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Norway: In radical refit, buildings to generate more power than they use
2013-02-12 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two office blocks by the Oslo fjord will generate more power than they use from 2014 after a radical refit meant to show that the world's energy-squandering building sector can do more to fight climate change. Geothermal and solar energy generated on site will make the 1980s buildings "energy positive" in a tiny step to cut demand from the building sector that burns about 40 percent of world energy and emits a third of man-made greenhouse gas emissions. So far, most focus in green energy has...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical