Germany and California are using heated bricks to replace gas-fired boilers
Germany and California are deploying high-temperature heated brick systems that store renewable electricity as heat, replacing gas-fired boilers for industrial and district heating. The approach cuts fuel costs, slashes emissions
#CleanEnergy #ThermalEnergyStorage #IndustrialHeat #ClimateTech
#Energiewende #CaliforniaEnergy #EnergyTransition #Decarbonization #CleanHeat
#RenewableEnergy
Gradyent, a Dutch climate tech company, just raised €28M to scale its digital twin platform for district heating.
By optimising old heating systems with AI, cities can cut emissions and waste.
More on the funding and impact here: https://climatesolutions.news/business/gradyent-secures-e28-million-in-oversubscribed-funding-round
Interested in energy efficiency updates, rebates, and clean cooking?
Plus dinner?
At a free workshop?
It's next Tuesday evening in Minneapolis!
6:30pm at the Sabathani Community Center, hosted by the Clean Heat Minnesota coalition.
Learn more and register here:
https://cleanheatmn.org/upcoming-events/
#EnergyEfficiency #Electrification #CleanHeat #CleanCooking #Minnesota
Event: Boosting the #CleanHeat Market: Solutions for the new policy cycle
Rapid decarbonisation of the #heating market is crucial for #climateneutrality in EU, but sales of heat pumps are slowing down as the current policy framework fails to deliver signals to manufacturers and consumers. 1/x
Thermal networks: The missing infrastructure we need to help enable carbon-free heating
#Environment #ClimateChange #Water #Carbon #Energy #Homes #NuclearEnergy #NuclearPower #CarbonEmissions #GlobalWarming #Buildings #Heating #Cooling #HVAC #Utilities #CleanHeat #NuclearNetworks #DistrictEnergy #EmissionReduction
https://the-14.com/thermal-networks-the-missing-infrastructure-we-need-to-help-enable-carbon-free-heating/
#GasBoiler lobby trying to delay #UK’s #HeatPump plans, leak shows
Trade association, which promotes hydrogen for home heating, called for #CleanHeat market mechanism to be pushed back to 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/gas-boiler-lobby-uk-heat-pump-plans-leak
#ClimateCrisis #ProfitBeforePeople #Gas #FossilFuels #Sustainability
German government adopts fossil boiler ban, starting 2024 https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/german-government-adopts-fossil-boiler-ban-starting-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cleanheat #Germany #heatpumps #hydrogen #hydrogenboiler
German government adopts fossil boiler ban, starting 2024 https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/german-government-adopts-fossil-boiler-ban-starting-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cleanheat #Germany #heatpumps #hydrogen #hydrogenboiler
Find out more about strategies to ensure those with lower financial means can also make the switch to #CleanHeat:
Terrific article from Philippa Nuttall that delves into need for, and benefits of, clean heat standards, citing new report from @RegulatoryAssistanceProject.
This flexible policy tool can help the EU and Member States achieve swift, effective and equitable #CleanHeat.
https://foresightdk.com/clean-heat-standards-can-help-decarbonise-heating-faster-and-more-fairly/
High energy prices and the urgent climate crisis underscore need to move away from #fossilfuels in Europe.
@louisesunderland and @duncangibb analysed costs of switch to #CleanHeat.
Their strategies & recommendations for ensuring low-income households can also switch =>
https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/taking-burn-out-of-heating-low-income-households/
Die Deutsche Umwelthilfe setzt sich seit mind. 2016 - mitten in der #Klimakrise - nicht gegen Subventionen für #Holzverbrennen und für #StopFakeRenewables ein, sondern für #Filter und nennt es #CleanHeat. Erst vor dem #COP26 hatten sie den Text geändert.
#StopBurningWood #StopBurningTrees #Pelletheizung #StopptWaldverbrennen #StopFakeRenewables #AirPollution #woodsmoke #holzwirtschaft #umweltschutz #klimaziele #heizenmitholz #cop27
Die Deutsche Umwelthilfe setzt sich seit mind. 2016 - mitten in der #Klimakrise - nicht gegen Subventionen für #Holzverbrennen und für #StopFakeRenewables ein, sondern für #Filter und nennt es #CleanHeat. Erst vor dem #COP26 haben sie den Text geändert.
#StopBurningWood
