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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. The heat pumps are powered by a redox flow battery charged by a photovoltaic solar installation. This makes the whole system 100% renewable.

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Kwasi Kwarteng says biomass wood imports are “not sustainable”

Envirotec Magazine

Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman). In a further blow to Drax, which receives billions in government subsidies, Kwarteng admitted that while BEIS has discussed biomass with industry, “we haven’t actually questioned some of the premises” of the sustainability of pellets.

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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. It was the nation's largest year of installed solar capacity. Energy efficient heating and cooling improvements are gaining in awareness and popularity. Additionally, 3.2

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. The startup is participating in Go Build 2023.

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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

The crisis has turbocharged interest in systems that deliver power even when the grid is down. Solar plus storage is fast emerging as a top choice, both at scale on the grid and also "behind the meter," installed in a home, apartment or commercial building. . It’s no secret that the cost of solar energy has plummeted.

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Solar-powered Zamasport HQ produces over half of its energy needs

AGreenLiving

After 3 years of development, Italian architecture firm Frigerio Design Group has completed fabrication engineering company Zamasport’s new headquarters, a fabric-inspired building that is mostly powered with solar energy. A Building Automation system monitors the mechanical and electrical systems at all times.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Building Energy Efficiency

EDF + Business

Building Energy Efficiency Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide Download Guide Produced by EDF in collaboration with Companies with high energy footprints are most likely to benefit from the IRA’s credits and deductions for energy saving building technologies. sq ft to sliding scale of $2.50-$5.00