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Arts
fromwww.thisiscolossal.com
1 week ago

Step Into a Uniquely Cavernous House Installation by Japanese Art Collective

A two-story house in Beppu was hollowed into a cavern-like installation called Space II by the collective Me, emphasizing altered perception and geothermal context.
Environment
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Thinking about a heat pump? 5 reasons it may finally be worth the investment in 2026

Electric heat pump adoption has more than doubled, offering efficient, quieter whole-home comfort and potential long-term savings, with geothermal as a stable lower-cost option.
US politics
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Rare win for renewable energy: Trump admin funds geothermal network expansion

U.S. policy actions and legislation preserve and elevate geothermal energy, enabling cost-effective expansion of district geothermal networks.
fromNature
1 month ago

Geothermal networks let cities warm and cool as one

The plan - hatched by Troy's economic-development office to revitalize the downtown area and now driven by regional utility company National Grid - is to combine the buildings' heating and cooling systems in a single high-efficiency, low-carbon network. The hope is that more buildings will join the scheme before the thermal network begins operating in 2027. Ultimately, it might wean all of the Central Troy Historic District off natural gas.
Environment
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Environment
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Ann Arbor is reinventing the power company

Ann Arbor is creating a city-owned utility to deploy rooftop solar microgrids and geothermal systems locally to accelerate carbon-neutral power and improve resilience.
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