Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Past research suggests that growing international demand for cooling has the potential to drive one of the most substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions in recent history. A new study, led by the University of Oxford and published on 19 October in Nature Sustainability , sets out a framework for delivering sustainable cooling.

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Charged

JULY 18, 2023

Idemitsu Kosan , a Japanese energy company, has developed an oil for e-axle drive units, electronics and battery systems in EVs and hybrids. An e-axle includes an electric motor, an inverter and gearbox. Using one fluid to cool and lubricate the e-axle, electronics and battery simplifies the cooling system.”

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Grist

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Several companies, including Gradient where Romanin is CEO (which landed him on the 2021 Grist 50 list ), are developing new AC technologies and approaches that are starting to show what a more efficient, less climate-intensive approach to cooling will look like. “And that absolutely doesn’t need to be true.”

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Commentators noted an absence of material on sewage spilling into rivers, or raising energy efficiency standards in rented accommodation, or providing the support for local authorities to implement Simpler Recycling – to name a few concerns whose omission seemed to provoke comment.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 10, 2024

. | Photo: Getty Images Data centers and offshore wind farms could prove to be a perfect pair as AI grows increasingly energy-hungry. A rush of new AI data centers could throw those climate goals off — unless they find a clean source of energy. That all comes with steep energy costs. I don’t see any reason why not.”

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altenergymag

MAY 1, 2023

The energy storage market in Mexico is mainly focused on behind-the-meter C&I applications. Energy storage systems are used to assist large electricity consumers in managing their electricity bills more efficiently.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The urgency to reconsider our energy consumption and render it more sustainable has never been greater than it is today. As climate change advances and natural resources become scarcer, attention is increasingly drawn to the efficiency of electricity and gas usage.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The following have been recognised for their achievements: The building materials manufacturer, Adolf Gottfried Tonwerke GmbH , together with the technology provider, Orcan Energy AG , in the Energy Transition 2.0 category, for exploiting previously unused waste heat from two furnaces for electricity generation.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2020

New sparks for the electric vehicle industry. The move to electric vehicles (EVs) was intensifying. . With a growing unease in taking public transportation, the demand for electric bikes and cars is also skyrocketing. . In June, Lyft announced that every vehicle on its platform will be electric by 2030. Electric Vehicles.

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Charged

JANUARY 5, 2024

The project involves pairing the bidirectional EV charging of Ford’s F-150 Lightning with a Resideo smart thermostat to explore the potential of the EV batteries to optimize home energy management, reduce customer electricity costs and relieve strain on the electric grid. Source: Ford

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The good news is that the mass adoption of solar energy presents another opportunity to save money. A business with a solar system can utilize tax incentives and protect itself against energy price fluctuations, to name a few. Reduced or Eliminated Energy Bills. Being energy-efficient during work hours.

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Charged

MAY 12, 2023

Volkswagen is launching a new APP550 rear-wheel electric drive for its ID. series of electric models. The new drive also incorporates an energy-saving cooling system without an electric oil pump. The gear wheels, oil supply and distribution components allow the system to cool itself.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These wells will be the foundation of a planned geothermal heating and cooling system that will serve at least 1 million square feet of downtown space including the City Hall, the Mayo Civic Center, and the public library. In cooling mode, you’re pulling heat from buildings and putting it back to the ground for storage.”

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Charged

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The locomotive has an energy capacity of 7 MWh and is expected to provide a double-digit-percentage reduction in fuel costs and emissions per train. Currently, Roy Hill uses four Wabtec ES44ACi diesel-electric locomotives in a consist to pull trains that are typically 1.6 miles in length and carry more than 36,000 tons of iron ore.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing raising questions and concerns about its energy consumption. In particular, AI’s energy demand is projected to grow exponentially to at least ten times its 2023 demand level, which would put it in the range of 70-100TWh. Have you read?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Schneider Electric Bulgaria , a subsidiary of the French energy management and automation company Schneider Electric, has invested EUR 1.8 million to develop a geothermal energy system at their smart manufacturing facility in the Trakia Economic Zone in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Colorado Energy Office is set to launch the Geothermal Energy Grant Program later this year, likely no later than the 14th of November. Source: Colorado Energy Office The post Colorado, U.S. to launch Geothermal Energy Grant Program first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

APRIL 5, 2023

About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses. A new study suggests that using underground water to maintain comfortable temperatures could reduce consumption of natural gas and electricity in this sector by 40% in the United States.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images Data centers could gobble up twice as much electricity by 2026 thanks in large part to cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Picture date: Tuesday June 13, 2023. The risk isn’t unique to Ireland.

