Tag: District Heating
The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work
A few months ago, I was invited by Dr. Sebastian Husein of the Battery Centre Twente to speak at the University of Twente’s 2025 Climate Event, a hybrid discussion with multiple speakers engaging with an audience of academics in the Netherlands and neighboring countries. That event occurred on November 5th, … [continued]
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Underground Heat, Urban Cool: The Physics & Promise of Geothermal Cooling
Cooling in the Persian Gulf is one of the hardest energy challenges anywhere on the planet. Air conditioning is not a luxury in the United Arab Emirates but a necessity, and it consumes as much as 70% of the country’s electricity. That reality has made Masdar City, the experimental urban … [continued]
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Why Molten Salt Won’t Be the Future of Industrial Heat Storage
Molten salt has long been positioned as the workhorse of high temperature thermal storage. Its story began with research in the 1980s and early deployment in Spanish parabolic trough plants in the 2000s. The technology was appealing on paper. A mixture of sodium and potassium nitrate has a high heat … [continued]
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West Union, Iowa Has A Municipal Geothermal System. Now Others Want To Know More About It.
West Union, Iowa installed a municipal geothermal system a dozen years ago.Today, it is a model for other communities across the US.
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Climate-Positive Syncraft Power Plant In Waiern, Austria, Quickly Takes Shape
The construction of the climate-positive Syncraft power plant in Waiern (Austria) is advancing swiftly. The team on site has reached several crucial milestones: the steel construction assembly has been finalized, container assembly has been completed, the INNIO gas engine was delivered and installed, and the radiator has already been mounted … [continued]
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