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2024, year of renewables in Europe?

Renewable resources occupy a growing share of the European energy mix, but unequally depending on the nation. Overview, in (...)

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Exploring energy integration: the 5GDHC industrial alliance webinar!

Save the date! On September 20th, between 11:00 and 12:30 UTC+2, The 5GDHC Industrial Alliance is set to hosting a  webinar d (...)

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Designing and building commercial structures with passive solar heating and cooling systems   

Planning a commercial building's design is a challenging task as this involves all the aspects that revolve around the finish (...)

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Conde de Orgaz Nursery School

En français The new kindergarten is in keeping with the brutalist style and constructive sincerity of Sonrel, Duthilleul (...)

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Solar developers may benefit from a new stormwater calculator

Stormwater management practices, permitting, and regulations at solar sites often do not account for the unique characteristi (...)

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Solar PV panels to supply electricity of the Glasgow heating and cooling grids

We met Martin McKay, who, as the Executive Director of Regeneration of Clyde Gateway in Scotland, leads Clyde Gateway's Green (...)

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Wind and Solar generated record 20% of EU electricity in 2022. More than gas, nuclear, hydro, coal

Now 2022 is over, the figures are in for all the main electricity generation types. For the first time ever, wind and solar (...)

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Electricity from renewable sources on the rise

In absolute terms, the production of electricity from renewable energy sources increased by almost 5% from 2020 to 2021. (...)

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Can Enhanced Geothermal Systems be used as grid-scale batteries? Anywhere!

The US Department of Energy aims to cut the cost of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) by 90% by 2035. Standard geothermal (...)

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The project “IPCEI Hy2Tech”

Recently the Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI' (...)

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Universities at the forefront of sustainable design

Green construction methods and building design are rising in popularity because people worldwide are recognizing their harmf (...)

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Integrating solar panels with farming can provide partial shade for plants. Werner Slocum/NREL   Charles F. Kutscher, (...)

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Designing Buildings With Solar Energy in Mind

Solar energy is a valuable addition to any new building, and designing with this in mind can maximize value and return on (...)

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Solar Energy's Time in the Sun Has Come for Residential Construction

There’s no denying that renewable energy has become accessible for homeowners, not just large commercial buildings. It’s (...)

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Sustainable Places SP2021

The 9th annual edition of Sustainable Places (SP2021) will be a hybrid event, from 29th September to 1st October, with the (...)