Scottish start-up Kenoteq is helping to reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint with its bricks made from construction waste. The K-Briq is made of 90% waste material and is made with an energy-saving unfired brick recycling technique.
Vestas is spearheading a game-changing project to commercialize a novel process that will enable wind turbine blades to be fully recyclable.
Hydrogen is seen as an essential part of the UK’s ambitious plan to implement the world’s first carbon-free gas network. Recognized as a zero or low-carbon alternative to natural gas, hydrogen has the potential to accelerate the decarbonization of the country’s gas supplies.
This World Ocean Day, AZoCleantech takes a closer look at how microbiome-targeting strategies can help protect endangered coral reefs.
By Bea Howarth
8 Jun 2021
AZoCleantech speaks with Dr. Christopher Cornwall from Victoria University of Wellington. Christopher is the lead author of a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1 that documents the findings of an international collaboration of scientists. The research looks at the effect of rising levels of ocean temperatures and acidification on coral reef growth.
By Joan Nugent
28 May 2021
Research argues that fully integrated solar airports would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could be up to 10 times more effective than existing residential rooftop PV systems.
By Andrew Messios
28 May 2021
UK-based plastic recycling leader, Mura Technology, is building the world’s first commercial-scale recycling plant that uses chemical recycling and generates a profit in Teesside, north-east England.
A new partnership in the landmark smart city project from Toyota signals increasing interest and investment in the future of hydrogen energy production. ENEOS will provide hydrogen fuel and services to the Toyota Woven City project, according to a recent announcement.
The FiberEUse project, initiated by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program, aims to tackle composite recycling and emphasize the importance of moving towards a circular economy.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
25 May 2021
Swedish Algae Factory cultivates diatoms and harvests their unique shells to make distinct light altering, absorbing, and binding materials that compare favorably to similar synthetic materials found in a wide variety of industrial products. Two of the more promising applications of this material are in next-generation solar panels and UV-blocking skin products.