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Ofgem supports National Grid with £1.5m for energy network innovation

Smart Energy International

National Grid Electricity Transmission has been awarded £400k ($532k) for three projects that will help develop a net zero electricity network – including replacing greenhouse gas SF6 with a low carbon alternative as well as utilising satellite data analytics to future proof against the impacts of climate change.

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Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters

Planet Pulse

. “This decade represents an all-hands-on-deck moment for humanity to make critical progress in addressing climate change,” said Riley Duren, Carbon Mapper CEO and research scientist at the University of Arizona. The initial study phase is complete and included two years of preliminary engineering development and manufacturing.

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Meet one vertical farm venture helping the industry grow past greens

GreenBiz

The ventilation is also meticulously controlled for humidity and airspeed, and a second ventilation system absorbs the oxygen and water that the plants breathe out to keep the climate consistent. The farms are between six and 13 meters in height, with a footprint of 450 square feet. Energy concerns are ripe in the vertical farm world.