GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling. Local jurisdictions are banning the use of natural gas in newly constructed (and, in some places, renovated) homes and commercial buildings.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Korean energy and industrial giant Daesung through its venture capital arm Daesung Private Equity is planning to invest in the metaverse with a 110 billion won ($83.5 million) fund. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. “I I think the quantum computing strategy is as important as the material itself.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, continuous cooling of plastics during injection molding can be precisely controlled using heat pumps. Energy efficiency can reduce energy inputs and lower cost differences between electricity and natural gas. Hydrogen also can be used as a fuel or a feedstock. Optimize electric energy efficiency.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This method generates biogas, comprising methane and carbon dioxide, suitable for heating, electricity production, or refinement into biomethane for use as a renewable natural gas alternative. These financial mechanisms can provide the necessary capital investment while spreading the risk and ensuring a return on investment over time.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Investments in software and data, as well as building deep relationships with utilities, will be key to helping fleets navigate this daunting ecosystem. At the same time, it's already adopting renewable natural gas to power its natural gas trucks in its short-haul fleet. . that fit fleets' needs.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

For one, it uses mechanical water-cooling systems that don’t require additional water, pumps and valves or backup generators or batteries to run those systems in event of emergency. NuScale’s design doesn’t require some of the key safety features for large-scale reactors.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

And those that need electricity for heating, cooling, and to keep food fresh." . Even rooftop solar, installed on homes or commercial buildings, is close to par with power from conventional sources such as natural gas peaker plants, coal and nuclear. . Meanwhile, battery costs have followed a similar downward path.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Cleaning up pollution from homes, buildings, and transportation will require electrifying everything from cars to heating and cooling systems. To be successful, the IEA says countries need to triple renewable energy capacity globally and triple investments in clean energy in developing economies. degrees of global warming this century.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

To be clear, even though natural gas continued to flow to homes and businesses during the power outages, Texans with natural gas heating weren’t at much of an advantage, since most gas-powered space heating systems require electricity to operate. Someone, please (sincerely, I’m all ears!), In the U.S.,

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

Investment is starting to flow towards efforts to tackle one of the biggest clean energy challenges going - industrial heat. To transform basic inputs into stuff we need, manufacturers constantly heat (and cool) minerals, ores and other raw materials to extreme temperatures. Making natural gas renewable.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Some of those pathways move more dramatically toward closing coal plants or halting new natural gas power plants. This difference is mainly due to the Southeast’s reliance on electricity rather than natural gas for heating air and water in buildings, Snider explained. While most U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Last month, it pulled in another $12 million, bringing total investment to $35 million, and hired a new CEO to handle the growth stage while co-founder Kathy Hannun takes the president role to focus on technology development. Both actions help utilities stressed by peak seasonal heating and cooling needs.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The upshot is that a region with big climate goals and physical constraints on its natural gas supply will meet its hours of greatest electricity demand with a bit more battery power and a bit less gas-fired power. Gas plants are the go-to source of on-demand power for the U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 14, 2020

Billions of dollars have been invested in the attempt to realize this vision. In this reaction, natural gas is reacted with steam at an elevated temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The desulfurization step consists of passing the natural gas over a catalyst. Hydrogen Production. metric tons.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 27, 2022

Have you read: Canada invests $8m into 3D vector mapping to expedite net zero efforts Canada pledges millions to support Atlin hydroelectric power expansion Kicking out coal and greening gas on the road to net zero. Unabated natural gas use also would be allowed during emergency circumstances.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Early bets are already being placed by the investment community on alternatives to the dominant battery chemistry, but this project would give Highview bragging rights as one of the first to move beyond the smaller pilot phase," said Daniel Finn-Foley, energy storage director at research firm Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 2, 2021

For instance, energy demands are likely to shift, reducing the need to heat in the winter and increasing the need to cool in the summer. They use a series of models to explore energy mixes that include coal, hydropower, nuclear, solar, natural gas, and wind in the future relative to today. Southeast in 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

