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[ “There’s a massive difference in the amount of heat that our system is putting out when a user asks for heat to be comfortable versus a radiator which dumps tons of extra heat into the room,” says Vince Romanin, CEO of Gradient. “If they’re able to set that temperature on a per-room basis, not … Read more
[ LONDON: Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023, government data showed on Thursday, with less gas used to generate electricity and heat homes. The country’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 will require changes to the way people eat and travel, as well as how electricity is produced. “This … Read more
[ The water industry, the Tories and Labour have faced public outcry after new figures showed record amounts of raw sewage were pumped into Britain’s rivers and seas last year. Campaigners argue that Labour’s plans to beef up oversight of pollution should it win the general election are “feeble” while green Tory MPs argued that the … Read more
[ Smalls businesses around the UK could be in line for payouts totalling billions of pounds from energy firms after a landmark court ruling, i has revealed. It comes after Queenie’s Casino Slots, a firm based in County Durham, recouped £14,000 from French power giant Engie in a court case at Leeds County Court over … Read more
[ Researchers at Zhejiang University in China have developed a lithium battery capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -80°C. According to the researchers, this new type of battery could one day be used in a wide variety of electric vehicles, from cars to aircraft. According to the South China Morning Post, this breakthrough could … Read more
[ SINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady on Thursday, holding onto overnight gains after upbeat Chinese trade data and after U.S. data showed a smaller-than-expected rise in crude inventories and large draws in fuel stocks. However, expectations that U.S. interest rate cuts could be delayed capped gains. Brent crude futures slipped 4 cents to $82.92 a … Read more
[ Solar power is expected to dominate global electricity markets in the next few decades, and already accounts for three-quarters of renewable energy capacity, according to the International Energy Agency. This year, BloombergNEF predicts solar builds will climb another 25%, adding more than 500 gigawatts of capacity. All of that solar needs a lot of … Read more
[ Tech giants are racing to ward off a carbon time bomb caused by the massive data centres they’re building around the world. A technique pioneered by Google is gaining currency as more power-hungry artificial intelligence comes online: Using software to hunt for clean electricity in parts of the world with excess sun and wind … Read more
[ “The answer ended up being, yes, in all US states, on average heat pumps will reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” says Eric Wilson, a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the lead author of the new paper. “Even if it’s a relatively low-efficiency heat pump that relies on electric resistance heating … Read more
