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Power Shift: How Carnegie Mellon Is Leading America’s Energy Evolution

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CMU News Summary In the heart of Pittsburgh, a quiet revolution is underway. Carnegie Mellon University, long known for its prowess in computer science and engineering , is now emerging as a key innovator within America’s energy landscape. As AI models grow more powerful, so too does their appetite for energy, straining an aging and outdated grid and prompting urgent questions about infrastructure, security and access. From reimagining AI data centers to modernizing and securing the electric grid, CMU researchers are working on practical solutions to pressing challenges in how the U.S. produces, moves and secures energy. While AI drives economic ...
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AECOM hired to support early planning and environmental work for microreactor project at University of Illinois

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Chicago Construction News Summary NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. has taken a major step toward building a small nuclear reactor on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus. The company announced it has hired global engineering firm AECOM to help with early planning and site work for its KRONOS MMR™, a compact nuclear reactor designed to deliver clean energy in remote or specialized settings. Initial work at the UIUC site will include environmental studies, technical assessments, and preparation for a permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Continue Reading #News #MemberNewsIDEA #AECOM #DistrictEnergy ...
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Uzbekistan, France partner to modernize heating infrastructure in Fergana

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Daryo Summary The French Development Agency (AFD) will assist Uzbekistan in upgrading its heating infrastructure in the Fergana region, with a project set to begin in 2027. On July 10, AFD and Uzbekistan’s state-owned utility company Issikliktaminoti signed a memorandum of understanding to modernize the district heating system in Kirguli, a suburb of Fergana located near the regional thermal power plant. The initiative aims to improve energy efficiency and expand access to centralized heating. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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EU commits €600 million to support energy and infrastructure in Ukraine

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International Water Power Summary The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and the European Commission announced the funding during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. The new package brings the EIB Group’s total support for Ukraine to €3.6 billion since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. The package includes two €50 million EIB loans to Ukrgasbank and Oschadbank, which will channel funding to municipalities for improvements to district heating, decentralised energy generation and public-building energy efficiency. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Energy centre to turn Granton Waterfront into hot property

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Urban Realm Summary The regeneration of Granton Waterfront is to be underpinned by a new energy centre to power ongoing commercial and residential development along the coast. Key to unlocking the Net Zero goals, the energy centre will sit at the heart of a new district heating network that taps heat recovery from a large sewer running below the masterplan area. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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EGEC report forecasts resurgence in deployment of geothermal energy solutions across Europe

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Renewables Magazine Summary The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) has released its latest Geothermal Market Report, which expects to see a significant upturn in business activity linked to geothermal energy projects throughout Europe, starting in 2025. The report was launched July10 with a live webinar and the publication of the Key Findings. 2024 saw the commissioning of three new geothermal power plants - one in Austria and two in Türkiye - adding a combined 40 MW of baseload electricity generating capacity. By the end of 2024, a total of 147 geothermal electricity plants were in operation across Europe, and plans for around 50 additional geothermal ...
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Vicinity Energy Wins Prestigious Utilities Deal of the Year Award at Proximo Congress 2025

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Boston Real Estate Times Summary Vicinity Energy , an operator of district energy systems, has been awarded the North America Utilities Deal of the Year Award by Proximo Infra at the 2025 Proximo Congress, held at the Four Seasons in Nashville. The award celebrates Vicinity’s significant contributions to clean energy infrastructure and was presented in recognition of its ongoing efforts to decarbonize urban energy systems, particularly through recent advancements at its Kendall Square facility in Cambridge. The company’s installation of an electric-powered boiler to produce eSteam—a renewable thermal energy product—has marked a major step forward in regional ...
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Full steam ahead for Solihull town centre’s low carbon energy network

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Solihull Summary Ambitious plans to bring an affordable new source of low carbon heating to Solihull town centre are pushing ahead, as Solihull Council, working in partnership with Vital Energi, continues to make significant strides with its flagship low carbon energy network. All of the underground pipe network (totalling over 5km) has now been successfully installed by Vital Energi, including a recently completed 600 metre stretch along Homer Road. In parallel, progress at the state of the art Energy Centre at Tudor Grange Park is powering forward, with Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) already installed and key infrastructure taking shape. ...
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Battery-powered homes support Blatchford's virtual power plant

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Edmonton Journal Summary It’s a Canadian first. Edmonton’s Blatchford neighbourhood, the former municipal airport site being transformed by the city into a sustainable residential community for urban living, is now home to this country’s first energy storage-based virtual power plant. “Blatchford is a unique proof of concept for innovations in sustainable urban living and renewable energy — so it’s really fitting that this first-of-its-kind integrated VPP is launching right here with one of our homebuilders (Landmark Homes),” said Tom Lumsden, Blatchford’s development manager in regards to the VPP launch in late June. “By combining green-built, ...
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What are district energy systems, and could they help Halton Hills cut emissions?

