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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

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. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives).

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Modern-day windcatchers: How we can protect ourselves and the planet against heat

Business Green

Government, business and consumers must work together to slash the emissions of air conditioners and fridges as temperatures rise around the globe and demand for 'cooling systems' snowballs, argues Arçelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu. Some thousands of years ago, people of the Persian Empire built strange towers with one goal in mind: to cool down.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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Father-daughter research project details COVID lockdown’s effect on emissions

Grist

A father-daughter scientific collaboration was born that would produce, in a paper published Friday , the most-detailed picture of quarantine’s effect on global warming to date. If we are back to normal by then, the entire quarantine will have only reduced global warming 0.01 degrees C (0.02 Article continues below.

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Bosch Thermotechnology’s New Energy-Efficient Inverter Ducted Split (IDS) Premium Connected Available Now

Green Living Guy

The Bosch Inverter Ducted Split (IDS) Premium Connected delivers 20+ SEER efficiency and connects wirelessly for remote monitoring of energy usage, troubleshooting, and more. WATERTOWN, MASS.,

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Researchers test seawater air conditioning as a renewable cooling alternative

AGreenLiving

A new study led by the International Institute of Applied System Analysis (IIASA) indicates that using seawater air conditioning is a greener alternative to conventional AC and could reduce cooling costs significantly. The systems would need to be handled and monitored carefully to preserve marine life and not disrupt the ecosystems.

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Global warming could push air conditioning demand up 59%

AGreenLiving

and other parts of the world because of global warming. Regions that were traditionally colder are warming up, and those that are warm are getting hotter. These changes are forcing more people to use air conditioners to regulate home temperatures. Related: Global warming expected to exceed 1.5