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Testing the Potential of Space-Based Solar Power

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have been working on testing and unlocking the potential of space-based solar power (SBSP) on the recently launched Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP).

By David J. Cross 9 Jan 2023

Coral Reefs Subjected to Threatening by Hidden Heatwaves

Extreme and prolonged thermal bleaching has been experienced by the coral reefs next to the French Polynesian island of Moorea located in the central South Pacific Ocean.

9 Jan 2023

Loss of Glacial Mass Greater than Previously Projected

How will our glaciers change during the 21st century? In a new study whose findings are published in Science (5 January), an international team1, including scientists from the CNRS and Université Toulouse III–Paul Sabatier, has demonstrated a loss of glacial mass greater than earlier projected—and specifically, 11% to 44% higher than estimates used in the most recent IPCC report.

9 Jan 2023

Fundamental Mechanisms of Bio-Inspired Water-Driven Electricity Generators

Raindrops, evaporating water, and even moisture in the air are all potentially sources of decentralized clean electricity generation, but many of the technologies that take advantage of this ambient and vast source of energy—many of which are inspired by the electricity harvesting techniques of plants and animals—remain at the lab-bench stage.

9 Jan 2023

UK Solar Innovator Naked Energy Continues European Expansion with New Partnerships

British solar thermal design and engineering company Naked Energy today announces further international expansion after partnering with two leading European manufacturing firms.

From Naked Energy Ltd. 9 Jan 2023

Australian Government's Chubb ACCU Review Announced Today Gives Those in Restoration Economy Confidence to Grow, says Nativ Carbon

Western Australian company Nativ Carbon – which has just undertaken one of the biggest ever environmental reforestation projects to date for ACCUs in Western Australia – has welcomed the findings of an Australian Government’s review on Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) announced today.

9 Jan 2023

Valmet to Convert Two Coal-Fired Boilers to Enable Biomass Combustion for Veolia Group’s Subsidiary in Hungary

Valmet will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for Veolia Group’s Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary.

From Valmet 9 Jan 2023

New Open-Access Database to Help Identify Plastic Pollution Sources

A new open-access Raman spectral library developed by research led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) can be used to identify molecular “fingerprints” of particles and more accurately identify the sources of ocean plastic pollution.

6 Jan 2023

Greenery in New York City Helps in Absorbing City’s Carbon Emissions

According to a study of the vegetation in New York City and some of its nearby densely populated areas, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs nearly all of the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks, and buses on many summer days.

6 Jan 2023

Climate Change Could Spell Disaster for World’s Oceans

According to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, climate-driven seawater heating is slowing down deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans.

6 Jan 2023

New Understanding of How Climate Change can Impact the Indian Ocean Dipole

With a new analysis of long-term climate data, researchers say they now have a much better understanding of how climate change can impact and cause sea water temperatures on one side of the Indian Ocean to be so much warmer or cooler than the temperatures on the other - a phenomenon that can lead to sometimes deadly weather-related events like megadroughts in East Africa and severe flooding in Indonesia.

6 Jan 2023

Product Attachment can Unintentionally Encourage Less Sustainable Behavior

Custom sneakers, vintage dishware, a limited-edition car – each is an example of a product owners may regard as special and irreplaceable, fostering strong feelings of attachment.

6 Jan 2023

Late Canopy Development in Northern Ecosystems Deters Seasonal Peak Photosynthesis

A study led by PKU staff and students reveals that late canopy development in Northern ecosystems hinders seasonal peak photosynthesis.

6 Jan 2023

EOSDA Launched the First EOS SAT Agri-focused Satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 Mission

EOS SAT-1, the initial satellite of EOS SAT, the first agri-focused satellite constellation launched by a remote sensing company, was successfully delivered into a low Earth orbit by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

5 Jan 2023

Pusan National University Researchers Develop Efficient Sodium-Ion Battery Anode for Energy Storage

Lithium is expensive and limited, necessitating the development of efficient energy storage systems beyond lithium-ion batteries. Sodium is a promising candidate.

5 Jan 2023