Tryllium Staff

European smart grid essential to boosting renewables

A high level Technical University of Denmark has concluded that the fastest way to a low-carbon energy system is an interconnected smart power grid for Europe. Denmark could become independent of fossil fuels by implementing energy efficiency measures in all sectors from power generation to housing and transport. But increasing renewables to become the dominant power source […]

Green roofs reduce energy consumption

By Tryllium Staff

Green roofs – where traditional roofs are replaced with plants and a watering system – optimise the energy consumption of buildings and have other advantages, say Spanish researchers. According to a study by Francisco Javier Neila and colleagues at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), green roofs could reduce the temperature in urban areas and noise pollution, […]