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Pulling Energy Out of Thin Air: The Sky is the Limit for Hydrogen-Based Clean Energy

Finding ways to produce clean energy and sources that generate green electricity tend to be complex, long-winded, and generally not as easy as simply pulling energy out of thin air. Yet, a group of researchers in Australia has demonstrated just that after discovering an enzyme that can quite literally convert air into energy.

13 Apr 2023

PFAS: 'Forever Chemicals' and Their Environmental Risk

Now, an Open Access eBook published by UC Davis outlines and identifies key research areas and the effects of PFAs and other POPs on the environment and human and animal health.

12 Apr 2023

Regenx Receives Occupancy Permit for Its First CleanTech Facility in Tennessee

Regenx Tech Corp., is pleased to announce that last week the Company received the occupancy permit for its first facility in Greeneville, Tennessee.

12 Apr 2023

Heidelberg Materials and Government of Canada Collaborate to Produce the World’s First Net Zero Cement

Heidelberg Materials is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Memorandum of Understanding between Heidelberg Materials and the Government of Canada.

6 Apr 2023

UK Tech Decarbonising Construction in Luxembourg

A deal struck between UK climate tech company Levidian and Luxembourg construction company Stugalux brings unique, innovative decarbonisation technology to mainland Europe for the first time.

From Levidian Nanosystems Limited 6 Apr 2023

Seafields Wins Innovate UK Funding to Enable Large-Scale Carbon Removal Offshore Aquafarming

Seafields, the UK-headquartered company that aims to remove billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere by cultivating and harvesting seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, has won a significant grant worth a quarter of a million pounds through Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

From Seafields Solutions Limited 5 Apr 2023

Horizon Aircraft Successfully Completes Wind Tunnel Transition Flight Testing

Horizon Aircraft, an innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, announced today that it has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its “Cavorite X5” 50% scale eVTOL prototype in the world class ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

5 Apr 2023

Promoting Planetary Sustainability by Harnessing Natural Processes

As Earth's population grows, the demands of modern lifestyles place mounting strain on the global environment. Proposed solutions to preserve and promote planetary sustainability can sometimes prove more harmful than helpful. However, technologies that harness natural processes could be more successful.

4 Apr 2023

Novel Method Captures Carbon Dioxide from the Air and Stores in the Ocean

Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the "infinite sink" of the ocean.

3 Apr 2023

Expert Shows How Carbon Uptake is a Key Lever to Reach Carbon-Neutral Concrete Industry

To secure a more sustainable and resilient future, we must take a careful look at the life cycle impacts of humanity's most-produced building material: concrete. Carbon uptake, the process by which cement-based products sequester carbon dioxide, is key to this understanding.

3 Apr 2023