As states achieve their climate goals, natural gas infrastructure once deemed useful may no longer be necessary, and that transition will accelerate over the next decade depending on how fast end uses of the gas system, such as heating and cooking, are electrified. Recent research shows that estimated U.S.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When outside air is used to make up for battery tool exhaust, mechanical cooling should be used to pre-cool the mixed air and condense out excess moisture before the dehumidifier. With Green PowerPurge , a slip stream of air is recirculated with a small fan to cool and heat the rotor media, improving reactivation efficiency.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Energy Well Texas offers mid-sized batteries and solar panels that during blackouts can power needed medical devices, basic lighting, heating in winter, cooling in summer, cell phone charging, cooking, and water boiling. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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. This lack of maintenance, according to the report, could account for up to 2.5%

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

However, most of the hydrogen produced today - so-called ‘grey hydrogen' - is sourced from the coal or natural gas industry, from steam reforming natural gas. Once the hydrolysis has taken place, the liquid/gas mixture needs to be cooled, separated, and compressed.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Plan for 10-month hydrogen heating trial near Gateshead comes as WWF Scotland urges major energy efficiency investment programme to slash emissions from leaky and carbon-intensive homes. Currently 17 per cent of domestic carbon emissions is produced by the heating and cooling of buildings.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now, the city is at the forefront of the country’s dash to break its dependence on Russian gas. On Saturday, a newly built jetty is due to welcome the Norwegian-flagged Höegh Esperanza, a 280-metre vessel capable of offloading cargoes of natural gas supercooled into liquid form, then shipped across the ocean in specialised tankers.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

According to the nomenclature used by market research firm Wood Mackenzie , most of the gas that is already widely used as an industrial chemical is either brown, if it's made through the gasification of coal or lignite; or gray, if it is made through steam methane reformation, which typically uses natural gas as the feedstock.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The government said the facility had "strategic importance" given its role producing fuel for the current UK advanced gas cooled reactor fleet. Our £25m government funding to develop this technology will help unlock private investment and generate new green jobs - all while cutting carbon emissions.".

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution. Electric heat pumps can replace furnaces and, despite their name, they can actually heat and cool.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 18, 2020

The new company, 5D Energy, which has received lead investment from Inclusive Capital Partners' Spring Fund, promises to offer no-money-down solar, battery and on-site generation systems of up to 5 megawatts. Whether there are that many projects that can offer the return on investment being sought is an open question.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

The company, which currently makes half a million natural gas and liquified petroleum gas boilers annually at the Derbyshire plant, launched its air-to-water 'aroTHERMs' heat pump last year.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The investment covers 40% of the Texas facility’s $1.3B project cost and is one of the largest DAC investments to date.    🏭 Brickeye , a Toronto, Canada-based digital IoT platform for construction sensors, raised $10M from BDC Capital GreenSky Ventures, Brightspark, EDC, and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. 

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Coal’s grip on the global electricity sector is loosening as more utilities and companies invest in renewable energy. Boston Metal, an outfit spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, uses electric currents to heat iron ore into a bright orange-white liquid, which converts into metal and cools as gray steel blocks.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Thus making the shift to solar at your home is actually an investment that will pay off once you’re ready to sell. In other words, you can keep your home as cool during the summer and warm during the winter as you wish. Because of this, home buyers are looking for houses that are a good fit for their eco-friendly lifestyles.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 25, 2021

These instances each reflect the urgency of investing in renewable energy technologies. Investing in renewable energy technologies. Promote access, technology, and investments in clean energy. Important considerations: Is there room in the company budget to invest in on-site renewable energy? SDG 7 Targets.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 16, 2019

Decarbonize the electric grid (shift from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to carbon-free sources like wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear, paired with storage and demand-side solutions), B. Deal with the remaining stuff (with more specific, use-case specific solutions? I am personally not moved by these concerns.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 25, 2021

These instances each reflect the urgency of investing in renewable energy technologies. Investing in renewable energy technologies. Promote access, technology, and investments in clean energy. Important considerations: Is there room in the company budget to invest in on-site renewable energy? SDG 7 Targets.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2022

Analysis by C40 found 55 per cent of gas consumption in its member cities worldwide is used for heating and cooling in residential buildings, which it said meant residents were exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices. "Mayors and trade unions have today established the foundation for a plan to deliver just that.".

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Both systems can be used in reverse to cool the home in warm weather. They’re moving, I think, wisely and also aggressively away from natural gas, and that’s helped to create an environment where geothermal makes a lot of sense,” said Michael Sachse, CEO of Dandelion Energy, a ground-source heat pump developer.

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