The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Three popular options include solar panels, wind turbines, and geothermal heating and cooling. Wind Turbines . The benefits of wind power are nearly the same as those from solar panels—mainly reduced energy costs and energy independence.

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Better Ventures

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

How will Walmart, for instance, understand its sprawling inventory of HVAC systems so they can replace oil furnaces with clean energy powered electric heat pumps? Its software provides the visibility layer for building heating and cooling. A great example is our portfolio company Specifx.

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AutoGrid

APRIL 22, 2021

Last year she negotiated a contract with the utility to enable demand response of her hotels through HVAC control (so long as there is a 5-hour notification), as well as use of the backup generator at one of the facilities when prices reach a pre-set level. Greg’s control systems signal prices to increase across the grid to maintain balance.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

However, there have been a lot of companies recently who have designed wind turbines for urban use and have changed their designs to reduce the noise and be more visually attractive. Wind Power Engineering provides an excellent overview on their website about using wind turbines on buildings for commercial use.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Because heat pumps provide both high-efficiency space heating and cooling, in the scenario with “superior efficiency” heat pumps, the summer peak drops by nearly 24 percent to 54 gigawatts compared to ERCOT’s 71-gigawatt 2016 summer peak. million metric tons with the high-efficiency heat pump in 2011-year weather.

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