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Direct Seawater-to-Hydrogen Production Without Desalination

In an important step towards a commercially viable green hydrogen industry, researchers have created a less expensive and more energy-efficient method of producing hydrogen straight from saltwater.

15 Feb 2023

Deforestation Results in Increased Active Fires in the Brazilian Amazon

According to recent research published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, the number of active fires documented in the Brazilian Amazon in August–September 2022 was the greatest since 2010.

15 Feb 2023

The Need to Develop More Complex Earth System Models

Recent research carried out by an international group of researchers reveals that irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, as well as a related rapid acceleration of sea level rise, could be inevitable if the global temperature change is not stabilized below 1.8 °C relative to preindustrial levels.

15 Feb 2023

Future Rocket Launches Could Pose a Threat to Earth’s Protective Ozone Layer

The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, was severely damaged in the 1980s and 1990s due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) - chemicals used in aerosols and refrigeration. Thanks to coordinated global action and legislation, the ozone layer is now on track to heal this century.

15 Feb 2023

Machine Learning-Based Ensemble Approach Quantifies the Effects of Fire-Induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

About 40 percent of interior Alaska is underlain by ice-rich permafrost – permanently frozen grounds made up of soil, gravel and sand – bound together by ice. Certain conditions, such as climate warming, have intensified tundra wildfires which have profound implications for permafrost thaw.

15 Feb 2023

Tree Composition Impacts the Breeding Success of Urban Birds

Small passerine birds, like blue and great tits, resist breeding in urban areas because of the abundance of non-native trees. Chicks also weigh less when there are more non-native trees near the nest.

14 Feb 2023

New Model Estimates Shipping Emission Patterns on High Seas

Countries impose strict carbon emission regulations on shipping activities in their territorial seas or exclusive economic zones to satisfy the climate change commitments under the Paris Agreement.

14 Feb 2023

Corals Increase Heat Stress Tolerance by Shuffling Symbionts

Researchers from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science identified that certain reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean could retain high coral cover into the second half of the current century by shuffling the symbiotic algae they host.

14 Feb 2023

Soil's Moisture Plays a Key Role in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Soil is the Earth's second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it's moisture, not temperature or mineral content, that's the key to how well the soil carbon warehouse works.

14 Feb 2023

How to Reduce CO2 Emissions When Watching Videos on the Internet

In recent years, video streaming has increased significantly. While every German spent an average of 42 minutes a day watching online videos on YouTube, Netflix, Facebook or other platforms in 2019, a year later it was already 55 minutes - in the group of 14- to 29-year-olds even 130 minutes.

14 Feb 2023

Moving Towards Rapid Commercialization of Clean Energy Electric Heating System

Brillouin Energy Corp. announced today that Senior Executives Greg Knight and Chester Aldridge have begun a long term executive level advisory engagement to actively guide leadership of Brillouin Energy Corp.'s next stage of development

14 Feb 2023

Nano One Receives $10 Million Award from Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Nano One® Materials Corp. ("Nano One" or the "Company") NANONNOMFLBMB is a clean technology company with patented processes for the low-cost, low-environmental footprint production of high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries.

14 Feb 2023

Delta Electronics, Delta Showcases Fully Integrated IoT-based Smart Green Solutions for “Smarter Buildings, Smarter Cities” at AHR Expo 2023

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today demonstrated, at AHR Expo 2023, a seamlessly integrated ecosystem of IoT-based Smart Green Solutions capable of enhancing energy conservation, productivity, security and indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings and cities.

From Delta Electronics (Netherlands) BV 14 Feb 2023

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

Conrad Energy Secure Planning for 15MW Battery Storage Asset in Somerset

Conrad Energy’s focus on energy storage and renewable technologies continues with the news the company has been granted planning approval for a 15 MW battery site in Watchet, Somerset.

14 Feb 2023