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Xprize Milestone Award for ISU Researchers for their Efforts to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere

A research group from Iowa State University that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer that has the ability to sequester thousands of tons of carbon dioxide annually has received an esteemed milestone award from XPRIZE Carbon Removal, it was declared on Friday.

25 Apr 2022

Two New Labs Aim to Accelerate Clean Energy-Related Innovations

To better meet the energy demands of Singapore in a sustainable and renewable manner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is leading an initiative to launch two new laboratories which will help energy start-ups make the leap from research and development into commercialisation through industry expertise, mentorship, and test-bedding.

22 Apr 2022

Addressing Climate Crisis by Developing a Gamut of Technologies for Direct Air Capture

The need for negative emissions technologies to address our climate crisis has become increasingly clear. At the rate that our planet is emitting carbon dioxide – adding about 50 gigatons every year – we will have to remove carbon dioxide at the gigaton scale by 2050 in order to achieve "net zero" emissions.

22 Apr 2022

UQ Collaborates on a Trailblazing Sustainable Energy Project

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.

20 Apr 2022

New Research Examines the Influence of Factors That Contributed to Patterns of High-Burn Severity

At the beginning of September 2020, high heat, severe winds, and extended drought conditions resulted in the volatile growth of wildfires ahead of the western slopes of the Cascades Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. The fires engulfed huge tracts of destroyed communities, and forestland took tons of lives, and cost hundreds of millions to fight.

15 Apr 2022