Reader response draft #2
In the webpage "District heating and cooling systems," ENGIE (2013) discussed the utilisation of renewable energy in its heating and cooling systems. As stated in the article, ENGIE's mission was to provide comfort to users in commercial offices, industrial buildings, and public facilities while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. ENGIE states that it had been utilizing renewable energy such as solar, geothermal, and biomass to generate heat in the form of hot air. ENGIE also mentioned its goals to increase the use of renewables to 50 percent in all its networks from Europe. They have worked on several projects with the use of renewables over the previous few decades. One project that was highlighted by ENGIE was the Saint-Denis biomass heating plant where the majority of the energy utilized is from renewables today. Though renewable energy sources have impacted many developing countries in recent years, there are several factors that make them less attractive in compari...