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Unprecedented Deadly Heat due to Climate Change Could hit the Persian Gulf Region

Within this century, parts of the Persian Gulf region could be hit with unprecedented events of deadly heat as a result of climate change, according to a study of high-resolution climate models.

27 Oct 2015

Wood Could Soon Replace Petroleum for Manufacturing Chemical Substances

Petroleum might well be replaced by wood soon when it comes to manufacturing chemical substances. Research has now made significant progress towards using sustainable biomass, like wood, as an alternative raw material for chemical production.

27 Oct 2015

Scientists Call on Policymakers to Plant More Trees to Help Protect River Habitats from Climate Change

New research has prompted scientists to call on policymakers to plant more trees alongside upland rivers and streams, in an effort to save their habitats from the future harm of climate change.

26 Oct 2015

GeckoLogic Firm Develops Air Cooling System Based on Clean Energy

GeckoLogic firm developed an evaporative cooler that has an integrated photovoltaic system isolated from the electrical network, which enables to refresh an area of approximately 200 square meters.

26 Oct 2015

World's Most Energy-Rich Geothermal Well May Become a Reality

There is an infinite amount of energy lying right beneath our feet. It is a renewable and stable energy source – free of CO2 emissions. Researchers are now planning to drill deep into the Earth to extract it. If they succeed it will be a major technological breakthrough.

26 Oct 2015

Deep-Sea Bacteria May Neutralize Industrial Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's Atmosphere

A type of bacteria plucked from the bottom of the ocean could be put to work neutralizing large amounts of industrial carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere, a group of University of Florida researchers has found.

26 Oct 2015

UA Collaborates with Johannes Gutenberg University to Find Way to Use Wood Ingredients for New Sustainable Chemistry

Researchers at The University of Alabama, in collaboration with colleagues in Germany, have developed a new way to use wood or other kinds of biomass to make chemical materials without relying on the usual non-renewable petrochemical starting materials.

26 Oct 2015

VTT-led Project Generates Clean Technologies to Improve Urban Stormwater Management

The StormFilter-project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, generates clean technologies for urban stormwater management. New engineered materials and designs will enhance stormwater management by retaining runoff and improving water quality.

26 Oct 2015

Study Shows Reflectors Could Maximize Solar Panels Productivity

Researcher Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and colleagues from Queen’s University, Canada, have formulated a method to ensure a maximum amount of sunlight reaches solar panels so as to increase the yield by 30% or more.

By Beth Ellison 23 Oct 2015

Recycling of Phosphorus Would be a Challenge for the Aquaculture Industry

Fish farming is the largest source of phosphorus emissions in Norway, generating about 9,000 tonnes a year. Finding ways to reuse the waste from the fish farming industry could cut consumption of this important and increasingly scarce resource.

23 Oct 2015

ClearGrid Energy and Citizens Energy Partner to Find Sites for Solar Installations Across Massachusetts

ClearGrid Energy, a community and utility-scale solar developer, is partnering with Citizens Energy Corp., a major solar power developer in Massachusetts, to find sites for solar installations across Massachusetts.

23 Oct 2015

Apple Introduces New Programs to Reduce Carbon Footprint of its Manufacturing Partners in China

Apple® today announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China. The programs will avoid over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution in the country between now and 2020, equivalent to taking nearly 4 million passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

23 Oct 2015

Atlantic Towing to Provide Marine Tug and Barge Services for Cape Sharp Tidal Project

Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months.

22 Oct 2015

Carbon Neutrality Conference to Focus on Scalable Solutions for Achieving Greenhouse Gas Reductions

UC Riverside Chancellor Kim Wilcox and Professor Juliann Allison have prominent roles in the University of California Summit on Pathways to Carbon and Climate Neutrality: California and the World event being held Oct. 26 and 27 at UC San Diego.

22 Oct 2015

UPM Engineers Improve Environmental Impact Assessment Technique for Mining Exploitation

Two engineers at the School of Mining and Energy Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have improved the technique known as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the specific case of mining exploitation.

22 Oct 2015

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Unprecedented Deadly Heat due to Climate Change Could hit the Persian Gulf Region

Wood Could Soon Replace Petroleum for Manufacturing Chemical Substances

Scientists Call on Policymakers to Plant More Trees to Help Protect River Habitats from Climate Change

GeckoLogic Firm Develops Air Cooling System Based on Clean Energy

World's Most Energy-Rich Geothermal Well May Become a Reality

Deep-Sea Bacteria May Neutralize Industrial Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's Atmosphere

UA Collaborates with Johannes Gutenberg University to Find Way to Use Wood Ingredients for New Sustainable Chemistry

VTT-led Project Generates Clean Technologies to Improve Urban Stormwater Management

Study Shows Reflectors Could Maximize Solar Panels Productivity

Recycling of Phosphorus Would be a Challenge for the Aquaculture Industry

ClearGrid Energy and Citizens Energy Partner to Find Sites for Solar Installations Across Massachusetts

Apple Introduces New Programs to Reduce Carbon Footprint of its Manufacturing Partners in China

Atlantic Towing to Provide Marine Tug and Barge Services for Cape Sharp Tidal Project

Carbon Neutrality Conference to Focus on Scalable Solutions for Achieving Greenhouse Gas Reductions

UPM Engineers Improve Environmental Impact Assessment Technique for Mining Exploitation

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