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Charged

DECEMBER 13, 2019

That cash was accompanied by a history-making order of 100,000 electric delivery vans from Amazon and plans to partner with Ford to build new EVs (including a rumored electric Lincoln). Farquhar described how Rivian engineers were able to achieve unprecedented energy density. So, we’ve got 15 kWh of energy in each module.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In our recent report, A Clean Bill , we showed how a transition to clean energy does not have to come at the cost of affordability. In fact, we found that a household in the Greater Toronto Area can save hundreds of dollars per month by adopting clean energy solutions like electric vehicles and heat pumps.

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Charged

JANUARY 27, 2023

Electric motor manufacturer Infinitum introduced its new electric traction and propulsion motor, Aircore Mobility, at CES 2023. Aircore Mobility is an axial flux propulsion and traction motor designed to power a wide range of electric vehicles.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 30, 2022

Conserving energy at home can help out your household’s monthly budget considerably. Here are some of the most effective ways that you can use less energy at home. Insulate Your Home Adequate insulation is an essential part of the heating and cooling your home efficiently.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

AUGUST 22, 2023

A shipping container that can test passive cooling systems could help researchers and builders find carbon-free ways to keep people cool in extreme temperatures. Researchers created the 60 square-foot chamber to test passive systems that use wind towers along with water evaporation instead of electricity to cool spaces.

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Energy Central

JUNE 21, 2022

This is why using wastewater as a heating & cooling thermal source makes such sense, it can satisfy a large chunk of the heating and/or cooling needs of a city whilst minimizing the amount of electricity needed, and the thermal collection and supply infrastructure (wastewater network) is already built. Please just.

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Charged

OCTOBER 25, 2023

However, like any energy storage system, an EV battery can catch fire in the case of a collision or a malfunction, and there are a couple of troublesome aspects to battery fires—they can’t be put out with water, and they can reignite hours after it seems the fire has been put out. Source: Fire Containers Ltd

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. Imagine 10 times more electric vehicles on the road. Renewables make up half of the world’s electricity mix.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The number of electric vehicles on the road is increasing, but not as quickly as many may think. Fast, efficient and accessible charging is a major barrier to the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), particularly as it relates to longer-distance trips. LIQUID COOLING NEEDS FOR EV AND EV COMPONENTS’. Sponsored By CPC.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman). Like fossil fuels, burning biomass also requires huge amounts of water to be abstracted for cooling, increasing water stress at times of drought. Fossil fuel plants that use oil, gas, and coal, and that burn trees, use this water for cooling.

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Charged

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Afterwards, the requirements for the entire fuel cell-electric drive are checked with a system validation. The stack is temperature controlled by a cooling system. The fuel cell-electric drive is usually a complete subsystem of the vehicle provided by a supplier. Background.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2021

Zero emission flight powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology moved one step closer to take-off this week, after US green energy technology start-up HyPoint said it would start shipping its "turbo air-cooled" hydrogen fuel cell system to aircraft manufacturers next year. ZeroAvia raised $21.4m

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Canary Media

JANUARY 8, 2024

To cool the planet, homes will need clean energy makeovers. That entails households making the switch from fossil-fueled cars and appliances to electric vehicles, heat-pump AC/heaters , heat-pump water heaters and electric stoves , with some even opting for their own clean energy sources — solar panels and…

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Smart Energy International

MAY 7, 2024

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. Have you read?

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Now Tier 1 supplier ZF has developed an electric motor which requires no magnets. In contrast to the currently available magnet-free Separately Excited Synchronous Motor (SESM), ZF’s In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor (I2SM) transmits the energy for the magnetic field via an inductive exciter inside the rotor shaft.

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Charged

JUNE 17, 2020

An electric boat that can fly? The truth about the Candela Seven electric boat is a bit less exciting, but still pretty cool. kWh of energy per nautical mile at a cruising speed of 20 knots, whereas a non-foiling fossil-fueled boat of the same size uses 6 kWh per nautical mile. Wow, has James Bond heard about this?

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 27, 2023

The retail worker has always found the room uncomfortably hot in summer, and his attempts to cool down using freestanding fans, electric air coolers and reading up on rudimentary fluid dynamics never seemed to cut it.

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