Mike Barker - Building Performance & Energy Engineer #247CFE #EnergyFlexibility #MicroGrids #GEBs https://xitter.cf/t.co/ZTXuZTFc0F
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Who needs world renowned, tranquil winelands when you can have highways, traffic and gated-community sprawl instead?
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"Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth. None of them through the Strait of Hormuz."
Bill McKibben
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I used 4 -10X10X2 MERV 13 filters from Tex-Air Filters and a modular fan from AC Infinity.
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My Corsi-Rosenthal Modular Mini Box with new filters! This is a great unit for a bedroom. Compact, quiet, uses very little electricity and provides 5-6 ACH.
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A new resource presents an open per-building dataset of rooftop solar PV potential in the EU, finding that potential capacity could cover around 40% of electricity demand in a 100% renewable 2050 scenario. dlvr.it/TQzCgC
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When it comes to rising electricity demand everyone talks about AI and data centres.
But their contribution to rising electricity demand is only 8% between 2025 and 2030.
The rest is largely electrification of transport, buildings and industry.
@IEA Electricity 2026 report.
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🌟Most Popular #CoverArticle of 2025🌟
Demand Flexibility of Pre-Cooling Strategies for City-Scale Buildings Through Urban Building Energy Modeling
Xu et al., Hunan University
Published in Buildings Vol. 15, Iss. 7 (215 articles)
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#SustainableBuildings
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El proyecto Scale-UP Making PEDs impulsa distritos de energía positiva con gemelos digitales #CiudadesSostenibles #GemeloDigital #GestiónEnergética #SistemaEnergético #TransiciónEnergética @IREC_Energia
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Yes, coal still plays a very major role. But for the first time coal generation is down in China and is expected to decline further. carbonbrief.org/analysis-coa…
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The Scale-UP MAKING PEDs project aims to support Positive Energy District implementation across urban areas, addressing both neighbourhood specific and city-wide applications, by developing data-driven Digital Twins.
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#IRECprojects #ScaleUPMAKINGPEDs
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟
A Study on the Effect of Dynamic Photovoltaic Shading Devices on Energy Consumption and Daylighting of an Office Building, by Yan Jiang, Zongxin Qi, Shenglin Ran and Qingsong Ma
🔗 Read more at: brnw.ch/21wZJ7y
#energyconsumption #daylighting
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"Rather than committing billions of dollars to new power plants and grid infrastructure, it makes far more sense to reduce peak loads with energy efficiency and demand flexibility," said ACEEE's Mike Specian about the results of a new analysis.
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Amid soaring U.S. electricity use, new research finds that the fastest and cheapest way to alleviate rapid electric load growth is through expanding investment in energy efficiency and demand flexibility.
Our new analysis has more⤵️
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Prof @AdrianSaville: “Global shockwaves, local crossroads”. Capital flows, interest rates and confidence. SA REIT Conference 2026, proudly sponsored by @NedbankCIB’s Property Finance Division. #SAREITConference2026 #REITs
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#highlycitedpaper
Economic Feasibility of PV Mounting Structures on Industrial Roofs, by Alicia Perdigones Borderías et al.
🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21wZxpV
#Photovoltaic #PVSystems #IndustrialRoofs #PVStructures #SolarEnergy #EnergyEconomics #PVProfitability
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The top advantages of a district energy system include energy reliability, supporting #decarbonization efforts, and allowing operators to take advantage of economies of scale. Learn more: buildings.com/55341719
#FM #FacilityManager #PropertyManagement #RealEstate #CRE #BUILDINGS #BuildingsMagazine #BuildingsMedia
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Energy efficiency is in need of reinventing itself. We need it now more than ever but we need a version 2.0.
I already made this point 4 years ago in a paper linked in the comments.
Thought provoking article by @NKurmayer @Euractiv
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The importance of renewable integration into grids came to the forefront in 2025. New challenges in stability, storage, artificial intelligence demand and policy changes defined the year.
nature.com/articles/s44359-0…
