Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

This company, specialising in ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) equipment, planned and implemented the ORC module. ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) equipment to convert waste heat into electricity. The necessary cold water parameters, relatively high at around 22 °C, also revealed considerable potential for using “free cooling”.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Work has started on a geothermal district heating and cooling network in Ferney-Voltaire in Ain, France, near the Geneva Airport. When completed, the network will provide low-emissions heating and cooling to 195,000 square meters of office space, business facilities, housing, and public infrastructure. It will also generate 4,500 jobs.

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Cooling Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 105

Grist

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Several companies, including Gradient where Romanin is CEO (which landed him on the 2021 Grist 50 list ), are developing new AC technologies and approaches that are starting to show what a more efficient, less climate-intensive approach to cooling will look like. “And that absolutely doesn’t need to be true.”

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Grist

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As we discussed in our last newsletter, all that growth also creates something of a vicious climate cycle, because of the energy-intensive nature of cooling, and because the refrigerants commonly used in ACs are potent greenhouse gases. A man installs an AC unit on the side of a building in India’s capital, New Delhi, this summer.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

In addition to her former role as a junior atmospheric science software developer at NASA and her current work as a researcher at MIT, Sanjana is founder and executive director of Earth Hacks , an organization that hosts hackathons for college students to combat the climate crisis. . It all spiraled from there.

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Grist

AUGUST 12, 2020

As obvious as cooling off with fans and water sounds, it’s not obvious to all public health departments. And before that, the World Health Organization had advised for decades against fan use during heatwaves. Assembling in cooling centers could be deadly during a pandemic. Here’s why it’s important. on Aug 12, 2020.

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Cooling Energy Monitor Health Home Energy Monitoring 110

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This event is being organized by The British Geological Survey , Mining Remediation Authority , IEA Geothermal , and The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. The event will focus on case studies of mine water heating , cooling and storage schemes worldwide (exploration drilling, testing, operations).

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Grist

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Arctic ecosystem, spanning Siberia, Alaska, the Nordic countries, and Canada, has been accumulating carbon for thousands of years, helping cool the Earths atmosphere. But now the temperatures are warmer, theres more organic matter available for decomposition, and carbon gets released into the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Said to be cheap and non-toxic, they are organic materials that release and absorb heat at different pressures as they change volume. “Heating and cooling accounts for 38% of the UK’s CO? Known as barocaloric materials, they are more efficient than fluid refrigerants.

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Global warming Cooling Investment Technology 243

GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. It forged the steel and glass in your car, and it also cooked the aluminum, plastic and silicon in the very screen on which you may be reading these words. . The first step?

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Aviation Carbon Natural gas Cooling 298

Charged

JANUARY 30, 2025

Obexion FR extracts heat from its surroundings, triggering an ongoing release of water, which cools the battery. Obexion FR was independently tested by lithium-ion battery safety organization The Soteria Battery Innovation Group and is certified non-flammable.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

Twitter : Katharine Hayhoe’s Most Recent Cool Explainer. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to energy’s future. Reuters: Biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two. WSJ : Coronavirus Lockdowns Clear the Air But the Effect Could be Fleeting. GTM : 2017 Primer–Too Much of a Good Thing?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2025

Dr Robert Bornhofen is director of innovation at DC Water, organizer of WaterPitch! This temperature differential allows us to create cool air in the summer and warm air in the winter months. We are also looking to further leverage district energy as a renewable energy source. Leak detection is yet another area of interest.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Fleet leaders are also facing increasing pressure.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).” Not all of these benefits can be easily quantified.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

I will practice, and advocate for, unprecedented levels of collaboration and I will mobile mobilize my organization(s), city, company and others in my circle of influence to do the same. The message of the COVID Covenant is, "It’s great you say you’ll do this cool thing in 20 or 30 years, but that’s not soon enough. Further, faster.

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Carbon-neutral Climate change Sea level rise Health 412

GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

The effluent is actually perfect organic fertilizer, and we take it back to the farms to build soil fertility and further sequester carbon — just like the sheep does. Their moisture management will meet or exceed the performance of the Adidas Climate Cool or Nike Dri Fit with no chemical finishing and all recycled and organic inputs.

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Fashion Innovation Recycling Recycling 356

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Geothermal energy is a renewable, stable, and carbon-neutral energy source, with estimates suggesting it could meet up to a quarter of Europes heating and cooling needs and up to 10% of its electricity demand. Amidst ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, strengthening Europes energy, sovereignty and sustainability has become a key priority.

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Energy Energy Carbon-neutral Europe 78

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Organizations such as nursing homes or hospitals should be involved in designing livable and healthy cities of the future. In Paris, streets and building walls are cooled down with water in the advent of heat waves and in Seoul, cooling shelters offer relief from sweltering weather for those who cannot afford air conditioning in their homes.

