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Ahascragh Distillery – Creating Ireland’s first zero-emission distillery
Project Background: The Ahascragh Distillery project breathes new life into a long-abandoned mill in Ahascragh, Ireland, by transforming it into the country’s first zero-emissions distillery of its kind. Focused on producing Irish whiskey and gin, the distillery is powered by renewable energy sources and advanced technology that significantly reduce its environmental impact. This €10 million…
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Lithuania’s Shift: From Gas Reliance to Bioenergy Heating Solutions
Project background: Lithuania was heavily dependent on Russian-supplied natural gas in the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, Lithuania has undergone an energy transition, shutting down the two reactors of its only nuclear power plant in 2004 and 2009. During this period, the country steadily increased its bioenergy share while reducing its reliance on…
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Mureck/ Steiermark, Austria: Biomass District Heating System
Project Background: The municipality Mureck produces energy from renewable sources via the Energy Co-operative SEEG and local energy providers Nahwärme Mureck GmbH, Ökostrom and SEBA. The providers run a biodiesel plant, a biomass district heating system, a biogas plant and a photovoltaic plant involving citizens. Impact: About 95% of Mureck’s total heat demand is covered…
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Kensa networked geothermal heat pumps for social housing
Project Background: The British company Kensa Group is a manufacturer of ground source heat pumps, a contractor for large scale geothermal and heat pump installations as well as an infrastructure asset company. They specialise in low temperature geothermal heating grids with small, networked heat pumps installed in each apartment. This is a cost-effective solution for…
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Sunamp Heat Battery: From Research to Market
Sunamp Ltd, a Scottish company, developed a highly efficient thermal energy storage solution known as the Sunamp Heat Battery.
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