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Innovative Microwave Approach Aims to Improve Polypropylene Recycling Efficiency

Research from West Virginia University could soon make polypropylene—a plastic commonly used in lawn chairs, auto parts, food packaging, and apparel—more environmentally friendly.

22 Oct 2024

Revolutionizing Hydropower with Battery Technology for Greater Grid Stability

In a recent study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, scientists from Idaho National Laboratory explored the advantages of hydro-hybrids. They received support from the Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office.

22 Oct 2024

Heliox and First Bus Accelerate a Zero-Emission Future with Five New Charging Depots Funded by £89 Million Investment

Heliox, a leader in rapid electric vehicle charging, and First Bus, one of the UK's largest bus operators, are teaming up to create a cleaner future with five new electric bus charging depots.

From Heliox 22 Oct 2024

The Connective Partnered with Leading Cities to Co-Host CleanTech Connect

The Connective, Greater Phoenix’s regional smart city consortium, successfully partnered with Leading Cities to co-host CleanTech Connect, a virtual pitch event spotlighting the brightest cleantech entrepreneurs to drive investment in smart city technologies.

22 Oct 2024

Siemens to Optimize Unibuss’ Electric Fleet with Depot360, Driving Efficiency and Cutting Costs

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has secured a contract with Unibuss, one of the leading bus operators in the Greater Oslo region, to deliver its innovative Depot360 Managed Services solution to ensure optimized operations of its fleet and charging infrastructure.

From Siemens 22 Oct 2024

New European Project to Increase Wind Turbine Blades' Circularity

The REWIND research project will also implement new methods of composite recycling and repurposing for the construction and automotive industries. AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is the coordinator of this res...

From AIMPLAS 21 Oct 2024

Revolutionizing Waste into Biopolymers

Researchers from Aalborg University are working to transform the potential applications of biomass from wastewater treatment facilities.

21 Oct 2024

2024 State of the Climate Report Highlights Urgent Need for Action

A paper recently published in BioScience presented the 2024 State of the Climate Report, highlighting the planet's worsening condition due to climate change.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 21 Oct 2024

Beam Global Launches Innovative Water Desalination and E-Mobility System

Beam Global, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation and energy security, today announced the official launch of the BeamWell™ water desalination and e-mobility delivery system.

18 Oct 2024

Industry Collaboration Helps Sterilizer Meet New Ethylene Oxide (EO) Regulation Ahead of Compliance Date

Under new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sterilization companies that utilize Ethylene Oxide (EO) have until April 2026 to ensure pollution control technologies are in place to remove up to 99.99% of the emissions coming from aeration rooms, sterilization chamber exhausts, and back vents, or shut down production.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 18 Oct 2024

Elevated PFAS Contamination Detected in Bottled Water

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, and Hainan University in Haikou published their findings in ACS ES&T Water, revealing a wide range of PFAS contamination for target PFAS, beginning with 63% of bottled waters tested.

18 Oct 2024

Dolphin Breath Contains Microplastics, Study Finds

Researchers at the College of Charleston in South Carolina have discovered microplastic particles in the air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins.

17 Oct 2024

A Comprehensive Review of Tropical Storm Observation Technology

Jiali Wang and colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, the National Science Foundation National Center of Atmospheric Research, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Michigan Technological University, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory conducted a thorough review of tropical storm observation technology, which was published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy by AIP Publishing.

16 Oct 2024

Sulfide Oxidation in Permafrost: Impacts on Climate Change

A recent study investigated the temperature sensitivity of mineral permafrost feedback on a continental scale. It focused on the oxidative weathering of sulfide minerals in sedimentary rocks, which releases carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, potentially contributing to climate change.

By Muhammad Osama 15 Oct 2024

Vianode Inaugurates Via ONE the World’s Most Sustainable Anode Graphite Plant for Batteries

Vianode, an advanced battery materials company providing sustainable anode graphite solutions, has officially opened its first full-scale anode graphite production plant Via ONE at Herøya, Norway.

From Vianode 15 Oct 2024