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Sustainable Energy Storage Derived From Seaweed

Recently, a group of researchers based in Bristol have developed nanomaterials that incorporate seaweed into their makeup to produce a robust battery separator. The separators could herald a new wave of greener and more efficient energy storage devices.

7 Oct 2022

AIMPLAS Coordinates a New European Project to Boost Reduction of the Environmental Impact of Pharmaceutical Products Through Their Entire Life Cycle

AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre, coordinates a new collaborative project to boost reduction of the environmental impact of pharmaceutical products through their entire life cycle. Funded under the Horizon Europe programme, the ETERNAL project held a successful kick-off meeting in Valencia, Spain on 27th and 28th September.

5 Oct 2022

Breaking the Limits of Traditional Solar Devices

Researchers at the University of Houston have developed an innovative solar harvesting device that could potentially generate 24/7 solar power, breaking the limits of traditional solar devices.

5 Oct 2022

Review Highlights Ecological Impacts of Gold Mining and Restoration Strategies

In a review paper recently published in the journal Land Degradation and Development, Shrabya Timsina and Nora Hardy focused on the effects of surface gold mining in tropical regions, a growing environmental concern in recent years.

29 Sep 2022

Prototype that Can Test and Sort Used Battery Cells for Second Life Use Successfully Developed

An automated system that can detect the health of individual cells taken from end of life battery products, such as those used in EV’s, and sort them according to their state of health has been successfully developed in the UK. Cells with a state of health that is above 70% can then be repurposed for further use.

From Aceleron Ltd 29 Sep 2022

AIMPLAS and Partners Launch New Innovation Project on Circular & Sustainable Textiles

The production and consumption of textile products continue to grow, together with their impact on the environment, due to a lack of reuse, repair and recycling of materials.

29 Sep 2022

Meat of the Future: Lab-Grown Meat as an Ecofriendly Alternative to Animal Farming

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an innovative technique that uses a magnetic field to grow meat in the lab in a more sustainable manner.

28 Sep 2022

Clean Planet Energy Secures Supply Agreement with World’s Largest Plastics Recycler, KW Plastics, for Supply of Plastic Scrap in Alabama, USA

Clean Planet Energy’s North American division has today announced a long term agreement with the world’s largest recycler of HDPE and PP rigid plastic, KW Plastics. The agreement will provide plastic scrap to Clean Planet’s new ecoPlant, to be built in Alabama.

28 Sep 2022

Technique to Extract Magnesium Salt From the Ocean

Scientists have discovered a method to separate pure magnesium salt, a raw material for magnesium metal, from the ocean.

26 Sep 2022

Protium's Tees Valley Net Zero Hydrogen Project Expands to Nearly 70MW Capacity

Protium, the UK’s largest green hydrogen energy company, today announces that it is expanding capacity at its flagship Tees Valley Net Zero hydrogen project to nearly 70MW.

From Protium 26 Sep 2022