Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Countryside charity the CPRE also concluded: “Making it easier for future governments to extract oil and gas will have no material effect on bills or energy security.’ We urge the government to rethink these proposals and put communities and landscape considerations at the heart of planning new infrastructure.”

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2024

The UK's energy efficiency policy is sending a dangerous message to consumers and businesses, writes Elmhurst Energy's Stuart Fairlie

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 13, 2024

Heat pumps are the lowest-cost option for heating and cooling for a majority of homes in Canada. Critically, heat pumps also provide cooling, comfort, and safety to British Columbians as our summers grow hotter and more dangerous. We commend both the provincial and federal governments for working together on this critical file.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The scope of the capacity expansion project includes drilling of the Banska PGP-7 production well, connection of the new production well to the heating plant, the construction of three new fan cooling towers, and the delivery of four heat exchanges of 7.8 The expected project completion date is on March 2026.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Another project in the Midlands has also secured backing to develop "revolutionary" high temperature heat pumps to reduce the energy needed to heat and cool cheese, in a bid to reduce emissions in dairy farms across the region, BEIS said. The funding has been awarded through the first two phases of the government's £34.8m

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Cooling towers at Drax, North Yorkshire (image credit: Shutterstock.com / Phil Silverman). In a further blow to Drax, which receives billions in government subsidies, Kwarteng admitted that while BEIS has discussed biomass with industry, “we haven’t actually questioned some of the premises” of the sustainability of pellets.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. This will remove the need for diesel powertrains to remain powered up or idling during dwell times, which can cause up to 20% of freight locomotive fuel consumption and emissions.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The City of Seoul in South Korea has created a “Comprehensive Plan for Promotion and Activation of Geothermal Energy” that aims to grow its current installed geothermal heating and cooling capacity of 278 MWth to 1 GW by 2030. of the city’s renewable energy mix.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2020

The UK government has confirmed £40m of funding to drive the development of next generation nuclear technologies, underlining its confidence that the sector will continue to play a significant role in decarbonising the energy system. Projects awarded support under the scheme include £1.1m for Cavendish Nuclear in Sheffield.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 15, 2024

Subterra aims to help in decarbonizing large building’s energy usage with electrification by combining established geothermal energy technology via its energy-as-a-service model for heating and cooling buildings on large campuses managed by industrial, academic, and government customers.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The government confirmed £77m of new funding is to be made available to support the development of next generation nuclear reactors, alongside £25m for projects to produce hydrogen using sustainable biomass and waste that could deliver negative carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

“Heating and cooling accounts for 38% of the UK’s CO? “So the government’s commitment to a 78% cut in carbon emissions by 2035 means there is a growing need for new low-carbon domestic heating systems. emissions in the global cement industry and other energy-intensive sectors.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

In many cases, this includes heating and cooling buildings, preparing hot water, lighting, and operating electronic devices and machines. Many measures, such as optimizing heating and cooling systems or switching to energy- efficient lighting , can be implemented with little effort and still lead to significant savings.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 2, 2024

The new action plan supports the deployment of geothermal energy to meet the needs for renewable heating and cooling for individual and collective buildings in Mainland France. The official launch was headed by Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

BEIS announces fresh funding support for three low carbon heat districts and 11 projects geared at decarbonising heating and cooling. will go towards 11 innovative projects that are exploring different ways the UK can develop and use efficient, low-carbon technologies for heating and cooling buildings. A further £14.6m

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2022

The government may have left businesses and campaigners frustrated with its failure to deliver new policies to boost domestic energy efficiency, but the public sector could soon unlock significant energy bill savings thanks to a major new wave of upgrade projects for public buildings.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2021

The Anglo-Dutch firm first announced plans to give its shareholders a direct say over its climate action strategy back in December , in a bid to boost corporate transparency and governance surrounding its drive to reach net-zero emissions for its core business by 2030 and across its entire supply chain by 2039. Climate Summit later this year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Release of figures suggesting link between mortality and high temperatures prompts calls for government to enhance its preparedness for future heatwaves. As temperatures across England and Wales climbed to record highs between June and August, more than 3,200 excess deaths were recorded, official government figures have confirmed.

