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MIT Course Helps Students Tackle Climate Change with Energy Decarbonization

MIT students are adept at producing research and innovations at the cutting edge of their fields. But addressing a problem as large as climate change requires understanding the world's energy landscape, as well as the ways energy technologies evolve over time.

23 Dec 2024

CIMtech Green Energy Strengthens Clean Technology Manufacturing with New Acquisition

CIMtech Green Energy, a recognized innovator in clean technology manufacturing, has taken a bold step toward transforming sustainable production by acquiring Cypress Electronics' injection molding division.

19 Dec 2024

A Novel Approach to Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Researchers unveil a solar cell innovation that could transform hydrogen production, leveraging Sn(II)-perovskite materials for sustainable energy applications.

18 Dec 2024

UAV Hyperspectral Imagery for Improved Maize Yield Prediction and Sustainability

The study identifies effective spectral indices from UAV imagery for predicting maize yield, advancing precision agriculture and supporting sustainable farming.

18 Dec 2024

Policy Strategies to Promote Sustainable Home Energy

How can one ensure that as many Swiss families as possible utilize solar panels, their own batteries to store solar energy, a heat pump, and an electric car?

17 Dec 2024

Beat the Heat: How UNSW Researchers are Making Cities Cooler and Safer

Urban overheating is a growing problem, and UNSW researchers have created a national index to measure and then mitigate heat vulnerability in Australia’s towns and cities.

17 Dec 2024

Circular Economy Practices Drive Sustainable Solutions in Canadian Agriculture

Canadian farmers and agribusinesses are transforming how agricultural waste is managed by adopting circular economy principles, an innovative framework that prioritizes sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste reduction.

16 Dec 2024

MIT Undergraduates Co-Author Case Study on Climate Justice and E-Waste

SERC Scholars from around the MIT community examine the electronic hardware waste life cycle and climate justice.

14 Dec 2024

MIT Study Explores Circularity in Construction to Reduce Waste

The amount of waste generated by the construction sector underscores an urgent need for embracing circularity — a sustainable model that aims to minimize waste and maximize material efficiency through recovery and reuse — in the built environment: 600 million tons of construction and demolition waste was produced in the United States alone in 2018, with 820 million tons reported in the European Union, and an excess of 2 billion tons annually in China.

12 Dec 2024

Developing the Infrastructure for Hydrogen-Powered Heavy-Duty Vehicles

The Southwest Research Institute has announced a joint industrial project (JIP) to support the development of infrastructure and fueling technologies for hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles.

10 Dec 2024