Renewable, energy efficient and flexible electricity sources are being adopted by policy makers and investors across the globe and this is sign of optimism in the battle against climate change, a University of Exeter energy policy expert is suggesting.
Research from the University of Southampton has been an instrumental part in a new report outlining the significance of bioenergy in assisting the UK towards a low carbon economy. Sponsored by the Energy Technology Institute (ETI), the report by the Government and industry contains the work of Professor Gail Taylor. The research focuses on how bioenergy can provide greenhouse gas savings if the correct crop is planted on suitable land.
A study reported in the journal Energy¨J used a new method, never before applied to the energy sector, to assess the ¡°sustainability index¡± of various sources of energy, both conventional and renewable.
Cities, counties and countries have spent decades covering trash with intricate layers of liners and soil in landfills as the best way to protect groundwater and eventually reclaim usable green space.
Raul Pineda Olmedo, a biology expert from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), developed a biofilter that uses microorganisms living in peanut shells to purify air pollutants such as solvents and methanol. Doctors Fermin Perez Guevara and Frédéric Thalasso Sire, from the Research Center of Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico, were part of this experiment
Turning your old banana peels and last night's leftovers into biogas sounds like a win-win situation for you and the environment: You don't have to feel guilty about having cooked too much pasta, and the use of biogas reduces CO2 emissions when it replaces fossil fuels.
For many applications such as biomedical, mechanical, or environmental monitoring devices, harnessing the energy of small motions could provide a small but virtually unlimited power supply.
Researchers at the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Yale University have determined that pressure-retarded osmosis technology is not feasible primarily due to biofouling (the accumulation of organic material as well as different organisms such as algae and bacteria on various surfaces that impairing structures and hinder system performance).
On December 23rd, KeHE Distributors will open its newest, LEED Certified, distribution facility in Portland, Oregon. This new state-of-the-art distribution center is an important addition to the Company's expansion strategy and key to its growth plan in the Northwest Region.
Three researchers at the University of Exeter are calling for action to cut down on the five and a half million tonnes of plastic being generated globally in the course of scientific research.
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