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Amazon Becomes World’s Largest Corporate Purchaser of Renewable Energy, Advancing its Climate Pledge Commitment to be Net-zero Carbon by 2040

Amazon today announced 26 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity, bringing its total investment in renewable energy in 2020 to 35 projects and more than 4 GW of capacity — the largest corporate investment in renewable energy in a single year. These new projects will make Amazon the largest-ever corporate purchaser of renewable energy.

11 Dec 2020

Novel System to Treat Water Using Direct Solar Steam Generation

Across the world, a huge number of people are currently affected due to the lack of fresh drinking water, particularly in remote rural regions, leading to considerable risk to human life and society.

10 Dec 2020

Octopus Energy’s Electric Juice Network Hailed as ‘Best EV Innovation’ at DrivingElectric Awards 2021

Entech ‘unicorn’ Octopus Energy has been awarded the ‘Best EV innovation’ award at the Driving Electric awards for its simplified EV charging system, the Electric Juice Network.

10 Dec 2020

Digital Rate & Total Indicator From Titan Enterprises

10 Dec 2020

Novel Method for Converting Captured Carbon into Useful Products

A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has created a new process for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from smokestacks into commercially valuable products, such as fuels and plastics.

9 Dec 2020

NUS Engineers Formulate New Cleaner Additive Mixture to Convert Natural Gas into Solid

Natural gas is the cleanest of all fossil fuels, but storing it safely and affordably remains a challenge. Now, engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have devised a method to convert natural gas into a non-explosive solid that can be easily stored and transported. Using a novel, low-toxicity additive mixture they formulated, the conversion can be completed in just 15 minutes - the fastest time so far.

4 Dec 2020

Old Fossil Fuel Power Plants Could Complete Normal Lifespans and Still Close by 2035

Decarbonizing U.S. electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level model described in the December 4 issue of the journal Science suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespans and still close by 2035 because so many facilities are nearing the end of their operational lives.

4 Dec 2020

Study Warns of the Social and Environmental Risks Linked to Green Energy Projects

To meet the most ambitious 1.5º C climate goal requires a rapid phaseout of fossil fuels and mass use of renewables. However, new international research by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) warns that green energy projects can be as socially and environmentally conflictive as fossil fuel projects.

2 Dec 2020

New Methodology to Select Best Microalgae for Biodiesel Production

Microalgae are a promising source of energy to replace fossil fuels, as they have several advantages over conventional crops used for commercial biodiesel. Microalgae have a shorter lifecycle and they can be developed in environments unfit for agriculture, so they are not competing with food crops for resources.

2 Dec 2020

Study Shows How Seafloor Methane Breaks Through Icy Barriers

Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the cleanest-burning of all the fossil fuels, but when emitted into the atmosphere it is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

1 Dec 2020