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Halton Hills Today Summary With the Vision Georgetown development, Halton Hills is about to grow by close to 20,000 new residents. At Halton Hills Climate Action, we would love to see the Town continue to show leadership and progress in making our new neighbourhoods low-carbon and both environmentally and financially sustainable What is a district energy system? Traditionally, it's a system of pipes connecting a neighbourhood, or cluster of buildings, to a centralized facility that provides heating and cooling services. These systems are not new; just think of a large hospital or university campus with central boilers and chillers providing heating and ...
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Austin Energy Boosts Energy Savings with Major Expansion of Commercial Demand Response Program

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Austin Energy Summary An impressive 195 City of Austin buildings are enrolled in Austin Energy’s Commercial Demand Response Program, marking a significant step toward a cleaner, more energy-efficient Austin. Demand response is a program that enables electricity customers to reduce their power consumption during periods of high demand or when the grid is under stress. Those buildings alone boast an estimated demand response potential of more than six megawatts (MW)—enough to help significantly reduce strain on the electric grid during peak times. According to ERCOT , one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity can power approximately 250 homes in Texas during ...
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Unlocking Saudi Arabia’s geothermal potential

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Arab News Summary As Saudi Arabia makes progress on Vision 2030, a defining opportunity is emerging: to transform how its cities are powered, cooled and sustained through one of the most promising yet underutilized renewable resources — geothermal energy. In Saudi Arabia, cooling can account for up to 70 percent of daily electricity consumption, most of it currently met by natural gas. Geothermal-powered district cooling offers a clean, efficient and cost-effective solution to ease pressure on gas supplies, lower emissions and improve long-term energy security. Continue Reading #News #DistrictCooling #GeothermalandGeo-Exchange
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Europe has a heating strategy—now it needs one for cooling

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Atlantic Council Summary For decades, European policymakers have defined energy security primarily as maintaining heat during winter. From strategic gas reserves to household subsidies, systemic, top-down responses have shaped the continent’s heating strategy. But a new threat is emerging. The record-breaking heat wave sweeping across Europe is disrupting daily life, energy systems, and health services, exposing how unprepared Europe remains for summer extremes that are becoming longer, hotter, and more frequent. The absence of a cooling strategy is also a missed opportunity for innovation. Smarter, cleaner alternatives already exist: district cooling ...
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How Emicool’s AI Cooling Tech Is Helping Cities Cut Heat Without Raising Emissions

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How Rolls-Royce's Hydrogen Powers Europe’s Largest Port

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Supply Chain Summary Duisburg Gateway Terminal debuts a world-first, CO₂-neutral energy system using Rolls-Royce hydrogen tech, setting a new standard for green logistics Rolls-Royce and logistics hub duisport are running a world-first hydrogen-powered energy system at the Duisburg Gateway Terminal, the largest inland container terminal in Europe. With more than four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) moved each year, the port is a critical link in the continent’s supply chain. Now, it’s also a testbed for energy transition. The new set-up delivers CO₂ neutral and self-sufficient power using combined heat and power ...
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Powering AI

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Biomass Magazine Summary In November 2022, ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot created by U.S.-based developer OpenAI, was released to the public. In the background, however, climate scientists, educators and artists found themselves seemingly yelling into the void. While the results of AI are impressive, the requirements to power such technology, as well as its impact on the climate and the Arts, are just as significant. In Sweden, EcoDataCenter is piping its captured waste heat to a nearby factory, where it is used to dry wood chips used for wood pellet production. The resulting pellets are then used for residential building ...
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Start of production in the USA: BRUGGROVANCO manufactures its first preinsulated flexible pipe

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Brugg Group Summary In collaboration with Rovanco Piping Systems, BRUGG Pipes has opened the first production plant for the flexible pipe system CALPEX PUR-KING in the USA. This marks the official market entry into US production at the Rovanco site in the Chicago metropolitan region – a key milestone in the Swiss company’s international growth strategy. In April 2024, BRUGG Pipes announced the joint venture with Rovanco . Within just over fourteen months, a new production facility was built at the Rovanco site in Joliet (IL, USA), the production line was installed and the first preinsulated flexible pipe ready for sale was produced around a month ago. ...
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CU Boulder selects Salas O'Brien to design campus decarbonization plan

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CU Boulder Today Summary CU Boulder has announced the selection of engineering firm Salas O’Brien to design its campus decarbonization plan, kicking off the signature project of the university’s commitment to achieve a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by no later than 2050. Envisioned in CU Boulder’s 2024 Climate Action Plan (CAP), the comprehensive decarbonization project involves transitioning the campus heating system from steam to low-temperature hot water powered by clean energy. The project will unfold in multiple phases over the next decade, with significant milestones and investments planned to ensure a dependable ...
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Hydrogen at the heart of Trelleborg’s system of energy solutions

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Enlit Summary Trelleborg, Sweden’s southernmost municipality, is on a mission to boost economic activity while meeting decarbonisation goals. Trelleborg also aims to combine low-temperature district heating with storage in hydrogen to create resilient, off-grid energy solutions for new neighbourhoods. According to Sahlin, this will enable energy independence for up to seven days in case of emergencies like natural disasters or conflicts. Continue Reading #News #hydrogen #DistrictHeating
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EU unveils $700 million Ukraine support package for energy and infrastructure

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The Kyiv Independent Summary The European Investment Bank Group (EIB) and the European Commission announced nearly 600 million euros ($700 million) in new financing for Ukraine's critical infrastructure and businesses at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) on July 10. 100 million euros ($117 million) will go to district heating systems across Ukrainian cities through loans to Ukrgasbank and Oschadbank. Local authorities can use these funds for renewable energy projects and energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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