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Transparent Aerogel Windows to Cut Building Energy Use and Carbon Emissions

MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.

17 Sep 2024

Converting Greenhouse Gases into Valuable Compounds

Researchers at McGill University have used solar energy to convert two of the most dangerous greenhouse gases into useful compounds.

17 Sep 2024

New Electrolyte Enables Efficient and Affordable K-Na/S Battery Operation

Material scientists at Columbia Engineering created a novel battery type that will revolutionize renewable energy storage.

17 Sep 2024

Cards Recycling Partners With Machinex to Launch Its First State-Of-The-Art Recycling Facility in Arkansas

Machinex Technologies is excited to announce the grand opening of CARDS Recycling’s new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) on September 12, 2024, in Springdale, Arkansas.

From Machinex 17 Sep 2024

What Roofers Need to Know About the New SuDS Rules

With the implementation of Schedule 3 from the Flood and Water Management Act anticipated this year, roofing contractors will increasingly be required to install sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

From ACO Technologies 17 Sep 2024

Acoem Features on Envirotec Magazine's Cover with Its Black Carbon Monitors

Acoem is gracing the cover of the July-August 2024 issue of Envirotec, one of the United Kingdom’s leading magazines for environmental professionals across the globe.

From Acoem 17 Sep 2024

Federal Funding Boosts EV Charger Installation and Awareness Across Canada

Making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV) is a win-win for families looking to save money while reducing pollution. Due to cheaper refuelling and lower maintenance costs, most EVs cost less than their gas engine counterparts over their lifetime.

16 Sep 2024

New Electrochemical Cell Converts Captured Carbon into Formate

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have made significant progress in developing an industrial process to convert bicarbonate solution, derived from captured carbon, into formate solution, a sustainable green fuel.

16 Sep 2024

AIMPLAS Coordinates a Project to Reuse and Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries and Recover the Valuable Metals They Contain

Today, the most common fate of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which are used in electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers, and electric mobility (scooters, bicycles, motorbikes and vehicles), is landfill, which involves major safety and environmental risks.

From AIMPLAS 16 Sep 2024

Apatura Secures Planning Consent for Scotland's Largest Standalone Battery Energy Storage System

Renewable energy storage specialist Apatura has secured planning permission for a major new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, with a capacity of 700 megawatts (MW).

From Apatura 16 Sep 2024

New Grants Aim to Advance Clean Energy Innovation Across Washington

The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced 46 grants funded by the Washington Climate Commitment Act with additional state funding to boost clean energy technology innovation and support clean energy planning, design and construction projects throughout the state.

13 Sep 2024

Air Pollution Reduces Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Ecosystems

A new study published in Nature Geoscience estimates that 290 million tonnes of carbon are lost each year as a result of ozone pollution inhibiting the establishment of tropical forests.

13 Sep 2024

German Researchers Develop Sustainable Protein Source from Bacteria

German researchers have been able to extract protein and vitamin B9 from bacteria by providing them with only CO2, hydrogen, and oxygen.

13 Sep 2024

The ITC and AIMPLAS Recycle Fired Ceramic Tile Waste for the Construction Industry

he Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC) and the Plastics Technology Centre (AIMPLAS) have worked in cooperation to develop the RECERCO Project, an initiative aligned with the circular economy and focused on recovering waste generated in the ceramic tile manufacturing process, specifically so-called fired sherds.

From AIMPLAS 13 Sep 2024

The ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste for the construction industry

The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture. The companies Neos...

From AIMPLAS 12 Sep 2024