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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. Like other energy storage solutions, the idea of liquid air energy storage is to balance out electricity supply and demand.

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Urban grids are ‘feeling the heat’, IEA reports

Smart Energy International

Power grids in many cities are being pushed to the edge of their operating limits with increased cooling demand and other climate change impacts, the IEA has reported. In China alone, in 2023 a 70% year-on-year increase in air conditioner sales was recorded.

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Enabling Demand Flexibility through Data

Bidgely

These three trends ultimately result in the need for a much greater connection between customers and the grid, particularly to enable demand flexibility. In the past, flexibility primarily came from the supply side, as the demand side was seen as largely inflexible. Customers and data are crucial parts of the flex demand equation.

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6 Takeaways for Staying Cool on a Warming Planet

Elemental Excelerator

And the regions that will see the most warming, and therefore the highest demand for cooling, are economies that are expected to stay reliant on fossil fuels through 2040. Here are some of my key takeaways: Expanding access to cooling is a key line of defense for adapting to increasingly harsh weather. Investing in equity.

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Keeping it cool: O2 data centres aim to take the heat off carbon emissions

Business Green

Mobile giant reveals plans to harness new smart cooling technologies to slash emissions from its data centres. O2 has announced plans to harness smart cooling technology to save energy at its data centres and core network sites to the tune of one million kilograms of CO2 every year. Data centre cooling is a great example," she said.

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Extreme heat emergency: More than a billion people facing heat risks without improved access to cooling

Business Green

New report suggests investment in suppotrt of the UN Sustainable Development Goals could protect 450 million people by 2030. Rolling out cooling technologies to the 1.2 The report assesses 76 countries with cooling access challenges and found that, globally, 1.2 We must all commit to urgent action.".

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IKEA Foundation injects $25m into global climate-friendly cooling initiative

Business Green

Grant aims to helping the Clean Cooling Collaborative campaign advance the development of efficient, climate-friendly solutions for air conditioning and refrigeration. According to IKEA, 10 air conditioners are likely to be sold every second for the next 30 years as demand for cooling globally continues to soar.

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