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Empower Announces Diamond Sponsorship of IDEA Conferences and Exhibitions 2026

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Empower Summary Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has announced its Diamond Sponsorship of the International District Energy Association (IDEA) conferences and exhibitions throughout 2026, including IDEA Campus Energy 2026 and IDEA 2026, among others, as part of IDEA’s Annual Sustaining Sponsor programme. Empower’s sponsorship of these events for the third consecutive year underscores its leading position in the global district cooling sector and its pivotal role in advancing the industry and fostering communication and collaboration among key players in the energy and cooling ...
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RMF Engineering Named one of The Baltimore Sun’s Top Workplaces

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LinkedIn Summary RMF Engineering has been named one of The Baltimore Sun ’s Top Workplaces in the mid-size category! This recognition reflects the strength of our people, their passion, and the culture they help shape. We’re committed to a workplace where teamwork, growth, and technical excellence thrive, and where every employee can make a meaningful impact. Together, we’re building resilient, sustainable environments that make a lasting difference in the communities and campuses where we live, work and enhance wellbeing. Continue Reading #News #RMFEngineering #DistrictEnergy #MemberNewsIDEA
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See Inside the AI Data Centers Helping to Power the Internet

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Today Summary From emails to social media to online shopping, banking and chatting — everything we rely on everyday goes through an AI data center. The biggest concentration of those centers anywhere in the world sits in Loudon County, Virginia, where two-thirds of the world’s internet traffic flows. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Tom Costello shares an inside look at the Digital Realty Innovation Lab that houses the servers and processors that power the internet and AI. Watch Report #News #DataCenter
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New York commits $40 million to build advanced nuclear, clean energy workforce

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Finger Lakes Summary New York is expanding its investment in clean energy jobs with $40 million in new annual workforce development funding over the next four years to support advanced nuclear energy and high-demand clean energy careers statewide. The funding was approved Dec. 9 by the board of trustees of the New York Power Authority and is designed to prepare New Yorkers for jobs tied to advanced nuclear power, artificial intelligence, electromechanical trades and advanced power systems. The initiative directly supports efforts to develop at least one gigawatt of advanced nuclear power in Upstate New York. In addition to the nuclear workforce funding, ...
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Nearly $1.2 Million Awarded to UMass Amherst’s Energy Transition Institute

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UMass Summary The Energy Transition Institute (ETI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded nearly $1.2 million to support two key initiatives in designing a just, sustainable energy system. The funds, provided by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), will support both efforts in Holyoke to design a sustainable energy system that meets the needs of those with low to moderate incomes, as well as graduate student research through the university’s Elevating Equity Values in the Transition of the Energy (ELEVATE) program. “These programs will directly benefit ...
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UConn Ranked 8th Most Sustainable University in the World

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UConn Today Summary For five years in a row, UConn has been named one of the top 10 most sustainable universities in the world by UI GreenMetric. The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings is a comprehensive international system that reviews 1,745 colleges and universities in 105 countries on their sustainability performance. For 2025, UConn ranks at number eight, two spots higher than its 10th place ranking in 2024. Continue Reading #News #UniversityofConnecticut #MemberNewsIDEA
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A major networked geothermal project gets underway in Connecticut

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Canary Media Summary New Haven, Connecticut, has broken ground on an ambitious geothermal energy network that will provide low-emission heating and cooling to the city’s bustling, historic Union Station and a new public housing complex across the street. The project will play a crucial role in the city’s attempt to decarbonize all municipal buildings and transportation by the end of 2030 . As one of Connecticut’s first geothermal energy networks, it will also serve as a case study of how well the technology can both lower energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the state considers promoting wider adoption of these systems. “ The ...
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Wind turbine the focus for Brae district heating study

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Shetland News Summary THE IDEA of a Brae district heating system getting power from the electricity grid has been ruled out due to the anticipated cost. Instead, the only “economically viable” option would be an off-grid scheme such as a wind turbine, with energy generation “not for profit”. A feasibility study of a district heating scheme in Brae has been undertaken by consultants COWI, as part of the UK Government funded Rural Energy Hub project which also involves Shetland Islands Council (SIC). Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Tallinn Airport is now carbon neutral

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Airports Summary “Since 2018, we have systematically collected data, calculated and reduced our carbon footprint , and involved our partners in the process. Everyone’s contribution has been invaluable, and the change in our employees’ behaviour has had a major impact – the CO₂e emissions per employee at Tallinn Airport have decreased from 38 tonnes to just 1.3 tonnes,” said Anneli Turkin , member of the management board of Tallinn Airport . According to Turkin, the most significant impact has come from the installation of solar parks at airports across Estonia and the transition to renewable electricity and district heating in Tallinn. Continue ...
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Clydebank facility extracts heat from Glasgow's River Clyde for energy

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Glasgow Times Summary The Scottish Government has launched the Heat Decarbonisation Fund as part of the £40 million Clyde Mission programme, focused on the River Clyde corridor. The fund will provide capital grants for projects that support the transition from fossil fuel heating to low-carbon systems, including the development or upgrading of district heating networks. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Smart Joules Raises USD 10 Mn in Series B Round to Expand Energy Efficiency Solutions

