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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. When completed, the network will provide low-emissions heating and cooling to 195,000 square meters of office space, business facilities, housing, and public infrastructure. It will also generate 4,500 jobs.

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GEL starts construction on UK’s first deep geothermal power plant

ThinkGeoEnergy

Construction has officially started on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. “It’s a very, very exciting day, today – we are starting the construction of the UK’s first geothermal power plant,” said Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. .

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This industrial complex has a facade made from its own construction waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

The building features sunken courtyards with earth-cooled floors and a stone screen facade made from the complex's own construction waste.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Last year construction started on a 250MWh liquid air energy storage system in Greater Manchester.

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Idemitsu develops cooling and lubrication oil for EVs 

Charged

The E-axle and Electric Parts Cooling Oil allows direct cooling of motors and other electronics such as the battery and power control unit (PCU), and enables lubrication of gears and bearings in an e-axle drive unit. Simplifying vehicle constructions is key to optimizing the performance of EVs and HEVs,” the company said.

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Fish clogging in cooling tunnels threatens power station safety

Envirotec Magazine

Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station in Somerset, and the proposed construction site of Hinkley Point C, in February 2016 (image credit: jgolby / Shutterstock.com). Sprats, a breed of fish that travel in large schools, have a history of clogging up nuclear power station cooling tunnels [1] – causing expensive and dangerous shutdowns.

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Bedrock Energy - Bedrock Energy Completes Inaugural Geothermal Energy Project at Penn Field in AustinProject Demonstrates Accessibility of Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems for Urban Commercial and Residential Buildings

Global Renewable News

Bedrock Energy (Bedrock), an early-stage technology company that designs and constructs geothermal heating and cooling systems today (April 17) announced the completion of its inaugural geothermal pr.

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