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Research Highlights How a Proposed MPA Network Could Help Protect Antarctic Penguins

New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas could help safeguard some of the most important areas at sea for breeding Antarctic penguins.

21 Jan 2021

Slow Rainy Season Onset is a Reliable Indicator of Drought in Regions Prone to Food Insecurity

The onset date of the yearly rainy season reliably predicts if seasonal drought will occur in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa that are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity, and could help to mitigate its effects. Shraddhanand Shukla and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Climate Hazards Center, present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on January 20, 2021.

21 Jan 2021

Energy Produced from Footsteps Could Help Address India’s Reliance on Coal

India has been dealing with energy issues in recent years. At present, the country depends heavily on coal, and it is predicted that consumer demand will double by 2040, rendering its green energy goals look out of range.

20 Jan 2021

New Method Improves Computer Model Estimations of Climate Change

Climate researchers have found a simple but efficient way to improve estimations of ultimate global warming from complex climate models. The finding is relevant for the evaluation and comparison of climate models and thus for accurate projections of future climate change - especially beyond the year 2100.

20 Jan 2021

New Framework for Calculating Carbon Budget Provides Clarity into Climate Targets

Just how close are the world's countries to achieving the Paris Agreement target of keeping climate change limited to a 1.5 °C increase above pre-industrial levels?

20 Jan 2021

New Type of Aerogel Turns Air into Drinking Water

Some say future wars will be fought over water, and a billion people around the world are already struggling to find enough water to live.

20 Jan 2021

Study Provides Insights into Seafloor Marine Litter

The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide -more than a million objects per square kilometre in some parts-, as reported in a new review paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

20 Jan 2021

Harvesting Energy from Footsteps Could Help Tackle India's Reliance on Coal

India has an energy problem. It currently relies heavily on coal and consumer demand is expected to double by 2040, making its green energy targets look out of reach. Part of the solution could come from harvesting energy from footsteps, say Hari Anand and Binod Kumar Singh from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies in Dehradun, India.

20 Jan 2021

New Eco-Friendly Way to Make Ammonia Could be Boon for Agriculture, Hydrogen Economy

Ammonia has sustained humanity since the early 20th century, but its production leaves a huge carbon footprint. Now researchers have found a way to make it 100 per cent renewable.

20 Jan 2021

Orkney to Become Sustainable Aviation Test Environment

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) has embarked on a £3.7 million project to develop a sustainable aviation programme that could transform short flight travel between remote communities.

20 Jan 2021

Is Human Activity Creating a Breeding Ground for Pandemics?

Research led by The University of Western Australia has revealed that climate change, environmental degradation of land and human activity are creating a breeding ground for viruses such as COVID-19 and there may be an even deadlier pandemic on the horizon.

20 Jan 2021

Ørsted Chooses Green Hydrogen Systems’ Electrolysers for Pivotal Wind-to-hydrogen Demo Project

Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), a leading provider of efficient electrolysers used in on-site production of hydrogen based on renewable energy, has been chosen as electrolysis technology partner in a major demonstration project run by the Danish renewable energy major Ørsted, and supported by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) under the Danish Energy Agency.

From Green Hydrogen Systems 20 Jan 2021

DELO Saves More Than 3,000 Tons of CO2 with High-performance Shipping Containers

DELO has saved 3,200 tons of carbon dioxide with a new solution for shipping adhesives. This was achieved with shipping containers that work according to the thermos flask principle.

From DELO Industrial Adhesives 20 Jan 2021

ArcVera Renewables Achieves IECRE Approval for Wind Power Performance Testing Services

ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, is now one of the first companies based in the United States approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission - Renewable Energy (IECRE) to operate as a Renewable Energy Testing Laboratory.

From ArcVera Renewables 19 Jan 2021

Waga Energy and Ferrovial Servicios to Deliver Landfill Gas-to-Biomethane Project in Spain

The Ferrovial Servicios group, a leading global service operator, has selected Waga Energy to produce biomethane at the Can Mata landfill, one of Spain’s largest landfill, near Barcelona.

19 Jan 2021