Latest Ground and air source heating News
RenEnergy to hold first-ever renewable Heat Incentive conference in Norwich
RenEnergy will be hosting their first-ever Renewable Heat Incentive Conference on February 29th at Dunston Hall, Norwich. On November 28th, 2011, the Government launched the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which pays off-gas commercial concerns for the micro-generation of renewable heat. Keen to raise awareness of the RHI across Norfolk, RenEnergy are hosting the event to help educate those with an interest and / or concerned about the benefits... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Green tourism in Dusit Thani Maldives
Founded in Bangkok in 1949, Dusit International is dedicated to sustainable tourism. A number of Dusit International hotels have attained the Silver Certified Award from EarthCheck, the leading environmental management program that sets benchmarks for the tourism industry. Dusit Thani Maldives will participate in the EarthCheck certification process and strives to attain carbon-neutral status in the coming years. Located on Mudhdhoo ... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Greenpeace and Facebook collaborate to promote renewable energy
Greenpeace and Facebook will collaborate on the promotion of renewable energy, encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation, and develop programmes that will enable Facebook users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions (1). The news comes two years after Greenpeace launched its global Unfriend Coal Campaign (2, 3), enlisting 700,000 online activists (4) to call on Facebook to power its datacen... [more]
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Finding Energy Advantages Six Feet Under
Ball State University says its ground source heat pump system will soon be the largest installation of its kind in the country.
Green Blog: Finding Energy Advantages Six Feet Under
Ball State University says its ground source heat pump system will soon be the largest installation of its kind in the country.
Bodies of 21 German soldiers buried alive in WW1 trench found perfectly preserved 94 years later
The men were part of a larger group of 34 who were killed when a huge Allied shell exploded above the tunnel in the Alsace region of eastern France in 1918, causing it to cave in.
Sierra Club pitches wind energy
MIKE SHUTAK MOREHEAD CITY — North Carolina has a lot of potential for offshore wind energy, according to a Sierra Club forum panel assembled Tuesday night at Carteret Community College.
Beechcraft King Air 100 Accident, 27 October 2011, Richmond, BC Near Vancouver International Airport (A11P0149)
GATINEAU, QC, Feb. 9, 2012 /CNW/ - On 27 October 2011 , a Northern Thunderbird Air Ltd. Beechcraft King Air 100 (registration C-GXRX) departed Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with seven passengers ...
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating Corporate Headquarters Breaks Ground in Gwinnett
ATLANTA, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating (Mitsubishi Electric) announced today that it will expand its operations in Metro Atlanta's Gwinnett County by moving to a new facility in Suwanee, Georgia. The announcement was commemorated...
LIMNION Improves Old Ground Loop Systems with GeoCirculator Technology
LIMNION Corporation, developers of the LIMNION LIMA-1 compact geothermal transfer system, can improve old ground loop systems with LIMNION GeoCirculator a new product that utilizes state of the art flow distribution technologyHaliburton, Ontario (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 LIMNION Corporation (http://www.limnion. ...
Army Corps of Engineers getting new project office near Walla Walla
Randolph Construction of Pasco is building a new Army Corps of Engineers project office with energy
DB Schenker breaks ground on London facility
European developer Segro has begun construction on DB Schenker’s new, 9,900-square-meter logistics facility at London’s Heathrow airport. The facility, which is designed to reduce carbon emissions by 25 percent, is slated for completion in mid-2012.
Don Gordon, director of design and construction at UNCA.
“The new residence hall will have an innovative heating and cooling system called a chilled beam system,” Gordon said. A chilled beam system is designed to heat and cool large buildings, according to DADANCO, a manufacturer of this type of system.
