Energy & Green Tech
Heating and cooling of buildings is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in all industrialized countries. To achieve the Swiss government's climate targets—net zero by 2050—Switzerland's building stock must thus also ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
As yet another heat wave shattered temperature records in the Pacific Northwest in mid-2021, threats of rolling blackouts rippled throughout the region.
Aug 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Many traditional industrial processes generate heat that is normally released into the atmosphere but that could be reused. In production processes such as smelting, iron and steel, paper or cement, between 35 and 50 percent ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Distilleries of all sizes should combine renewable energy with some form of heat or electrical energy storage, a new study says.
Aug 17, 2021
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Engineering
Modern devices that use lithium ion batteries, like smartphones and electric cars, seem pretty robust. But try to use one in extreme heat or cold, and you'll see how susceptible they are to malfunctions and low performance ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Windows are the most significant heat exchange channel between buildings and the outside environment, accounting for 50% of the energy inflow/lost from buildings. The use of windows for energy efficiency and power generation ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Engineering
Small changes in membrane design can have a large impact on the performance of a new technology developed at KAUST that uses waste heat from solar cells for seawater desalination.
Aug 3, 2021
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Engineering
Climate change is causing a persistent increase in the number of hot summer days. Offices and homes are getting hotter, and the nights bring little respite from the heat. Against this backdrop, a significant increase in new ...
Aug 2, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Air source heat pumps are on the rise in rural Minnesota and utility officials expect momentum to grow as a result of the state's new energy conservation law.
Jul 10, 2021
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Engineering
Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to weather extremes. As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional power-guzzling cooling and heating systems need a more ...
Jul 9, 2021
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