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How the utilities industry is building a sustainable future

Smart Energy International

The energy and utilities industries play a significant role in carbon emissions. In the US, 25% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from electricity generation. This is not surprising, with coal and natural gas representing about 60% of electrical supply. Energy Transition for Sustainability.

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5 Maritime Sustainability Trends for 2022

The Environmental Blog

In total, the maritime industry’s carbon emissions only make up 3% of the total emissions worldwide. It’s not much compared to other big industries but a study has found this figure may rise to as much as 17% by 2050 if the industry doesn’t become more sustainable. Increased use of cleaner fuel.

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UK firm presents “game-changing” solution to monitoring indoor air quality

Envirotec Magazine

Butterfly is an innovative and patented IAQ monitoring system including a suite of beautifully designed hardware with integrated software that has been developed at Imperial College London over the past four years to responsibly address this issue. ” The Butterfly system offers dual functionality: monitoring and management. .

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Trends for Sustainable Home Improvement in 2024

Mosaic

Despite the headwinds of 2023, the US solar industry is expected to have grown 55% compared to 2022, amounting to nearly 33 GWdc of capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. It was the nation's largest year of installed solar capacity. Additionally, 3.2 Additionally, 3.2

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Colorado utility selects Landis+Gyr for advanced metering infrastructure

Smart Energy International

In the US state of Colorado, municipal utility Longmont Power and Communications has partnered with Landis+Gyr to modernise its electric meters with an advanced metering infrastructure. The system will also facilitate the use of renewable energy to provide baseload power. Have you read? Register today.

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Unlocking smart meter data for research

Smart Energy International

James O’Toole explains how the UK’s Smart Energy Research Lab is enabling researcher access to smart meter data. With over 21 million smart gas and electric meters now in Great Britain’s homes, there is a growing wealth of half-hourly and daily domestic energy use data available to those who can access it.

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Five predictions for energy transition trends in 2022

Smart Energy International

David Hall of Schneider Electric highlights five trends to watch for power and utility firms this year. The global shift towards more climate-conscious energy efficiency has accelerated the need for sustainable technology to deliver a cleaner, greener, and fairer energy system. Microgrids fit for the future.