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Geothermal cooling demonstrated at transport hub in Madrid, Spain

ThinkGeoEnergy

A combination of geothermal energy and solar power have provided sustainable cooling and air-conditioning to the Moncloa Transport Hub in Madrid, Spain. The Moncloa Transport Hub is a convergence point for many major bus lines and metro lines in Madrid.

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The sins of omission: A cool reception for the King’s speech

Envirotec Magazine

The speech also included mention of plans to “introduce new legal frameworks to support the safe commercial development of emerging industries, such as self-driving vehicles” The Automated Vehicles Bill “will unlock a transport revolution by enabling the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles”, said the statement.

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Cool New Eco-Friendly Cars That Aren’t Teslas

Green Living Guy

The latter were more efficient and practical in the early days when batteries were too large and inefficient for electric cars to be a viable mode of transportation. The post Cool New Eco-Friendly Cars That Aren’t Teslas appeared first on Green Living Guy. Fortunately, persistent and tireless innovation has improved electrical.

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HyPoint debuts prototype of air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell for aviation

Business Green

Zero emission flight powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology moved one step closer to take-off this week, after US green energy technology start-up HyPoint said it would start shipping its "turbo air-cooled" hydrogen fuel cell system to aircraft manufacturers next year.

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Architects envision a lush, solar-powered oasis to cool Abu Dhabi

AGreenLiving

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has named European architecture firm Mask Architects’ palm tree-inspired Oasys proposal one of the 10 winners in ‘Cool Abu Dhabi’ This global design competition sought sustainable solutions for mitigating the urban heat island effect.

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Storing hydrogen safely and efficiently: US firm outlines vision

Envirotec Magazine

Today, storing hydrogen often involves compressing or liquefying it by cooling it down. He added: “these reasons are amongst the key drivers toward considering hydrogen energy as the best choice for a sustainable and clean future for humankind”. These conversions use a significant amount of energy and therefore are inefficient and expensive.

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Improving EV battery design and thermal performance with adhesive tapes (Webinar)

Charged

Other sessions at our Spring Virtual Conference include: Formulated Fluids: An Upgrade In Battery Immersion Cooling The world of global transportation is becoming increasingly electrified and with this comes new hardware and fluid challenges. This is where the emerging technology of immersion cooling comes in.

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