Tag: CERN and the environment

  • CERN signs long-term solar power agreements

    CERN signs long-term solar power agreements

    Projects can now begin so that 140 GWh/year – about 10% of CERN’s annual electricity consumption during accelerator operation years – will be provided by renewable sources from 2027

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  • Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat

    Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, repeat

    Discover CERN’s dedicated storage, recuperation and sales facility, where you can buy second-hand furniture, IT equipment, metals, wood and more for your private or professional use

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  • Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Using carbon dioxide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions

    Find out how CERN is minimising its carbon dioxide footprint with a novel approach using carbon dioxide cooling technology

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  • Managing energy responsibly: CERN passes ISO 50001 audit

    Managing energy responsibly: CERN passes ISO 50001 audit

    CERN is one of the first scientific laboratories to have obtained ISO 50001 certification for energy management. Following our first surveillance audit, find out how we can all play a role in improving energy management

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  • CERN’s edge AI data analysis techniques used to detect marine plastic pollution

    CERN’s edge AI data analysis techniques used to detect marine plastic pollution

    CERN’s expertise in data management is leveraged to combat marine plastic litter through the new EU project, Edge SpAIce

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  • You see an empty field? We see an “Open Sky Laboratory”!

    You see an empty field? We see an “Open Sky Laboratory”!

    Solutions proposed in the Future Circular Collider “Mining the Future” competition will now be evaluated in a 10 000 square metre “Open Sky Laboratory”

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  • Reducing emissions related to duty travel: everybody’s contribution counts

    New recommendations provide guidance for making environmentally responsible travel choices

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  • ABB and CERN identify 17.4% energy-saving opportunity in the Laboratory’s cooling and ventilation motors

    ABB and CERN identify 17.4% energy-saving opportunity in the Laboratory’s cooling and ventilation motors

    Through a strategic research partnership focused on CERN’s cooling and ventilation systems, energy efficiency audits have helped to identify a savings potential of 17.4% across a total of 800 motors

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  • CERN publishes its environment report for 2021–2022

    CERN publishes its environment report for 2021–2022

    The report highlights progress and areas for future development in CERN’s ongoing efforts to minimise its environmental footprint

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  • CERN publishes its environment report for 2021–2022

    CERN publishes its environment report for 2021–2022

    The report highlights progress and areas for future development in CERN’s ongoing efforts to minimise its environmental footprint

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