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Finland's households turn to Bitcoin mining to heat homes

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Coin Telegraph Summary A new project in Finland is turning energy from mining Bitcoin cryptocurrency into energy to heat homes during the cold Finnish winter. Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Hashlabs Mining has introduced a pioneering project enabling heat generation using specially designed Bitcoin mining devices. The project combines heat production from the hydro-cooled ASIC mining device — a WhatsMiner M63S — with the Finnish district heating system, where the heat is transferred from a centralized source through a network of insulated pipes to multiple buildings. The new project is designed to allow households to benefit ...
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Scandinavian-style district heating systems should generate interest

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The Irish Times Summary District hearing systems distribute heat generated from a central location to multiple buildings or properties within a defined geographic area, typically a residential neighbourhood. Heat is produced through a variety of sources including combined heat and power plants, waste heat from industrial processes, geothermal energy, landfill waste and renewable sources such as biomass or solar thermal energy. It is then transported through a network of insulated pipes to provide space heating and hot water to residential, commercial and industrial buildings. District heating systems are seen as efficient as they can utilise waste heat ...
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From Ambition to Action: EU Announces Initiatives to Meet Climate Targets

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Technology Times Summary In a concerted effort to propel the European Union towards its ambitious emission reduction goals, the European Commission has unveiled the European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition. This groundbreaking initiative aims to galvanize both public and private sectors to ramp up investments in energy efficiency projects across the EU. In a bold move towards renewable energy adoption, the directive mandates EU states to transition their district heating and cooling systems to 100 percent renewable energy or waste heat by 2050. By 2028, these systems should incorporate at least 50 percent renewable energy or waste heat, with fossil ...
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Geothermal drilling in Haute Sorne, Switzerland to begin by May 2024

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Think GeoEnergy Summary With preparations of the drilling site close to completion, the exploration drilling campaign for the planned geothermal project of Geo-Energie Jura in Haute-Sorne in the canton of Jura, Switzerland is set to begin by the 21st of May 2024. Drilling is then expected to last three months. The 5-MW Haute-Sorne geothermal power project is being executed by Geo-Energie Jura, a public limited company with shareholds Geo-Energie Suisse , EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland), EWB (Energie Wasser Bern) and EWZ (Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich). The project will supply clean power to around 6000 households. ...
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Council approves first phase of Burnaby District Energy Utility

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Burnaby Beacon Summary At its meeting on April 15 , Burnaby City Council approved the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and design for the first phase of the Burnaby District Energy Utility Project . The project, when completed, will aim to generate clean energy from the heat waste created by processes such as waste processing. The first phase will cost $7,606,985, including $362,238 in GST. Council adopted a District Energy policy at its meeting on Sept. 11, 2023 . According to a report submitted to council on April 15, a feasibility study showed that the project’s first phase from 2025-2030 will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 13,400 ...
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Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta Announce New Hydrogen Funding

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GlobeNewswire Summary The Government of Alberta, through Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is announcing $57 million, worth $280 million, in innovation funding for 28 projects to advance a hydrogen economy, reduce emissions, and create jobs in Alberta. 5 million dollars will be provided to Install a hydrogen-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) system to provide heat and power at the Millennium Place Recreation Centre Continue Reading #News #CHP #hydrogen
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India's first multi-purpose green hydrogen pilot project inaugurated

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The Economic Times Summary India's first multi-purpose green hydrogen pilot project at 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS) in Himachal's Jhakri was inaugurated on Wednesday, according to Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) officials. SJVN Chairman and Managing Director Geeta Kapur inaugurated a 20Nm3/hr electrolyzer and 25kW fuel cell capacity-based green hydrogen pilot project, a statement issued here said. Continue Reading #News #CHP #hydrogen
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Trailblazers in Clean Energy

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City and State New York Summary In the race for a clean energy future, New York has emerged as a front-runner. The state passed the landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, creating a roadmap for the transition away from fossil fuels. One recent milestone was the completion of the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind project, with more in the works. And in New York City, a groundbreaking law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings went into effect at the start of the year. Pallavi Mantha Americas East Climate and Sustainability Services Lead, Arup An award-winning leader in climate and sustainability, Pallavi ...
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Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

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AP Summary Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s second-largest contributor to climate change . The rules are a key part of President Joe Biden’s pledge to eliminate carbon pollution from the electricity sector by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050. The rule was among four separate measures targeting coal and natural gas ...
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Cambridge, Mass., Cogeneration Plant Upgraded With 42-MW Electric Boiler

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ENR New England Summary Vicinity Energy, an energy solutions company with one of the most extensive portfolios of district energy systems in the country, recently took a critical step toward decarbonization by installing a massive MW electric boiler at its cogeneration plant in Cambridge, Mass. Adding the 42 MW boiler last month to the 250 MW plant—which provides electricity, steam and hot and chilled water to large portions of Boston and Cambridge—puts the company one step closer to electrification. Vicinity will purchase renewable energy certificates to offset the boiler’s electricity consumption, and will be able to produce a carbon-free steam product ...
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First-of-its-kind partnership delivers a waste-heat-to-power project that will reduce University of Dayton's carbon footprint by more than 70%

