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Cooling conjecture: cloud engineering could be more promising than previously believed

Envirotec Magazine

Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research seems to show. They were able to show that the cloud cover relatively increased by up to 50% during the periods of volcanic activity, producing a cooling effect of up to -10 W m-2 regionally.

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5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture. We can create not only maps where cover crops have been adopted, but actually information on cover crop performance," said William Salas, interim CEO of Dagan. Jesse Klein. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:05. And it is working on a way to calculate biomass. "We

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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. A dedicated effort should be directed to defining shared standards for data stream labelling, component naming and description of district heating and cooling network layout. Have you read?

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Poll: British Columbians have a positive impression of heat pumps, especially when better informed about them

Clean Energy Canada

a new poll conducted by Stratcom for Clean Energy Canada surveyed British Columbians’ opinions and knowledge of the technology, finding that their already favourable impression is greatly increased when presented with information on heat pump benefits. With last week’s budget offering an additional $40 million for heat pump rebates in B.C.,

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Green IT: Top Sustainable Information Technology Initiatives for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Every business uses Information Technology (IT) to run their operations, manage their data, collaborate, communicate and make decisions. Whether you’re a small business with a few computers or a larger business with a computer room or data center, your computers require power and cooling. What is Green IT?

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Eneco plans sustainable heating and cooling system for 8k Dutch homes

Smart Energy International

Municipality of Amsterdam and Eneco have signed an agreement for the construction of a sustainable heating and cooling project for new homes in the Netherlands. Touted by Eneco as one of the largest projects of its kind, the system will heat and cool 8,000 houses in the Netherlands. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Introduction to Intelligent Power Management

The Environmental Blog

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.