFP). UCEE took part in discussion of the aspects of realization of this ecological project on processing of technogenic waste in 2008

At the main Russian International Industries fair 'INNOPROM-2013', which takes place in Yekaterinburg city during the second week of July. Katya smiles at me.

At main Russian International Industries fair 'INNOPROM-2013', Yekaterinburg. Dr. Andrey Kaletin (on right), head of International Programs Department of UCEE, holds in hands a turbine with Michael Kislyak, head of Marketing Department of PSM-Hydraulics.

Inside the 'Museum of Water of The Russian Research Institute for Integrated Water Management and Protection' (RosNIIVKH), one of the reliable partners of UCEE. The bottles with natural water came all from different parts of the Russian Federation.

Documents about 'Spirulina', a full of vitamins and various nutrition proprieties natural alga, on the desk of Dr. Valery Anufriev at his UCEE Director office, during a meeting with specialist Stanislav Ermolaev and Vitaliy Kozmin.

Dr. Anufriev, at his UCEE office, on the left, meeting specialists Stanislav Ermolaev and Vitaliy Kozmin (sat at the right), about 'Spirulina' project, a various nutritional proprieties alga, and potentially new clean bio-source of fuel.

UCEE Energy Efficiency Department specialist, Anton Gilev, developing a heat scheme, with images of a hydraulic implant of a home just downloaded on pc from memory card of the 'Thermograms Instrument' (on the desk), measuring heating by infrared lights.

Natalya Starodubets (with glasses), UCEE Economist of the International Programs Department, with Head of the Environmental Department of 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant' (SCP), looking a plastic model of SCP made by workers of the factory.

Natalya Starodubets (on the left), UCEE economist, looks at the Turning Stove and Heat-Exchange Unit of the new dry method cement production line at the 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant'. UCEE in 2008 took part for its energetic impact calculations.

Natalya Starodubets (at center), economist of UCEE, with head of the environmental department of the 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant' (on right), while we are going on top of the Turning Stove and Heat-exchange unit of the new dry-method cement production line.

Natalya Starodubets, UCEE economist, leans a feet over Turning Stove/Heat-exchange tower of new dry-method cement production line in 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant'. The big tubes lying over 100 m. down, bring sand from Clinker Storage Reservoir to the tower.

Director of UCEE Dr Valery Anufriev takes off for a break the obligatory safe-helmet at the 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant', preparing to reach the rest of UCEE team on the top of tower

At 100 m., Natalya Starodubets (on the left), economist of UCEE, with the head of the environmental department of the 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant', look the big Clinker Storage Reservoir, from Turning Stove/Heat-exchange tower of new cement production unit.

~ extra Notes ~

VIZ-Steel Plant [photos 4,5,6] located in Yekaterinburg, is Russia’s largest producer of grain-oriented steel. UCEE in 2007 carried out calculations for the new generation of the Hydrogen Production Compressors [photos 6-7], based on 'methane steam' way for the heat treatment of electric steels in special atmosphere, replacing the old types (of electrolysis cells, 26 times more impacting atmosphere)

The Klyuchevsky Ferroalloys Plant [photo 11-12], located in Sverdlovsk oblast, specialized in the production by the aluminothermic method, is one of the most advanced industrial factory in Russia about waste-recycling technologies. The new Air-Compressors [photo 11] -consuming 5 times less electricity of old generation of compressors- are result of collaboration of UCEE and the KFP in 2008, under the RUSEFF program (Russian Sustainable Energy Financing Facility)

Vitaly Kozmin wrote his degree thesis -under the tutoring of Dr. Anufriev in 2011 at the 'Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltsyn' of Yekaterinburg- about the application of 'Spirulina' in many fields. According him [together with specialist Stanislav Ermolaev, in photos 15-16] the 'Spirulina' alga, over an important new food resource for next future, can be a new bio-technologic clean source of fuel. In form of briquettes it can be burned generating energy, avoiding the consume of natural resources, as pellets woods

The 'Sukholozhsk Cement Plant' [photos 19-24], located in Sverdlovsk oblast, is one of the five biggest industrial plants of all Russia. In 2008 UCEE took part for calculations of the green-house gases emission reduction - as pointed by Kyoto Protocol rules indications - for the realization of the new fifth line of 'Dry Way System' cement production [photos 20,22-24], which does not include the use of water, and highly improves the energy efficiency and the environmental impact of the plant

statement ~ articles/videos