A lot of us recycle our old textiles, but few of us know that they are very difficult to re-use, and often end up in landfills anyway. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a method that converts cotton ...
Materials Science
Mar 1, 2021
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A common demand in discussions about climate change is to respect the science. This is appropriate. We should all be paying close attention to the urgent and terrifying conclusions being published by climate scientists.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2020
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Waste heat and locally-produced renewable energy can be generated by compact, "urban power plants" that are efficient enough to supply heat to entire housing estates.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 3, 2018
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Introduction of building-specific heat distribution centres would bring improved efficiency, savings and lower emissions to Chinese district heating
Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2016
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Heating and cooling in the future will utilise energy gained from waste heat which will be distributed at low temperature using district heating and cooling networks. It will thus make use of the heat wasted by cooling systems ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 8, 2015
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The energy-efficiency and cost-efficiency of buildings and areas can be improved by combining different heating methods locally. The DESY project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, used ecological hybrid solutions ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 30, 2015
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Torrelago is one of the largest residential districts in Europe. Located in the Spanish city Laguna de Duero, near Valladolid, it consists of 31 blocks of flats with more than 4,000 residents. The district is experiencing ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 19, 2015
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District heating is a common for heating buildings and hot water in many Swedish cities. The heat is largely produced from residual products from forestry, household waste, or waste heat from industries.
Energy & Green Tech
May 5, 2015
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