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India Entrepreneur Summary Delhi-based energy efficiency solutions provider Smart Joules has secured USD 10 million in its Series B funding round. The investment was led by SVL SME Neev II Fund, which is managed by SBI Ventures Limited, along with participation from Waaree, a solar energy company, and Spectrum Impact. The funds will be used to expand its energy efficiency and cooling operations into new sectors and larger projects, including manufacturing, building automation and district cooling. Continue Reading #News #District Cooling Thermal Energy Storage and Turbine Inlet Cooling #DistrictCooling
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Google invests in Fervo’s $462M round to unlock even more geothermal energy

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Yahoo! Finance Summary Enhanced geothermal startup Fervo Energy has raised $462 million to complete its first large-scale power plant and begin development on several others as it races to provide electricity to a power-hungry grid. The new funds will help the company continue work on its 500-megawatt Cape Station power plant in Utah while starting development on several others, Sara Jewett, senior vice president of strategy at Fervo, told TechCrunch. Fervo has an existing deal with Google to supply it with electricity for its data centers. Continue Reading #News #GeothermalandGeo-Exchange #DataCenter
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Szczecin, Poland signs contract for geothermal exploration drilling

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Think GeoEnergy Summary The city of Szczecin in Poland has signed a contract for exploration geothermal drilling with Polish company UOS Drilling SA following a tender announced a few months ago . Drilling is expected to start by mid-2026, as the company needs five to six months to prepare the drilling site. The drilling operations is expected to take about four months. “We are embarking on an investment that is crucial to Szczecin’s future energy self-sufficiency. We hope that geothermal water will become another stable heat source, allowing us to diversify supplies, ensure their continuity, and influence heat price control – which is extremely ...
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Perma-Pipe Appoints Howard Energy’s Richard Sherrill to Board of Directors

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Pipeline & Gas Journal Summary Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPIH) has appointed Richard M. Sherrill, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Howard Energy Partners, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Sherrill brings more than three decades of experience across the upstream and midstream energy sectors. He currently serves on the board of Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO), and previously led Ceritas Energy LLC, a midstream infrastructure company he co-founded in 2003 and headed as president until 2019. His earlier career includes senior management roles at Duke Energy Corp., where he served as Chief Operating ...
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Biomass heating system among federal funding recipients

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Northern Ontario Business Summary Federal funding of nearly $460,000 will enable Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek to move forward with the installation of a district biomass heating system in the community. The project is one of 10 being supported with $4.8 million from FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program, announced Dec. 5. Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek — also known as Sand Point First Nation — has been working on its district biomass heating project for well over a decade. The system will be fed with wood residue generated from the community’s sawmill, and the resulting energy will heat residential, commercial and institutional buildings. ...
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Vulcan commences execution of Phase One Lionheart Project

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Global Mining Review Summary Vulcan Energy has commenced execution of Project Lionheart, by laying the foundation stone for its combined geothermal and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP), following an event in Landau, Germany. Phase One Lionheart involves the construction of an integrated lithium and renewable energy project targeting production capacity of 24 000 t of lithium hydroxide monohydrate, enough for approximately 500 000 EV batteries per year, with a co-product of 275 GWh of renewable power and 560 GWh of heat capacity per year for local consumers, over an estimated 30-year project life. The G-LEP is a central component of Lionheart, which ...
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Ever more gas-free homes

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Statistics Netherlands Summary An increasing number of homes in the Netherlands are heated without the use of natural gas. In 2024, 11.2 percent of homes were fully gas-free, up from 8.7 percent in 2022. These homes are usually heated using a heat pump or are connected to a collective district heating system. This means they do not require a gas-fired boiler. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. In 2023, 36 percent of homes built since 2015 are electrically heated . This is usually by means of a heat pump, but other forms of heating are also possible, such as air conditioning and infrared panels. 33 percent ...
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Cogeneration Plant for Lansing’s Clean Energy Future

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WSP Summary Cleaner, more flexible energy generation replaces an aging coal plant and supports Lansing’s transition to sustainable district heating. After decades of service, Moore’s Park Power Station had reached the end of its useful life. Rather than invest in costly repairs to an aging coal-fired facility, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) envisioned a cleaner, more efficient future. The result was a new 110-MW combined cycle cogeneration plant in the city’s REO Town district, marking BWL’s first natural gas-fired steam facility. Our team supported this transition by delivering comprehensive engineering and design services for the new plant, ...
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Committee approves investments in climate action, water services and waste management

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Ottawa Summary The City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2026 which invests in reliable water and sewer infrastructure, sustainable waste management and climate action to support a green and resilient Ottawa. This budget includes a net operating requirement of $39.8 million and $52 million in capital investments for tax and fee supported programs. It also includes $565 million in operating funding and $305.5 million in capital investments for rate-supported programs. The draft budget invests $9 million in the Climate Change Master Plan to strengthen resiliency, cut emissions, and support the green ...
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Pasadena Weighs ‘Game Changer’ Energy Systems for 710 Stub Redevelopment

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Pasadena Now Summary A presentation to Pasadena’s Environmental Advisory Commission on Tuesday will outline sustainability strategies for the former 710 freeway stub that planners call “game changers”—district-scale energy systems that could significantly reduce carbon emissions across the entire development. Senior Project Manager Wendy Macias, from the City Manager’s office, will present the sustainability vision as an information item at the commission’s 6 p.m. meeting. The plan proposes technologies largely untested at municipal scale in Southern California: ground-source geothermal heating and cooling, municipal waste heat recovery, and district ...
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