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Modern Industrial Cooling Towers Put Sustainability First

Energy Central

Cooling towers are essential in building and facility-based HVAC systems — removing indoor heat through air passage and water evaporation. According to the U.S.

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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. How will it change the HVAC units and window ACs we’ve grown to rely on?

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Pressure Sensors Are Critical for Heat Exchange Stations

Hydrogen Fuel News

They are used in boilers in power plants, swimming pools, and HVAC units. It can be a water and gas setup such that hot gas goes through a pipe, gradually heating the water that surrounds the structure.  These structures allow two substances to simply exchange heat without mixing.

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A Boom Is Coming for All-Electric Homes Despite Lagging Consumer Awareness

GreenTechMedia

Global revenue for home electric heating, cooling, and cooking equipment could increase more than five times by the end of the decade. The surge in spending on all-electric homes is expected even though many consumers are unfamiliar with the natural gas-displacing electric appliances on the market today.

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Energy Awareness Month: Electrification of the Home

Mosaic

Rewiring America reported this percentage of greenhouse gas emissions in households includes personal vehicles, residential energy consumption and industrial energy consumption associated with delivering fuels to households, based on data analysis of the EPA GHG Emissions Inventory. These fuel sources also cost homeowners a lot.

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How 10 key energy efficiency actions could save industry $437bn – report

Smart Energy International

Maintain efficient heat exchangers According to the Energy Efficiency Movement, heat exchangers, used widely in building heating and air conditioning, refrigeration, and data centre and fuel cell cooling, are rarely maintained adequately. Combining AI with a digital BMS can cut HVAC emissions by as much as 40% and reduce energy costs by 25%.

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AI can significantly improve grid management reports DOE

Smart Energy International

Optimising HVAC performance and operation to energy efficiency and/or demand response priorities Estimating marginal emissions factors, providing customers feedback about energy & emissions, suggesting behavioural interventions Leveraging AI and digital twins to optimise operations and resilience across the built environment.