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So, What Exactly Is Building Electrification?

GreenTechMedia

Buildings were first electrified nearly 150 years ago. So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices.

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Behind-the-Meter Solar Project to Ease Griffith Electricity Needs

Solar Industry

Griffith Energy LLC, an affiliate of infrastructure investment firm ArcLight Capital Partners LLC , plans to construct a 2-MW behind-the-meter solar project at the Griffith Generating Station in Mohave County, Ariz. The project will serve to offset Griffith’s auxiliary electricity requirements, online or offline.

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

It’s a shockingly heady time for electricity. The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Subscribe here. Surge protection.

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Geothermal heating and cooling coming soon to Miami University, Ohio

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Miami University on Oxford, Ohio will soon begin drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system that will replace the existing natural gas-powered system at the North Chiller Plant. More than 500 wells will be drilled to a depth of 850 feet (~259 meters) in the front lawn of Millett Hall.

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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US. From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry.

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How 10 key energy efficiency actions could save industry $437bn – report

Smart Energy International

According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, energy efficiency actions, such as the use of smart building energy management systems, switching to EV fleets and using heat pumps, can result in global cost savings of approximately $437 billion.

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Bosch facility in Portugal puts geothermal heat pump system into operation

ThinkGeoEnergy

The facility of Bosch under the Car Multimedia division in Braga, Portugal has installed a geothermal heating and cooling system as part of a wider initiative to eliminate the use of natural gas as an energy source at the site.