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Resilience Climate change Cooling Smart Cities 294

Charged

MAY 10, 2023

Freecor EV Multi 10 is designed specifically as an EV coolant, as it protects motor seals, cools power electronics and works with other vehicle parts. Its organic additive package shields the battery cooling plates, power electronic heat sinks and the combustion engine in hybrids.

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Cooling Electric vehicle Packaging Organic 119

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Rappaport: Talk a little bit about the organization that you founded, STEAM Connection , and how initiatives such as your flagship program, Every Kid Gets a Robot, are designed to fulfill your mission. Our work brings accessible, affordable and diverse STEAM education to children all around the world, and it has been such a cool journey.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 22, 2024

These devices ensure that even in the harshest conditions, you can enjoy a cool drink and a comfortable night’s sleep. Benefits of an Overlanding Fridge Consistent Temperature Control : Unlike traditional coolers, overlanding fridges provide consistent cooling, ensuring your food and beverages stay at the desired temperature.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Cooling 115

GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Companies including the San Francisco-based vertical farm Plenty are already organizing workers in cohorts who come in on the same days so if an outbreak occurs, it will be contained to one set of workers. But with more outdoor air, the energy to heat and cool that air also will increase. .

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2020

As a Design and Architecture firm specifically for Green Buildings, they also provide additional services such as training, sustainability strategies, energy modeling and water saving for existing buildings, and have innovated cooling, water waste reduction and productive workspace strategies into its commercial and residential projects.

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Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

Rising temperatures could transform plankton and other tiny aquatic organisms into a huge source of carbon emissions, a little-known — and potentially catastrophic — climate tipping point that could accelerate global warming. They’re considered protists, a class of abundant, single-celled organisms that aren’t quite plants or animals.

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Climate change Organic Cooling Global warming 145

ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The report also serves as a recap of Geothermal Week Belize, an event organized by QUB with the University of Belize and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). With the sector burdened by the effects of climate change, geothermal can offer a reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy source.

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Cooling Agriculture Technology Climate change 59

GreenBiz

JUNE 11, 2020

The specifics: SoftBank has created a separate $100 million fund specifically dedicated to people of color: Cool, but that amount is minuscule alongside the $100 billion in the SoftBank Vision Fund. . Rheaply, which makes software that helps organizations share underused assets, raised $2.5 puts it: "I have to overachieve to achieve."

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2021

She’s a PhD student at Carnegie Mellon and co-chair of the Climate Change AI organization. They detail the strengths and weaknesses of AI in climate technology using a few case studies: Optimizing power and heating/cooling systems. Lynn points out there’s a third way: spinning up an AI group within an organization.

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Charged

JUNE 30, 2022

CoolMag TC is a young customer-centric organization that offers passive solutions in thermal management for EV Power Electronics. Temperature drops dramatically up to 80ºC , as Coolmag provides a great thermal coupling to sink the heat at the cooling plate. Sponsored by Coolmag. The Benefits?

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Cooling Plastics Batteries Organic 135

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For 26 years, Busy Beaver has helped all types of organizations spread their message and facilitate connection through small shareable items. The facility is also equipped with geothermal heating and cooling and located within 100 miles of nearly all their suppliers, substantially cutting down on Busy Beaver’s emissions.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It finds that shallow geothermal sources can be used for heating residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, as well as for cooling spaces during the warm season using the same infrastructure. The full report (in Moldovan) can be accessed via this link.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Nuvoda (US) (category: circular economy): Nuvoda’s Mobile Organic Biofilm (MOB) technology operates as a hybrid of an attached biofilm and aerobic granular sludge process, enabling the simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorous. It can simultaneously remove suspended solids and digest organic contaminants without the use of chemicals.

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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

While much of the panel (which I helped organize) was highly technical, here are four of my high-level takeaways for those thinking about harnessing AI for climate solutions. Get acquainted with the concept of "die stacking" in computing hardware design.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This grant program has been authorized under HB22-1381 with the goal of supporting the use of zero-emission geothermal energy for electricity generation and space/water heating and cooling in homes, businesses, and communities. More details on these amount of grant awards are available here.

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GreenBiz

MAY 28, 2020

Here’s a rundown of the organizations that Stripe plans to support (presented alphabetically). Project Vesta : This organization, which hails from San Francisco, is focused on capturing CO2 within the ocean and storing it using olivine, a natural mineral. We want to make it ‘much’ easier for businesses to make these kinds of purchases.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

Follow this checklist to help your building become more sustainable in the following areas: lighting, construction, heating and cooling, water, energy, waste, indoor environment, landscaping, and maintenance. Heating and Cooling. Sustainable operation and maintenance. Building Sustainability Checklist.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Nuvoda’s Mobile Organic Biofilm (MOB) technology operates as a hybrid of an attached biofilm and aerobic granular sludge process, enabling the simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorous. It can simultaneously remove suspended solids and digest organic contaminants without the use of chemicals. Nuvoda (US) – circular economy.

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