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Introduction to Intelligent Power Management

The Environmental Blog

The urgency to reconsider our energy consumption and render it more sustainable has never been greater than it is today. As climate change advances and natural resources become scarcer, attention is increasingly drawn to the efficiency of electricity and gas usage.

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Geothermal cooling research ongoing at Mato Grosso, Brazil

ThinkGeoEnergy

A research project is ongoing to evaluate the viability of geothermal cooling for agro-industrial buildings at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) in Brazil, in partnership with the University of São Paulo (USP). One environment uses water as the working fluid, while the other one uses air.

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Geothermal to provide heating and cooling in Ferney-Voltaire, France

ThinkGeoEnergy

Work has started on a geothermal district heating and cooling network in Ferney-Voltaire in Ain, France, near the Geneva Airport. The local public company Terre d’innovation has invested EUR 30 million into the project. The project is also receiving EUR 10 million from the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME).

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Decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to meet Net Zero targets, report warns

Envirotec Magazine

Analysis of public building energy usage appears to find government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years. CO2 emissions from public buildings need to be reduced five times faster than they are currently, if they are to meet the target of 75% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2037.

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Geothermal cooling demonstrated at transport hub in Madrid, Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. This has been the outcome of the “Hybridization of geothermal energy with flow batteries for the air conditioning of zero-energy tertiary buildings (GEOBATT)” project.

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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US. From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from industry.

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How 10 key energy efficiency actions could save industry $437bn – report

Smart Energy International

According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, energy efficiency actions, such as the use of smart building energy management systems, switching to EV fleets and using heat pumps, can result in global cost savings of approximately $437 billion.