Opportunity to create a new form of infrastructure: capturing, storing and sharing the massive amounts of heat lost from industry, electricity generation and communities

James (Jim) S. Cotton, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University in Canada and Caleb Duffield, PhD Candidate in Political Science, McMaster University write on The Conversation website about how Canada’s infrastructure could be used as a major energy source. Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy Buildings are the third-largest … Continue reading Opportunity to create a new form of infrastructure: capturing, storing and sharing the massive amounts of heat lost from industry, electricity generation and communities →

Energy in Demand News, February 25, 2024

This weekend sees the first of three sessions of the European Citizens' Energy Efficiency Panel in Brussels with 150 European citizens discussing how energy may be used in the EU and how the energy system should change. Participants are focusing on different aspects of energy efficiency that consumers might encounter at home, in communities or … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 25, 2024 →

New development in Ottawa-Gatineau using industrial waste to keep their homes warm

Following the growing popularity of waste heating in Europe, more Canadian firms are trying to reuse energy. Emily Chung writes on the CBC News website about a new development in the Ottawa region. How industrial waste is keeping these Ottawa-area buildings warm Residents of a new development in Ottawa-Gatineau are using industrial waste to … Continue reading New development in Ottawa-Gatineau using industrial waste to keep their homes warm →

The efficiency of electricity generation from existing EU waste incineration facilities is appallingly low

A new study published this week by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) shows that the efficiency of electricity generation from existing EU waste incineration facilities is appallingly low. The RECYCLING magazine website provides a news item on the study. New study: Energy efficiency of EU waste incinerators appallingly low Equanimator’s study ‘Debunking Efficient Recovery: the … Continue reading The efficiency of electricity generation from existing EU waste incineration facilities is appallingly low →

Pinpointing the most efficient combinations of materials to make clean energy from wasted heat

Jan-Hendrik Pöhls at McMaster University in Canada, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses a new way to convert wasted heat into useful electricity. What are your views? A new approach finds materials that can turn waste heat into electricity The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must … Continue reading Pinpointing the most efficient combinations of materials to make clean energy from wasted heat →

In the Danish city of Odense, tech firm Facebook is putting the waste heat to good use

Facebook, which went public with the project, said its site is providing about 100,000MWh of heat each year. Madeleine Cuff explains latest developments in an article on the inews website. Facebook data centre serves up heating for 7,000 Danish homes, cutting carbon emissions Tech companies have gone to extreme lengths to help their data … Continue reading In the Danish city of Odense, tech firm Facebook is putting the waste heat to good use →

London to start using waste heat from underground metro system to heat homes

Undoubtedly London’s “Tube” creates heat, most obviously in summer when it can be sweltering underground. A scheme has been developed to take waste heat to heat homes and businesses in the borough of Islington. Yes, there is enough even in winter. Jillian Ambrose explains in an article in The Guardian. Underground line to heat … Continue reading London to start using waste heat from underground metro system to heat homes →

A burning issue in Scandinavia

District heating from urban waste is an increasingly attractive option but Lars Bevanger writes on the Deutsche-Welle website about the disputes that can arise when there is competition between good neighbours for the feedstock. First-world problem? Norway and Sweden battle over who gets to burn waste While many countries struggle to get rid of … Continue reading A burning issue in Scandinavia →