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Solar-Powered Cell for Electricity Generation and Wastewater Treatment

In a recent article published in the journal water, researchers introduced an innovative device called a solar-driven photo-bioelectrochemical cell (s-PBEC) to simultaneously produce electricity and treat wastewater using solar energy and bacteria.

21 Jun 2024

Energy Piles and GSHP Systems Key to Sustainable Smart Cities

In a recent article published in the journal Smart Cities, researchers explored the integration of energy piles and ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems in the development of smart cities.

19 Jun 2024

Innovative Reactor Designs Boost CO2 Mineralization Efficiency Using Fly Ash

The relentless march of industrialization has corresponded with a surge in CO2 emissions, a key driver of global warming.

17 Jun 2024

FSU Researchers Lead Sustainable Solutions with $600,000 Seed Grant

Four Florida State University researchers are helping lead the way in developing sustainable solutions to challenges facing the global community, thanks to support from the Office of the President's Sustainability and Climate Solutions seed grant investment.

17 Jun 2024

Terminally Sterilised Plastic Bottled Media Range Launched to Support Sustainability Initiatives

Cherwell, cleanroom microbiology solutions expert, has introduced a new Redipor® Plastic Bottle prepared media range in response to a request from a large pharmaceutical company for support in meeting its sustainability targets.

From Cherwell Laboratories 14 Jun 2024

Historic Regulations Lead to Decrease in Harmful Ozone-Depleting Chemicals

A new study by an international team of researchers, published today in Nature Climate Change, has revealed significant progress in the drive to reduce atmospheric levels of chemicals that destroy the Earth’s protective ozone layer, confirming the success of historic regulations limiting their production and use.

12 Jun 2024

Study Highlights Barriers to Household Solar Adoption in South Africa

In a recent literature review published in Heliyon, researchers thoroughly investigated the barriers hindering household solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption in South Africa.

11 Jun 2024

MIT Students Explore the Best Path Forward to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

A number of emerging technologies hold promise for helping organizations move away from fossil fuels and achieve deep decarbonization.

10 Jun 2024

Eggshell Waste Recovers REEs Needed for Green Energy

According to a study published in ACS Omega, researchers from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences and iCRAG, the Science Foundation Ireland research center in applied geosciences, discovered that humble eggshell waste could recover REES from water, providing a new, environmentally friendly method for their extraction.

6 Jun 2024

Abandoned Farmlands Could Become Key Players in Combating Climate Change

Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change.Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere.

31 May 2024