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.
Energy & Green Tech
As Paris braces for a heat wave this weekend, a little-known network of underground pipes will be cooling the Louvre museum and other storied landmarks using water from the Seine River.
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Energy & Green Tech
Floating solar, the practice of placing solar panels on bodies of water, can generate even more electricity per square foot than terrestrial solar. But researchers are just starting to understand the impacts of floating solar ...
Jun 13, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The long-term aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on climate change is to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, and thereby reduce the frequency and severity of floods, droughts, wildfires, ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you're like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning—do I really need it? And how ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Engineering
Green hydrogen is a key part of the energy transition. In the coming years, it'll be made in wind farms in the German Bight. With recent technology, this process creates waste heat and brine, which are both dumped into the ...
Jun 10, 2025
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Engineering
Harnessing just 2% of the energy potential from tidal and offshore solar sources could make a significant dent in global CO2 emissions, new research has found.
Jun 5, 2025
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Engineering
In response to rising energy demand and urban heat island effects in Taipei, an energy raft foundation was constructed beneath a 13-story residential building to provide energy-efficient indoor heating and cooling for the ...
Jun 4, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
We all want homes that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer, without breaking the bank. However, Australian homes built before 2003 have a low average energy rating of 1.8 stars out of 10. This means they're often uncomfortable ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Your home's thermostat relies on a sensor to determine when to switch the heat or air conditioning on or off. These wireless sensors are at the core of the so-called "Internet of Things," enabling smart devices to collect ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Business
In several industrialized countries, governments are backing away from controversial building energy legislation that sought to ban oil and gas heating and replace them with fossil-free systems.
May 27, 2025
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