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Digitalisation of district heating and cooling an essential technology – report

Smart Energy International

The digitalisation of district heating and cooling is essential to decarbonising the thermal energy system, a new IEA report states. Standardisation The report, notes the need for some degree of standardisation and relevant reference benchmarks as beneficial for deploying and comparing digital solutions more efficiently. Have you read?

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

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. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over. Subscribe here.

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GHG Protocol: Scope 2 Emissions Explained

Green Business Bureau

They’re the result of bought energy, such as electricity, steam, heat, and cooling. Electricity is generated as power plants burn fossil fuels. Cooling : Cooling agents – such as chilled water – provided by a third party will contribute to a business’s scope 2 emissions.

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How energy storage can unlock the potential of renewables

Envirotec Magazine

The news came just two years after the UK celebrated its first full day without burning fossil fuel. At the same time, fossil fuel generation capacity has fallen by a third, as power stations have reached the end of their life or become uneconomical. Industry-leading reference case.

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Is There Enough Biomass to Fuel the World? Part II

Mr. Sustainability

Summary - The world needs 384 TWh of energy per day, of which 87% comes from fossil fuels. The entire world needs a total of 384 TWh * of energy per day, of which the majority (87%) comes from fossil fuels. The energy need of the world is referred to generally as the global primary energy consumption.

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Why Saudi Arabia Wins Top Prize in the Bad Sport Awards 2023

DeSmogBlog

For these reasons, and marginally to re-level the playing field, the Saudi kingdom has been awarded this year’s top prize at the Bad Sport Awards 2023, a new, annual scheme organised by the Badvertising campaign in association with the Cool Down Network of sport for climate action, and an expert judging panel.

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Measuring NOx in combustion

Envirotec Magazine

These include nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which are mostly produced by the combustion of fossil fuels such as in vehicles and engines, as well as industrial processes such as power generation and cement manufacture. Reference method: chemiluminescence (CLD). Chemiluminescent photon detector.

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