heat pump
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Coal
Finland Ending Use of Coal as Last Utility-Scale Plant Shuts Down
The last operating large coal-fired power plant in Finland has shut down, with the facility’s operator saying it now will use electricity, waste heat, and heat pumps—along with burning biomass—to provide power and heat to its customers. The Salmisaari plant, with a generation capacity of 175 MW of electricity along with its production of heat, […]
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Geothermal
Shallow Geothermal Energy: A Strategic Solution for the U.S. Energy Crisis and Demands
The U.S. is facing an energy emergency, as escalating electricity demand, unstable fossil fuel markets, and the rapid growth of energy-intensive infrastructure strain the nation’s energy systems. Shallow geothermal energy offers a groundbreaking solution to this crisis by stabilizing the grid, reducing emissions, and delivering cost-effective heating and cooling. This article explores the technological, economic, […]
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Legal & Regulatory
Importance of Rate Design in Moving Customers Toward Electrification
Home heating is approaching an impasse—there is great opportunity to decarbonize through heat pumps for both heating and cooling, but rising electricity rates might discourage consumers from getting on
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Combined Heat and Power
The Heating Sector: A CO2 Headache or a Hidden Treasure?
The combination of combined heat and power plants with thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps provides a sustainable and efficient heating sector option. In recent years there has been a growing
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News and Notes
RNG, Battery, and Innovative Heat Pump Developments in News and Notes (Aug. 10, 2023)
A number of companies with ties to the power industry revealed new projects and other interesting developments this week. The following are some the more noteworthy announcements that POWER has been monitoring. Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas Project Enters Service in Missouri Vision RNG (VRNG) said its Landfill Gas (LFG) to Renewable Natural Gas […]
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Press Releases
Top 4 developments that will shape the air source heat pump market dynamics by 2030
NOV. 2, 2022 — Air source heat pumps (ASHPs) have emerged as a low-carbon way of heating that can potentially overcome some of the concerns associated with extreme temperatures, changing climate, and environmental adversities. When properly installed, these heat pumps can deliver up to three times more heat energy than the electricity consumed. The need to […]
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Interview
The POWER Interview: Energy Experts Discuss Electrification
Electrification is changing global energy use, as entities worldwide replace technologies that use fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil, and coal, with processes that electricity as the source of energy. Proponents of electrification tout it as a way to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the industrial, transportation, building and other sectors, which […]
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Press Releases
MAN Energy Solutions to Provide Climate-Neutral District-Heating to Danish City
First cross-sectoral, heat-pump solution – MAN ETES (Electro-Thermal Energy Storage) – will decarbonise heat supply in Esbjerg using renewable energy. Gunnar Kilian – member of the Board of Volkswagen and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of MAN Energy Solutions – and Dr Uwe Lauber – CEO, MAN Energy Solutions – have visited Esbjerg, Denmark, where […]
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