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
Repurposing old oil and gas wells for geothermal power could significantly reduce environmental harm and unlock cleaner energy from existing infrastructure, but new research shows the approach will need targeted support to ...
May 29, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
No matter how you look at it, Norway's future electricity needs will grow. At the same time, the planet is warming at an unprecedented rate. One important way to help halt this trend is electrification, powered by renewable ...
May 28, 2026
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Business
Investing before 2030 to pivot away from coal in steel production is now 53%, or roughly 800 billion US dollars cheaper than what it would cost to reduce the same amount of emissions later on in other parts of the economy ...
May 21, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The effects of global warming are becoming increasingly evident and catastrophic. To prevent irreversible consequences, international scientific consensus emphasizes the importance of mitigating climate change in ways that ...
May 19, 2026
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Engineering
Long before sunlight sustained life on the surface, Earth's internal heat powered the deep-sea vents where scientists believe life began.
May 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Globally, the amount of power solar PV panels can produce in ideal conditions is tipped to surpass coal next year, according to the International Energy Agency.
May 19, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Waste heat from data centers can boost air temperatures in downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, researchers at Arizona State University report in a new study conducted in the Phoenix metro area, the ...
May 18, 2026
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Engineering
Researchers at Karlstad University have developed a new intelligent control strategy for battery storage in climate-controlled greenhouses. By combining artificial intelligence and signal-processing algorithms with short-term ...
May 7, 2026
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Engineering
An international study with EPFL researchers suggests that large reductions in carbon emissions from cement and steel building materials may be achievable by 2050 using already-existing construction technologies.
May 4, 2026
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Engineering
Besides water, cement is used more than any other material on Earth. Its manufacture begins by combining limestone with ingredients such as shale, clay, or sand. This mixture is ground into a powder, heated to 1,400°C, cooled, ...
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