GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The once-humdrum electricity sector has become a hub of interest and innovation for the worlds of energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, buildings, policy, finance and others. Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Recent analysis using Energy Innovation’s Energy Policy Simulator showed electrification could reduce industrial emissions while growing the economy and creating jobs, and we look forward to exploring viable pathways to industrial electrification at the upcoming VERGE Electrify event.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Given the non-negotiable fossil fuel-phase out, an urgent timeline that many fear the country will fail to meet, given recent policy changes, many wondered: what about the investment needed to accelerate renewables?

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Government must ensure that tech companies accurately report how much energy and water their data centres are using, according to a report published on 7 February by the National Engineering Policy Centre.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

SuperNode aims to overcome this with cryogenically-cooled superconducting cables that can handle vastly increased currents compared to conventional HVDC technology. Cooled cables could half offshore wind transmission costs. Using cryogenics to cool SuperNode cabling would help cut the cost of links in half, he said.

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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).” Notes [1] [link]

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Such findings underscore the scale of support among Conservative Party members for ambitious green policies that can help curb the huge hike in energy bills expected this winter, just as postal ballot papers for choosing Britain's next PM are sent out to the membership from next week.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Initially, we focused on palm oil supply chains and urged companies to adopt no-deforestation policies. In addition to continuing to work with new companies to adopt policies, we do a lot of work now to ensure companies update, improve and implement the policies they already adopted.

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GreenTech Gazette

JULY 1, 2024

Massachusetts is taking a leap forward in sustainable energy with a first-of-its-kind geothermal system planned to heat and cool dozens of homes. What is Geothermal Heating and Cooling? Geothermal systems leverage the constant temperature below the earth’s surface for heating and cooling buildings.

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

In most cases, that air is coming in cooled or heated as well and combines the functions of both conditioning and ventilating the space. Note, we are heading into cooling season in most parts of the country, so people wonder, "Won’t I use more energy having to condition more outdoor air and why is the green guy recommending that?".

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Rolling out cooling technologies to the 1.2 The report assesses 76 countries with cooling access challenges and found that, globally, 1.2 billion people do not have adequate access to cooling, threatening their ability to survive extreme heat, store nutritious food, or secure access to safe vaccines.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With the project, the Smith College aims to fully move away from fossil fuels for the heating and cooling systems of the campus. The heat will be extracted either for cooling, or amplified using heat pumps. This coincides with the timeline of the net-zero goals of the city of Northampton.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

NGET currently use batteries alongside diesel generators to provide backup power to a substation for key activities such as cooling fans, pumps, and lighting, enabling it to continue to perform its crucial role in the electricity transmission system. These systems provide NGET with the resilience to recover from a loss of supply event.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The 33,000-square-foot building now sports solar panels that drive mechanical heat pumps, which work in tandem with a closed-loop ground heat exchange system to provide all-electric heating and cooling. Here are four areas where regulations and policy could make a difference in Michigan. Other states can emulate these steps, as well.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Even if no cool inventions or startups come out of them, we're still fortunate that this is an educational opportunity — students still walk away learning about these issues and engaging with them more closely than they did before. We basically gave students data, said, "Pick a city, plot the land surface temperature and put it on a map."

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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. It's not just about cool tech, though.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The European Commission has listed an upcoming tender on “Innovative applications/integration of geothermal heating and cooling in industry.” Activities are required to assess the environmental sustainability of geothermal heating and/or cooling applications.

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Renew Economy

JULY 15, 2024

The post Big banks go cool on coal and gas but fall well short on climate funding: report appeared first on RenewEconomy. The big four banks have made significant strides to curb lending for fossil fuel projects but a report says they still have not met their own climate targets.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These wells will be the foundation of a planned geothermal heating and cooling system that will serve at least 1 million square feet of downtown space including the City Hall, the Mayo Civic Center, and the public library. In cooling mode, you’re pulling heat from buildings and putting it back to the ground for storage.”

