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Why Empty Office Buildings Still Consume Lots of Power During a Global Pandemic

GreenTechMedia

What happens to an office building’s electricity demand when almost everyone who works there is stuck at home? But just because a building is almost empty of people doesn’t mean that its energy use drops to nothing. pecent this year. pecent this year.

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The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of carbon capture technology for buildings

Envirotec Magazine

The Power-to-X unit being demonstrated. Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects. Why capture CO2 from buildings? Petri Laakso of Soletair.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 Technology – in order to create and maintain ideal growing conditions, it is necessary to implement highly effective monitoring and control systems. billion people by 2050.

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Sensing evolution

Envirotec Magazine

As global awareness of the impact of poor air quality grows, so too does the demand for monitoring. The increasing prevalence of air quality monitoring in legislation, as well as with respect to corporate/social responsibility is driving the transition of air quality monitoring from a “nice to have” to a firmer commercial proposition.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product. Battery power enables flexible layouts and easy reconfiguration. It is an effective way to technically upgrade older or historical buildings. The product powers laptops, monitors, sit-stand desks, and wireless phone charging.

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GCSHE Summit – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product. Battery power enables flexible layouts and easy reconfiguration. It is an effective way to technically upgrade older or historical buildings. The product powers laptops, monitors, sit-stand desks, and wireless phone charging.

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? The nuts and bolts of grid tech

Climate Tech VC

For a 2050 net-zero future, we’ll need an electricity grid large enough that its untangled cables would be long enough to stretch all the way to the sun.    Last week, we got in tune with power markets to set the stage for a reliable, resilient, and decarbonized grid.   The grid follows a four-step value chain.