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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

It’s a shockingly heady time for electricity. The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Surge protection.

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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.

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From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero

Business Green

As the government prepares to kickstart the economy by loosening planning regulations in the hope of spurring a boom in infrastructure and construction projects, the need to curb the carbon emissions associated with buildings remains as pressing as ever. There are signs across various materials sectors that innovation is indeed underway.

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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. With global temperatures rising, the need for cooling is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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Drilling starts for Massachusetts pilot geothermal heating project

ThinkGeoEnergy

Approximately 90 boreholes will be drilled to depths of approximately 600-700 feet (182-213 meters) which will then be the foundation heating loop that will run across nearly 40 buildings, including residential homes, a fire station, a community college, and the Framingham Housing Authority buildings.

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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.

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Greentown Labs, Saint-Gobain, and MassCEC Announce the Healthy Buildings Challenge Startup Participants

Greentown Labs

The Healthy Buildings Challenge received 99 applications from 15 countries, representing a range of innovations in building materials, coatings, and envelope systems, as well as digital platforms, monitoring, and supplemental technologies. Somerville, Mass., 6, 2021; a recording of the event can be viewed here. . ###.