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Axiom Exergy Joins List of Commercial Storage Companies Pivoting to Software

GreenTechMedia

The Bay Area startup launched in 2014 with the thesis that lithium-ion batteries made little sense for businesses with high thermal loads, like grocery stores, and that thermal storage could optimize cooling and slash bills for considerably less upfront investment. We were really blown away by the results," he said.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

Autodesk Although the team is just at the start of this digitization journey, Tom is excited about what the data can do for energy efficiency — for instance, gradually pre-heating and cooling spaces, based on models of how many people will be in the space at a given time. Southwick agrees. dedicated to the climate crisis.

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Vermont digs in on incentives to boost geothermal heat pumps

Renewable Energy World

“I’ve seen this as a process of development in terms of what Vermonters, both contractors and customers, have been ready for,” said Jake Marin, HVAC program manager at Efficiency Vermont. Both systems can be used in reverse to cool the home in warm weather. Air-source heat pumps move heat from outside air into the home.

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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

Business Green

To date, BlocPower and its contractor partners - which include Augmented Construction , Urban Energy , VRF Solutions , Super Cool HVAC and Ch! per cent of construction workers and HVAC technicians. Donnel Baird, the company's CEO, and Kinch founded BlocPower in 2014. I thought he was a pretty cool dude," Kinch says. "I

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Hyundai/Kia’s new EV heat pump technology

Charged

The original technology was introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV. Hyundai and Kia say their battery pack water-cooling system yields further increases in range without increasing physical dimensions. In severe cold weather, the Kona Electric delivered 91 percent of its nominal range. Source: Hyundai.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

Where Ecobee’s original product has matured into a fine vintage , Google (which bought Nest in 2014) has let the excellent Nest Learning Thermostat wither on the vine, ostensibly replacing it with a watered-down version with half the smarts and none of the visual appeal. Where Ecobee will land remains to be seen.

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Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing

Charged

Formula E, the FIA-sanctioned electric racing series, has been a powerful ambassador for the EV revolution—and a damn fine sporting event—since its opening season in 2014. We cool down the batteries only while charging or before the race by blowing air into them. The front and rear motors are traditionally cooled with water.”.