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Greening Our Way Through the Pandemic

A group of UNSW cross-discipline experts discuss the benefits of plants, gardening and green spaces during COVID-19.

14 May 2020

Enacting Stricter Standard Could Motivate New Green Technology Development

When a government agency considers tightening a standard on a pollutant, it often considers the proportion of firms that can meet the new standard, because a higher proportion suggests a more feasible standard.

6 May 2020

Mapping the Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Plants

At the University of Southampton, scientists have successfully plotted the global sites of top renewable energy locations, offering a useful resource to help predict their possible impact on the environment.

5 May 2020

Experts Provide Framework for Integrating Policies that Support Clean Energy Transition

The COVID-19 pandemic emerged at a time when climate and energy policies were experiencing greater attention and--in some cases--greater momentum. But the ensuing global health emergency and economic crisis mean that the circumstances under which these climate and energy policies were conceived have drastically changed.

30 Apr 2020

Window Integrated with Semi-Transparent Solar Cells Could Soon Produce Electricity

According to Australian researchers, headed by members of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, semi-transparent solar cells that can be integrated into window glass are a real “game-changer” that can potentially redefine architecture, electricity generation, and urban planning.

23 Apr 2020

Electrode Material Converts Electricity and Water into Hydrogen

Energy sources like solar and wind can efficiently generate emissions-free electricity, but they also rely on the Sun and the wind, respectively, and therefore supply does not invariably match the demand.

22 Apr 2020

Harnessing the Power of Plants for Cheaper Production of Biofuels

Biofuels are viewed as an integral part of the wider plan to substitute jet fuels as well as petroleum-based gasoline and diesel that are being used today.

7 Apr 2020

Protein System Enables Sustainable Solar-Powered Devices

At the University of Bristol, a group of researchers has designed a new photosynthetic protein system that facilitates a more sustainable and improved approach to solar-powered technological devices.

25 Mar 2020

Solar Device Generates Cooling Load Without Electricity

Heating and cooling of space is a standard requirement in a majority of the inhabited regions. Europe’s energy consumption on air conditioning is increasing, and this situation is likely to become worse in the days to come because of the rise in temperature in different parts of the world.

24 Mar 2020

Charcoal Particles from Recent Australian Bushfires Found Over 50km from Fire Ground

The unprecedented intensity of the recent fires here in Australia has meant we are leaning heavily on the science community to help understand and predict the future behaviour and spread of bushfires.

13 Mar 2020