Low-carbon heating systems encompass technologies and strategies that provide space and water heating with greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil-fuel-based systems. Core approaches include electrification via heat pumps, utilization of shallow and deep geothermal resources, mine-water and waste-heat district heating, and integration with thermal energy storage such as borehole fields, energy piles, and compact phase-change batteries. The domain also addresses building envelope optimization, smart control for grid flexibility, techno-economic assessment, and policy and behavioral factors influencing large-scale heating transitions.
Engineering
Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) have explored how a combination of photovoltaic energy and heat pumps could be used to carry out the energy retrofitting of social rental housing. Published in Building ...
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Missouri researchers are using a type of artificial intelligence to revolutionize how large campuses—including Mizzou's own—manage energy use. Their goal is to help institutions across the nation optimize efficiency ...
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Energy & Green Tech
A newly developed performance evaluation system can assess energy storage power plants (ESPPs) in terms of investment decisions and public policy, as well as their place in sustainable energy infrastructure. The research ...
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Energy & Green Tech
As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change, researchers at the University of Sharjah are turning to a cutting-edge technology that could reshape the future of energy: AI-powered ...
Jul 28, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As the electrification of transport and heating accelerates, many worry the increased demand could overload national power grids. In Australia, electricity consumption is expected to double by 2050.
Jul 26, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The European Climate Law dictates that European Union (EU) countries must reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and become climate neutral by 2050.
Jul 25, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Our electric vehicles (EVs) and hot water systems could become powerful assets for the electricity grid and help turn Australian cities into giant batteries, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has ...
Jul 22, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst establishes a link between what U.S. households pay for electricity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power generation.
Jul 16, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
What if neighborhoods could lower their electricity bills without investing in expensive battery systems? An international study led by researchers at CWI (the national research institute for mathematics and computer science ...
Jul 16, 2025
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Engineering
Drawing inspiration from the venous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. ...
Jul 16, 2025
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