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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. The local public company Terre d’innovation has invested EUR 30 million into the project. The project is targeting commissioning by 2030. The project is targeting commissioning by 2030.

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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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The sins of omission: A cool reception for the King’s speech

Envirotec Magazine

Positives included a commitment to improve grid infrastructure and an aspiration to “attract record levels of investment in renewable energy sources”. While investment is crucial, planning rules are also denying the country of the efficient energy system it needs.” But, he added, “getting network reforms right is a complicated task.”

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Sustainable Construction: 6 Initiatives to Create a Robust Sustainability Strategy

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable Construction. Sustainable construction is a strategic development that works to minimize the environmental impact of construction projects and rallies projects that support local communities and employees. Construction and buildings are responsible for 39% of carbon emissions globally.

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Smith College, MA embarks on $220-million geothermal project

ThinkGeoEnergy

With the project, the Smith College aims to fully move away from fossil fuels for the heating and cooling systems of the campus. The heat will be extracted either for cooling, or amplified using heat pumps. The geothermal project is expected to be completed by 2028, towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

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Eneco plans sustainable heating and cooling system for 8k Dutch homes

Smart Energy International

Municipality of Amsterdam and Eneco have signed an agreement for the construction of a sustainable heating and cooling project for new homes in the Netherlands. Touted by Eneco as one of the largest projects of its kind, the system will heat and cool 8,000 houses in the Netherlands.

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Bedrock Energy completes inaugural geothermal HVAC project in Austin, Texas

ThinkGeoEnergy

Texas-based Bedrock Energy (Bedrock) has announced the completion of its inaugural geothermal project, a geothermal borefield and heating and cooling system at Building D of the Penn Field mixed-use office and retail campus in Austin. Originally developed in 1918 as an air base for the U.S.

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