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Keeping it cool: O2 data centres aim to take the heat off carbon emissions

Business Green

Mobile giant reveals plans to harness new smart cooling technologies to slash emissions from its data centres. O2 has announced plans to harness smart cooling technology to save energy at its data centres and core network sites to the tune of one million kilograms of CO2 every year. Data centre cooling is a great example," she said.

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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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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. Reflective walls can prevent solar heat gain indoors during the summer, shaving electricity consumption in the building and lowering peak demand on the grid. percent for single-family homes, and 4.6 Around half of U.S.

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How the government aims to root out illegal deforestation in company supply chains

Business Green

The government said it would "go further than ever before to clamp down on illegal deforestation", as it set out its approach to tackling the destruction of forests worldwide linked to UK demand for products such as cocoa, rubber, soya, beef, and palm oil. In every conceivable way we depend on the natural world around us," he said.

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Tracking Progress on 100% Clean Energy Targets

GreenTechMedia

The State of California and 44 cities have set even more challenging targets to also transition their entire transportation, heating and cooling sectors to 100 percent clean energy sources. State and federal policies could be reformed to better enable communities to meet local demand for renewable energy.”

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How to value solar plus storage

AGreenLiving

Founded in 2008 as California’s first not-for-profit, community choice aggregation program, MCE today serves over 1 million residents and businesses in four San Francisco Bay area counties: Contra Costa; Marin; Napa; and Solano. . “And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh.”

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

Renewable Energy World

In 2008, Jacobson teamed up with student, Graeme Hoste, to assess whether California’s hourly demand for electricity could be satisfied with a combination of renewable power sources. In 2005, Jacobson worked with Stanford students to begin mapping regions of the U.S. for wind power production.