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Atlas Copco Inaugurates Dedicated Production Line for Electric Portable Air Compressor in Belgium

The first of its kind in the company’s facilities in Antwerp, the new all-electric production line has cut lead times for deliveries of plug-in portable compressors by 50%, accelerating the wider sustainable transformation.

14 Feb 2023

LANXESS Software Calculates Carbon Footprint for Group’s Own Products

LANXESS has developed a tool that automatically calculates the carbon footprint for the Group’s products.

13 Feb 2023

Exploring How Clay can Soak Up Carbon Dioxide

The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide - a gas that is great at trapping heat, contributing to climate change - is almost double what it was prior to the Industrial Revolution, yet it only constitutes 0.0415% of the air we breathe.

10 Feb 2023

Biogas Produced from Apple Pomace Could Help Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption

Scientists at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and the Federal University of the ABC (UFABC) in São Paulo state, Brazil, have successfully produced biogas from apple pomace, the pulpy residue remaining after the fruit has been crushed to extract its juice.

10 Feb 2023

Novel Chemical Method Could Help Maintain the Carbon Cycle and Develop Renewable Materials

Climate change is a global environmental concern. A major contribution to climate change comes from excessive burning of fossil fuels.

10 Feb 2023

Understanding Factors that Drive Environmental Concern Among General Population

A new study analyzes the factors that drive environmental concern among Europeans in an effort to understand how we can bolster popular support for combatting climate change.

9 Feb 2023

Quantifying the Level of Microfibers Shed from Fabric During Domestic Laundering

The UK's laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses in microfibres every year, according to new research.

7 Feb 2023

New ASTM International Standard Guide Covers Soil Remediation

ASTM International’s environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action committee (E50) has developed a standard guide for the remediation of nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in the subsurface.

7 Feb 2023

Seawater: The Future of Sustainable Green Hydrogen

Researchers Down Under have performed an astonishing feat by discovering a cost-effective, energy-efficient method that splits seawater to produce sustainable green hydrogen.

3 Feb 2023

The Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas Completed by Canadian Discovery

Canadian Discovery Ltd. (CDL) has completed the Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas, recently published by Geoscience BC in partnership with the BC Hydrogen Office and the Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE).

3 Feb 2023