While aircraft are around 80% more fuel-efficient today than they were in the 1960s, the industry still has a long way to go to reduce their emissions low enough to ensure that climate change goals are met. For National Aviation Day 2021, AZoCleantech looks at biorenewable development strategies for eco-friendly aviation fuel.
By Sarah Moore
18 Aug 2021
Researchers from Saudi Arabia found by tweaking a device designed to desalinate seawater using waste heat from solar cells, they were able to boost the solar cell's performance and produce fresh water at a rate of 1.6 liters per hour.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
18 Aug 2021
A proven, more fuel-efficient abatement technology, called the regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO), is now being applied to tail-gas treatment where it was once thought impossible.
Desalination technology and solar power technology are about to be combined for the first time in a major renewable energy project in Saudi Arabia. The Horizon 2020 project started in June 2021 and is expected to build a power plant combining solar power and desalination by May 2025.
By Ben Pilkington
10 Aug 2021
Wind power is the most promising renewable energy technology we have but inspecting and maintaining wind turbines is currently prohibitively expensive and often dangerous. An ambitious robotics project in the UK may hold the key to unlock wind’s full energy potential.
By Ben Pilkington
9 Aug 2021
In a study recently published in Remote Sensing, University of Maine scientists led by graduate student Catherine Chan have outlined how imaging spectroscopy can be used to predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens.
By Ben Pilkington
9 Aug 2021
Clean technology company Aceleron has developed a totally renewable and recyclable lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that can be repaired, traded, or upgraded, and could replace lead-acid batteries in automotive applications.
An ambitious scheme, launched in 2019, is making significant headway in the development of decontamination processes for the recirculation of contaminated industrial waste plastic. To commemorate Plastic-Free July, AZoCleantech looks at how the NONTOX Project will help reduce the damage plastic is causing to our planet.
By Bea Howarth
22 Jul 2021
Scientists have innovated a strategy to educate the public on the impact of polluting rivers, highlighting that much river pollution ends up in the ocean.
By Sarah Moore
22 Jul 2021
Swedish green energy company Eco Wave Power has developed an innovative technology to produce clean electricity from the ocean and sea waves.