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Toyota’s Transformative Battery Technology Set to Revolutionize the Automotive Industry

Japanese Car Manufacturer Toyota has recently announced it will concentrate its efforts on battery electric vehicle (BEV) technology with the launch of a dedicated BEV factory which will produce revolutionary, evolving batteries to meet consumer expectations and lower the price of BEVs in the long term.

From Toyota 16 Jun 2023

IIASA Researchers Examine the Feasibility and Fairness of Emissions Targets for the European Climate Law

In two new reports, IIASA researchers, with support from colleagues at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), examined the feasibility and fairness of emissions targets and considerations for the European Climate Law.

15 Jun 2023

New Neural Network Model can Accurately Predict the Occurrence of Wildfires

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a neural network model that accurately predicts the occurrence of wildfires in peatlands.

13 Jun 2023

MIT Researchers Develop an Expansive Biodegradation Dataset to Help Discover Biodegradable Polyesters

Products made from polymers — ranging from plastic bags to clothing to cookware to electronics — provide many comforts and support today's standard of living, but since they do not decompose easily, they pose long-term environmental challenges.

13 Jun 2023

Taking Sustainability to New Heights With Cleaner Wind Power

A group of researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are attempting to develop compostable, environmentally compatible wind turbine blades using bamboo and mycelium (a fungal rootlike network of hyphae that sprouts mushrooms).

13 Jun 2023

Scientists Assess a Sustainable Technology to Harvest Solar Power in Space

In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists assess a new technique which could convert renewable, green energy from outside the Earth's atmosphere. They are taking advantage of photosynthesis – the chemical process plants undergo every day to create energy – to help the space industry become more sustainable.

12 Jun 2023

Innovative Technology for Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Licensed to Holocene

An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide from atmospheric air.

12 Jun 2023

Unique Carbon Footprint Tool Helps Measure the CO2 Output of Stored Data

A unique carbon footprint tool has been created that will allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their stored data.

12 Jun 2023

Energy Vault Selects Plug Power to Supply 8 MW of Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Part of Hybrid Microgrid Back-up System for PG&E and the City of Calistoga

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, announced it will discuss the new partnership, including software collaboration with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc., at its analyst day in Rochester on June 14th.

From Plug Power Inc 12 Jun 2023

HP Decorates Cannes Film Festival with 1500m2 of Sustainable Latex Prints

HP played a leading role at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the annual celebration of global film making, as an official partner and exclusive print technology provider - producing over 1500 square metres of material for the 10-day event in May.

10 Jun 2023