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  • Un exemple de stockage d'énergie qui fonctionne avec le vent en Irlande.

    Le principe est de stocker l'énergie excédentaire produite la nuit et de la réutiliser le jour, lorsque cela est nécessaire.

    • Date de publication : 23/03/2015
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  • Définition d’indicateurs d’efficacité énergétique pour les navires de transport frigorifique

    De nouveaux indicateurs d’efficacité énergétique pour les navires ont été proposés par un groupe de travail de l’Organisation maritime internationale (OMI). Les compagnies maritimes contestent leur adéquation...

    • Date de publication : 26/07/2021
    • Sujets : Environnement
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  • Etats-Unis : des technologies innovantes pour réduire les coûts du conditionnement d'air.

    Deux articles présentent des fenêtres innovantes permettant de réduire les coûts du conditionnement d'air.

    • Date de publication : 17/02/2017
    • Sujets : Environnement
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  • Energy storage thanks to refrigeration

    Electrical energy is notoriously difficult to store, especially on a large scale and this can be particularly problematical when dealing with irregular sources such as wind power for which there can be a great mismatch between energy supply and...

    • Date de publication : 25/02/2009
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  • Des revêtements de froid radiatif qui s’adaptent aux saisons

    Un matériau innovant peut être utilisé comme revêtement sur les toits ou les fenêtres des bâtiments afin de fournir du froid radiatif en été sans refroidissement excessif pendant les...

    • Date de publication : 28/01/2022
    • Sujets : Technologie
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  • Briefs: Night wind

    A European project designed to store wind energy produced at night in refrigerated warehouses then to use this energy during daytime peak hours has been launched in The Netherlands. Wind turbines are being installed and cold store refrigeration...

    • Date de publication : 20/11/2007
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  • Briefs: Refrigerated windmill provides drinking water

    A windmill equipped with a small cooling system produces up to 200 litres of drinking water/day. Collecting moisture from wind was already applied in Chile for instance, but by adding the small cooling device, it was possible for Marc Parent, the...

    • Date de publication : 27/05/2010
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  • Brief: Green towers: big can be green

    The Bank of America's new 1 billion USD national headquarters in New York will be the first skyscraper to apply for a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum rating. It will feature underfloor displacement air ventilation...

    • Date de publication : 14/06/2005
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  • Briefs: Empire State Building

    Once the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building is addressing a new challenge: it's going green. Chillers in the cooling plant will be rebuilt, and with insulation will generate roughly half the savings. The owners of the landmark...

    • Date de publication : 13/08/2009
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  • Phare Tower

    Morphosis's Phare (Lighthouse) Tower is to go up in La Défense, France. Thom Mayne, the Design Director, describes the future landmark building as follows: "Moving around the tower, it appears to shift continually, distinct from different vantage...

    • Date de publication : 04/05/2007
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  • GeoExchange coalition: promoting earth-energy heat pumps

    A coalition for the promotion of earth-energy heat pumps, called the GeoExchange Coalition has been formed in Canada. Five electric utilities formed this coalition in an effort to significantly increase the number of annual installations for...

    • Date de publication : 14/09/2004
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  • "Smart" fridges

    "Smart" fridges that stay cool by talking to each other, run on renewable electricity (photovoltaics, wind turbines) and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers from CSIRO's...

    • Date de publication : 18/05/2009
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  • Intelligent fridges

    - It is estimated that networked fridges will be widely used by 2015. How do consumers feel about such fridges that monitor product use, create shopping lists and arrange deliveries online? A recent survey involving 4600 shoppers in 8 countries...

    • Date de publication : 12/08/2008
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  • Green buildings: Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China

    Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China is on, and is expected to draw 70 million visitors. With a theme of "Better City, Better Life", it aims to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and how to create an eco-friendly society....

    • Date de publication : 04/02/2011
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  • Briefs: Purdue University

    Purdue University will create a USD 23.5 million Center for High Performance Buildings to design systems for future structures that are more environmentally and user friendly, energy efficient, and safe. The project is funded by the US Commerce...

    • Date de publication : 27/05/2010
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