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AWS Wave Energy Converter Arrives in Orkney for EMEC Demo

A new wave energy converter, developed by Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy, has arrived in Orkney ahead of its imminent deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

From European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd. 28 Jan 2022

UK Nuclear Stations Make Colossal £100 Billion Carbon Saving

The UK’s existing nuclear stations have saved £110 billion worth of carbon at current prices, according to new analysis by the Nuclear Industry Association. The figure is based on the 1.4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions saved by the AGR stations and Sizewell B, making them the greenest assets in British history.

28 Jan 2022

Study Indicates Future Forests Will Have Smaller Trees Resulting in Less Uptake of Carbon

University of Arizona-led team of scientists may have developed the next best thing to a crystal ball to inform ecologists how forests of the future will react to the changing climate.

27 Jan 2022

Research Provides the Most Accurate Record of Air Pollution by Nanoplastics

In a new study, Empa researcher Dominik Brunner, together with colleagues from Utrecht University and the Austrian Central Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics, is investigating how much plastic is trickling down on us from the atmosphere.

27 Jan 2022

Researchers Quantify the Length of Summer as Earth’s Temperature Rises

With the onset of COVID-19, it has now become customary to screen body temperature before entering restaurants or buildings. This is because even 1 °C increase in body temperature is considered dangerous to one's health. Then what if the Earth's temperature rises by 1 °C or 2 °C? For the first time, a POSTECH research team has quantified the length of summer as the Earth's temperature rises.

27 Jan 2022

Urban Greening Unlikely to Provide a Single Fix for Tackling the Effects of Climate Change

Urban greening is unlikely to provide a single fix for tackling extreme weather events brought on by climate change, scientists have suggested.

27 Jan 2022

Storms Drive an Outgassing of Carbon Dioxide in the Southern Ocean

Storms over the waters around Antarctica drive an outgassing of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to a new international study with researchers from the University of Gothenburg.

27 Jan 2022

Salinization of Freshwater Ecosystems Poses a Global Threat to the Environment

The increasing salinity in freshwater habitats -;rivers, lakes, wetlands, etc.-; is a global threat to the conservation of biodiversity and the natural habitats of the world.

27 Jan 2022

Plastic Chemicals Could Contribute to Overweight and Obesity

It may sound strange, but chemicals in plastic may make the bathroom scale a less pleasant place to visit.

27 Jan 2022

Climate Change Will Change Land Suitability for Growing Coffee, Cashews, and Avocados

A new analysis predicts that, as climate change progresses, the most suitable regions for growing coffee arabica, cashews, and avocados will decline in some of the main countries that produce these crops. Roman Grüter and colleagues at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on January 26, 2022.

27 Jan 2022

Construction and Property Services Company Wates Group Slashes Water Use with Propelair® Toilets

The Wates Group, the privately owned UK construction, development and property services company, has reduced water use by 87% at its headquarters as a result of installing a system by Propelair®, the UK designer and manufacturer of the world’s lowest-water-flush toilet.

From Wates Group 27 Jan 2022

Story Pitch: 10kg of Plastic PPE Waste to be Recycled Every Hour in World-first Collaboration

Plastic PPE waste is to be given another life in a ground-breaking recycling collaboration between Heriot-Watt University and Britain’s largest PPE manufacturer, Globus Group.

27 Jan 2022

SMC Global Power Holdings and Fluence’s First Battery Project of 470 MW Portfolio Begins Commercial Operation in the Philippines

Fluence, a leading energy storage technology and digital applications provider enabling the global clean energy transition, announced today that the first 20-megawatt (MW) / 20-megawatt hour (MWh) battery-based energy storage system in the 470 MW / 470 MWh portfolio the company is deploying for SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMCGPH) has entered commercial service.

From Fluence 27 Jan 2022

Yokogawa Survey Reveals Significant Impact of Industrial Autonomy on Environmental Sustainability

Yokogawa Electric Corporation reveals today the results of its latest survey* to gain further insights into the current and future state of industrial autonomy in process manufacturing.

27 Jan 2022

National Grid Signs up to Trial Levidian LOOP: The Gamechanging Decarbonisation Device Aiming to Turbo Charge the UK’s Access to Hydrogen

National Grid has signed up to trial a cutting-edge decarbonisation device as part of a world-first bid to boost the amount of hydrogen in the UK’s gas supply.

From Levidian Nanosystems Limited 27 Jan 2022