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The Climate Menace Hidden in Plain Sight

August 9, 2024 admin buildings, heat pumps, thermal energy storage, thermal storage

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:42:28 +0000

A primer on refrigerants and their impacts on climate change. Refrigerants are everywhere. They’re in our air conditioners and heat pumps, in our fridges — even in our cars! Yet, despite this ubiquity, refrigerants are an oft-neglected subject within electrification strategies despite their major contribution to the greenhouse effect. Perhaps … [continued]

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Breakthrough Energy Venture’s Wilted Garden Of Climate Investments

August 8, 2024 admin Agriculture, batteries, Bill Gates, biofuels, breakthrough energy ventures, buildings, carbon capture (ccs), carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, Energy Storage, fusion, geothermal energy, green economy, heat storage, investment, Nuclear, nuclear energy, renewable energy, Shipping, sir richard branson, Solar energy, thermal storage, venture capital, vinod khosla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000

Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]

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Are You Tapping into the Power of Electric Thermal Storage?

November 21, 2023 admin Business, Energy Storage, full coverage, hvac, news, power, sustainability, thermal storage

Credit to Author: Emily Newton| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:44 +0000

The power industry must adapt. Reliable electric service is more important than ever, but the push for green energy and rising cost concerns complicate things. Thankfully, several new technologies offer […]

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The Magic of Heat Pumps: Transforming Homes & Combating Climate Change

January 11, 2023 admin buildings, California, carbon emissions, chatgpt, cleantech talk, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, home energy management, INTERVIEWS, Manufacturing, thermal energy storage, thermal storage, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:40:44 +0000

Harvest Thermal is a company focused on electrifying home heating and hot water systems with its thermal storage heat pump technology. The system reduces homeowners’ energy costs and carbon emissions by shifting heat production to off-peak hours and optimizing energy use through stratified thermal storage and data-driven controls.