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Reduced heat losses reported for new mortar building material

Envirotec Magazine

The team behind this new building material – from Newcastle University – hope it could reduce heating and cooling bills while being environmentally friendly. A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel improves insulation and finds a use for plastic waste.

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So Big It’s Boring: The Rise of Utility-Scale Solar

GreenTechMedia

Then someone chimed in, “Demand response, EVs, flow batteries — those are cool subjects. In 2011, utility solar reached 1 gigawatt. But the four of us know utility solar makes the real impact. We are big, but boring.” ” In the second quarter of 2020, the U.S.

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To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

GreenBiz

But with more outdoor air, the energy to heat and cool that air also will increase. . The Centers for Disease Control released guidelines for businesses on ventilation during COVID-19 that recommend up to 100 percent outdoor air, if possible. Suddenly you're having to condition all that [outdoor] air.

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A New Era for Climate-Focused Venture Capital

GreenTechMedia

billion — a 30 percent decrease from a previous peak in 2011. Suddenly, it’s cool to be putting your money into the sector again. The first wave was all about the “coolness” of cleantech — thin-film solar, electric sports cars, printable batteries. Five years ago, it had fallen to $5.2

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New Zealand firm offers improved LFP battery packs for Nissan Leaf

Charged

First-generation (2011-2016) Leafs lack the range that current EV buyers expect, but thousands of owners (including your correspondent) still find them to be delightful daily drivers. Unlike most EVs, which use some form of liquid cooling in the battery pack, the Leaf has an air-cooled battery.

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How Much Energy Do Data Centers Really Use?

Energy Innovation

The electricity used by these IT devices is ultimately converted into heat, which must be removed from the data center by cooling equipment that also runs on electricity. On average, servers and cooling systems account for the greatest shares of direct electricity use in data centers, followed by storage drives and network devices (Figure 1).

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Visionary water projects celebrated by Lighthouse Awards

Envirotec Magazine

Google – seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. In 2011, water issues reached a critical level in the region. Project: Seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. Tech giant Google is using seawater in the cooling system of its Hamina Data Centre to reduce potable water use. Winner: Google.