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 18, 2022

And the regions that will see the most warming, and therefore the highest demand for cooling, are economies that are expected to stay reliant on fossil fuels through 2040. Here are some of my key takeaways: Expanding access to cooling is a key line of defense for adapting to increasingly harsh weather. Maximizing shade.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The lack of policy support in many territories is cited by the report as one of the major gaps in geothermal development. While more than 100 countries have policies to support solar PV and/or onshore wind, less than 30 countries have implemented policies specifically for geothermal.

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. Gas heating is not an affordable heating option anymore. Instead, the demand and uptake of heat pumps in Europe’s building stock have seen a major surge in the past few months.

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Grist

JANUARY 21, 2022

And it also released a cloud of sulfur dioxide, a chemical that, in large enough quantities, reflects the sun’s rays and cools the planet. They called for an “international non-use agreement” on so-called solar geoengineering technologies, which would cool the planet by releasing sun-reflecting chemicals into the atmosphere.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2024

This speaks to the financial and structural power of the fossil fuel industry that allows it to use threats of capital flight and job losses to curry favourable policy conditions and fend off tax hikes that would dent profitability. Since 2019, the Conservatives have received £8.4 Alongside the material sits the institutional.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The cooled fluid is reinjected underground, minimizing environmental impact and sustaining the process. Additionally, federal and state policies promoting renewable energy integration are creating opportunities for EGS expansion. The water circulates through the hot rock, absorbing thermal energy and transforming into steam.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“We now need to turn this ambition into action and hold policy makers accountable to deliver on their commitments. Standalone geothermal cooling has also started to catch attention, particularly with the new G2COOL project in Masdar City in UAE – another of the big announcements coming out of COP28.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Renewable Energy World contributor is being awarded a Constellation Prize for Policy Impact in response to a new heating/cooling solution he proposed for a 100-year-old building in Albany, NY. In recognition of the accomplishment, Jay Egg and Keith Schue are being awarded The Constellation Prize for Policy Impact.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That’s the picture the International Energy Agency (IEA) paints in the World Energy Outlook it published today, which is based on governments’ current energy policies. This is the first time the agency has predicted that outcome in reports assessing current policies.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Future of Carbon Policy Forum Is where you want to be on January 4th at Amazon’s Seattle Campus We have become accustomed to beginning meetings with land acknowledgements and we will certainly do that at our Future of Carbon Policy Forum on January 4th. Don’t delay, register today !

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 18, 2021

Ugbaad Kozar, senior policy advisor at Carbon180, discussed these disparities and the power imbalance associated with carbon removal measures. There’s a long history of Global South countries inheriting the burden of hosting projects that have benefited wealthier countries in reaching their climate targets," Kozar said.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“The functions we’re talking about here in terms of power control systems and scheduling — they tie into microgrids and other things utilities are grappling with,” said Sky Stanfield, an attorney representing the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, an industry group active in interconnection policy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2024

This adaptability, combined with the module’s hydrogen-air operation and liquid-cooled, pressurized operation up to 2.5 The policy’s efficiency and effectuality will be assessed throughout its trial phase, with adaptive measures slated to follow based on the observed results.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

When all human emissions are accounted for (dashed line) there’s a temporary bump as the particulate pollution drops out of the skies, and then gradual cooling as shorter-lived greenhouse gases like methane and nitrogen oxide get reabsorbed. Different emissions can either warm or cool the planet. Nature Climate Change).

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 17, 2020

The electricity used by these IT devices is ultimately converted into heat, which must be removed from the data center by cooling equipment that also runs on electricity. On average, servers and cooling systems account for the greatest shares of direct electricity use in data centers, followed by storage drives and network devices (Figure 1).

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As such, it is likely to qualify for Massachusetts' Clean Peak Standard , though Plus Power developed the business model independent of that policy, Keefe noted. Batteries don't consume gas, nor do they emit pollution onsite or require water for cooling. Analysts expect battery costs to keep falling.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A promising new clean energy policy may not be as effective as promised, a group of researchers contend. The Clean Peak standard jumped from policy proposal to law of the land in Massachusetts in just a couple years. A Clean Peak incentive should shift clean power from other times of day into those crucial, high demand hours.

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