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Interview – Celsius Energy and decarbonizing buildings using shallow geothermal systems

ThinkGeoEnergy

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. For these reasons, the building heating and cooling sector is one that urgently needs to be decarbonized. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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Will New York City’s largest buildings meet emissions reduction limits by 2024?

Renewable Energy World

Contributed by Saverio Grosso, Edison Energy. Under the Act, passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet—roughly 50,000 residential and commercial properties across the city—must meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions by 2024, and stricter limits in 2030. Last month, the U.S.

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Residential Buildings Adapting the Sustainable way

Econaur

The push towards green buildings was triggered out of necessity but customers are fast realizing that it will be the best option in the years to come. As the effects of climate change are getting more visible across the globe, developing nations like India are switching to sustainable building engineering. This adds up to more than 24.81

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August Berres

Green Technology

August Berres is selling the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product, Respond! Battery power reduces stress on electrical grids, allows for purchasing off-peak power, and reduces peak demand. It also provides resilience when power from the grid is interrupted. is deployed. The Respond!

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August Berres

Green Technology

August Berres is selling the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product, Respond! Battery power reduces stress on electrical grids, allows for purchasing off-peak power, and reduces peak demand. It also provides resilience when power from the grid is interrupted. is deployed. The Respond!

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The Return on Investment (ROI) of Sustainable Business

Green Business Bureau

In some regions, lack of access to natural resources and basic necessities such as water or reliable electricity is a major impediment to profitability and growth. For these reasons and others, a business strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. Risk Reduction.

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Catalyze Aims to Remake Commercial Storage With Backing of Oil Investor EnCap

GreenTechMedia

The Energy Transition team at Houston-based EnCap Investments is funding Catalyze, a group that develops, owns and operates distributed energy projects, including storage. It has partnered with groups like a real estate firm, a food manufacturer and a national hospital chain to build projects across the customers’ portfolios.