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
A new study led by Tohoku University has revealed that rooftop solar panels, when combined with electric vehicles (EVs) as batteries, could supply 85% of Japan's electricity demand and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 87%. ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Peer-to-peer energy trading—where customers can trade energy with each other rather than only buying it from one single supplier—could cut bills and carbon emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
May 22, 2025
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Business
Between now and 2050, the International Energy Agency projects that more than $100 trillion will be spent on building net-zero energy infrastructure globally. Yet every single one of these projects runs the risk of higher-than-expected ...
May 19, 2025
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Business
Every year, Australia buries millions of tons of waste in landfills. But these sites are filling fast, recycling has its own limitations, and most waste export is banned. So councils and state governments are looking for ...
May 16, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Emmanuel Taiwo developed a deep interest in how environmental and social issues intersect to influence lived experiences and outcomes for different communities.
May 15, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Deep in the bowels of the UN headquarters, a pump sucks in huge amounts of water from the East River to help cool the complex with an old but energy-efficient mechanism.
May 12, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases.
May 12, 2025
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Engineering
Brick manufacturing is a central component of the economy in South Asia, but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, as the practice releases carbon dioxide (CO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ...
May 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from industry can be reduced by 5%. But that requires companies and policy makers to take a holistic approach to energy efficiency and energy management and not solely focus on technological ...
May 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As the world struggles to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, India has pledged to do its part, and its success is critical: In 2023, India was the third-largest carbon emitter worldwide. The Indian government has committed ...
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