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Transforming Billings Hall — North Geothermal Plant — into one of Miami’s most innovative energy facilities

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Miami University Summary The two-year project to convert the North Chiller Plant at Billings Hall to Miami University’s second geothermal plant was completed earlier this summer. The project began in summer 2024 with the drilling of 520 geothermal wells, each 850 feet deep, under the south lawn of Millett Hall, a block north of Billings. Today, the North Geothermal Plant provides efficient heating and cooling to approximately 25 buildings across the north side of campus, about 27% of the current campus building gross square footage. Continue Reading #MemberNewsIDEA #GeothermalandGeo-Exchange #MiamiUniversity #DistrictEn ...
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N. Vancouver heat recovery centre helps Lonsdale meet climate goals

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Sustainable Biz Summary North Vancouver utility Lonsdale Energy has started construction on a facility which would reuse and upgrade the energy from hot water produced by locals, sustainably heating buildings and shrinking its carbon emissions. The start of work on the six-megawatt Urban Heat Recovery Centre was announced mid-July. Thermal energy from residents doing the dishes, washing their clothes, showering and rinsing their hands with hot and warm water that would otherwise be wasted is to be recovered and enhanced with electric heat pumps. The heat would then be distributed across Lonsdale’s community energy network to the city's homes and businesses. ...
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Let’s stop heat going down the drain: How can heat from sewers be used in district heating?

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Burges Salmon Summary Heat recovery from pipes, sewers and wastewater offers a brilliant opportunity for us to take advantage of the heat energy in wastewater, providing a co-located source of heat which is both reliable and sustainable. This resource, as observed by Ofwat , ‘remains largely untouched’ yet, for heat network developers, it offers a stable low carbon heat source in dense urban areas. For appointed water and sewerage companies (“ WaSCs ”), it has the potential to generate additional net revenue from an activity they are already carrying out. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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As Heat Waves Spike, the Global South Needs New Cooling Solutions

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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Summary Investments in a climate-friendly cooling system known as geothermal district cooling will help rapidly urbanizing societies resist dangerous heat indexes. A more efficient and climate-friendly alternative to individual household investments in air conditioners is to expand district energy systems. In a district energy system , a hot or cold fluid is produced at a single, central location. It is then circulated via a network of pipes through the buildings connected to the central site. District energy requires less electricity than conventional air conditioning—in the case of district cooling, energy ...
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World's second-richest country turns to alternatives to AC that could halve cooling energy use

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VN Express Summary Nearly 50 buildings in Singapore have adopted alternative cooling technologies that can reduce energy used for cooling by up to 48%, cutting reliance on conventional air conditioning. The initiative comes as Singapore expands efforts to improve building energy efficiency amid rising temperatures. Cooling accounts for 40% to 60% of the energy consumed by commercial buildings, making it one of the country's largest sources of electricity demand. The city-state, ranked the world's second-richest economy by GDP per capita by The Economist in 2025, is also investing in district cooling systems, which distribute chilled water from ...
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LONSDALE Energy Corporation - Chief Financial Officer

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LONSDALE Energy Corporation Chief Financial Officer Regular Full-time Located at the urban core of the beautiful North Shore with convenient access to major regional and global centres, Lonsdale Energy Corporation (Lonsdale Energy) manages the local community energy system that services over 125 buildings and over 25% of the municipality’s population. Lonsdale Energy strives to be an environmental leader as it transitions toward low-carbon energy sources while delivering reliable and competitively-priced energy to customers. Through the City of North Vancouver, Lonsdale Energy has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a ...
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Orlando Utilities Commission - Lead Journeyman Chiller Mechanic

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Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC – The Reliable One) Lead Journeyman Chiller Mechanic Orlando, Florida • On‑site $50–$54/hr (Full-time) • A company vehicle may be assigned Ready to lead and make an impact? OUC – The Reliable One – is looking for an expert Lead Journeyman Chiller Mechanic to keep Orlando’s chilled water plants running at peak performance. Join one of Florida’s most trusted utilities and put your chiller expertise to work for a community that depends on you. In this role, you’ll take charge of troubleshooting, maintaining, and overhauling large centrifugal chillers and key HVAC systems. You’ll lead technicians and contractors, ...
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Converting raw sewage into precious resource, Vancouver's Sen̓áḵw development aims for low-carbon future

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Vancouver Sun Summary The Squamish Nation’s high-density Sen̓áḵw development has already transformed Vancouver’s skyline with the first three of 11 planned residential towers soaring high above Kitsilano, drawing international attention in the process. But there is a fascinating and lesser-known story far below the ground there too. Article content Postmedia recently toured Sen̓áḵw’s district energy system, a cavernous underground facility that is already heating and cooling the first tower (now about half tenanted), and will eventually service all 6,000 homes for an expected 9,000 residents. That works out to more than the population of ...
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NYC Announces Plan to Lower Subway Platform Temperatures and Harness Thermal Energy in Lower Manhattan

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Office of the Mayor Summary Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced today a partnership to study a Thermal Energy Network (TEN) in the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall  4/5/6 and Chambers Street  J/Z  station complex. The project will explore how to combat extreme heat on subway platforms while capturing and recycling excess heat to warm nearby municipal buildings during the winter. The project would be the first thermal energy network installed in a U.S. transit system. The announcement comes days after Governor Hochul and the MTA announced plans for a comprehensive renewal project at the Chambers Street ...
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Ottawa tops up funding for biomass district heating project

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Northern Ontario Business Summary Ottawa is topping up funding for a community biomass district heating plan for a northwestern Ontario First Nation community in the Lake Nipigon area. FedNor is delivering $669,383 to Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek to assist with the installation of the system that will provide heat to buildings in the community. This money follows an earlier funding announcement of $459,800 to the community made last December by the feds. It was part of a spate of funding announcements across Northern Ontario to support Indigenous clean energy projects. Continue Reading #News #DistrictHeating
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Park City looks underground for the future of heating and cooling

