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    Podcast: Hot n' Cold: Talking efficiency with International District Energy Association

    By: District Energy yesterday

    S&P Global IDEA President & CEO Rob Thornton joined Hill Vaden and Samantha Humphreys of [tag]S&P Global Energy for the EnergyCents podcast to discuss how district energy networks are accelerating decarbonization in downtowns, ...

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    Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short

    By: District Energy 3 days ago

    Grundfos Summary Europe needs a policy framework that integrates water and energy efficiency if it wants to keep growing datacenter capacity to support its AI and cloud computing ambitions. This is the argument in a report, " Scale and Secure: ...

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    Berlin eyes up to 250 MW of geothermal heat by 2045

    By: District Energy 3 days ago

    Think GeoEnergy Summary Berlin’s district heating utility sees geothermal becoming a major renewable heat source, targeting 70 MWth by 2035 and up to 250 MWth by 2045. The district heating utility of Berlin, Germany, BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme ...

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    South Korea’s 100 GW Renewable Energy Plan Could Cut Fossil Fuel Import Bill by Half

    By: District Energy 3 days ago

    Greentech Lead Summary South Korea’s plan to expand renewable energy capacity to 100 GW by 2030 could reduce the country’s annual fossil fuel power bill by nearly half, lowering costs to approximately $13 billion, according to new research from Ember ...

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    Potential Southampton heat network expansion could benefit more homes and businesses

    By: District Energy 3 days ago

    V2 Radio Summary More homes and businesses in Southampton could benefit from low-cost heating if the expansion of a renewable energy scheme goes ahead. Southampton Geothermal Heating Company (SGHC) has grown from serving one customer in the mid-1980s ...