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Turbine flow meters help dispense clean fuel

Envirotec Magazine

Designed and built by KOKO Networks (Nairobi), the KOKO Point vending machine dispenses ethanol and is part of an elegant solution to a widespread problem in African cities: Getting cheap, safe fuel into homes to use for cooking. Made from corn or sugar cane, ethanol is much safer but can be hard to package and transport.

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Aerial thermal imaging identifies leaky homes in Leeds

Envirotec Magazine

The aerial heat map of Leeds An aerial thermal imaging technique has been deployed for the first time in the UK over Leeds, in a bid to inform efforts to make the city’s homes healthier, greener, and cheaper to live in. Poorly insulated roofs, walls, and windows are common ways that properties lose heat.

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Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards

Envirotec Magazine

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings.

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Fivefold rise in smart meter data, and what to do with it

Envirotec Magazine

A 500% increase in data traffic from smart meters is predicted over the next four years, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC), the organisation which built and maintains the UK’s smart metering network. million meters. Currently there are more than 21 million meters connected. About smart meter data.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum 2023 Leadership Award Winners

Green Technology

This 10-story, LEED Platinum-certified, Net-Zero Energy and Carbon building provides a transitional home for California’s Legislature and Executive Branch and facilitates public access to legislative hearings.

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Managing a Remote Workforce: During and After Coronavirus

Sustainability Consulting

million employees work at home, telecommuters can save the nation nearly 30 million gallons of gas per workday. Less energy consumption at home: Offices typically consume more energy than home offices, and employees tend to treat energy usage differently in the office than in their homes.

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EnergyHub gives utilities more flexibility to manage peaks, including direct control of EV charging

Charged

The electrification of transport is proceeding in parallel with a major restructuring of the electrical grid, and these trends interact with each other in several ways. The company was founded 12 years ago, and started off building consumer-focused energy management tools, which earned a Time magazine best invention award in 2009.