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Econaur

JANUARY 1, 2022

In 2001, the Indian Government introduced the Energy Conservation Act (Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 2011). The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 empowers the Government of India to prescribe ECBC in India. The post Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings appeared first on Econaur.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Governments, industry, and development finance need to collaborate to reduce the number of people at risk from lack of access to cooling, report states.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Solar solutions provider Sungrow has signed a supply agreement with French renewable energy group EDF Renewables to provide liquid-cooled energy storage systems and MV transformers for the Umoyilanga project in South Africa which, once connected to the grid, will help alleviate impacts of the country’s power crisis.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This grant program has been authorized under HB22-1381 with the goal of supporting the use of zero-emission geothermal energy for electricity generation and space/water heating and cooling in homes, businesses, and communities.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

Analysis of public building energy usage appears to find government risks missing its 75% CO2 emission reduction target – by 101 years. Central government funding for local authorities fell by over 50% in real terms between 2010–11 and 2020–21, according to government committee reports.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread Gloria Oladipo Thu, 10/08/2020 – 00:40 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.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Start-ups and universities are being invited to apply for government grants of up to £30,000 to fund innovations that aim to make road, rail and maritime transport "greener and safer", the Department for Transport announced today.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the government to invest £13.5bn over the next decade in making school buildings greener and more energy-efficient, in a move it estimates could create thousands of jobs and slash UK carbon emissions. million tonnes of annual CO2 emissions. "If

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Like so many of his appearances, Rishi Sunak's debut on GB News last week was - for the most part - cool and controlled. But the interview laid bare one of the government's weak spots: meeting the cost of net zero. First, the government should aim to equalise the environmental tax burden across different sectors.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Moreover, the poll findings released today suggest the overwhelming majority of Conservative Party members - 85 per cent - support government incentives and investment to help homeowners and landlords improve home insulation and energy efficiency.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Experts have long warned about the potential outbreak of a major pandemic, yet governments around the world were woefully unprepared for its catastrophic consequences. 16, California recorded what could be the hottest temperature ever on earth: 54.4 degrees Celsius, in the shade. COVID-19 wasn’t a bolt from the blue. Pull Quote.

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Business Green

JULY 12, 2022

Proposals to extend the windfall tax on oil and gas companies to electricity generators have reportedly been put on pause, after the government confirmed it would not make any major policy decisions until a new Prime Minister is elected. We will continue to evaluate the scale of the profits and consider appropriate steps.".

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 14, 2024

It should also be mentioned that the Icelandic company Geotropy is collaborating with an Indian company in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh region, on the use of geothermal heat for cooling apples , but it is expected to install cold storage for 1000 tons of apples later this year.

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Grist

JANUARY 21, 2022

And it also released a cloud of sulfur dioxide, a chemical that, in large enough quantities, reflects the sun’s rays and cools the planet. They called for an “international non-use agreement” on so-called solar geoengineering technologies, which would cool the planet by releasing sun-reflecting chemicals into the atmosphere.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The first household heats their home and water with natural gas, cools it with a central air conditioning system, and cooks on a gas stove. Despite its name, a heat pump can cool as well as heat, offering an alternative to running two different systems. In their driveway is a Ford F-150 truck and a gas-powered Hyundai Kona.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As we discussed in our last newsletter, all that growth also creates something of a vicious climate cycle, because of the energy-intensive nature of cooling, and because the refrigerants commonly used in ACs are potent greenhouse gases. That could be financed by governments, by utility companies, or third parties.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 26, 2024

The field campaign follows the signing of an MOU between the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and NGI to collaborate and explore the feasibility of harnessing geothermal energy from the state’s hot springs.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Energy Star label is a government-backed trademark symbol, specifically established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). For areas that need more light than usual, try using pure or cool white energy-efficient light bulbs. Install A Cool Roof. A well-designed lawn can also prevent soil erosion and water runoff.

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Energy Transition

JUNE 22, 2023

For Germany this has meant not only finding new sources of liquified natural gas (LNG), but also spurred the government to establish several new LNG terminals. However, LNG, which is mainly cooled and compressed methane.

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