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This industrial complex has a facade made from its own construction waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

The building features sunken courtyards with earth-cooled floors and a stone screen facade made from the complex's own construction waste.

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Sunlight-Reflecting ‘Cool Walls’ Can Save Building Owners Big Money, Study Says

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sunlight-reflecting “cool walls” could save as much or more energy than reflective cool roofs. There's no formal universal definition of what constitutes a “cool wall," said Ronnen Levinson, study co-author and staff scientist at Berkeley Lab. buildings were constructed before 1980.

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Work begins on Swedish spent nuclear fuel repository

Envirotec Magazine

The ground was broken on 15 January to begin construction of an underground repository for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden, one of the first such facilities in the world. The construction of the Spent Fuel Repository will take ten years before disposal can begin, after which the repository will be gradually extended over a long period.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Last year construction started on a 250MWh liquid air energy storage system in Greater Manchester.

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Fish clogging in cooling tunnels threatens power station safety

Envirotec Magazine

Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station in Somerset, and the proposed construction site of Hinkley Point C, in February 2016 (image credit: jgolby / Shutterstock.com). Sprats, a breed of fish that travel in large schools, have a history of clogging up nuclear power station cooling tunnels [1] – causing expensive and dangerous shutdowns.

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EVE Energy unveils electric construction machinery platforms

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China-based EVE Energy has introduced platforms for electric construction machinery, including its new Open Source Battery. EVE’s platforms focus on four key areas: construction machinery, heavy-duty trucks, aerial work platforms and special machinery.

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Bel Fuse launches liquid-cooled DC-DC converter for rugged EVs

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Bel Fuse, a manufacturer of products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits, is adding the 350DNG40-12-8, a second-generation 4 kW liquid-cooled DC-DC converter to its Bel Power Solutions portfolio. It provides additional optional Unified Diagnostic Services (UDS) functionality, including CAN FD and cyber security.

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