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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture. It was able to create a system that can calculate the emissions and soil health without on-the-ground baseline reference data usually needed for projects such as these. Jesse Klein. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:05. And it is working on a way to calculate biomass. "We

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

GreenTechMedia

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. percent for single-family homes, and 4.6

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re/cell launches lithium-ion blocks using recycled cells from Tesla battery packs

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Smart battery features built on re/cell’s block architecture include an LED fuel gauge, current detection, charge warning and safety protection, built-in cell balancing with real-time pack status using CAN/SMBus communication and integrated crossflow cooling.

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Transphorm releases reference design for bidirectional GaN power supply for EV chargers

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US-based GaN semiconductor producer Transphorm has released a new 300 W DC-to-DC GaN reference design for two- and three-wheeled EV battery chargers. It features convection cooling without forced air, output power of 300 W, output voltage of 48 V/6 A, 380 V/0.9 peak efficiency and power density of 36.5

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Reduced heat losses reported for new mortar building material

Envirotec Magazine

The team behind this new building material – from Newcastle University – hope it could reduce heating and cooling bills while being environmentally friendly. A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel improves insulation and finds a use for plastic waste. 2025.140320

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Parsing Panera's plan to nudge consumers toward low-carbon meals

GreenBiz

The change I referred to earlier is happening at Panera Bread, where many menu items now have a "Cool Food" badge attached to them. . For experts and anyone else who wants more details on what qualifies as a Cool Food Meal, Panera has provided a breakdown of emissions associated with each menu item.).

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Digitalisation of district heating and cooling an essential technology – report

Smart Energy International

The digitalisation of district heating and cooling is essential to decarbonising the thermal energy system, a new IEA report states. Standardisation The report, notes the need for some degree of standardisation and relevant reference benchmarks as beneficial for deploying and comparing digital solutions more efficiently. Have you read?

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