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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

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The following have been recognised for their achievements: The building materials manufacturer, Adolf Gottfried Tonwerke GmbH , together with the technology provider, Orcan Energy AG , in the Energy Transition 2.0 category, for exploiting previously unused waste heat from two furnaces for electricity generation.

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New York private college to shift from fossil fuel heating to geothermal

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Bard College , a private liberal arts college in the hamlet of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York State, will soon replace its aging, fossil fuel-fired heating and cooling system located in The Charles P. Stevenson, Jr Library with a new state-of-the-art system that will run on geothermal energy.

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Smith College, MA embarks on $220-million geothermal project

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The Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts continues its work to build a geothermal system that will contribute to making the campus carbon-neutral by the end of the decade. The geothermal project is expected to be completed by 2028, towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Geothermal heating and cooling coming soon to Miami University, Ohio

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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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Data centre virtualisation and cloud computing can play a pivotal role in power sector emissions reductions, says report

Envirotec Magazine

A new report from power market analytics firm Aurora Energy Research suggests that increased deployment of (and continued improvements in) virtualisation technology could reduce potential future European computing emissions 55% by 2040.

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Seoul, South Korea aiming for 1 GW geothermal development

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The City of Seoul in South Korea has created a “Comprehensive Plan for Promotion and Activation of Geothermal Energy” that aims to grow its current installed geothermal heating and cooling capacity of 278 MWth to 1 GW by 2030. of the city’s renewable energy mix. of the city’s renewable energy mix.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

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Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson. As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. Raw materials.