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Newly Developed Rechargeable Batteries Can Store Up to Six Times More Charge

An international team of researchers led by Stanford University have developed rechargeable batteries that can store up to six times more charge than ones that are currently commercially available.

3 Sep 2021

New Electrolyte and Electrode Combination Improves Zinc-Ion Battery Performance

A high-performance version of the zinc-ion battery will enable station energy storage that promises to be cheaper, safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.

3 Sep 2021

Quick Arctic Warming Could have Driven Extreme Winter Weather in the United States

A new study has reported that quick warming in the Arctic is probably a driver of the recent extreme winter weather in the United States. This coincides with the debate around the impact of changes in the Arctic on extreme weather elsewhere.

3 Sep 2021

Bio E Takes Barrier Coatings a Step Closer to Becoming Completely Fossil Free

Holmen Iggesund launches paperboard coated with Bio E, a barrier coating solution made from 75 percent renewable raw materials and approved for industrial composting.

From Holmen AB 3 Sep 2021

JustPark with Octopus Energy Knock Down the Barrier to Fleet Electrification

JustPark, the fast-growing parking platform, and energy tech pioneer Octopus Energy Group today launch the UK’s first fleet-focused community charging solution – FleetCharge.

From Octopus Energy Ltd 3 Sep 2021

Climate Change may Alter Future Patterns of Flooding

Climate change will significantly alter future patterns of flooding, according to a new study led in part by the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

2 Sep 2021

Switching to Green Cleaning Products Reduces Exposure to Toxic Chemicals

High school students worked with UC Berkeley researchers to test whether switching to green cleaning reduces users' exposure to harmful chemicals.

2 Sep 2021

Warming Oceans Drive North Atlantic Right Whale Population Towards Extinction

Warming oceans have driven the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population from its traditional and protected habitat, exposing the animals to more lethal ship strikes, disastrous commercial fishing entanglements and greatly reduced calving rates.

2 Sep 2021

Study Quantifies the Significance of Insects in the Decomposition of Wood

The rate of decomposition of deadwood in forests relies on the climate as well as on insects and fungi. An international group of researchers has determined the yearly contribution made by deadwood to the global carbon cycle and assessed the significance of insects in the decomposition of wood for the first time.

2 Sep 2021