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Nice Dutch project using ‘waste’ heat and CO2 to increase greenhouse yields!

by Tom Raftery on October 23, 2009 · 14 comments

in recycling

Photo credit przemion 
Came across a great story on pressreleasefinder today via Twitter about a project in the Netherlands called WarmCO2.
What is WarmCO2?
It is a project which takes residual heat and CO2 from Dutch fertiliser manufacturer Yara and using infrastructure supplied by partner company Visser & Smit Hanab, pipes them to vegetable growers [...]

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Is micro (home) generation of electricity good for the environment?

by Tom Raftery on October 1, 2008 · 18 comments

in demand response

Photo Credit benefit of hindsight

Microgeneration, the generation of electricity by home owners, is becoming increasingly common, especially with the cost of energy going up and the cost of wind turbines and photovoltaic panels for the home falling.
The majority of people deploying these solutions are doing so to 1) lower their home energy bills and 2) [...]

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