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Shearwater Energy Selects NuScale Power’s Small Modular Technology for SMR Wind-hybrid Energy Project

Shearwater Energy Ltd., a United Kingdom-based hybrid clean energy company, is developing a wind-SMR (Small Modular Reactor) and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales.

From NuScale Power 15 Jan 2021

Ohio EPA Chooses to Maximize Air Quality Benefits and Bring More Clean Air to Communities

Nationwide, nearly $3 billion in funds set aside nationwide as part of the 2015 Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust settlement are being heavily invested in the new generation of clean technologies, including in Ohio where 81 percent of the third round of funding disbursements will replace trucks, transit and school buses with new technology diesel engines, according to analysis by the Diesel Technology Forum.

13 Jan 2021

RACV Noosa Resort Recognized for Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project in 2020 by Utilising Zen HQ

RACV Noosa Resort was recognised as the winner of Best Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Project 2020 by the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) by utilizing Zen Ecosystems’ Zen HQ, a simple and affordable energy management platform.

12 Jan 2021

Zen Ecosystems’ Zen Air Recognised for Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency

Zen Ecosystems’ Zen Air was recognised as the winner of Best Innovation in Energy Efficiency by the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC). The Zen Air product and initial software applications offer immediate energy savings of up to 30 percent.

5 Jan 2021

Meyer Burger Receives 22.5 Million Euros for Solar Cell Production

The state of Saxony-Anhalt and the Federal Republic of Germany are pledging up to 15 million euros in environmental protection aid for the establishment of heterojunction (HJT) solar cell production in Thalheim (city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen).

From Meyer Burger Technology AG 4 Jan 2021

Ammonia Fuel Cells for Deep-Sea Shipping a Key Piece in the Zero-Emission Puzzle

Interest in ammonia-powered fuel cells for the maritime sector is growing, but stakeholders have been hesitant to commit to investments in large-scale systems. Now the ShipFC project, granted funding from EU’s Research and Innovation program Horizon 2020 under its Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), is aiming to secure a place for ammonia in the future of deep-sea shipping.

21 Dec 2020

ODS Launches New Commercial Waste Management Portal

Today, ODS, the Oxford-based Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) owned by Oxford City Council, launches its new, user-friendly cloud-based customer portal that will offer customers a new service to assist them with managing their recycling and waste more efficiently and demonstrating their environmental waste management credentials.

16 Dec 2020

Sustainable Cooking Methods can Reduce Impact on Environment

For many people, Christmas Day is going to look extremely different this year. But individuals can still indulge in positive changes, particularly when they are contemplating what to eat and how to cook Christmas dinner.

14 Dec 2020

Energy Efficiency Linked to Technologies that Drive Prosperity and Slash Emissions

Strategies for increasing the efficiency of energy use lie at the core of climate policy. And yet, "[i]n spite of decades of investment, enormous new opportunities in energy efficiency remain to be exploited," says Henry Kelly, the volume's editor and a non-resident Senior Fellow at Boston University's Center for Sustainable Energy.

7 Dec 2020

Old Fossil Fuel Power Plants Could Complete Normal Lifespans and Still Close by 2035

Decarbonizing U.S. electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level model described in the December 4 issue of the journal Science suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespans and still close by 2035 because so many facilities are nearing the end of their operational lives.

4 Dec 2020