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University of Dayton News Summary Tallgrass, the University of Dayton and AES Ohio entered into an innovative long-term agreement that fosters the University of Dayton’s efforts to achieve its renewable energy goals. The new waste heat to power facility will capture the heat produced by an existing process and generate decarbonized power, which will be sold to AES Ohio for the benefit of the University of Dayton. For more than three years, Tallgrass and Kanin Energy have collaborated to develop the project. This will offset 100% of the university’s electricity needs and reduce its carbon footprint by 71%, closely matching the University of Dayton’s energy ...
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A primer on campus decarbonization in Washington

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Daily Journal of Commerce Summary Campus property owners are currently faced with a confluence of codes and regulations, forcing them to think holistically about decarbonizing their buildings and campus infrastructure. In Washington state, energy codes are restricting or banning the use of fossil fuels for space heating and domestic water heating and mandating renewable energy generation. The Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS) and the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard set mandatory energy use and GHG emission limits respectively for existing commercial buildings. Washington House Bill 1390 will mandate district energy ...
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Universities & Colleges From NC & PA Unite On Huge Solar Power Project In … Kentucky?

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Clean Technica Summary On April 22, the North Carolina school Davidson College announced that it is part of a nine-member, multi-state partnership in a PPA involving the new 150-megawatt SeBree Solar II solar power plant, to be constructed in Henderson County by the leading renewable energy producer NextEra Energy Resources. The other eight members are Wake Forest University and Elon University in North Carolina; and Dickinson College, Haverford College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Muhlenberg College, and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. If all goes according to plan, Sebree Solar II will begin construction next year, towards a startup ...
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Underground Thermal Energy Networks May Be About to Have Their Moment

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Wall Street Journal Summary Climate-friendly heating and cooling systems are drawing support from states, utilities, and developers. All the houses in Whisper Valley have solar panels, heat pumps - and a geothermal borehole around 350 feel below ground, connected to a community-wide geothermal grid. Thermal networks are sprinkled throughout the U.S., including on some college campuses. Now fueled in part by federal and state incentives encouraging the expansion of low-carbon energy, gas utilities are starting to explore the feasibility of replacing some of their natural gas infrastructure with thermal energy networks. Continue Reading (subscription ...
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BPU Proposes District Heat Retooling

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The Post-Journal Summary After a 15-month engineering study of the Jamestown Board of Utilities District Heating system, the utility is proposing a project to expand and retool the utility’s thermal heating system. The new initiative is named, “Retool District Heating: Charting for the Future.” The Ramboll Engineering analysis of the BPU’s unique heating system was funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and provides the BPU with suggested alternative fuel sources for the Jamestown BPU thermal heating network. “This first option leverages the BPU’s wastewater treatment plant which has a constant flow of cleaned warm ...
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RFP/Q District Energy Masterplan: San Jose State University

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San Jose State University (SJSU) is requesting qualifications and proposals from experienced district energy teams (Respondent) with expertise and a successful track record developing decarbonized, resilient District Energy Master Plans inclusive of South Campus. This Master Plan will inform and position the campus district energy system to support the Campus Master Plan and campus owned parcels three to four blocks to the West while maintaining compliance with Federal, State, and local, California State University (CSU), and other authorities having jurisdiction requirements. This Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/P) is intended to identify ...
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Dartmouth to Invest $500 Million in Decarbonization

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Dartmouth Summary In a message to the community on Earth Day, President Sian Leah Beilock announced the launch of the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative , a comprehensive commitment to meaningfully addressing climate change and sustainability on campus and beyond. The plan calls for investments of more than $500 million in the next five years to accelerate campus decarbonization efforts and meet new targets for reducing carbon emissions on campus by 60% by 2030 and 100% by 2050—the largest investment in sustainability in Dartmouth history. Major upgrades around campus will include improvements to energy efficiency, the continued transition ...
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Hospitals in Jurong East spearheading push for district cooling system in the area

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The Straits Time Summary A cooling system that will help to reduce the costs and emissions associated with air-conditioning could be on the cards for healthcare facilities in the Jurong area. The JurongHealth Campus (JHC), which includes the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital, said it is in consultation with a utilities company to explore the feasibility of implementing a district cooling system in the area. It did not name the company. This is part of its efforts to green their processes in the power-hungry healthcare sector that operates energy-intensive equipment round the clock. “We are energy intensive facilities and ...
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Bring Energy ring heat net changes, warm to expansion of cities’ low carbon pipes

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the energyst Summary Britain’s biggest chain of city heat networks, until December the property of Equans, the Bouygues-linked operator, has re-launched this week under the brand Bring Energy . Twelve piped heat grids, including across London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Excel Centre in Docklands and the prestigious Battersea Power Station retail & residential complex, pictured, were sold to new investors at the end of last year. The chain as sold was quantified at 432MW of heating capacity, 117MW of heating and 67MW of electricity. Pipelines under Edinburgh’s St James’ Quarter, and in Birmingham, Coventry, Newcastle, Leicester and Southampton ...
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How this river could provide energy for homes on major North East development

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Yahoo! News Summary The River Tyne could be utilised to provide heat to a major Newcastle development. City leaders are exploring plans that would see water from the river used to heat new homes and businesses earmarked for the Forth Yards site. Councillors were told on Thursday how the Tyne could play a critical role in delivering a low-carbon district heating network to an area seen as critical to Newcastle ’s future growth. The proposals could see water taken from the Tyne and heat energy extracted from it, before the water is then returned to the river, to deliver heating and hot water to nearby buildings. Continue Reading ...
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