closer to residential communities.”
Katie adds that energy already consumed on site offers a further source of efficiency:“ We are also finding new ways to create value from energy that is already being used. Absorption chillers can capture and reuse waste heat, improving efficiency and reducing cooling electrical demand by more than 40 %. Heat pumps can then put that thermal energy to work in nearby homes, hospitals and businesses.”
For Katie, the shortfall lies in how quickly information about these developments reaches the public.
70 %
of low-carbon thermal energy Johnson Controls delivers to False Creek in Vancouver, Canada
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