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ArcVera Partners with VIM Energy to Offer Turnkey Solar and Wind Resource Assessment Campaigns in Latin America

ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar and energy storage projects, recently completed a partnering agreement with VIM Energy, a Panama-based renewable energy development services company with additional operations in Colombia and Mexico.

From VIM ENERGY 4 Aug 2020

Green Biofuels and New Era Fuels to Lower Infrastructure Industry’s Carbon Emissions Using Sustainable Diesel Alternative

Fuel & Lubricant distributor, New Era Fuels Ltd., has teamed up with Green Biofuels to provide Green D+ (an Enhanced form of HVO – Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) a low emission fossil-free diesel alternative, so that New Era’s infrastructure and construction customers can significantly and instantly lower their carbon emissions and environmental impact.

4 Aug 2020

Spinel Oxides to Produce Hydrogen from Water

A study headed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has led to the discovery of parameters that govern the efficiency of a class of inexpensive catalysts known as spinel oxides.

3 Aug 2020

Calculating a Gap in Atmospheric Chemistry

Volatile organic hydrocarbons from road traffic, agriculture, refrigerants and solvents can turn into particles which lead to cloud formation. In Finland, Lukas Pichelstorfer is working on simulation models in order to understand how gases released by human activities react in the atmosphere and how this affects climate and air quality.

3 Aug 2020

Biocrusts are Important for Supporting World’s Shrinking Water Supplies

A global meta-analysis led by UNSW scientists shows tiny organisms that cover desert soils - so-called biocrusts - are critically important for supporting the world's shrinking water supplies.

3 Aug 2020

Study Presents Self-Consistent Understanding of Climate Change in Coherent Framework

We are changing the Earth system at a unprecedented speed without knowing the consequences in detail.

3 Aug 2020

Researchers Propose New Ways to Address Emerging Threats to Global Food Security

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations worldwide to implement unprecedented social measures to stem the rapid spread of the virus.

3 Aug 2020

Macrozoobenthos Play Key Role in Functionality of Freshwater Ecosystem

(DNA or eDNA), for example, river water or, as in the case of the study by the team from the University of Duisburg-Essen within the German Barcode of Life project: Vera Zizka, Dr Martina Weiss and Prof Florian Leese, from individuals in bulk samples.

3 Aug 2020

Ancient Sediment Solves Mystery of Abrupt Cooling of Earth About 13,000 Years Ago

Ancient sediment found in a central Texas cave appears to solve the mystery of why the Earth cooled suddenly about 13,000 years ago, according to a research study co-authored by a Texas A&M University professor.

3 Aug 2020

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $60 Million to New Solar Fuels Initiative

The quest for renewable fuels harvested from the sun continues, as the U.S. Department of Energy has announced two new major awards focused on advancing artificial photosynthesis technologies for the production of fuels from sunlight.

3 Aug 2020

Study Underscores Role of Indigenous Territories in Buffering Against Deforestation

"In this paper we show that supporting Indigenous peoples' rights is in the interest of the conservation agenda," explains Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, the first author of the study, from the University of Helsinki.

3 Aug 2020

Extreme Environmental Conditions can Disrupt Structure and Productivity of Coral Reefs

As global warming continues to escalate, there are lasting implications to consider, including the changes to biological communities in vital habitats such as coral reefs.

3 Aug 2020

Advanced Fuels and New Engine Designs can Reduce Pollution and Water Use

According to a new study headed by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, sophisticated fuel blends, together with novel engine designs, could cut air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and water consumption over the next 30 years.

31 Jul 2020

Climate Change Drives Increasing Amounts of Freshwater in Arctic Ocean

New, first-of-its-kind research from the University of Colorado Boulder shows that climate change is driving increasing amounts of freshwater in the Arctic Ocean.

31 Jul 2020

Coastal Cities Could Leave Neighboring Seafloor Exposed to Higher Light Pollution

The global expansion of coastal cities could leave more than three quarters of their neighbouring seafloor exposed to potentially harmful levels of light pollution.

31 Jul 2020