decarbonation

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Experiences with low-temperature district heating and cooling in the Netherlands

In this article, we describe the ambitions, considerations, and choices of five Dutch project teams working within the nation (...)

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Survey of 53 fifth generation district heating and cooling grids (5GDHC) in Germany

This article presents a survey conducted among utility companies and engineering offices in Germany to collect data on 5 (...)

Building

The Phenix

The Phenix, Lemay's Montreal office, was designed as an experimental laboratory for innovations in sustainable development (...)

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Six barriers holding back Europe's energy transition

Hard-hitting report spotlights the pain points in Europe’s energy sector – and how they can be remedied Barriers include (...)

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District heating carries geothermal energy into homes, thereby reducing fossil fuel consumption

Geothermal energy can be very useful for delivering heat to buildings, safeguarding the environment while generating economic (...)

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Decarbonising heating and cooling: a climate imperative

The EU has met its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, compared with 1990 levels. However, meeting (...)

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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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Dynamic energy management using batteries and photovoltaics

One challenge facing the widespread adoption of renewable energies is the fluctuating output of photovoltaic systems — for (...)

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Spain as an energy island: securing through connection

Read this conversation with Alfonso Arroyo Gonzalez, FEDARENE Vice-President for Renewable Energy Sources about the energy (...)

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Building a roadmap to decarbonise Ireland

The construction and built environment sector accounts for 37% of Ireland´s carbon emissions.The roadmap assesses the impact (...)

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ICSD 2023 : 11th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 6 - 7 September Rome, Italy

European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology will organize the 11th (...)

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The importance of reducing on-site pollutant emissions in construction

Air pollution has been identified as the single largest environmental health risk in Europe. Exposure to even low levels (...)

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The second course on 5GDHC is already online!

The EU supports the uptake of smart and low-temperature district heating and cooling (DHC) networks to speed up the process (...)

Infrastructure

The 5th generation heating and cooling grid of Glasgow

Clyde Gateway is Scotland’s biggest and most ambitious urban regeneration programme. It is a partnership between Glasgow (...)

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Heat from a data center is warming Dublin’s buildings

Cities are capturing heat emitted by computer servers and using it to warm everything from government buildings to college (...)