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Town Lift Summary Park City is exploring whether a community-wide geothermal heating and cooling network could reduce energy costs, ease pressure on the electrical grid, and help the city become more resilient as energy demand continues to rise. The city is in the second phase of a feasibility study examining whether a thermal energy network, sometimes called a geothermal district, could serve public buildings, businesses, affordable housing, and future development in the central Park City area. The concept is similar to a district utility system. Buildings that need to shed heat, such as the ice arena, could transfer that energy through a shared underground ...
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The UK’s energy future is beneath our feet

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Energy Institute Summary The UK is searching for answers to one of the defining challenges of our time: how to build an energy system that is clean, secure and affordable. Yet one of the country’s most valuable resources receives only a fraction of the attention it deserves. Geothermal is, quite literally, energy beneath our feet. Geothermal energy is available around the clock, every day of the year, providing reliable, low-carbon energy. Most importantly, it complements rather than competes with the technologies already transforming our energy system. The UK has the same fundamental resource but has not yet developed it at ...
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Contract signed for construction of local geothermal heating network in Szaflary, Poland

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Think GeoEnergy Summary Contracts have been awarded for the construction of a local heating network as the town of Szaflary in Poland moves toward geothermal heating supply. Contracts have been signed for the construction and supervision of the district heating network in Szaflary, Poland which will eventually be supplied with geothermal heat from the Banska PGP-4 well. The first section of the district heating network will connect at least 80 homes and buildings, and the construction work will take place from 2026-2027. An earlier update had indicated that construction of the main pipeline from the PGP-4 well in Banska Nizna to Szaflary is already ...
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Early work completed for geothermal heating project in Novi Sad, Serbia

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Think GeoEnergy Summary The city of Novi Sad in Serbia is steadily making progress towards the potential use of geothermal energy for heating in the future Miseluk neighborhood. The goal is to build a 30-MW geothermal heating plant in Miseluk, although an initial phase with 11-MW capacity is expected to be operation by 2027 or 2028. Zarko Mi'in, the Mayor of Novi Sad, updated that the utility company “Novi Sad District Heating Plant” has already conducted geological surveys and constructed the first exploration well, and that the complete distribution network for urban zones Miseluk 3 and 4 have already been built. Work on the second well is currently ...
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AI Data Centers Are Redefining the Scope of Building Automation

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AutomatedBuildings.com Summary Data center operators using liquid cooling are increasingly looking at captured waste heat as a saleable output, not just a cooling burden, particularly in colder climates with existing or planned district-energy infrastructure. ASHRAE’s data center guidance already treats waste-heat and district-energy integration as a design consideration, not a novelty. Exact revenue impact varies by climate, cooling architecture, and the availability of a nearby heat customer, so specific savings figures should be treated with caution until tied to a named project and methodology. Combine that possibility with on-site generation and curtailment ...
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Cardiff Heat Network wins top UK award for green energy innovation

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Wales247 Summary Cardiff Heat Network has been named ‘Heat Network Scheme of the Year.’ The award from the UK District Energy Association (UKDEA), recognises the groundbreakingproject’s role in cutting carbon emissions and setting a new benchmark for sustainable energy infrastructure in Wales. Presented at the UKDEA Awards ceremony in London, the award celebrates heat network projects that demonstrate innovation, overcome significant delivery challenges and set standards for others to follow. Continue Reading #News #DistrictEnergy
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NCC, Hydro Ottawa sign 99-year district energy deal for LeBreton Flats

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Ontario Construction News Summary The National Capital Commission and Hydro Ottawa Group have signed a 99-year agreement to develop and operate a low-carbon district energy system at LeBreton Flats. The system will provide heating and cooling to future buildings in the developing Ottawa community, replacing individual building energy systems with a centralized network. The agreement gives Hydro Ottawa the exclusive right to construct and operate the district energy system throughout the area covered by the NCC’s LeBreton Flats Master Concept Plan. The system will be delivered through the federal government’s Energy Services Acquisition Program and is ...
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Cologne’s 150MW Ammonia-Based District Heating Plant Enters Main Construction Phase

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Natural Refrigerants Summary Work on the 150MW (42,651TR) ammonia (R717)-based district heating plant in Cologne, Germany, has entered the main construction phase , with commissioning scheduled for 2028, according to manufacturer Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions ). Although construction at the Cologne site has only recently begun, the plant’s three integrally geared ammonia compressors, which will be at the heart of the system, are already at an “advanced stage” of manufacturing, according to Everllence. RheinEnergie, the regional utility provider, recently obtained permits to begin construction of the buildings and technical ...
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Qatar expands outdoor cooling to make public spaces summer-friendly

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Gulf Times Summary Advanced cooling technologies are being used across the country to transform outdoor public spaces, souqs, and pedestrian districts into destinations that remain accessible and attractive during the country’s intensely hot summer months. Eng Jamal Yousef al-Derbasti, director of the District Cooling Department at Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), stressed that at Kahramaa decisions where to introduce cooling infrastructure are based on technical studies and established criteria, including cooling density and population density. The approach is intended to ensure that investment in cooling networks is directed ...
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Empower achieves record growth in operational performance

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Zawya Summary Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced strong operational results for the first half of 2026. The number of buildings served by the company reached 1,796, representing a 6.65% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the company’s customer base surpassed 161,000 individual and institutional customers, reflecting growth of approximately 9%. This expansion in Empower’s operations aligns with Dubai’s rapid urban development, which continues to drive increasing demand for sustainable district cooling services. Empower’s customer portfolio encompasses ...
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