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This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread

GreenBiz

This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread. In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air-conditioned cooling centers. The same air conditioning systems that keep us cool recirculate air around us, potentially spreading the coronavirus. Gloria Oladipo. Thu, 10/08/2020 - 00:40.

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The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming

Grist

Xiaotong Zheng, a meteorologist at the Ocean University of China, and international colleagues argue that this extraordinary heating is the result of a dramatic cleanup of Chinese air pollution. The idea that cleaning up air pollution can worsen atmospheric warming sounds counterintuitive.

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Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

GreenTechMedia

The world is experiencing a sudden, dramatic drop in all kinds of air pollution. We discuss the potential long-term impacts on this week’s Energy Gang episode. Finally, we’ll assess curtailments of solar and wind energy as electricity consumption drops around the world. The skies are dramatically different.

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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?

Grist

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. The regulatory environment surrounding refrigerants is continuously evolving.

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Tender – Innovative industrial applications of geothermal heating and cooling

ThinkGeoEnergy

The European Commission has listed an upcoming tender on “Innovative applications/integration of geothermal heating and cooling in industry.” ” The tender will be under the HORIZON programme and will be part of the call for “Sustainable, secure, and competitive energy supply.”

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More solution than pollution?

Envirotec Magazine

Butler Farms now generates more electricity than the farm needs through its 180-kW biogas-fueled gen-set, so it has a power purchase agreement to sell the excess renewable energy to its power provider, South River Electric Membership Corp. It also has a 250-kW/735-kWh battery storage system.

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“Smart cube” model for wind tunnels could help improve accuracy of air pollution data

Envirotec Magazine

A project led by the University of Surrey will manufacture a miniature building model, with state-of-the-art pressure, airspeed and temperature sensors, with the aim being to help develop a better understanding of how to tackle air pollution in cities across the world.

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