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Solar Thermal Tech to China

Australia’s solar heliostat technology will be used for concentrating solar thermal (CST) electricity generation in China.

29 Nov 2016

New Man-Made Diamond Capable of Producing Small Electrical Current

A new technology that uses nuclear waste in order to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery has been developed.

28 Nov 2016

Saint Jean Carbon to Build High Powered Lithium-Ion Battery Using Recycled Material

Saint Jean Carbon Inc., a carbon science company engaged in the design and build of energy storage carbon materials, is pleased to announce that Saint Jean Carbon and their battery manufacturing partner will build a high powered full scale lithium-ion battery with recycled/upcycling material from an electric car power pack and the upcycled anode material from Saint Jean Carbon.

25 Nov 2016

New Technology Could Lead to Greener and More Efficient Construction Vehicles

Construction vehicles could become more efficient and environmentally-friendly, thanks to new technology developed by WMG at the University of Warwick.

25 Nov 2016

New Approach Could Make Solar Power Cheaper and More Commercially Viable

Thanks to a team of researchers at the University of Warwick, a breakthrough in solar power could make it more economical and commercially feasible. In a research paper published in Nature Energy, Dr Ross Hatton, Professor Richard Walton and colleagues, state how solar cells could be manufactured in a more adaptable and simpler manner than their existing counterparts

24 Nov 2016

Can Green Façades be Used to Tackle Urban Heat?

There is a pressure to come up with the best remedy for adaptation and mitigation to climate change, due to the sensitivity of urban ecosystems to heat stress and the predictions for temperature rise.

23 Nov 2016

Marine Microalgae may Help Create Green Fuel, Combat Global Warming and Food Insecurity

According to a study published in the journal Oceanography (December 2016), microalgae, which are taken from the bottom of the marine food chain, may soon become a top candidate to combat global warming, energy and food insecurity.

22 Nov 2016

Study Reveals How Reflectivity of Biofuel Crops Influences Climate

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory have been involved in a comprehensive study of the reflectivity effects of transforming land to grow biofuel crops.

22 Nov 2016

Hamburg Airport Starts Using Neste's Renewable Diesel as Solution to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Hamburg airport in Germany has started using Neste's renewable diesel as a solution to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

22 Nov 2016

Cement Materials are Substantial but Overlooked Absorber of Carbon Emissions

A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that cement structures are a substantial but overlooked absorber of carbon emissions – offsetting some of those emitted during cement production itself.

22 Nov 2016

Carbon Dioxide can be Permanently Stored Underground by Turning it into Rock

The Paris Climate Agreement will go into effect this November to minimize carbon emissions. According to experts, trapping and storing carbon should be part of the solution in order to realize the pre-determined targets.

21 Nov 2016

Biological Mechanism Converts Nitrogen to Ozone-Depleting Greenhouse Gas

A team of researchers from Cornell have developed a biological mechanism that facilitates conversion of nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas.

21 Nov 2016

Research Provides Further Understanding of Safe, Efficient Disposal of Radioactive Waste

A group of scientists from The University of Manchester, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, has completed research into radioactively contaminated material to gain further understanding around the issue, crucial for the safe and more efficient completion of future decommissioning projects.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers Engineer Biosynthetic Pathway for More Effective Carbon Fixation

It is a known fact that different varieties of organisms on earth extract enzymes to convert CO2 into organic compounds such as sugars (e.g. plants convert CO2 via photosynthesis).

18 Nov 2016