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Lockheed Martin Invest in Satellite Vu to Bring its World-first Climate Change Technology to the US

British Earth Observation scale-up Satellite Vu, founded in 2016, has successfully closed the second round of its Series A, bringing total investment to £20 million.

From SatVu 3 Mar 2022

PerkinElmer and P1 Fuels Team Up to Boost Sustainable Mobility Through Fossil-free Fuels

PerkinElmer, a global leader in end-to-end solutions for diagnostics, life sciences, food and environmental markets, has today announced a long-term partnership with P1 Fuels, a specialist in the formulation, production and delivery of advanced, fossil-free performance fuels for racing teams and the automotive industry.

From PerkinElmer, Inc. 3 Mar 2022

New Study Reveals Small-Scale Renewable Energy Sources Could Cause Power Failures

Renewable energy that feeds into the main power grid could destabilise the system and potentially cause power failures according to a new study.

2 Mar 2022

New Thermal Energy Storage Project Could Reduce Bills and Promote Renewables

New technology capable of storing heat for days or even months, aiding the move toward net zero, is the emphasis of a new project involving the Active Building Centre Research Program, directed by Swansea University, which has recently been bestowed a £146,000 fund.

2 Mar 2022

New Solar-Driven System Successfully Grows Spinach by Using Water Drawn from the Air

Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia created a solar-driven system that successfully grows spinach by using water drawn from the air while producing electricity.

2 Mar 2022

ORNL and TVA Join Forces to Advance Decarbonization Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, are joining forces to advance decarbonization technologies from discovery through deployment through a new memorandum of understanding, or MOU.

2 Mar 2022

Climate Change Threatens Food Production

The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” released Monday night warns food production will be impacted, even with only small amount of global warming.

2 Mar 2022

Sustainable Solutions for Ghost Net Waste

A joint report by environmental not-for-profit environmental organisation TierraMar and the UNSW SMaRT Centre outlines solutions for the fight against discarded ‘ghost’ nets and other fishing marine debris in northern Australia.

2 Mar 2022

MIT Advances Toward a More Sustainable, Equitable Food System

As part of MIT's updated climate action plan, known as "Fast Forward," Institute leadership committed to establishing a set of quantitative goals in 2022 related to food, water, and waste systems that advance MIT's commitment to climate. Moving beyond the impact of campus energy systems, these newly proposed goals take a holistic view of the drivers of climate change and set the stage for new frontiers of collaborative climate work.

28 Feb 2022

Blue Summit Seeks Solutions for Australia’s Ocean Decade

Sydney will host a Blue Solutions Summit on Thursday, 10th March 2022, to elevate ocean focussed action by businesses, brands and government with a push to drive pledges to act on ocean health issues and opportunities as part of nation’s response to the current UN Ocean Decade.

25 Feb 2022