The World Bank announced March 6 a major international effort to expand renewable power generation in developing countries by tapping an underutilized resource: geothermal energy
California regulators have expanded the state’s California Solar Initiative Thermal Program in an effort to provide enhanced incentives for solar heating and cooling technologies
The promotion
began March 1 and runs through March 31. The company will give away a featured
e-smart product or a seat in a factory training course each day.
District
heating is being touted as the most economical method for a city to reduce
carbon emissions, yet large district
heating networks are hard to maintain.
Glasgow
Caledonian University is researching the possibility of using water stored in
abandoned mines to harness geothermal energy to heat Scotland’s second
largest city.
An
old New England farm house has been heated with a two-pipe steam system serving
plenty of sturdy cast-iron radiators. As part of an extensive renovation and
insulation upgrade, the owner decides to upgrade the heat and convert the
system to a high-efficiency, gas-fired condensing boiler.