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IDEA is pleased to announce the publication of a new interactive program for our CampusEnergy2026 conference, coming to Washington, D.C. in February. Learning is a journey, and this February on the banks of the Potomac, just south of Washington, D.C., read more

The New York Times Summary A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate read more

LinkedIn: Con Edison Page Summary Con Edison has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for Clean & Non-Emitting Reliability Solutions to manage peak demand and address the need for transmission security read more

Pitching Progress Podcast Underneath the streets of downtown Toronto, there exists a massive system of pipes that use water drawn from the depths of Lake Ontario to help cool the skyscrapers above. This read more

New Civil Engineer Summary The European Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed engineering and design firm Cowi to advise the Irish government on a nationwide strategy for district heating, a move intended read more

engineering.com Summary The company raised a $20M Series A in September 2025 and says the water-free platform supports heat reuse for power or district heating. Karman Industries announced read more

Prospect Summary District heating, also known as a heat network, similarly combines hot water pipes and a heat source, but instead of serving just one house it heats an entire neighbourhood. The pipes read more

yahoo! news Summary A new heat network is set to deliver low-carbon energy. Backed by £72.7 million in funding, the Waterloo and South Bank Heat Network will use a water source heat pump read more

CNBC Summary Students at a tech university in Dublin are enjoying an unexpected perk of artificial intelligence — it’s helping heat their campus. Since 2023, the Technical University of Dublin’s read more

Envirotec Summary Projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure is in place to take advantage of it, according read more

Johnson Controls Summary Driven by regulation, cost pressures and resource constraints, today’s operators are regularly being tasked to do more with less. In a reality where only 35-50% of the input read more

WVNews Summary Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s efforts to expand the use of microgrids through his Power Generation and Consumption Act is a smart move for a state well-known for its power-generating resources. read more

CPG Summary With over 18 km of underground pipelines, Vancouver's District Energy Heating system distributes hot water beneath streets and neighborhoods, heating the city and reducing emissions during read more

The Tufts Daily Summary Tufts administrators are evaluating a potential overhaul of the university’s heating and cooling systems as part of a broader plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by read more

Data Center News Summary Canada stands at a pivotal moment in its AI strategy. 2025 saw a lot of positive momentum and now in 2026, we need to take the next steps in shifting the strategy from theory read more

Construction Enquirer Summary Gateshead’s long-trailed Baltic Quarter regeneration has edged closer to reality after the council struck a pre-development deal with Muse and ECF to drive forward a 1,600-home read more