Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore are working on the Viking Energy Project which aims to build a zero-emissions supply vessel using ammonia-powered fuel cells.
In the battle against the massive, growing issue of plastic pollution, scientists from IBM recently announced a new plastics recycling system they called VolCat, short for volatile catalyst. The system is based on a catalytic chemical reactor that converts waste PET into a plastics raw material.
To meet the world's growing energy demands and circumvent the worst effects of climate change, International Energy Agency (IEA) states that low-carbon electricity generation such as nuclear power must increase from 36% to 85%.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
18 May 2020
Pay-as-you-go solar technology has become Africa’s most promising approach to handling the continent’s growing energy problems.
African Clean Energy is providing an off-grid energy solution enabling decentralized access to clean energy in rural households.
The UK-based technology company Prismatic Ltd has announced the successful first flight of a solar-powered High Altitude, Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HALE UAV) called the PHASA-35.
By Sally Robertson
7 May 2020
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) engage microbial catabolic activities to produce electricity from a wide range of organic waste. This article looks at the recent development in microbial fuel cells.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
6 May 2020
Biogas arises from a process known as anaerobic digestion, which relies on microorganisms to degrade the organic compounds present with these biodegradable materials into simple substances that make up biogas.
By Benedette Cuffari
5 May 2020
Climate change, urbanization and rapid growth in the global population have increased reliance on groundwater.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
4 May 2020
French waste management company Suez has partnered with Australian food reselling platform Yume to establish a strategy for tackling commercial food waste.