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Peachtree Corners is making a name as one of the USA top testing grounds for shiny new smart city technology. The 45,000-person city is home to an unusual public innovation experiment. Curiosity Lab invites private firms to come test out their prototypes in a 500-acre public space called Technology Park Atlanta. A lot of the promise of smart cities depends on data collection and algorithmic use of that data, so citizens are understandably wary. As for data privacy, the city is not developing its own rules; its data handling complies with the strictest current federal standards for storing, processing, and transmission of data. One of the biggest concerns is not wiring, or data, but housing stock and how to keep housing costs at an affordable level.
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Cost analysis of alternatives to natural gas in food, chemical and glass industries
Climact has identified the natural gas consumption hotspots in the EU industry. The key alternatives to natural gas for chemical and food sectors are heat pumps and electric boilers.
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The future for industrial pumps - go digital and connect
Digital and connected pump market could double in size within the next decade. Key players in this market include big names like ITT Corporation, Xylem, Wilo, Sulzer, Grundfos and Flowserve.
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How to finance industrial decarbonization
It will be essential to decarbonize industry. Debt financers, particularly banks, do not consider energy-efficient industrial equipment as an attractive lending proposition. Public-funded unsecured subordinated debt financing could be used to help.
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Decarbonisation in Japan: Ammonia-coal co-firing versus renewables
Japanese utilities exploring the case for co-firing of coal with ammonia to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. By 2050, the cost of a retrofitted coal power plant running 100% on clean ammonia is expected to be at least $168/MWh.
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Women as leaders of renewable energy shift in heating and cooling
Women are underrepresented in STEM jobs (28%) and the renewable energy workforce (32%, IRENA). EIGE calculated that by 2050, improving gender equality would lead to an increase in EU (GDP) per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%
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5 smart cities around the world
Smart cities use information and communication technology (ICT) to improve operational efficiency, share information with the public and provide a better quality of government service and citizen welfare. The UN predicts that 70% of the world population will be living in cities and urban areas by 2050.
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Key role for Venture Capital in industrial decarbonization
Industrial decarbonization will require massive amounts of capital investment over the next 30 years. Venture capitalists believe there are significant returns to be made for first movers but also institutional investors and asset managers are in favor of playing a role.
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CORALIS and INITIATE workshop “CCU modelling approach from micro to macro assessment”
CORALIS and INITIATE are hosting a joint online workshop on 26th September 2022, at 10:00-11:35 am CET. The workshop aims at demonstrating industrial symbiosis by using residual carbon-rich gas from the iron and steel.
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Australian startup develops AI model to forecast solar ouput based on satellite data
Solar eclipsing coal is the lead source of electricity generation in Australia. The question of how to manage this powerful but unpredictable fleet is already a pressing issue. Solstice AI has developed an AI model that can find all the solar on the rooftops providing regional and individual one hour forecasts.
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